The day after the bill to reopen the government became law, Texas business owners react to the banning of their main product, a hemp-derived THC. Read More👉 ebx.sh/7j6eMV

The Weekender showcases some fun options: a celebration of Brackenridge Park; a show dedicated to 1960s music; and a tribute show for 80s rock bands Journey and Styx. Read More👉 ebx.sh/5tVwvx

One of San Antonio's longest serving mayors will formally announce a run for Bexar County judge this Saturday, Read More👉 ebx.sh/yTlIdH

The Alamo Colleges District partnered with AVANCE-San Antonio to launch two new programs for student parents this fall. Read More👉 ebx.sh/2XJmhY

Harvard scholar Davíd Carrasco discusses Chicano ties to Mesoamerica and a film project about his father's integration of a university basketball team. Read More👉 ebx.sh/Unrh8X

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday to celebrate the upcoming opening of the UT Health San Antonio Center for Brain Health. The 103,000-square-foot facility is the new home of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases. Read More👉 ebx.sh/ZbPXx7

Robert Roberson faces challenges in getting new trial; Whooping cough cases spike in Texas; Alamo Colleges lauds new programs for student parents

San Antonians can expect warm southerly breezes between 5 and 20 miles per hour through at least early next week. Read More👉 ebx.sh/1ZHwtB

Hill Country counties are lining up to oppose the largest ever power line project in state history that would bring electricity from Central Texas to West Texas. Read More👉 ebx.sh/Ql3ZDL

Strong geomagnetic storms brought colorful northern lights to the skies above many states on Tuesday night—including Texas. Forecasters are expecting more on Wednesday. Read More👉 ebx.sh/QjLQ4u

The sweeping federal spending measure now working its way through Congress could reopen the federal government, but it could outlaw virtually all hemp-derived THC products in Texas and across the United States. Read More👉 ebx.sh/XCZi65

The Alamo Cenotaph monument on the grounds of the Alamo was rededicated Tuesday after several months of restoration. The ceremony, held on Veterans Day, came a few weeks after a shake-up with the Alamo’s leadership. Read More👉 ebx.sh/ljuc0h

Foreigners seeking visas to live in the U.S. might be rejected if they have certain medical conditions, including diabetes or obesity, under a directive issued last week by the Trump administration. Read More👉 ebx.sh/LNMaqh

Hemp industry shut down included in new bill to reopen the government; Camp Mystic responds to negligence lawsuits; The Alamo Cenotaph rededicated on Veterans Day

Yadira Córdoba, who has been a proactive justice advocate, was detained by ICE in August during a routine check-in in San Antonio. Her legal team, led by Arno Lemus, told TPR it was due to a technicality in her initial asylum claim back in January 2022. Read More👉 ebx.sh/47VTu7

Rep. Joaquin Castro said he will vote against the current bill to fund and reopen the federal government and discussed his future plans for political office. Read More👉 ebx.sh/bEOl9j

American Airlines, Delta, United and Southwest are all offering travel waivers in the midst of the FAA's mandated cancelations during the government shutdown. Read More👉 ebx.sh/yHiKax

VIA opened a new East Side community office for the VIA Rapid Silver Line project on Monday at the VelocityTX campus. The Silver Line is still in the design phase and is 40% complete. Read More👉 ebx.sh/VGXsC4

The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the death of Regina Santos-Aviles, a congressional staffer for U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales, a suicide by self-immolation. Read More👉 ebx.sh/R7eXvk

There’s a huge house surrounded by trees in downtown San Antonio that you may have missed, even though it’s located on a very busy block. It’s called the Maverick Carter House. Read More👉 ebx.sh/cqVQzJ

A Bexar County jury on Monday acquitted three former San Antonio Police Department officers in the 2023 shooting death of Melissa Perez, a woman experiencing a mental health crisis. Read More👉 ebx.sh/PY5RT8

Three former SAPD officers acquitted in fatal 2023 shooting; Death of TX congressional aid ruled a suicide; Local group lends a hand this Thanksgiving

San Antonio celebrated area military veterans with a parade through downtown on Saturday afternoon. Spectators lined the streets for the parade, which began at Milam Park on Houston St. Read More👉 ebx.sh/3w9w9F

The San Antonio native has launched an exploratory committee to weigh whether he will enter the race for the county's top lawyer in 2026. Read More👉 ebx.sh/jg70Ob

The 1954 court case Brown versus Board of Education declared unconstitutional any state laws that allowed for racial segregation in public schools. Read More👉 ebx.sh/SKQEXH

