Third Party Content Archives - San Antonio Report

Texas' school ratings, which grade public schools based on metrics like how students performed in the state's standardized test or how ready they are for a career after high school graduation, have been delayed this year because of a court battle between several school districts and the state.

Texas’ school ratings still in limbo amid court battle

by Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune January 16, 2024January 16, 2024

Dozens of districts sued the Texas Education Agency last fall, claiming revisions to the state’s accountability system would hurt them.

New York City sues bus companies that Texas hired to transport migrants

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune January 5, 2024January 5, 2024

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks while standing with Republican members of Congress, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Johnson is leading about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit to the Mexican border. Joining Speaker Johnson in front row are, from left, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green, R-Tenn., Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., and Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

U.S. House speaker, GOP members visit border, demand migrant crackdown

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune January 3, 2024January 3, 2024

Students head to class on the second day of the semester at San Jacinto College's North Campus in Houston in this 2014 file photo.

Texas has 30 new laws including a ban on DEI offices at colleges

by Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune December 30, 2023December 29, 2023

Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety officers position themselves on the banks of the Rio Grande, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, in El Paso.

Justice Department says it will sue if Texas enforces new law punishing illegal border crossing

by Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune December 28, 2023December 28, 2023

Governor Greg Abbott shares some of the recent laws he's passed with supporters the night before the March 1 primary at Rancho El Chema Event Center Monday February 28, 2022.

Texas flies over 120 immigrants to Chicago in expansion of governor’s busing plan

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune December 20, 2023December 20, 2023

Immigrant rights groups sue Texas to halt new law allowing arrests of migrants

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune December 19, 2023December 19, 2023

Texas governor signs bill making illegal immigration a state crime

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune December 18, 2023December 18, 2023

Yuchih Choy loads boxes of food into a pickup at the West Texas Food Bank in Odessa on Oct. 5, 2022.

Texas’ poverty rate declines, but several rural counties see increase in poor residents

by Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune December 15, 2023December 18, 2023

I’m a Texas homeowner. When will I see my tax cut?

by Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune December 12, 2023December 12, 2023