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With merger complete, UT San Antonio’s time has arrived
With merger complete, UT San Antonio’s time has arrived
One year ago, the UT System Board of Regents announced its intent to merge the University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of...
With merger complete, UT San Antonio’s time has arrived
The Guadalupe River will remain as appealing as it is deadly
The Guadalupe River will remain as appealing as it is deadly
Does anyone know where the love of God goes When the waves turn the minutes to hours? Gordon Lightfoot, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” ...
The Guadalupe River will remain as appealing as it is deadly
Why the Texas Hill Country is one of the deadliest places in the U.S. for flash flooding
Why the Texas Hill Country is one of the deadliest places in the U.S. for flash flooding
What makes Hill Country so prone to flooding?
Why the Texas Hill Country is one of the deadliest places in the U.S. for flash flooding
A call to San Antonio to ensure deadly flooding never happens again
A call to San Antonio to ensure deadly flooding never happens again
One of the worst floods to hit San Antonio in recent memory occurred on June 12. The city experienced its 10th-rainiest day on record, with...
A call to San Antonio to ensure deadly flooding never happens again
American history says mass deportations will fuel anti-Latino sentiments
American history says mass deportations will fuel anti-Latino sentiments
The new administration has begun what officials have said will be the largest mass deportation in U.S. history. Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, news reports...
American history says mass deportations will fuel anti-Latino sentiments
UTSA invests in paraprofessionals’ path to become bilingual teachers
UTSA invests in paraprofessionals’ path to become bilingual teachers
According to the Intercultural Development Research Association, nearly 1 in 4 Texas public school students is an emergent bilingual student. As a result, more school...
UTSA invests in paraprofessionals’ path to become bilingual teachers
Avoiding mental health, suicide not an option
Avoiding mental health, suicide not an option
While roughly two-thirds of people who commit suicide are depressed, there are other causes. Some people take their own lives to make ideological points or...
Avoiding mental health, suicide not an option
Democrats need to heed electorate’s wake-up call after landslide loss
Democrats need to heed electorate’s wake-up call after landslide loss
There have been many assertions as to how and why the Democrats were hit with a “red wave” that resulted not only in a resounding...
Democrats need to heed electorate’s wake-up call after landslide loss
It’s easy to forget that immigrants are us, America
It’s easy to forget that immigrants are us, America
Native-born Americans have a peculiar amnesia when it comes to acknowledging the role of immigrants in the difficult work of taming and transforming this country....
It’s easy to forget that immigrants are us, America