Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Why should you register to vote?

Why should you register to vote?

Joseph Hernandez, Junior Copyeditor September 18, 2020

At VoteTexas.gov, you can check if you already are registered to vote and where. Per VoteTexas, you can register to vote if...: “You are a United States citizen You are a resident...

Don’t let false information deplete your voting rights

Don’t let false information deplete your voting rights

Paris Cantu, Staff Writer September 8, 2020

Like almost everything mentioned in high frequency on Donald Trump’s Twitter account, mail-in voting is not that complicated. Mail-in voting or absentee voting allows you to vote by mail, which is allowed...

Photo by Jake Striebeck

COVID-19: San Antonio should be bracing for the worst

Daniel Ysmael Dominguez, Contributing Writer April 13, 2020

I work at a coffee shop in the medical center in which the majority of my customers are first responders in nearby hospitals.  Those who are awake enough before their morning dose of coffee often speak...

Marijuana law slackens in SA

Editorial staff October 4, 2017

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar announced a new “cite and release” pilot program aiming to put fewer Bexar County residents, including members of the UTSA student body, in jail for nonviolent crimes—including...

SA mayoral candidates work to earn the student vote

Jeremiah Hobbs January 25, 2017

Bexar County Democratic Party Chairman Manuel Medina has never held an elected government office but has experience as a political consultant. He has pledged to regulate public utility rate and salary...

Libby Wiedermann and Catherine Torres-Stahl debating at the Candidate Forum. Isaac Serna, The Paisano

UTSA downtown campus hosts Candidate Forum

Isaac Serna October 12, 2016

UTSA students and San Antonio residents gathered at the Candidate Forum, located at the UTSA Downtown Campus, to learn about Bexar County’s public candidates. League of Women Voters (LWV) in partnership...

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