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Trump administration waives environmental laws for Big Bend border wall construction

Despite the White House saying it won’t build a physical wall through the public lands, environmentalists said the administration is still making moves to do just that.

The Department of Homeland Security waived dozens of environmental laws Monday to ease the way for construction of border barriers and roads through Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park. DHS’s notice of determination, which goes into effect Tuesday, is the latest action by the federal government that environmentalists read as preparations to construct […]

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Knicks fans attack Spurs supporters, team bus and each other after Finals loss

Knicks fans were caught on camera destroying public property, ripping jerseys from Spurs supporters and attacking the Spurs’ bus as it left. Then they turned on each other.

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Tickets for Monday’s NBA Finals game between Spurs and Knicks going for as much as $180,000

‘They can watch it on television … That’s the way life goes,’ President Trump said, drawing comparisons to Marie Antoinette’s ‘Let them eat cake’ quote.

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Trump to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals to cheer on the Knicks

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and political TikTok influencer Hasan Piker will also be in attendance at Monday’s Madison Square Garden game.

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Wemby signals his politics as he’s spotted with dystopian novel 1984 at Finals

The star may not be as politically outspoken as former coach Gregg Popovich, but he’s certainly not shied from sharing his progressive views.

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Texas Democrat James Talarico draws largest crowd yet — and on his rival’s home turf

It gets worse for poor Ken Paxton. Nearly a third of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s voters stated in a recent poll that they plan to vote for Talarico in the general.

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Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson stepping down

Nelson’s office oversees elections. Abbott appointed her to the role in 2023 after she became the longest-serving Republican woman in Texas Senate history.

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Austin will soon have a $30 million Ayn Rand indoctrination center near UT campus

The institute aims to influence young minds using the controversial philosopher’s writings promoting radical self-interest and unfettered capitalism.

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San Antonio City Hall raises flags to honor 50 years of Pride in the Alamo City

City officials gathered Monday to celebrate how far San Antonio has come in the five decades since its first Pride march — and to acknowledge how far the city still has to go.

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Greg Abbott shares AI slopaganda of himself as San Antonio Spur dunking on NY governor

Thanks to AI, the Texas governor gets to live out his hoop dreams and trounce political rivals.

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San Antonio’s Stable Hall hosting Augie Meyers tribute Sunday with acts who knew him

Jimmie Vaughan, Joey Nichols, Joe King Carrasco, the Krayolas and more will pay tribute to a pioneer of the San Antonio sound.

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Travis County Republicans make new rule: no more pro-Talarico posts allowed

An Austin GOP group has gone off the rails because too many of its members are posting positive things about Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico.

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San Antonio Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez puts constituent on blast over insult

The woman insists she’s not a racist after referring to the Black councilman as a ‘monkey.’

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Republicans scrub their websites and pretend they always liked Ken Paxton

After a year of saying Paxton would be a disastrous Senate nominee, GOP groups started deleting their trash talk when he won Tuesday night.

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Union organizer and teacher wins Democratic primary for San Antonio’s Texas House District 125

Reyna won 80% of the vote, trouncing his opponent, former Constable Barrientes Vela, who couldn’t seem to escape her past.

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Johnny Garcia declares victory in TX-35 race against controversy-mired Maureen Galindo

In a victory speech at a South San Antonio sports bar, Garcia said issues affecting working class Texans won over ‘racist conspiracy theories.’

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Family members demand accountability after woman dies in Bexar County Jail

CaSandra Pearson suffered from Sickle Cell Disease her whole life. After two months in Bexar County jail, she was found dead. Her family says medical neglect killed her.

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