San Antonio ballot guide: Get to know the candidates in 2024 races
Oct 1, 2024 · Aside from the presidential race, Texas has an exciting U.S. Senate contest between Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Colin Allred this year, and a number of contested congressional races.. At the state level, Bexar County voters are choosing the lawmakers who will represent them in Austin for what’s sure to be a high-stakes legislative session in 2025.
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2024 Election: Judicial races - San Antonio Report
A major portion of any Texan’s ballot includes a long list of judicial races. Republicans dominate the statewide judgeships while Democrats have a lock on the district bench seats in Bexar County, but this year’s primaries saw a number of shakeups that ensured some new faces on the bench come November — from Attorney General Ken Paxton’s meddling in the Criminal Court of Appeals’ GOP ...
Election 2024: San Antonio City Charter - San Antonio Report
A voter guide for San Antonio's proposed city charter amendments determining city manager and council salaries, tenure and more.
Juvenile justice system can learn from child welfare reforms
Nov 22, 2024 · Youth Advocate Programs offer one such approach. As community-based alternatives to youth incarceration, Youth Advocate Programs redirect justice, child welfare, behavioral health and other social service dollars from youth prisons and other residential facilities to community-based programs offering youth the help they need.
San Antonio districts don't always disclose superintendent contracts
Nov 18, 2024 · Before trustees voted, a board member read out loud that the compensation would be raised to $291,923. The final contract, however, which was obtained through an open records request, includes compensation of $335,193.56, a gap of $43,000 from what was shared publicly.
Is Bexar County breaking voting records? That depends.
Nov 1, 2024 · Despite long lines to vote and higher than normal in-person early voting numbers in the first days after polls opened, local political analysts on both sides of the aisle say turnout in Bexar County is actually underperforming expectations for a high-profile presidential election.. Rapid population growth has fueled a rise in registered voters …
The San Antonio Report’s 2024 Voter Guide
The San Antonio Report’s 2024 voter guide has answers to all of your questions about voting in the Nov. 5 election. Beneath the top-of-the-ticket U.S. presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, there are a host of other candidates and issue to learn about as you plan your vote.
New crime dashboard lets San Antonians dive into SAPD data
Oct 12, 2024 · The San Antonio Police Department launched a new data dashboard that shows when and where crime is reported across the city. Credit: Courtesy / SAPD Data Dashboard “It’s a very interactive experience and you can filter it by any kind of specific problem or you can just type in your zip code and see what’s happening in your area,” Maria Vargas-Yates, the city’s public safety outcomes ...
2024 Bexar County Election Results - San Antonio Report
November 5, 2024. Results are in for the November 5 election. Besides the U.S. presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the election features the race for Texas’ junior U.S. Senate seat, held by Republican Ted Cruz, a number of U.S. House seats that represent parts of Bexar County as well as Texas House and Senate races.. This page has been updated with vote totals compiled ...