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Federal Judge Tosses Out Texas Voter ID Law

A federal judge in Texas has again thrown out the state's controversial voter ID law, which required voters to show one of several approved forms of photo ID to cast a ballot. U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos issued a permanent injunction against the law on Wednesday. In her ruling, the judge wrote that changes made to the law did not "fully ameliorate" practices she said were "enacted with discriminatory intent — knowingly placing additional burdens on a disproportionate number of...

'What Carter Lost' Tells The True Story Of 'Friday Night Lights' Football Rivals

What Our Monuments (Don't) Teach Us About Remembering The Past

Live Blog: Total Solar Eclipse Crosses The U.S.

By Texas Public Radio • Aug 21, 2017

It is indeed dark during the day as a total solar eclipse makes its way from Oregon to South Carolina. Eleven states are in the path of total darkness. Follow the astronomical phenomenon's journey across America along with NPR journalists and others experiencing the eclipse.

Safe Viewing Tips & Where To View The Eclipse In San Antonio

By Norma Martinez • Aug 21, 2017

The sun will be 61 percent obscured during Monday's solar eclipse over San Antonio. It begins at 11:40 a.m., with maximum obscurity at 1:09 p.m.

Confederate Statues Come Down At The University Of Texas

By editor • Aug 21, 2017

Updated 9:45 a.m. ET

The president of the University of Texas at Austin has ordered the immediate removal of statues of Robert E. Lee and three other Confederate-era figures — Albert Sidney Johnston, John Reagan and James Stephen Hogg — from a main area of campus.

President Greg Fenves announced the statues' fate Sunday night, and the removals should be complete by mid-morning Monday. A university spokesman says the area has been blocked off.

San Antonio's 2018 Budget Uses 'Equity Lens' To Allocate Funds

By Jan Ross Piedad • Aug 20, 2017

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The City of San Antonio's $2.7 billion proposed budget estimates a 5 percent increase for operating and capital costs in the 2018 fiscal year, and does not include a property tax rate increase.

TPR Lifeline: Clinical Genetics Is A Growing Field

By Wendy Rigby • Aug 20, 2017

We all have about 24,000 genes. How those genes are structured and interact can determine our current health and our future health.

Modern medicine includes specialists in this field called Clinical Geneticists. In today’s TPR Lifeline, Bioscience-Medicine reporter Wendy Rigby talks to Baylor College of Medicine’s Scott McLean, MD, about his work at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio.

Mayor Nirenberg Launches Affordable 'Housing Policy Taskforce'

By Joey Palacios • Aug 18, 2017

A new policy for housing is emerging out of the San Antonio Mayor’s office. Mayor Ron Nirenberg announced the creation of a new task force today to ensure competitive housing affordability.

Texas Attorney General Will Not Request Second Special Session For Redistricting

By Ryan Poppe • Aug 18, 2017

The State Capitol is a lot quieter now that the special session is over and it looks like it will stay that way for a while. The Texas Attorney General’s office will not ask Gov. Greg Abbott for a second special session over the state’s redistricting fight.

Texas' 13 Open Federal Judgeships Are Likely To Go To Conservatives

By Rhonda Fanning • Aug 18, 2017

From Texas Standard:

Despite the struggle President Donald Trump has had moving his agenda through Congress, his presidency is still likely to leave a major mark on U.S. law.

San Antonio Police Looking To Crack Down On Drug Paraphernalia

By David Martin Davies • Aug 18, 2017

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San Antonio could become the first city in Texas to adopt an ordinance that would crack down on crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia.

Eclipse Viewing Should Only Be Done With Proper Filters

By Steve Short • Aug 18, 2017

The much anticipated solar eclipse will happen on Monday. Texas is not in the path of totality. We will only experience a partial eclipse. That means only part of the sun’s light will be blocked by the moon.

It can be dangerous to look directly at the sun and regular sunglasses will not protect your eyes. Dr. Joe Pendon is the Emergency Department Medical Director of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital.

Arts & Culture

Tera Ferna: 'There's Always Fresh And Fertile Ground For Us To Create'

By Adriana Carner • 11 hours ago

In an era where anyone can with a Macbook can produce music, Tera Ferna shows us the importance of an honest-to-goodness, flesh-and-blood band. With their “soul rock” style and brotherly bonds, the band merges four highly distinctly individuals into one fresh and smooth-running musical machine.

Whales, Jazz, Tango: Your Weekend's Here!

By Jack Morgan • Aug 17, 2017

From whale-gazing to jazz to Tango music, a fun weekend is ahead in San Antonio.

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After 'Wings,' Hollywood's Wellman Rode The Rails For 'Beggars Of Life'

By Nathan Cone • Aug 16, 2017

In 1928, the stock market crash was still a year away, and director William Wellman, coming off the success of World War I epic “Wings,” turned to the downtrodden for his next feature, “Beggars of Life.” Adapting his autobiography into a fictional story of lovers on the lam, Jim Tully provided Wellman with a grim look at America that was ahead of its time.

Myths & Rituals Around Eclipse Includes Red Underwear And Safety Pins

By Norma Martinez • Aug 16, 2017

Monday’s North American solar eclipse is enthralling skywatchers nationwide. It’s the first eclipse to span the country coast-to-coast since 1918. People are traveling from all over the world to the sites of totality. But, centuries ago, a solar eclipse was seen as a bad omen in cultures around the world.

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