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BCycle is fully electrifying its fleet to pedal-assist bikes.

Connecting San Antonio trails to north Bexar County could boost health, mobility and tourism

by Nolan Kuehn April 8, 2023April 7, 2023

An estimated 290,000 Bexar County residents will see their pandemic-relief benefits drop drastically following the Biden Administration's decision to end the national COVID-19 emergency declarations.

Formerly incarcerated Texans deserve better access to SNAP benefits

by Alexander Testa April 6, 2023April 6, 2023

Solar canopies provide shaded parking at Cuisine Solutions and generate electricity that is sold back to the CPS Energy grid.

What San Antonio can learn from one of its most sustainable parking lots

by Bill Barker March 29, 2023March 30, 2023

Extra food assistance cushioned the early pandemic’s blow on kids’ mental health

by Grace Melo, Pourya Valizadeh and Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr. March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

A painting by Robert Jenkins Onderdonk titled Fall of the Alamo, 1903, depicts the famous war and locally known heroes fighting against Mexican and indigenous people where that trauma still carries weight today.

To address cultural trauma in San Antonio, we must confront our city’s painful past

by Jessica Reynolds February 28, 2023March 1, 2023

A man carries two children atop his shoulders as he walks toward a military checkpoint to seek asylum on the banks of the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass on August 9. Many migrants at the migrant resource center say they crossed from Piedras Negras, Mexico into Eagle Pass.

A better border plan involves fixing the asylum process

by Daniel Braaten February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

Democracy Prep students and families arrive for the first day of school.

San Antonio leaders must focus on education

by Dalia Flores Contreras February 24, 2023February 26, 2023

City employees with Development Services knock on doors to reinspect conditions at the Seven Oaks apartment complex near the Medical Center last July. Some tenants had been living without air conditioning for months.

City officials have a duty to uphold basic livability standards for San Antonio tenants

by Sylvia Flores, Deborah Watts and Angela Beckham February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

John Hayes welcomes visitors to the Confluence and Culture: 300 Years of San Antonio History exhibit at the Witte Museum in 2018.

John Hayes remembered for dedication to Somerset students

by Saul Hinojosa February 17, 2023February 17, 2023

Memphis officials initially said Tyre Nichols was stopped for reckless driving in the event that led to his death.

Police traffic stops can alienate communities and lead to violent deaths like Tyre Nichols’ — is it time to rethink them?

by Derek Epp and Megan Dias February 6, 2023February 6, 2023