Should the city of San Antonio fund people going out of state for a legal abortion? District 8 Councilman and candidate for mayor, Manny Pelaez, supports the Reproductive Justice Fund, but not if it pays for evading the Texas' abortion ban. Pelaez joins us to discuss why he says the city council should not be involved in this divisive issue.

The initiatives enable workers to be trained in new skills while they're on the job.

More background checks will be required for gun purchases under a changing administrative rule under the Biden administration. The rule aims to close a loophole that has allowed tens of thousands of guns to be sold every year by unlicensed dealers. Stephanie Feldman, director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, said this rule change will make the U.S. safer.

The Justice Department's new rule requires background checks for all gun sales, not just ones sold at gun stores. Attorney General Merrick Garland said it will save lives.

The United Farm Workers of America became a target of FBI surveillance during the communist scare of the 1960s and '70s. Arturo Rodriguez spent over 50 years with the UFW. He talks about working alongside civil rights leader Cesar Chávez and about government surveillance of their movement.

The Smokehouse Creek Fire was the largest wildfire in Texas history. It killed at least two people, destroyed more than 500 structures, and devastated grasslands.

Examining charitable bail organizations and banning Delta 9 were also among Patrick’s priorities in the next legislative session.

The council established a $500,000 Reproductive Justice Fund last year. But it faced criticism and a lawsuit over whether it could be used to facilitate out-of-state abortion care.

Voting is habit-forming and high schools are critical for starting that pattern.

The District 8 representative formally announced his campaign on Tuesday.