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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · Jul 18

The floodwaters from the Guadalupe River have receded, and the full devastation from the July 4 flooding has come into view.

Read the first editorials in a series from the @expressnews.com and Austin American-Statesman Editorial Boards, sans paywall.

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Texas can’t afford another flood tragedy. Lawmakers must deliver on promises.

The San Antonio Express-News and the Austin American-Statesman editorial boards are publishing a series of editorials on deadly Texas flooding.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · 1d

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Reader calls out Abbott for persistent 'culture drama' after sidewalk crusade

Good grief! Doesn’t our governor have more important issues to address?

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · 6d

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Full use of technology for calling balls and strikes in MLB can’t come too soon

The MLB’s plan to implement a challenge-based protocol seems like an interim step.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · 12d

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Former FBI director's indictment subverts justice and Trump's credibility

Former FBI Director James Comey has been criminally indicted. It is fair to ask why.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · 17d

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Voters should approve North East ISD’s bond and invest in children

We strongly encourage voters to support North East ISD’s bond and invest in children.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · 18d

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Resignation, firing, demotions at Texas A&M a sad tale in culture warfare

Professors developing theses through years of academic study threaten conservative ideology.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · 18d

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Reader says Gov. Abbott’s free speech support is one-sided, hypocritical

A reader says free speech protections are not subject to the whims of politicians.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · 18d

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San Antonio continues to be an afterthought in tech. It's time for a change.

We must stop treating ambitious development like a threat instead of essential.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · 23d

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Targeting of Jimmy Kimmel seeks to silence fair satirical criticism

What might be described as “Cancel Culture 2.0 — The MAGA Way” sank to new depths.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · 23d

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Council members say San Antonio can lead the way on civility in politics

Start small by making sure disagreement does not devolve into disdain.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · 25d

A former member of San Antonio City Council wades into the Cracker Barrel logo debate.
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Cracker Barrel logo change a bad business decision, not culture warfare

If a new logo is an attack, then everything becomes an attack — and nothing is.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · 27d

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Reader says removal of Brooke Army's burn treatment commander was political

A burn unit survivor slams the recent removal of BAMC's burn unit commander.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Parents’ prayers should join action to prevent school shootings

Enough with the roulette of sending our kids to school and praying it isn’t their turn.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · Sep 10

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Killing of Charlie Kirk is latest deplorable act of violence to shake our nation

Kirk was a husband and young father, and his loved ones are now living a nightmare.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Stronger storms are coming. Texas needs a stronger FEMA

Yanking disaster preparedness grants is gambling with Texans’ lives and livelihoods.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Judge offers religious education with ruling on Ten Commandments in classrooms

Public schools are secular institutions and not centers for religious indoctrination.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Judge offers religious education with ruling on Ten Commandments in classrooms

Public schools are secular institutions and not centers for religious indoctrination.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Judge rules Trump can’t break the law in order to enforce the law

You can’t break the rules to show people that they have to follow the rules.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Judge rules Trump can’t break the law in order to enforce the law

You can’t break the rules to show people that they have to follow the rules.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Southwest creates its own turbulence with San Antonio airport debacle

Southwest is alienating the San Antonio market with its fight over gate assignments.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · Aug 28

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It shouldn’t have taken a tragedy for lawmakers to see need for flooding bills

It’s an indictment that almost any bill will be significant compared to decades of neglect.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Don't just build another Spurs arena. Build a fairer San Antonio.

How do we turn this contentious moment into something bigger than a Spurs arena?

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Mayor Jones asked me how much I make. She should have asked about my life.

I was serving as a Centro ambassador at a live news conference when I was called out.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · Aug 18

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Reader says Abbott should have released emergency funding after flooding

A reader says not releasing funding was a tactic against Democrats.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Downtown Spurs arena, Project Marvel vastly different from prior sports venues

The reasons to support a new arena and a sports and entertainment district are mounting.

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San Antonio Express-News Opinion @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Dog-whistling Trump says migrants are ‘naturally’ made for hard farm work

While Trump talks about “these people,” we the people need to be better.

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