Real. Reliable. Texas Public Radio. Headquartered in San Antonio. Find all our stories at TPR.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mu6tz23rvp23The announcement that the three countries will go ahead with a trilateral military drill comes a day after North Korea vowed to retaliate against what it called U.S. hostilities. https://ebx.sh/SrNFaO29 Aug 2026 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6tz23rvp23https://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mu6kapjqhb2jBexar County commissioners this week listened to pleas from judges within the county's judicial system to provide them with a funding cushion as federal COVID relief runs out. Read More👉 ebx.sh/1yuITI28 Aug 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6kapjqhb2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mu6b2wcxd522This is the first installment of "Powerless," a series from Public Health Watch examining how rising temperatures and skyrocketing electricity costs are placing Texans in danger. https://ebx.sh/FAu0YU28 Aug 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6b2wcxd522https://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mu62aqmeqa2sAbout 300 large data centers could face delays. But many other projects aren't covered by the governor's directive. Read More👉 ebx.sh/EChoJD28 Aug 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu62aqmeqa2shttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mu5unzjx2c2rA push by President Trump could mean the elimination of a safety standard designed to keep radiation exposure as low as possible. https://ebx.sh/lVRRXh28 Aug 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5unzjx2c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mu4aeibczq25The next performance season of The Orchestra San Antonio begins on Oct. 16 and continues its trend to add one additional performance to each season. Read More👉 ebx.sh/LQt1eV28 Aug 2026 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4aeibczq25https://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mu43ytmi5w2hSan Antonio’s Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center was founded in 1980 to highlight the cultural and artistic talents of the historic West Side. It has since evolved to provide live theater, dance, and music education, and holds readings with esteemed authors. Read More👉 ebx.sh/bl7Z7V28 Aug 2026 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu43ytmi5w2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mu3whrscev22Stephanie Vaughn’s “Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog” is a beautifully complicated story about memory, family and a daughter trying to understand her father. Read More👉 ebx.sh/ZFCH6E27 Aug 2026 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3whrscev22https://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mu3p5b2i3m2xA U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who has been accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in northern Minneapolis was released from jail in southern Texas, where he had been awaiting extradition to Minnesota. Read More👉 ebx.sh/EU0FPH27 Aug 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3p5b2i3m2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mu3gu5nj7o23There’s a chance the San Antonio area could see severe weather beginning late Thursday afternoon, with gusty winds, lightning and heavy downpours possible, according to the National Weather Service. Read More👉 ebx.sh/KepBoy27 Aug 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3gu5nj7o23https://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mu24phxpg42aInvestors will buy your life insurance policy today — and collect the payout when you die. https://ebx.sh/ERg1Gy27 Aug 2026 05:32 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu24phxpg42ahttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtzrwh5uzc2sThe Trump administration claimed to have found 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls in four states. But the agency's communications with states since then indicate that data was preliminary. https://ebx.sh/tuO46W27 Aug 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzrwh5uzc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtzppsp53v2sA federal judge blocked the Texas Dream Act in June after it was challenged by the Trump administration and state officials declined to defend it. https://ebx.sh/0lxDVh27 Aug 2026 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzppsp53v2shttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtzkcbwnyg2xEnergy regulators and industry experts warn that the state’s delays to major projects amid backlash from residents could create rolling blackouts and strangle growth of other industries that need power. https://ebx.sh/42iKwi27 Aug 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzkcbwnyg2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtzejmefqi2rFormer Alamo Trust Executive Director Kate Rogers said her First Amendment rights were violated after state officials pressured her to resign over views expressed in her doctoral dissertation. Read More👉 ebx.sh/5EgMij26 Aug 2026 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzejmefqi2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtzbyadr542rSan Antonio City Council is considering new requirements for data centers, including a possible halt to construction for up to 6 months. Read More👉 ebx.sh/lmkpc026 Aug 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzbyadr542rhttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtz7uccee32aFirefighters union delegates unanimously censured San Antonio Fire Chief Valerie Frausto amid lawsuits and grievances over labor disputes. Read More👉 ebx.sh/qWso9U26 Aug 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz7uccee32ahttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtz5yimh5422The latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll shows Democratic state Rep. Talarico leading Republican Attorney General Paxton by three percentage points, with 14% of respondents undecided. Read More👉 ebx.sh/9fMjEz26 Aug 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz5yimh5422https://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtz44jmk5a2yThe Gunter Hotel’s new professional recording studio aims to make San Antonio a destination for musicians while connecting the city’s musical past with its future. Read More👉 ebx.sh/No220926 Aug 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz44jmk5a2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtyxket23n2yWith Austin ISD on the verge of a state takeover, here’s how close San Antonio schools are to triggering their own. Read More👉 ebx.sh/rq3Hio26 Aug 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyxket23n2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtw7bpboeq2rUT San Antonio and Alamo Colleges began fall classes Monday with growing enrollment and new academic and workforce programs. Read More👉 ebx.sh/kspain25 Aug 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw7bpboeq2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtw2svvt2u2zPresident Trump signed an executive order earlier this month to limit the vaccine schedule to 11 immunizations. Trump directed officials to review the timing and sequencing of vaccinations. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) heavily criticized the decision Read More👉 ebx.sh/j6fwl425 Aug 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw2svvt2u2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtvxum3uz222Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says frustration among rural Republicans over data centers, transmission lines and other state policies has grown so intense that he and some other GOP voters may refuse to vote for some Republican candidates in November. Read More👉 ebx.sh/GLhsjf25 Aug 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvxum3uz222https://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtvs74bc6g2aA massive outbreak of foodborne illness linked to imported lettuce is intensifying questions about whether federal staffing cuts and weakened surveillance have left the United States less prepared to detect and contain contaminated food. Read More👉 ebx.sh/VSekDI25 Aug 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvs74bc6g2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtuo4byrqt23The agency that regulates the state’s oil and gas industry voted to adopt the new policy before sharing it with the public. It added more “listening sessions” when the public can speak to agency staff. https://ebx.sh/DiiQY625 Aug 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuo4byrqt23https://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtueohvyur2zTexas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is criticizing President Donald Trump’s plan to increase beef imports, warning that the effort to reduce grocery prices could come at the expense of Texas cattle producers. Read More👉 ebx.sh/o3cXIP24 Aug 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtueohvyur2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtucdunqqk2mLiam Tadeo's father has chosen to return to Mexico with his son rather than risk the child being separated from his family. Liam was due to begin kindergarten in Austin this year. Read More👉 ebx.sh/uWJDeb24 Aug 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtucdunqqk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtub53qnth2aA high of 103 was recorded in San Antonio at 3:54 p.m. on Sunday, just shy of the record for the date of 104. Read More👉 ebx.sh/NCoYAQ24 Aug 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtub53qnth2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtu6zr6lvb2mAs President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., enters its second year, three guard members who served many months on the mission share their reactions with NPR. https://ebx.sh/Eq59if24 Aug 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu6zr6lvb2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/texaspublicradio.bsky.social/post/3mtu3razjai23A federal judge rejected Texas’ bid to pause a 21-day competency restoration mandate as Bexar County defendants face months-long waits. Read More👉 ebx.sh/Kyigg024 Aug 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:oei6to2uko2rxwcfcsqpcyuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu3razjai23