San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio,the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in the 2020 US census. It is the most populous city in and the county seat of Bexar County. The city is the seventh-most populous in the United States,the second-largest in the Southern United States,and the second-most populous in Texas after Houston.
The University of Texas System is a public university system in the U.S. state of Texas. It includes nine universities and five independent health institutions. The UT System is headquartered in Downtown Austin. It is the largest university system in Texas with 250,000+ enrolled students,21,000+ employed faculty,83,000+ health care professionals,researchers and support staff. The UT System's $42.7 billion endowment is the largest of any public university system in the United States.
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is a public research university in San Antonio,Texas,United States. Established in 1969,UTSA is the largest university in San Antonio and the eighth-largest by enrollment in the state of Texas enrolling over 35,000 students across its five campuses spanning more than 758 acres. It is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very High Research Activity". The UTSA Institute for Economic Development generates $2.6 billion in direct economic impact.
Lamar Seeligson Smith is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 21st congressional district for 16 terms,a district including most of the wealthier sections of San Antonio and Austin,as well as some of the Texas Hill Country. He is a member of the Republican Party. He sponsored the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act (PCIP). He also co-sponsored the Leahy–Smith America Invents Act.
Enrique Roberto "Henry" Cuellar is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 28th congressional district since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district extends from the Rio Grande to San Antonio's suburbs.
Gregory Wayne Abbott is an American politician,attorney,and jurist serving as the 48th governor of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 to 2015 and as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1996 to 2001.
Dan Goeb Patrick is an American radio talk show host,television broadcaster,and politician. He has been serving as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Texas since January 2015,under Governor Greg Abbott.
William Ballard Hurd is an American politician and former CIA clandestine officer who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district from 2015 to 2021.
Randolph Blake Farenthold is an American politician and lobbyist. A member of the Republican Party,Farenthold co-hosted a conservative talk-radio program before beginning a career in politics. Farenthold served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 27th congressional district from 2011 until his resignation in April 2018 in the wake of reports he used public funds to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit and had created an intensely hostile work environment for women in his congressional office. Upon resigning,Farenthold pledged to reimburse the US$84,000 in public money that he used to settle the lawsuit. He later reneged on his pledge to repay.
Lucy Killea was an American politician who served in the California State Legislature,from 1982 to 1996.
Sidney Carroll Miller is an American politician from Stephenville,Texas. He is the Texas Agriculture Commissioner,serving since January 2015. He is a Republican.
Jonathan Spence Stickland is an American politician from Texas. A member of the Republican Party,he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 92 for four terms,from 2013 to 2021. The district includes a portion of Tarrant County in suburban Fort Worth. He did not seek re-election in 2020.
This article summarizes healthcare in Texas. In 2022,the United Healthcare Foundation ranked Texas as the 38th healthiest state in the United States. Obesity,excessive drinking,maternal mortality,infant mortality,vaccinations,mental health,and limited access to healthcare are among the major public health issues facing Texas.
Ivy Ruth Taylor is the former Mayor of San Antonio,Texas from 2014 through 2017,and the former president of Rust College in Holly Springs,Mississippi from 2017 through 2023. The former politician and urban planner was a nonpartisan officeholder,although she is registered as a Democrat. She was also the first African American to be elected mayor of San Antonio and only the second woman in that position. In addition,Taylor was the first female African-American mayor of a city with a population of more than one million.
The 2018 California gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of California,concurrently with elections for the rest of California's executive branch,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic governor Jerry Brown was ineligible to run for re-election for a third consecutive term due to term limits from the Constitution of California. The race was between the incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Gavin Newsom and businessman John H. Cox,a Republican,who qualified for the general election after placing first and second in the June 5,2018,primary election.
San Antonio FC is a professional soccer club based in San Antonio,Texas. It competes in the USL Championship,the second-highest level of the United States soccer league system,as a member of the Western Conference.
The 2018 Texas gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Texas,concurrently with the election of Texas's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other congressional,state and local elections throughout the United States and Texas. Incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott won re-election to a second term in office defeating Democratic nominee Lupe Valdez,the former sheriff of Dallas County,and Libertarian nominee Mark Tippetts,a former member of the Lago Vista city council.
On May 6,2017,the city of San Antonio,Texas held an election to choose the next mayor of San Antonio. The election was officially nonpartisan with candidates party affiliations not appearing on the ballot. As no candidate secured a majority of the vote,a runoff was held on June 10,2017 with Councilman Ron Nirenberg defeating incumbent mayor Ivy Taylor.
Hillary Ronen is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 9,which includes the neighborhoods of Mission District,Bernal Heights,and Portola.
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated that more than 187,084 people were experiencing homelessness in California in January 2024. This is one of the highest per capita rates in the nation,with 0.48% of residents estimated as being homeless. Two-thirds of homeless people in California are unsheltered,which is the highest percentage of any state in the United States. 45% of the unsheltered homeless people in the United States live in California. Even those who are sheltered are so insecurely,with 90% of homeless adults in California reporting that they spent at least one night unsheltered in the past six months.
