Two people are still missing in Kerr County. KERRVILLE, Texas — Monday marks one month since the devastating floods from the Guadalupe River forever changed the Texas Hill Country. In Kerr County alone, 108 lives were lost, including 37 children. Two people are still missing in Kerr County. The Hill Country has gone through a … Read more
The driver of the pickup truck did stop to render aid. SAN ANTONIO — No charges are expected to be filed after a driver in a pickup truck hit a 25-year-old man while he was trying to cross the street late Sunday night. It happened around 10:17 p.m. on Southeast Military Drive near South W.W. … Read more
Texas House Democrats fled the state to block a GOP-favored congressional map. Here’s what Bexar County’s Democratic House members are saying. SAN ANTONIO — Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the state Sunday in a bid to block passage of a new congressional map designed to give the GOP five additional seats in the U.S. House next … Read more
Since 2021, the Wildlife Rehabilitator Emergency Fund (WREF) has distributed $58,000 to 155 operations nationwide. TEXAS, USA — It’s been nearly a month since deadly floods swept through the Texas Hill country. A nonprofit organization, Animal Help Now, is assisting wildlife rehabilitators impacted by the tragedy. David Crawford is the co-founder and executive director of Animal … Read more
It normally happens once a decade to align with the U.S. Census Bureau or to align with a court ruling. This redistricting effort is happening mid-cycle. WASHINGTON — Redistricting usually happens after the once-a-decade population count by the U.S. Census Bureau or in response to a court ruling. Now, Texas Republicans want to break that … Read more
While the Democrats could technically derail the GOP’s redistricting map, such efforts have been largely symbolic and have had limited success. AUSTIN, Texas — In June 1870, 13 Texas senators walked out of the Capitol to block a bill giving the governor wartime powers, depriving the upper chamber of the two-thirds quorum required for voting. … Read more
Whether this latest chapter in the long-running saga of quorum-breaking will have a different outcome remains to be seen. DALLAS — In a dramatic but familiar move, more than 51 Texas House Democrats left the state on Sunday, once again using the tactic of breaking quorum to stall a Republican-backed redistricting plan that would give … Read more