Stories By Gilbert Garcia

  • Former band director hopes to orchestrate upset in North Side... Jarrett Lipman is courting Republican voters in the historically conservative District 9.
  • Carter’s complexity and toughness often lost in saint-like image The former president was a hard-nosed campaigner but a spiritually guided public servant.
  • Red McCombs trusted his instincts and forged his own path The San Antonio business titan was a champion of entrepreneurship.
  • Marc Whyte wins the endorsement of seven former District 10... The San Antonio attorney is running for the seat being vacated by Clayton Perry.
  • It’s too early for presidential polling to tell us much of... A recent Washington Post/ABC poll showed Donald Trump with a slight lead over Joe Biden
  • Vouchers are rooted in hatred for public schools. Euphemisms... Gov. Greg Abbott wants to see a school voucher program enacted this year.
  • Garcia: Castillo is right to question ‘hot spot’ policing Castillo has pointed questions about SAPD’s new violent crime reduction strategy, outlined for city council by Police Chief William McManus.
  • Clayton Perry wanted Marc Whyte to replace him in 2019. This... Former council members are urging Perry to step aside for Whyte.
  • Moses Rose’s battle intensifies with eminent-domain authorization The Alamo Trust wants to buy the property for use as an Alamo museum and visitor center.
  • With new bill, Roland Gutierrez calls Ted Cruz’s term-limits... Gutierrez has proposed a Texas law that would limit this state’s U.S. senators to two terms.
  • San Antonio’s municipal election has become surprisingly... Two embattled incumbents, an open seat and a charter-amendment campaign have altered the race.
  • Chip Roy and Tony Gonzales at odds over Roy’s anti-asylum bill Kevin McCarthy has promised to fast-track Roy’s legislation.
  • Why Rosie Castro would be an ideal choice to fill the rest of... Ana Sandoval is stepping down four months before the next city election.
  • Ana Sandoval to step down from City Council this month She will be replaced on an interim basis as her decision not to seek a fourth term create as wide-open District 7 race in the city’s May elections.
  • Charter change campaign could energize young voters The Justice Charter Coalition has collected more than 37,000 signatures on petitions for a proposed ballot initiative.
  • Garcia: Neither Dems nor GOP have answers on border Applying for asylum is a legal process. It just happens to be occurring at a scale that this country struggles to handle.
  • Blayne Tucker was a great champion of live music in San Antonio The attorney and club owner passed away on December 30.
  • Searching for our best and kindest impulses this Christmas In this time of division and rancor, we need to remember our shared humanity.
  • Sen. Menéndez says Texas needs a holistic approach to budget... State lawmakers could be working with a windfall of more than $30 billion in 2023.
  • Why Congress must reform the Electoral Count Act Proposed legislation would reduce the risk of presidential-election sabotage.