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A water line that broke Wednesday morning had been in the ground since the late 1880s, according to the San Antonio Water System. A spokesperson says it's an example of why the aging infrastructure needs to be upgraded.
Luz Elena Chapa is preparing to make history as the first Latina district attorney in Bexar County, but she says her focus goes beyond the milestone to the work ahead.
The governor-elect has called for a data center moratorium to last until the Texas Legislature meets in January to pass “real protections so Texans can have a seat at the table.”
Counties along the U.S.-Mexico border saw the largest surge in voter turnout compared to any other region in the state.
A man is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl at Six Flags Fiesta Texas after allegedly lying about his age on Snapchat to meet her, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
One of NASA's premier space telescopes has plunged to Earth, ending its 22-year investigation of the universe's biggest explosions.
Democrat James Talarico told a victory rally in Austin on Tuesday night that his Senate win was a rebuke of big money and political division, casting the result as an underdog triumph over a series of “Goliaths.”
Hours after Texas Democrats won two of the state’s biggest offices, James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa made their first stop at Whataburger.
Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed tells The Associated Press that voters have rejected a “hateful, spiteful campaign” after months of Republican attacks on his Muslim identity.
Democrat Katy Padilla Stout held a victory press conference Wednesday after defeating Republican Brandon Herrera and flipping Texas’ largest congressional district.
The final midterm votes are still being counted, but make no mistake: The next election season has already begun.
The attorney general ran for Senate as a grudge match, and in the process helped give Democrats their first win in decades.
Florida authorities say a gunman opened fire at Citibank's business complex in suburban Tampa and killed a woman before a security guard fatally shot him.
Bexar County deputies detained 23 people in a pre-dawn raid on an alleged organized illegal gambling operation, Sheriff Javier Salazar said Wednesday.
Iran’s leaders say President Donald Trump shouldn’t ignore the stinging setback in the U.S. election.
Vice President JD Vance publicly broke from President Donald Trump’s defense of the Iran war in the wake of the Republican Party’s deep losses in the midterm elections.
A “bulls-eye” of an experiment for your young scientists!
The Latino vote, public education concerns and data center issues drove Texas’ historic Democratic sweep in Tuesday’s midterm elections, according to Jon Taylor, a University of Texas at San Antonio political science professor.
U.S. prosecutors have dropped all criminal charges against a Russian scientist who was tossed into an immigration jail last year after she landed at a Boston airport with frog embryos intended for her cancer research at Harvard Medical School.
Just a handful of races for Senate and governor have not yet been called by The Associated Press as of 4 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday.
The GOP will still have a 5-4 advantage on the Supreme Court and was trending toward a 6-3 lead on the Court of Criminal Appeals.
President Donald Trump reacted to Republicans' midterm election losses by showcasing the new White House ballroom.
Democrats made sweeping gains in state governments in the midterm elections, taking control of several legislatures and shifting the balance of power across battleground and historically Republican-leaning states.
Emergency crews responded to an explosion at a chemical plant in Mississippi that sent a large plume of black smoke into the air.
As it stands, Democrats have clinched seven seats on the 15-member board while Republicans occupy six. The final two seats will depend on the outcomes of two races involving GOP incumbents.
House Speaker Mike Johnson will be stepping aside from Republican Party leadership after the GOP’s wipeout in the midterm elections, declining to run for House minority leader in the new Congress.
Leaders in Europe and elsewhere have expressed relief that U.S. midterm election results could signal a shift away from President Donald Trump's "America first" policies.
A former Manhattan federal prosecutor who oversaw high-profile sex crimes cases against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and fashion executive Peter Nygård will lead a reopened criminal investigation into gang rape allegations at Cornell University.
British Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has asked regulators to scrutinize Sky's proposed takeover of ITV’s media and entertainment arm.
Democratic candidates made up significant ground among key demographic groups in the 2026 midterms, according to The AP Voter Poll, reversing many of the gains President Donald Trump made with the traditional Democratic coalition in the 2024 presidential election.
President Donald Trump acknowledges the Iran war impacted the midterm elections but says he's not considering replacing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth despite voter dissatisfaction with it.
