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Under Trump, Texas reins in border spending to $3.4 billion

6 days ago | sanantonioreport.org | Alejandro Serrano

For four years, Texas’ Republican leaders argued President Joe Biden’s immigration policies were so lax that they had no choice but to spend an unprecedented $11 billion in state money to secure the border. Now with President Donald Trump in office, illegal border crossings have sunk to historic lows — and the state is continuing to spend another $3.4 billion on border security over the next two years, more than four times what lawmakers ever budgeted before the Biden-era buildup.
Here's how your school district did

1 week ago | sanantonioreport.org | Xochilt Garcia

Elementary and middle school students across San Antonio are slowly inching back to pre-pandemic performance levels on state assessments, with some school districts even surpassing their 2019 scores in some subjects. But for the most part, San Antonio scores remain largely flat, seeing a roughly 2% bump across reading and math grade level performance.
Plans for new luxury shopping center near the Pearl move ahead

1 week ago | sanantonioreport.org | Shari Biediger

A luxury shopping center could be coming soon to the Pearl district. The Historic and Design Review Commission on Wednesday approved issuing a certificate of appropriateness for a multi-level retail development to be built on 3.4 acres across Broadway Street from the Pearl. Approval was also granted for a two-story historic house that stands in the way to be relocated a block away. Another home, previously damaged in a fire, has already been demolished.
San Antonio swears in younger, more partisan City Council

1 week ago | sanantonioreport.org | Andrea Drusch

San Antonio swore in a new batch of city leaders on Wednesday — one that’s both younger and more partisan than the members they replace. Gina Ortiz Jones, a 44-year-old former Air Force Under Secretary who ran for Congress twice as a Democrat, took the dais for the first time amid cheers from supporters sporting “Madame Mayor” T-shirts — a nod to the optimism Democrats were feeling last year about their prospects of a first female U.S. president.
Grant Moody called up to active duty amid Israel-Iran conflict

1 week ago | sanantonioreport.org | Andrea Drusch

Commissioner Grant Moody (Pct. 3), a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Reserves, has been called up to active duty due to escalating tensions between Israel and Iran in the Middle East. Moody will support Marine Forces Central Command staff in planning and operations at their headquarters in Tampa, Florida, according to his office. He’s headed to MacDill Air Force Base for the next 45 days and will continue to serve on the Bexar County Commissioners Court remotely.
Pride Heritage District to be recognized

1 week ago | sanantonioreport.org | Shari Biediger

Behind rows and rows of archived materials in the UTSA graduate school and research building, Melissa Gohlke has carved out a corner space for a small desk. It’s where she chronicles the unique and momentous history of a San Antonio community hidden for too long. Gohlke’s work — collecting and curating volumes of data, narratives and material on LGBTQ+ history over almost two decades — helped lead to the recent designation of the city’s Pride Cultural Heritage District.
Whyte, Kaur sanctioned after wave of campaign ethics complaints

1 week ago | sanantonioreport.org | Andrea Drusch

San Antonio Councilman Marc Whyte (D10) was sanctioned by the city’s Ethics Review Board on Monday for improper use of official photos on his campaign material during his 2025 reelection race. But one of those challengers, Eric Litaker, filed a complaint on April 21 alleging that Whyte had violated the city’s ethics policy by posting photographs taken in the City Council briefing room to the councilman’s campaign Facebook page.
Comal ISD could actually lose money under $8.5B public school bill

1 week ago | sanantonioreport.org | Xochilt Garcia

During a state legislative session where education issues took center stage and Gov. Greg Abbott promised to fund public schools, one San Antonio area school district could potentially lose money under the new bill.
NEISD considers non-teacher raises, increasing school meals costs

1 week ago | sanantonioreport.org | Xochilt Garcia

On the heels of a state legislative session that passed an $8.5 billion public school funding bill, North East Independent School District is considering raises for all staff and increasing school meal prices by 25 cents. At a regular board meeting June 9, the district’s executive director of finance and accounting Susan Lackorn presented trustees with a compensation package that includes teacher raises required under House Bill 2 and 1% raises for the rest of staff.
City adds $10M to contracts for long-delayed road work downtown

2 weeks ago | sanantonioreport.org | Shari Biediger

The city has added $10 million to contracts for two road work projects that for several years have tied up traffic and disrupted business in downtown San Antonio. At a recent city council meeting, the members unanimously supported amending a $50 million contract with Sundt Construction for charges related to the South Alamo Street project, increasing it by $7.6 million.