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 8/29

State of the City: Week of 8/29

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor August 29, 2023

Not subscribed to local news, but still want to stay up-to-date on the happenings around town? Look no further. Highlighting notable stories from external San Antonio news sources, State of the City summarizes...

State of the City — Week of 4/25

State of the City — Week of 4/25

Gauri Raje, News Editor April 25, 2023

  Education: On Friday, April 21, students at the IDEA Harvey E. Najim school, joined by parents, walked out of class to participate in a protest for teachers. KENS5 reported that, according...

State of the City — Week of 4/18

State of the City — Week of 4/18

Gauri Raje, News Editor April 18, 2023

Weather Following storms Friday night, mysanantonio.com reports that there is a probability the city will experience rain again on Tuesday, April 18. The “potential” for rain will continue through...

State of the City — Week of 4/11

State of the City — Week of 4/11

Amber Serio, Staff Writer April 11, 2023

Misc: San Antonio City Council approved a $2.5 million plan to fund a park that will be located adjacent to the Hays Street Bridge. On Thursday, April 6, it became official that the long-anticipated...

State of the City – 4/4

State of the City – 4/4

Lauren Hernandez, Staff Writer April 4, 2023

Misc: On March 31, San Antonio portrait artist Angel Rodriguez-Díaz died at age 67. Rodriguez-Díaz used his portraits to reflect on cultural, political and social issues. His artworks have been featured...

State of the City — Week of March 28

State of the City — Week of March 28

Lauren Hernandez, Staff Writer March 28, 2023

On Saturday morning, thousands of people participated in the 27th Annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice outside of the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. The march was organized by the Cesar E. Chavez...

State of the City — Week of March 21

State of the City — Week of March 21

Gauri Raje, News Editor March 21, 2023

Voting and Elections: Last week, the Texas Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of San Antonio voters getting the chance to vote on a charter amendment, also known as Proposition A. The amendment, proposed...

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...

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...

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