Charter review ignores input, leaving city employee political freedoms unaddressed
Commentary by Melissa Cabello Havrda: The Charter Review Commission failed to address the issue of allowing city employees to campaign. San Antonio should be looking for ways to increase, not restrict voter participation.
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Zero-emission transportation has a bright future in Texas
Commentary: Texas’ economic model can be great for business while also delivering necessary improvements to our state’s air quality.
As graduation season looms, it’s time to rethink the ’empty nest’
Commentary: Am I alone in thinking that my emerging new identity as an “empty nester” sounds a bit half-empty?
Tweaking US trade policy could hold the key to reducing migration from Central America
Commentary: Trade policy could be used to address the scarcity of secure, well-paying jobs in Central American countries.
Ramadan finds greater recognition in America’s public schools
Commentary: Amaarah DeCuir offers insights into how public schools can move toward greater recognition of the sacred Islamic month.
Texas immigration law punishing smugglers critical to stem illegal immigration
Commentary: By increasing punishment for smuggling, Senate Bill 4 would deter illegal immigration and result in less profit for smugglers.
Thoughtful reforms, transit-oriented development assist housing affordability efforts
San Antonio is at an important inflection point in its development as an inclusive and prosperous city. With planned advances in our public transportation system, an unprecedented expansion of our airport and a comprehensive and fully resourced workforce development effort that includes Alamo Promise and SA Ready to Work, San Antonio is on the precipice of…
Grade school reunion: innocence and pranks, tragedy and joy
The reunion of a 1971 sixth grade class from San Antonio’s Maverick Elementary summons memories that sparked bursts of laughter and deeper reflection.
Family caregivers face financial burdens, isolation and limited resources
Millions of Americans have become informal family caregivers: people who provide family members or friends with unpaid assistance in accomplishing daily tasks such as bathing, eating, transportation and managing medications. Driven in part by a preference for home-based care rather than long-term care options such as assisted living facilities, and the limited availability and high…
The way to comment on the San Antonio Report’s stories is changing
San Antonio Report readers may notice some changes when they visit our site on Feb. 1 — there will no longer be a comment section at the bottom of each story. We are discontinuing comments for two reasons: No. 1, the staff hours and other costs associated with hosting comments on our site are not…
Most state abortion bans have limited exceptions — but it’s hard to understand what they mean
More than a year after the Supreme Court found there is no fundamental right to get an abortion, 21 states have laws in effect that ban abortion well before fetal viability, generally allowing it only in the first trimester. Fourteen of these 21 states have also issued near-total bans on abortion from the point of…
We all have a part to play in addressing San Antonio’s mental health crisis
Commentary: People’s lives depend on access to mental health resources and services, and that can’t wait.
San-Havana: Bridging creative communities between San Antonio and Havana
Commentary: Angela Martinez shares her experience putting together pop-up art shows in Havana, Cuba featuring San Antonio artists.
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