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2 weeks ago |
sacurrent.com | Michael Karlis |Sanford Nowlin
San Antonio City Council will retain its progressive dominance after Saturday's runoff election. Only one of the four contested districts, District 9, broke for the conservative candidate in the contest, leaving progressives with an eight-to-two majority on the dais.
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2 weeks ago |
sacurrent.com | Michael Karlis |Sanford Nowlin
Despite concerns she may have racked up early-campaign missteps, Gina Ortiz Jones will become San Antonio's first openly gay mayor and only the third woman to hold the office. Jones — who served as Under Secretary of the Air Force during the Biden Administration — beat Rolando Pablos, a former Texas Secretary of State aligned with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, 54%-46% in Saturday's runoff election.
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3 weeks ago |
sacurrent.com | Michael Karlis
Authorities have opened an investigation after a 6-year-old student at ExcellED Montessori Plus preschool in Boerne died in a school bathroom during an alleged medical episode, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Friday. Staff went to check on the student two to five minutes after she entered the restroom and found her unresponsive, Salazar said. He added that the child did have a history of seizures.
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3 weeks ago |
sacurrent.com | Michael Karlis
San Antonio residents could be in store for 15 years of intense downtown road construction as part of the proposed $4 billion Project Marvel sports-and-entertainment district, according to a Wednesday presentation to City Council. During that briefing, staffers also said the city is considering asking voters to approve a $250 million bond to help fund those improvements.
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3 weeks ago |
sacurrent.com | Michael Karlis
With early voting in San Antonio's mayoral runoff complete, new poll numbers suggests Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos are in a virtual tie heading into Election Day, June 7. A new survey of registered voters released Thursday by Blueprint Polling shows Jones leading Pablos 49%-47%, largely broken down along partisan lines.
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Editor in Chief at San Antonio Current
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Ayden Runnels
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Afternoon and Evening Reporter at Texas Tribune
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Camille Phillips
Education Reporter at Texas Public Radio (San Antonio, TX)
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Reporter at Energy Intelligence
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RACE CALLED: Despite a bumpy campaign, Gina Ortiz Jones will become San Antonio’s next mayor, becoming the first openly gay person and only third women to hold that office. Story to come @SAcurrent
New: Decision Desk HQ has called the race for Gina Ortiz Jones. No local outlet has called the race yet. Jones leads Rolando Pablos 54%-46%.
Rolando Pablo’s just spoke. He told supporters that’s “it’s going to be a long night. “It’ll be worth it,” he told supporters. https://t.co/y75HJsnSee
