Clash over new bill requiring 10 Commandments to be displayed in public schools heads to federal court in SA

The ACLU is one of the organizations representing the families. SAN ANTONIO — As schools head back in session across much of Texas there are several laws affecting students including the cell phone ban but also one mandating the display of the 10 Commandments. Senate Bill 10 is being challenged in a federal lawsuit and … Read more

‘We’re trying to change history’: Senate votes to remove suspected serial killer from San Antonio cemetery

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill to exhume Fernando Cota, a convicted rapist suspected in the murders of at least six women. SAN ANTONIO — An alleged serial killer could soon be exhumed from a San Antonio cemetery after the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation from U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) to dig up … Read more

Bills to fund sirens, disaster relief will die Friday as the Texas special session ends. What’s next?

The Texas Legislature’s first special session is set to end without the passage of key funding bills. How can those bills return? AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate passed key bills this week that would create new requirements for county disaster preparedness, require and fund flood sirens, and provide $200 million to help with disaster … Read more