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Report: S.A. has improved public health policies

https://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/Report-S-A-has-improved-public-health-policies-12949325.php

Motorcycle crashes continue amid push for safety, awareness

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Motorcycle-crashes-continue-amid-push-for-safety-12949320.php

San Antonio Express-News courts reporter Elizabeth Zavala has updates on defendants and defense strategies for trials revolving around the gruesome murder of Jose Luis Menchaca.

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San Antonio’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial built with thousands of small contributions

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-s-Vietnam-Veterans-Memorial-built-12947767.php

Thousands of dog bites in S.A. include three-dozen cases against dangerous dogs

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Thousands-of-dog-bites-in-S-A-include-12945064.php

Mexican American Studies scholars waging fight against SBOE this week

https://www.expressnews.com/news/news_columnists/elaine_ayala/article/Mexican-American-Studies-scholars-waging-fight-12947757.php

Memorial Day weekend means start of tubing season

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Memorial-Day-weekend-means-start-of-tubing-season-12947898.php

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Families from Texas’ most recent mass shootings come together

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Families-from-Texas-most-recent-mass-shootings-12942409.php

Texas gas prices top $3 a gallon in some cities for first time since 2014

https://www.expressnews.com/business/eagle-ford-energy/article/As-Memorial-Day-looms-gas-tops-3-a-gallon-for-12940610.php

New sand mine planned south of San Antonio for the Eagle Ford Shale region

https://www.expressnews.com/business/eagle-ford-energy/article/New-sand-mine-planned-south-of-San-Antonio-for-12941141.php

San Antonio Express-News lays off 14 journalists

https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/San-Antonio-Express-News-lays-off-14-journalists-12942109.php

San Antonio Express-News staff editorial writer and columnist Josh Brodesky has details on two pregnant, female prisoners who were recently released from jail after having gone roughly two weeks without meeting their public defenders. Find more details at https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/columnists/josh_brodesky/article/Two-weeks-in-jail-without-seeing-an-attorney-12926740.php

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City’s population growth largest in nation, census data shows

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/City-s-population-growth-largest-in-nation-12939249.php

Task force to recommend more disclosure for City Council campaign contributions

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Task-force-to-recommend-more-disclosure-for-12938990.php

Host Gilbert Garcia and a team of San Antonio Express-News political reporters break down the winners and losers of Tuesday's primary runoff elections in Bexar County and across the state.
That and more on this week's episode of Puro Politics.

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Full results: 2018 runoff election for Bexar County races

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/See-the-results-of-the-2018-runoff-election-here-12934874.php

Valdez wins tight race to become first Latina, first lesbian to win major party nod for governor

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Valdez-White-in-tight-race-for-Democratic-nod-12935725.php

Ortiz Jones to face Hurd in S.A. congressional district

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/bl-ds-12935996.php

Elizondo survives close call in Precinct 2 Commissioners Court runoff

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Elizondo-up-early-in-Precinct-2-Commissioners-12935623.php

Allison trounces Beebe to win GOP nod in District 121

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Allison-trounces-Beebe-to-win-GOP-nod-in-District-12935845.php

Republican judicial candidates duke it out in 187th, 226th state District Courts

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Republican-judicial-candidates-duke-it-out-in-12935823.php

Today the gang talks about how to have a better al fresco picnic this summer, and how to switch up your burger game with some alternative proteins. We’ll talk about the 1-star dining review of Bexar Pub, famous for the Folc burger, we’ll taste test some Twang’s salts for beer and more and we’ll talk about some surprisingly good barbecue from HEB, our love of Lebanese mountain bread, 4 ways to dress up your bubbly with just one ingredient and we get all ranty and rave-y about bratty a-hole kids in restaurants, and the parents that let this happen.

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Primary runoff Tuesday to decide several contested races

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Primary-runoff-Tuesday-to-decide-several-12932615.php

San Antonio, other cities activate Stage 1 watering restrictions

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-activates-Stage-1-watering-12931344.php