A Bexar County jury has to sentenced Miranda Casarez to 25 years in prison for the starvation death of her stepson. The jury deliberated for more than four hours before returning the sentence for starving four-year-old Benjamin Cervera to…
Are you ready to show us your shoes? Fiesta 2024 kicks off on Thursday at the Alamodome, pausing all things professional in San Antonio while almost everyone takes a moment — well, actually 15,840 minutes over the next 11 days — to party.
Polly, a one-year-old Pekin duck, is believed to have lost her bill during an animal attack. She now lives at All Things Wild Rehabilitation, a sanctuary for injured, orphaned and displaced wildlife in Georgetown.
The declarations are the next step in an effort to conserve water locally, ask the state for resources and assistance, and work with the U.S. government to influence Mexico to deliver water owed to the region under an international treaty.
After deliberating for just under an hour, the jury found Miranda Casarez guilty of injury to a child with serious bodily injury by omission. The charge carries a sentence of five to 99 years.
Some states make it much easier to get on the ballot as a minor-party presidential candidate, compared with running as an independent. That's why RFK Jr. and Cornel West have made their own parties.
An ocelot killed by a car in 2021 is confirmed to be genetically different from the known populations of ocelots in deep South Texas, meaning more of the endangered wild cats exist than previously thought.
Hospitals are required to stabilize anyone experiencing a medical emergency. Two lawsuits question whether that includes performing an abortion, despite state laws.
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., are voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Two previous attempts to unionize the plant failed. Ballots will be counted on Friday.
The Senate is still negotiating what the scope of the homeland security secretary's trial will be and whether to allow debate in the Democratic-controlled chamber.
The Biden administration has launched a new effort to improve the ability of the U.S. to prevent, detect and respond to global health threats. Some experts say the new strategy doesn't go far enough.
When issues like bleeding and postpartum depression are left untreated, they can lead to fatalities. Black Texans and other groups of color experience maternal mortality at higher rates, but organizations are working to change that reality.
The EPA set its first-ever drinking water limits for five types of PFAS chemicals, and nearly 50 of Texas public water systems — including Castle Hills — have reported exceeding the new limits for at least one.
Every year, the Library of Congress names 25 'audio treasures' to be preserved permanently. This year's selections range from ABBA and Green Day to World War I-era jazz pioneer James Reese Europe.