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11/13/2025

Two new programs for student parents launched this fall at the Alamo Colleges District.

In August, the nonprofit AVANCE-San Antonio opened a Head Start program at Palo Alto College. And, in September, AVANCE started a class for prospective student parents at San Antonio College.

At a ceremony on Wednesday, officials with the city, the nonprofit, and the community college system celebrated both programs, and their potential to help reduce inter-generational poverty.

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11/13/2025

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday to celebrate the upcoming opening of the UT Health San Antonio Center for Brain Health.

The 103,000-square-foot facility is the new home of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Biggs Director Dr. Sudha Seshadri said the new center is a state-of-the-art hub for both the study and treatment of diseases of the brain.

“To bring together in this one space all that we need for the top-quality research and all that patients and families have told us they need to live the best possible life they can,” Shesadri said.

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11/13/2025

Mesoamerican imagery of the Aztec and the Maya was adopted by the Chicano movement and is still used as a symbol for Mexican American identity to this day.

Harvard Mesoamerica scholar and historian, Davíd Carrasco, has spent much of his career exploring the connections between these ancient cultures and modern-day Mexican American identity.

He talks to TPR about this and about a film project about his father, David Carrasco, who integrated a university basketball team in 1956.
Filmmaker and musician Abel Sanchez joins us for that portion of the conversation

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11/13/2025

Robert Roberson faces challenges in getting new trial; Whooping cough cases spike in Texas; Alamo Colleges lauds new programs for student parents

11/13/2025

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11/13/2025

"Put as many creative people you can in a space, have panels, have art talks..." and opera, lots of opera! Nathan Felix's Opera Austin Festival is back this Saturday, Nov. 15.

"Put as many creative people you can in a space, and have panels, have art talks," and opera, lots of opera! Nathan Felix's Opera Austin Festival is back this Saturday, Nov. 15.

11/13/2025

What does patriotism mean today? Join TPR's David Martin Davies and special guests, on Thursday November 19, 2025, at La Tuna Icehouse for a live community conversation exploring what it means to love — and question — your country.

📅 Nov 19 | 🕔 5 PM | 📍 La Tuna Icehouse

11/13/2025

San Antonians can expect warm southerly breezes between 5 and 20 miles per hour through at least early next week.

The National Weather Service reports a warming trend in temperatures began on Wednesday after a chilly few days for the area. Highs will be in the middle to upper 80s through at least Tuesday of next week.

Nights will be comfortable for patio or porch-sitting into early next week with lows mostly in the mid to upper 60s.

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11/13/2025

Hill Country counties are lining up to oppose the largest ever power line project in state history that would bring electricity from Central Texas to West Texas.

It would cut across the Hill Country in the process.

Llano County commissioners this week joined their counterparts in Burnet County to formally oppose the project by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and Oncor to build the 200-mile project using 15-story-tall towers every 1,000 feet.

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11/13/2025

Geomagnetic storms brought the northern lights to much of the U.S. — including in the San Antonio area — on Tuesday night, painting the sky in vibrant hues of green and pink.

San Antonio could get a second look at the northern lights tonight. Those geomagnetic storms from the sun may cause a light show in central Texas to continue after dark on Wednesday.

Harrison Tran, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Austin and San Antonio office said it’s possible a red hue might be seen in the sky later tonight, but when, where and how strongly the lights will be evident is uncertain.

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11/12/2025

The sweeping federal spending measure now working its way through Congress could reopen the federal government, but it could outlaw virtually all hemp-derived THC products in Texas and across the United States. This would comprise all Delta 8 products, including edibles.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick celebrated the possible ban and posted on social media, “The THC ban has been a priority for me, and I appreciate Congress addressing this important issue at a national level.”

“I believe this ban will save a generation from getting hooked on dangerous drugs,” he wrote on X.

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11/12/2025

The Alamo Cenotaph monument on the grounds of the Alamo was rededicated Tuesday after several months of restoration. The ceremony, held on Veterans Day, came a few weeks after a shake-up with the Alamo’s leadership.

The nearly 60-foot monument has been under repairs since January to fix masonry, a drainage system and structural issues. But a shadow has been cast on the Alamo since mid-October when a social media post about Indigenous Peoples Day was removed and, a few days later, the Alamo Trust's President and CEO Kate Rogers was removed from her position.

The Alamo is managed by the Alamo Trust, a non-profit tasked by the State of Texas to run the day-to-day operations and oversee construction of a half-a-billion-dollar redevelopment project. The Texas General Land Office is the custodian of the Alamo, run by Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham.

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