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Forum of candidates for judicial seats in Bexar County

Written by Calasia_Haynes on Oct 23, 2018

The San Antonio Black Lawyers Association hosted a forum for judicial candidates on Oct. 20, 2018 at the Macedonia Baptist Church in San Antonio.Co-hosts included the NAACP, the League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area, Community of Churches for Social Action, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Delta Rho Lambda Chapter Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Alpha Pi Zeta Chapter.

COPS/Metro quiz candidates for U.S. Congress, Texas House

Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Oct 22, 2018

Scroll down to replay full video: Leaders from COPS/Metro, a coalition of churches, schools and unions, asked candidates for Congress and the Texas Legislature to support the coalition’s agenda on issues from public school funding and predatory lending to immigration and workforce development during its General Election Accountability Session Oct. 16, 2018 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in the San Antonio suburb of Helotes.

Video: U.S. House District 21 Debate between Chip Roy, Joseph Kopser and Lee Santos

Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Oct 19, 2018

Replay video of the debate between candidates for U.S. House District 21: Republican Chip Roy, Democrat Joseph Kopser and Libertarian Lee Santos. The debate was hosted by the League of Women Voters of the San Antonio area and was moderated by Jim Forsyth, host of the KLRN program On the Record.

Video: Westside neighborhood leaders call SA Tomorrow process perplexing and disrespectful

Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Aug 29, 2018

Leaders of the Westside Neighborhood Associations Coalition told the mayor, city council members and state representatives that they are being disrespected and treated like “guinea pigs” in the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan process.

How vision-impaired people can make voting machines speak to them

Written by Soren Vaughn on Aug 15, 2018

In this video, disABILITYsa Co-Founder and Executive Director Melanie Cawthon demonstrates how to use an "adaptive" voting machine designed for people with disabilities.