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

State of the City - Week of March 7-14

State of the City – Week of March 7-14

Lauren Hernandez, Staff Writer March 7, 2023

San Antonio faced thunderstorms, strong winds and quarter-sized hail on Thursday night, March 2. Downtown San Antonio took most of the hail damage and heavy winds caused power outages for thousands of...

List of candidates for 2023 local general election released

List of candidates for 2023 local general election released

Gauri Raje, News Editor March 7, 2023

The City of San Antonio has released the ballot order for the city’s general election in May. Candidates had the opportunity to file for the elections until Feb. 17. In order to run for a municipal...

State of the City — Week of 02/28/2023

State of the City — Week of 02/28/2023

Gauri Raje, News Editor February 28, 2023

An 81-year-old man has died, and a 74-year-old woman was critically injured after they were attacked by two dogs last Friday. The couple was visiting relatives when they were mauled on the sidewalk by...

State of the City — Week of 02/21/2023

State of the City — Week of 02/21/2023

Gauri Raje, News Editor February 21, 2023

The San Antonio City Council voted to place all six provisions of the Justice Charter on the May 6 election ballot under a “policy-focused measure” titled Proposition A. This will allow San Antonio...

State of the City - Week of 02/14/2023

State of the City – Week of 02/14/2023

Lauren Hernandez, Staff Writer February 14, 2023

Recently, a San Antonio justice and public policy reform organization received enough signatures for a charter that will decriminalize marijuana and abortion while also banning specific police actions...

State of the City - Week of 02/07/2023

State of the City – Week of 02/07/2023

Luna Infante, Staff Writer February 7, 2023

Last week, Texas faced a cold front, leaving the city with closures and power outages. The City of San Antonio and Bexar County did not open warming centers; officials said that the weather conditions...

Vigil and speakout held in San Antonio to demand justice for Tyre Nichols

Vigil and speakout held in San Antonio to demand justice for Tyre Nichols

Laynie Clark, Managing Editor January 31, 2023

On Saturday, Jan. 28, San Antonio’s chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) organized a vigil and speakout at Martin Luther King Plaza to demand justice for Tyre Nichols.  Nichols...

State of the City - Week of 1/31/2023

State of the City – Week of 1/31/2023

Luna Infante, Staff Writer January 31, 2023

Mayor Ron Nirenberg has officially announced his campaign for re-election, running for his fourth and final term. Nirenberg has held the position of mayor of San Antonio since 2017. In an Instagram post,...

Engagement in UTSA’s film and media program led by student urgency

Mason Hickok, Editor-in-Chief January 24, 2023

It started in a GroupMe In the days leading up to the start of the fall 2022 semester, students in the forthcoming film and media program were hard at work to start a club. Finally, in mid-October,...

State of the City — Week of 01/24/2023

State of the City — Week of 01/24/2023

Jessica Mclaren, Assistant News Editor January 24, 2023

The city of Cibolo, which resides just outside the northeast border of San Antonio, will be getting its first H-E-B grocery store this week. The 110,000- square-foot store will include H-E-B Curbside,...

Rep. Castro holds student press conference ahead of election day

Rep. Castro holds student press conference ahead of election day

Malaki Lingg, Assistant Web Editor November 8, 2022

On Nov. 3, 2022, Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX) held a student media-focused press conference. The purpose of this press conference is to give the floor to high school and college news publications...

State of the City - Week of 11/8/2022

State of the City – Week of 11/8/2022

Dafny Flores, Staff Writer November 7, 2022

Based on agenda documents, the San Antonio City Council will issue a vote of no confidence against District 1 Councilman Mario Bravo and vote to censure him on Nov. 10. The city launched an investigation...

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