Abbott wants Texans to vote on any local tax increase and would cap spending growth while allowing petitions to force tax‑cut elections.

A 3–3 City Council tie left San Marcos’ Flock Safety license‑plate reader contract to expire. Officials directed staff to seek alternatives amid privacy and legal concerns.

San Antonio's weather forecast includes sunny to cloudy skies, mild temperatures, and varying winds over the next few days, with highs around 70-76 degrees.

A federal judge ordered a Fort Sam Houston civilian held as a flight risk after prosecutors say he funneled about $510,000 from Army recreation funds. The judge cited travel and transfers that investigators say show an intent to flee.

A fire on San Antonio's East Side destroyed a vacant home and damaged neighboring ones; no injuries were reported. Firefighters and investigators are assessing the incident.

ERCOT signed off on a roughly $9 billion kickoff to a statewide plan to build 765‑kV transmission lines meant to ease congestion and meet surging demand. The decision begins a multiyear push that planners say could reshape how power moves across Texas.

A 14-year-old allegedly confessed to starting a Dec. 5 fire at the Burlington store in New Braunfels; surveillance and interviews led to his arrest.

A 61-year-old man arrested on suspicion of DWI died after a medical episode while being booked into the Bexar County jail; police are investigating.

A passerby found human remains near Quintana Road Tuesday; SAPD homicide detectives and the Bexar County Medical Examiner are investigating.

A deputy constable was shot in his vest while serving eviction papers at an East Side apartment complex. The suspect barricaded himself and surrendered after a SWAT standoff.

A change‑of‑locks notice on Home Room's door says Live Oak Management locked the bar out over unpaid rent; neither the property manager nor the bar has commented.

A fatal car accident in Von Ormy left one dead and another critically injured; San Antonio Police are investigating the cause of the crash on Watson Road.

A 4-year-old boy named Josiah Cabral was killed in a shooting at a home on the Northwest Side, with his death under investigation and no charges filed yet.