Lifting โveil of shameโ: State representative tells story of domestic abuse ahead of Thursday conference
State Rep. Josey Garcia is a domestic violence survivor, and she's finally telling her story. She is one of the speakers for the upcoming Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence Symposium.
Barrientes Vela barred from leaving Bexar County, attending political events after Dallas convention skirmish
Michelle Barrientes Vela is now prohibited from leaving Bexar County and attending political events after the judge overseeing her upcoming public corruption trial set special conditions of bond during a court hearing Thursday morning.
Barrientes Vela accused of accosting state political candidate and community advocate in Dallas
The lead up to the felony trial of Michelle Barrientes Vela took a bizarre turn Friday after she was accused of accosting a Texas House of Representatives candidate and a prominent community advocate who were in Dallas to attend the Texas Democratic Convention.
Community activists pushing to โdefund' police now turn their attention toward police reform
SAN ANTONIO โ San Antonio community activists who spent the summer marching and speaking out at San Antonio City Council meetings asking leaders to cut funding to police are feeling deflated after the city council on Thursday approved a nearly $486.5 million police budget for FY 2021. Activists wanted the police budget to be cut and funds to be allocated to community programs. The attention for activists now turns to next yearโs budget, but primarily to the October 2021 contract negotiations involving the city and San Antonio Police Officers Association. โHaving lost the fight on the city budget, these groups are now gearing up for a larger battle -- to repeal our civil service and collective bargaining rights. The City Council and the people of San Antonio should make no mistake: this โrepealโ movement is just one more way to defund police!,โ he said.