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A hearing attendee labels a map of the Guadalupe River during a joint committee hearing at the Hill Country Youth Event Center on July 31, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. Credit: Texas Tribune / Ronaldo Bolaños Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Top Republicans in the Texas Legislature have announced the creation of committees tasked with “getting to the bottom…

Speedy Sparks (second from left in the rear) performed with legendary musicians, including the Texas Tornados. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Texas Tornados Speedy Sparks, a bassist who played with Lone Star State music icons including Doug Sahm, Joe King Carrasco and the Texas Tornados, has died at age 79, according to friends and associates. Though he primarily worked out of Austin, Sparks first made his mark in San Antonio, recording with new-wave wild man Carrasco…

The 7.98% property tax rate increase was approved on Tuesday, September 23, during a city council meeting that drew angry residents in strong opposition to the tax hike. City officials have the option to keep the new tax hike for three years or until the city’s total taxable value exceeds $3.6 billion without a vote, which angered residents even more.  “This tax increase is basically a gut punch to the flood victims in the city,” Jacklynn…

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Mario formed Friday off the Pacific coast of Mexico and was expected to bring wind, rain and possible flash flooding, forecasters said. Mario was described as “mini” in the National Hurricane Center’s morning advisory, but the storm packed maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.  A tropical storm watch was in effect for parts of the Michoacan state. It spanned from Lázaro Cárdenas to Punta San Telmo. The Miami-based weather service…

Photo of cloudy skies. Annett Engelhardt / 500px/Getty Images/500px Now that August is behind us, it’s really time for it to start feeling like fall. While it typically takes until nearly the start of winter to really feel a significant cool down, a cold front sweeping across Texas is bringing the autumnal feels early. If there’s anything we can expect from Texas weather, it’s to expect the unexpected. For the northern half of Texas – sorry…

Did anybody else get randomly soaked while at a high school football game last night? Well, whether you were or not, rain was all over the San Antonio area on Saturday night, August 30, and it looks like there may be that and more on the way.  The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch is in effect beginning noon on Sunday, August 31 that will last until Monday, September 1. What a way…