Liz Teitz

Several federal agencies are teaming up to sweep San Antonio and other major cities as President Donald Trump follows through with plans for the mass deportation of immigrants illegally residing in the U.S.⁠ bit.ly/3EcBlFg

A day after we broke this story, the Tuskegee Airmen are back in the basic training classes. So, too, are videos detailing the role played in World War II by the Women Airforce Service Pilots -- WASPs. Both had been removed because of President Trump's DEI order. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Fight rages on over dilapidated dam on San Marcos River San Marcos officials and residents disagree over whether to remove or repair Cape's Dam, debating safety, environmental impacts, historic value and recreation.

For the last decade, San Marcos residents and officials have been debating the fate of the 158-year-old Cape's Dam, battling over whether to remove or repair the aging structure:
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'History of dysfunction': South San board's culture could trigger state takeover Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath will decide this month whether to appoint a board of managers to run South San Antonio Independent School District.

As the South San ISD board faces a possible state takeover after another year of poor governance, community members are left with two big questions: What makes South San leaders so prone to chaos? And why, after so long, has so little changed?⁠ bit.ly/3DAH1Zh

'Unprecedented territory': Edwards Aquifer starts 2025 near record low The Edwards Aquifer, the largest groundwater system in Central Texas, is starting 2025 more than 40 feet lower than normal as the region's drought continues.

New year, new social media… but the same drought — only worse. My first story of 2025: San Antonio’s largest water source started the year with the second-lowest Jan. 1 levels on record, an ominous sign for the coming months: www.expressnews.com/hill-country...