A water main break has forced the closure of Broadway between Roy Smith and Casa Blanca Wednesday morning, according to a San Antonio Water System spokesperson.
The election blowout opens a new era in Washington, with Democrats eager to meet voter demands for change after Republican majorities evaporated in a revolt against President Donald Trump’s policies.
Republicans' plan to redraw congressional districts to their advantage failed to work in the midterm elections.
McDonald’s plans to introduce new value-oriented meal bundles early next year after a disappointing third quarter that saw lower traffic at U.S. restaurants.
Iranian officials celebrated the rejection of the Republican Party and President Donald Trump by voters in the U.S. midterm elections.
Voters have dramatically shifted the political landscape by electing Democrats in traditionally Republican states.
A U.S. cruise ship that suspended its operations in Cambodia has left with only crew aboard, according to Cambodian officials.
Findings from The AP Voter Poll reveal that most voters are exhausted and exasperated by President Donald Trump.
French authorities say a cyberattack on several blood banks tried to raise temperatures to dangerous levels but was stopped before causing damage.
Russian attacks on critical infrastructure have caused power and water outages in Kyiv and surrounding areas that lasted hours.
The pressure on the International Ice Hockey Federation has grown after two major sponsors of the men’s world championship said they would review their involvement if Russia takes part.
Odds favor a dry weekend, but there’s a wild card factor
Two Uyghur men held in Thailand for over a decade are pleading not to be sent back to China, fearing abuse or torture.
For more than 30 years, Texas Democrats had been the party fighting for scraps in the deepest of red states.
Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in a historic election on Tuesday night. Take a look at the interactive maps to see how Bexar County and surrounding areas voted for Texas governor and U.S. Senate.
State Rep. James Talarico defeated Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, and state Rep. Gina Hinojosa was elected to become Texas's first Democratic governor since Ann Richards lost her reelection bid in 1994.
Real Madrid produced another stunning Champions League comeback to beat AEK Athens 3-2 in the Champions League.
Texas voters made history in the Nov. 3 election, delivering major victories to Democrats in several closely watched statewide and congressional races.
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is on the cusp of making history as the nation’s first Black speaker of the House.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog accepted the certified results of last week’s election and began consultations with party representatives on forming a new government.
Indonesia's military is deploying over 20,000 troops to Jakarta amid a wiretapping scandal suspected of targeting President Prabowo Subianto.
Padilla Stout is the first Democrat to hold the seat in over a decade, besting right-wing Youtuber Brandon Herrera.
Republicans lost two U.S. House seats they already controlled and flipped only one of their five gerrymander targets.
After a historic midterm election, San Antonio voters saw the victories as an opportunity to drive down Commerce Street to go honking.
If elected, Tucker will usher in a new era for the agriculture department as the agency’s first Democratic commissioner since Jim Hightower in 1990.
South Africans are voting in local elections that test the African National Congress party, or ANC, which has seen declining support over the last decade.
Rosenthal defeated Bo French in a race that drew national attention for French’s racist remarks. The position regulates Texas' oil and gas industry.
U.S. stocks soared after President Donald Trump’s party lost its sole control of Washington in the midterm elections.
In a stunning upset with repercussions across the national legal landscape, Democrat Nathan Johnson claimed victory in the race to be Texas’ next top lawyer. Johnson, a Dallas state senator and corporate litigator, is the first Democrat elected attorney general since 1994. He defeated Mayes Middleton, an oil and gas…
Investigators have started the lengthy process of determining why a Learjet plummeted from the sky in Florida, killing all nine people on board.
Ahead of the 2026 election, Texas Republicans redrew congressional boundaries in a gambit to help the GOP keep control of Congress.
Democrats needed to flip 14 seats to win the lower chamber, which has been under Republican control since 2003. They were on track to easily clear that threshold.
Tim O’Hare, the GOP incumbent and firebrand conservative, was ousted as county judge. For Texas Senate, Taylor Rehmet declared victory over Republican Leigh Wambsganss.