San Antonio’s cafécollege celebrated its 15th anniversary Friday with a quinceañera. The city-funded education resource center was founded in 2010 under the leadership of then-mayor Julián Castro. Read More👉 ebx.sh/vliq43

A San Antonio scientist thinks of the protein that drives most prostate cancers as a machine, and pioneers a method to visualize it for the first time. This could lead to much better treatments and, someday, prevention. Read More👉 ebx.sh/zAsEST

Gov. Greg Abbott is running for a fourth term as Texas governor. The Republican announced his decision Sunday at a golf course in Houston. Read More👉 ebx.sh/uDoBGU

District 3 Councilwoman Phyllis Viagran said that anyone who is interested in the downtown revitalization project should visit a web page — SA.gov/sportsdistricts — that will include opportunities for community input. Read More👉 ebx.sh/i7n33L

The Art of Jacques Pépin celebrates the master chef and 99 of his all-time favorite recipes, paired with his signature artwork spanning the last 60 years. Read More👉 ebx.sh/hG1NVF

The 2025 federal government shutdown, triggered by Congress’s failure to pass 2026 funding, is affecting transportation, delaying food-assistance programsand the greater economy. Congressman Joaquin Castro takes listeners' questions today at noon. Read More👉 ebx.sh/ftV39O

Gov. Abbott announces run for 4th term; SA jury to hear closing arguments in Melissa Perez case; CPS Energy discusses possible 2026 rate increase

Bills to be adjusted after voters in both school districts voted down tax increases. Read More👉 ebx.sh/a3xAJG

San Antonio's Veterans Day parade kicks off at noon on Saturday downtown. The parade will begin at Milam Park, travel down Houston Street and then turn onto Jefferson Street and travel just past Travis Park, where it comes to an end. Read More👉 ebx.sh/eBQogd

A cold front is expected to blow into the Hill Country and San Antonio on Saturday. The National Weather Service reports the front will hit the Alamo City by Saturday night. Read More👉 ebx.sh/ZQNBHV

The Catholic bishops of Texas, including Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio, have issued a statement addressing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on the decision on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Read More👉 ebx.sh/AVu39U

A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can enforce a state law restricting "sexually oriented performances," including some drag shows. Read More👉 ebx.sh/EQruQR

The San Antonio restaurant industry is cheering voter approval of the expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars from a venue tax on a new Spurs arena downtown. Read More👉 ebx.sh/AtTPkB

Travelers are bracing for possible delays as the FAA announced 10% cuts in flight operations around the country. San Antonio International Airport and Austin Bergstrom are the only major Texas airports not targeted by the FAA’s reduction in flights. Read More👉 ebx.sh/64LqSU

A report examining the June flooding that killed 13 people in San Antonio was released to the city council on Thursday. It highlights the velocity of floodwaters reaching eight feet per second and more than two feet high in some places. Read More👉 ebx.sh/0rxg2x

Report examines deadly June flooding that killed 13 in SA; SAWS defends handling of wastewater treatment plant controversy; San Antonio International Airport will not experience flight reductions

The Weekender features three different events to consider to help plan this weekend. Read More👉 ebx.sh/9X12T2

Only one of the five San Antonio area school tax-rate elections passed on Nov. 4. TPR's Norma Martinez sat down with Education Reporter Camille Phillips to discuss what happens next. Read More👉 ebx.sh/0voBbG

During an interview on TPR’s The Source, Puente said SAWS has negotiated what he called “some of the strictest safeguards in Texas” for the proposed wastewater facility tied to the 1,100-acre Guajolote Ranch development near Helotes. Read More👉 ebx.sh/T5MwJy

Much of the campaign against the arena was based on ads that claimed spending venue taxes on a new arena was a corporate welfare tax for billionaires, referring to the Spurs ownership group. Read More👉 ebx.sh/xtuB8C

The Mermaid Cafe, a cafe that hires individuals with disabilities, opened its doors on May 5. It was founded by Leah Meyer, who lives with Down syndrome, and her parents Drew and Karen Meyer. Read More👉 ebx.sh/POq5ge

The City of San Antonio on Wednesday honored military veterans employed by the city in advance of Veterans Day. A ceremony was held on the front steps of city hall. Veterans Day is on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Read More👉 ebx.sh/tN8MOc

City leaders, Spurs discuss passage of Props A&B; Judson ISD regroups after failed tax-rate election; Get ready for drastic weather changes in SA

Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.

Voter turnout for Tuesday’s election in Bexar County was at 19.31%; a record for an off-year election. Out of the 1,286,826 registered voters in the county, there were 248,428 that cast a ballot, but not all voted in every contest.