This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at risk
Read full article: This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at riskLucia Ortiz trudges through endless fields of cempasuchil flowers, the luminescent orange petals of which will soon cloak everything from city streets to cemeteries across Mexico.
โIt was a scary thingโ: South Bexar County families glad to be home after fire forces evacuations
Read full article: โIt was a scary thingโ: South Bexar County families glad to be home after fire forces evacuationsHome never felt as good as it does now for some south Bexar County residents who evacuated due to a large grassfire on Tuesday.
A judge resisted Trumpโs order on gender identity. The EEOC just fired her
Read full article: A judge resisted Trumpโs order on gender identity. The EEOC just fired herThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has fired New York administrative judge Karen Ortiz, who has openly criticized the agencyโs compliance with President Donald Trumpโs executive order defining male and female as โimmutableโ sexes.
Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting Trump directives
Read full article: Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting Trump directivesThe federal agency tasked with protecting workersโ civil rights has moved to terminate a New York administrative judge who has resisted compliance with President Donald Trumpโs directives for the agency.
Family says ICE agents smashed car window in seizing Guatemalan man who's seeking asylum
Read full article: Family says ICE agents smashed car window in seizing Guatemalan man who's seeking asylumA Massachusetts family is demanding answers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, complaining its agents smashed a car window and detained a man who was in the process of applying for asylum.
Meet the federal worker who went rogue: โI hope that it lights a fire under peopleโ
Read full article: Meet the federal worker who went rogue: โI hope that it lights a fire under peopleโTo billionaire Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team at the Department of Government Efficiency, Karen Ortiz may just be one of many faceless bureaucrats.
History of Shearer Hills reflects San Antonioโs post-war housing boom
Read full article: History of Shearer Hills reflects San Antonioโs post-war housing boomIts 1950s and 60s vibe permeates Shearer Hills; it's one of the first developments during San Antonio's post-war building boom. Back then, the area was considered to be outside the city limits. Yet it was created during a time of racial segregation by developer H.J. Shearer, who had a racial covenant in the deed restrictions, a common practice at the time.
โYou need to checkโ: Breast cancer patient urges women to schedule their mammograms
Read full article: โYou need to checkโ: Breast cancer patient urges women to schedule their mammogramsA University Hospital director completed her last chemo treatment Tuesday for her metastatic breast cancer. She wants to show women who have skipped screenings what they're risking as part of an awareness campaign called Pinktober.
Businesses find ways to move forward as St. Maryโs Strip construction project nears completion
Read full article: Businesses find ways to move forward as St. Maryโs Strip construction project nears completionThe St. Mary's Strip is now open to traffic, but the city says it still has a few bucket list items to complete by the end of September.
San Antonio educator and musical icon remembered for her gift to the world
Read full article: San Antonio educator and musical icon remembered for her gift to the worldBelle Ortiz died at the age of 90 surrounded by family, love, and mariachi music. The educator and musical icon leaves a generational impact on mariachi music in San Antonio and across the world.
โDNA of social justiceโ born out of 1968 Edgewood HS walkout
Read full article: โDNA of social justiceโ born out of 1968 Edgewood HS walkoutโOur students need to know that the halls that they walk, the neighborhoods that they walk, are an important part of not just San Antonioโs history, but also the stateโs history,โ Hernandez said.
Workersโ unionizing efforts prove long, challenging against SAY Siโs board of executives
Read full article: Workersโ unionizing efforts prove long, challenging against SAY Siโs board of executivesWorkers for SAY Si, an afterschool art nonprofit, are trying to unionize, but their efforts have proven to be more challenging and longer than expected.
Couple charged after viral video shows woman firing into car with 2-year-old in Houston road rage incident
Read full article: Couple charged after viral video shows woman firing into car with 2-year-old in Houston road rage incidentA couple is facing assault charges following a road rage incident in Houston that was caught on cellphone video.
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Venezuelans overjoyed by US temporary residency opportunity
Read full article: Venezuelans overjoyed by US temporary residency opportunityBut their life may change drastically this year after the decision of President Joe Bidenโs administration to offer temporary legal residency to several hundred thousand Venezuelans who fled their countryโs humanitarian crisis. โAs long as someone does not have a significant criminal record, itโs a pretty straightforward application, and I would expect nearly all to be approved,โ Kagan said referring to the temporary protected status program. Gustavo Acosta cheered loudly upon learning that the Biden government had ordered temporary protected status for Venezuelans. Republicans in recent days had urged the Biden administration to formalize Trumpโs executive order, but the temporary protected status issued Monday provides immigrants a more formal status that cannot be as easily reversed. โI feel happy, not only for me but for all the Venezuelans who are here.โ___Garcia Cano reported from Mexico City.
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Bottoms up! Margaritas 3 ways for National Margarita Day
Read full article: Bottoms up! Margaritas 3 ways for National Margarita DayItโs 5 oโclock somewhere and you can celebrate with three easy margarita recipes by Kristen Ortiz with Dulce Vida Spirits. Dulce Vida tequila "authentico margarita." Authentico Margarita - Youโll need 1 ounce of tequila, 1 ounce of Naranja orange liqueur and 1 ounce of fresh lime juice. Dulce Vida tequila "pepino diablo" margarita. Dulce Vida tequila frozen pineapple jalapeno margarita.
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San Antonio high school students feel โanxiousโ awaiting final presidential election outcome
Read full article: San Antonio high school students feel โanxiousโ awaiting final presidential election outcomeSAN ANTONIO โ As the country waits and watches a historic election unfold, some San Antonio high schoolers are expressing some feelings of anxiety at the outcome of the race. Dusengimana Ernest, a Burbank High School student, summed up his emotions over the race for the Whitehouse in just a few words. โI feel very anxious and scared,โ Ernest said. Kate Ortiz, another student at Burbank High School, said she and her friends are scared of the close outcome so far. Gilbert Vasquez, a Government teacher at Burbank High School, is utilizing the election to teach students in real-time.