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Bexar County Republicans brace for the future as state GOP leaders ramp up fights with moderates

by Andrea Drusch May 25, 2024May 27, 2024

Bexar County is home to two of the three Texas Republicans who’ve been censured, a move that could now get officials banned from the primary ballot.

State Representative John Lujan during the announcement of JCB's plans to build a manufacturing facility in San Antonio's Southside.

When vouchers finally came to the Texas House floor, here’s how Bexar County’s delegation voted

by Andrea Drusch November 20, 2023November 20, 2023

Students sit in a classroom at Dorie Miller Elementary School on San Antonio's East Side.

How a pair of contentious bills would reshape education funding in Texas

by Andrea Drusch October 18, 2023October 18, 2023

State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D-San Antonio) criticizes the idea of school vouchers along with fellow Bexar County representatives outside of Jefferson High School on Thursday.

Proposed vouchers would fund Christian school tuition

by Robert Rivard October 15, 2023October 14, 2023

Texas State Rep. Steve Allison (R-Alamo Heights), a former president of Alamo Heights Independent School District, is one lawmaker that democrats are counting on to reject Educations Savings Accounts.

Abbott’s school choice push could hinge on Bexar County lawmakers

by Andrea Drusch October 8, 2023October 9, 2023

Democratic State Reps. Trey Martinez-Fischer (left) and Diego Bernal discuss the 2024-25 Texas budget Saturday during a town hall meeting at the VIA Metro Center.

Martinez Fischer: Democrats’ biggest legislative wins still need voter approval

by Andrea Drusch July 22, 2023July 22, 2023

A Dallas Stars fan cheers after a goal is scored during the second period of the game against the Minnesota Wild in Game Two of the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center on April 19 in Dallas, Texas.

In dramatic vote, Texas House approves online sports betting measure

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

State Representatives Barbara Gervin Hawkins, Steve Allison and Trey Martinez Fischer have been selected for the Texas House Appropriations Committee.

Three San Antonio lawmakers named to powerful House spending committee

by Andrea Drusch February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

Two years after Texas’ voting rights showdown, lawmakers again push dozens of elections bills

by Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 20: (Left to right) Texas state Reps. Ray Lopez, D-San Antonio, Donna Howard, D-Austin, Lina Ortega, D-El Paso, and Chris Turner, D-Arlington, talk in the House chamber before the start of the 87th Legislature's third special session at the State Capitol on September 20, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Following a second special session that saw the passage of controversial voting and abortion laws, Texas lawmakers have convened at the Capitol for a third special session to address more of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's conservative priorities which include redistricting, the distribution of federal COVID-19 relief funds, vaccine mandates and restrictions on how transgender student athletes can compete in sports.

As 88th Legislature convenes, Bexar County and San Antonio have lengthy agendas

by Andrea Drusch January 8, 2023January 10, 2023