Megan Stringer
Reporter, Axios San Antonio at Axios
Reporter @Axios San Antonio | Former City Hall beat @ExpressNews | Past lives reinventing local news @Report4America @soljourno | [email protected]
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3 days ago |
axios.com | Megan Stringer |Rebecca Falconer
Data: CDC via San Antonio Metropolitan Health District; Chart: Axios VisualsDrug-related deaths in Bexar County have dropped from pandemic-era highs, but are still above 2019 levels, CDC data shows. Why it matters: Fatal overdoses initially rose during the COVID pandemic, but have been falling since 2023 as naloxone, which reverses an opioid overdose, has become more widely available. Flashback: Narcan, the best-known name brand of the drug, was made available over the counter in 2023.
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1 week ago |
axios.com | Alex Fitzpatrick |Asher Price |Megan Stringer
Data: Vaisala Xweather; Map: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsAfter multiple storms swept through Austin this week, we're looking at how often lightning strikes around Central Texas. Why it matters: Aside from the immediate danger to people, aircraft and infrastructure, lightning can spark wildfires — and the number of strikes is predicted to increase amid climate change, researchers have found.
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1 week ago |
axios.com | Megan Stringer
Illustration: Brendan Lynch/AxiosThere's only about a month between the May 3 election and June 7 runoff for San Antonio voters to get to know mayoral candidates Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos, the two who emerged on top from a field of 27 people. We asked each a series of fun questions to learn more about them as a person. Catch up quick: Ortiz Jones, a former Air Force undersecretary under the Biden administration, won about 27% of the vote in the May 3 election.
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1 week ago |
axios.com | Megan Stringer |Asher Price
Illustration: Brendan Lynch/AxiosDespite its distance from the coast, Austin is slowly sinking into the ground, a new study reveals. Why it matters: Land subsidence is an invisible but growing threat to Austin's stability caused by the city's rapid population growth and the development and demand for water that follow it. Subsidence can crack roads, destabilize buildings and makelow-lying areas more flood-prone.
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1 week ago |
axios.com | Megan Stringer
San Antonio mayoral candidates Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos. Photos: Courtesy of the Gina Ortiz Jones for San Antonio mayor campaign and Pablos for mayor campaignAs San Antonio's June 7 mayoral runoff election approaches, candidates Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos have been facing off in debates, and we're parsing out where they stand on top issues.
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As Mayor @Ron_Nirenberg is on his way out, we sat down to chat about everything from the Texas Legislature to a new downtown Spurs arena: https://t.co/6cYAbxUyvS
Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos are leading San Antonio's mayoral race. Early results show voters opted for City Hall outsiders with strong fundraising and spending over longtime councilmembers: https://t.co/E3asuLCV00
If you're heading to the San Antonio Book Festival this weekend, here's a session to check out — a local author sharing a fictionalized story of the San Antonio pecan shellers strike for school-aged children: https://t.co/Dar4i9kc7I