Opponents of the San Antonio ICE warehouse detention center are organizing a protest march on Saturday. They are hoping to force local officials to adopt a tougher stance against the facility and sue the federal government to prevent its opening.

The San Antonio Report has been keeping a running tally of what simultaneous tax increases and more fees will mean to the average wallet.

Collective spending on advertising by Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, and super PACs supporting each of them has already topped $153 million. AdImpact projects it will reach more than double that by Election Day.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is pressing state officials over two backlogs affecting Texans’ access to health care and the ballot, while also seeking more information from federal officials about immigration enforcement in the Alamo City.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving ahead with plans to turn an East Side warehouse into a detention facility. ICE awarded a contractor $17 million to renovate the warehouse and provide services for its operation where they will hold over a thousand people. It’s expected to begin operation in early 2027.

Speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival, San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said economic pain and concern over immigration enforcement could motivate voters in two uphill congressional districts Democrats are targeting.

At the United Nations this week, President Trump described Mexico as an “epicenter” of cartel violence and reasserted that its government must reclaim territory controlled by criminal groups.

Fourteen cities and counties have dropped Flock contracts, and Laredo will ask voters to weigh in during a referendum in May.

Affordability has dominated the U.S. Senate race in Texas. Both James Talarico and Ken Paxton have promised to help voters' pocketbooks.

The new, nonpartisan documentary “Life of the Party” explores political challenges through the eyes of three Republican women who hold sharply different views of their party.