The AP Voter Poll suggests that President Donald Trump's 2024 coalition may be faltering in this year's midterms, with young voters and Hispanic voters appearing to move away from the GOP.
Hinojosa’s victory over Abbott, a three-term incumbent, triggers a political earthquake in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the governor’s mansion since 1990.
The Austin state lawmaker ran on a message that America’s true fault line is between not the left and the right, but the wealthy and everyone else. He had not yet been born when Texas last elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate.
Live updates as voters decide whether to extend Pre-K 4 SA funding for another 20 years.
Texas Tribune reporters will provide live updates throughout the night on key results, breaking news and what they’re seeing across the state.
Bobby Pulido won the redrawn district in one of Texas’ most competitive U.S. House races
The Justice Department has escalated its investigation over a Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent, issuing a letter to a prominent Democratic attorney in Washington and others that they may be targets of the criminal inquiry.
Manuel Espinoza, 50, is accused of shooting and killing his mother's roommate at a West Side nursing home. Police say the two women had an ongoing dispute about the temperature of the room.
High-stakes midterm election races are underway in Texas, and KSAT has reporters across the state covering updates, results and reactions.
Students using Google software in schools will not be allowed to use Google search unless their school system also provides them access to artificial intelligence tools.
One of the last members of the only remaining community of the Shaker religious movement has died at 88.
This midterm election will be remembered not just for the stunning number of losses Democrats handed to President Donald Trump and Republicans but for a wave of historic firsts across the country.
Massive ongoing flooding in the southwestern U.S. has turned communities into lakes of mud, with some residents starting cleanup efforts.
A frantic 911 call from the man who fatally shot a 16-year-old shooter at an Oregon elementary school has been released.
A man convicted of murder who escaped from a Tennessee prison has been recaptured in Missouri after more than a week on the run.
Investigators say they found a piece of the Learjet that slammed into the ground in Florida miles from the crash site.
Federal authorities charged an Oklahoma man with sending hundreds of letters containing white powder to public officials.
A U.K. court has denied an unidentified celebrity's request to block news outlets from publishing allegations against him.
Jurors have started deliberating in Russell Brand's trial on charges of rape and sexual assault.
U.S. employers ramped up their job postings in September as stronger economic growth may be encouraging more hiring.
The Trump administration has urged the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling allowing a state-funded preschool program in Colorado to exclude Roman Catholic schools if they don’t comply with equal-opportunity requirements.
More than 82,000 Bexar County voters had cast ballots in person as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to Bexar County Elections Administrator Michele Carew.
The City of San Antonio’s Financial Empowerment Center is offering clients a free online will and guidance on legacy planning, a step that can spare families added stress, unexpected costs and difficult decisions after a death.
President Donald Trump says the U.S. will stop providing $4 billion in aid each year to Israel in 2027 but will keep selling arms to its closest Middle East ally.
Paraguay’s central bank has seized Ueno Bank, a major digital lender with close ties to President Santiago Peña, fueling a political crisis and threatening the country’s reputation among investors.
Democrats have won control of Congress in a widespread repudiation of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
The San Antonio Police Department and Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s help identifying the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed a 33-year-old man on the North Side.
Collins Dictionary has named "mogging" as its word of the year.
Indian naval forces have freed an Iranian fishing boat and its crew of 20 hijacked off Somalia.
Results from early voting should start rolling out after polls close at 7 p.m. It will be hours before all races are called.
Texans are voting in several high-profile races, including contests for U.S. Senate, governor, several legislative seats and more.
Lower humidity and nice weather the rest of the day
Detentions, resignations, switching of sides, attempts to destroy evidence of wrongdoing.
Iran’s chief negotiator says it's up to the United States to prevent renewed war after Tehran's “firm and rational response.”.
Many in the Middle East remain on edge after the United States carried out limited strikes on Iranian targets just hours before Tuesday’s midterm elections in the U.S. The strikes in the Strait of Hormuz are raising more questions about what’s coming next.
Myanmar has dropped its case against former American Chamber of Commerce board member Munimul Islam and withdrawn an Interpol red notice after finding insufficient evidence to support his extradition.