Shelley D. Kofler, TPR News

Shelley D. Kofler

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San Antonio, TX, United States

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San Antonio Leads The Nation In Economic Inequality

San Antonio is one of the most economically segregated cities in the country. That’s what three nationwide studies have determined over the past five years → Read More

Follow San Antonio Election Night Results Here

9:00 p.m. Mayor Ivy Taylor has conceded to Ron Nirenberg, who won with 54 percent of the vote. In a live interview on air, Nirenberg told Texas Public → Read More

Police Vacancies Add To Concern About Smaller Number Of Officers On San Antonio Streets

The San Antonio Police Department has one of the lowest numbers of officers per capita of any department in the country. That’s according to a 2015 FBI → Read More

Early Voting For San Antonio Mayor, City Council Runoff Races, Starts Today

Early voting begins Tuesday, May 30, for runoff races that will decide San Antonio's next mayor and six city council seats. Registered voters can cast → Read More

Sen. Menendez Filibusters To Kill Controversial Annexation Bill

State Sen. Jose Menendez of San Antonio filibustered for more than two hours Sunday night to kill legislation that would have required a vote by property → Read More

Firefighter Scott Deem Eulogized As An Example Of 'Bravery And Commitment'

Friday, hundreds of San Antonio firefighters from across Texas remembered 31-year old Scott Deem, one of their own, as a loyal father and husband, and for → Read More

City And Homeowners Squaring Off Over Annexation Bill That May Face Final Vote Sunday

This weekend state lawmakers have a packed calendar as they race to decide bills before the end of the session on May 29. One bill they’re scheduled to → Read More

Texas Pursuing More Federal Funding As It Braces For Zika

Texas health officials say we’re better prepared this year than last to protect against the Zika virus and the mosquitos that spread it, but additional → Read More

Voters Say Yes To San Antonio Bond, Providing Funding For 180 Projects

San Antonio voters on Saturday overwhelmingly gave a green light for $850 million dollars in bond projects. Now the City has 5 years to complete them. → Read More

Rep. Cuellar Says The Emergency Budget Due Friday Will Not Have Border Wall Funding

The deadline is Friday for Congress and the President to approve a 2017 emergency budget, or the federal government will shut down. A key issue: whether → Read More

LIVE: Join TPR Tonight For Election Coverage, On-Air And Online

7:01 p.m. Early vote totals were released on the Bexar County Elections Administration's website and for now Ivy Taylor has taken the lead in the mayoral → Read More

Challengers Take Aim At Incumbent Taylor In TPR Mayoral Debate

Three leading candidates for San Antonio mayor tangled over relieving traffic gridlock, recruiting more police and the viability of the Vista Ridge water → Read More

As The City Reveals Plans For Renovating The Historic Alameda Theater, TPR May Play A Role

As early as next year, the City of San Antonio could begin a major renovation of the historic Alameda Theater located downtown. → Read More

Rep. Doggett: Obamacare Opponents Who Couldn't Repeal It Will Try To "Sabotage" It

Democratic Congressman Lloyd Doggett says the battle over the Affordable Care Act isn’t over, even though a Republican plan to repeal it was scrapped last → Read More

U.S. Reps Hurd And Castro Join Rally To Show Unity Between U.S.-Mexico Communities

Several hundred people linked arms and cheered on Saturday as they formed a human chain on the International Bridge that links Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad → Read More

Texas Is State Most Affected By Any NAFTA Overhaul

Mexico Consul General Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez told state lawmakers Monday that Texas has more to lose than any other state if President Trump keeps his → Read More

Former Gov. Perry To Announce His Second White House Campaign

When the state’s longest serving governor announces his second presidential run Thursday, he is going to be surrounded by a star-studded group his campaign → Read More

Dallas, HUD Officials Resolve Housing Discrimination Case

Dallas city officials say they have resolved a federal fair housing discrimination case. → Read More

How Will The Elections Affect Business At The Texas Capitol?

Tuesday's Republican sweep added a new layer of conservatism to state government in Texas. KERA’s Shelley Kofler talked with Ross Ramsey with The Texas → Read More

Video: Explore This North Texas Wetlands, One Of The Largest In The Country

Tonight at 7, Texas public television stations take a look at a big challenge facing our state in an hour-long program, Texas Perspectives: Water. The → Read More