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How the SCOTUS birthright case could affect Bexar babies

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship.

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On average, 5,400 babies were born each year to immigrant mothers in Bexar County from 2016 to 2024, according to CDC data — underscoring how many local families could be affected by potential changes to birthright citizenship.Why it matters: The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over President Trump&#x27;s executive order restricting birthright citizenship, in a case that could reshape who is recognized as an American at birth.

Ballpark comes into focus in downtown San Antonio

Development plans include two apartment complexes and a hotel.

San Antonio is getting its first look at designs for a new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Minor League Baseball stadium" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/08/14/san-antonio-missions-downtown-baseball-stadium" data-vars-content-id="bffc7f0d-a1ce-4abc-8311-d6fe15585188" data-vars-headline="Ballpark comes into focus in downtown San Antonio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/08/14/san-antonio-missions-downtown-baseball-stadium" target="_self">Minor League Baseball stadium</a> downtown surrounded by apartments and hotel rooms.Why it matters: Team owners aim to transform downtown, an area known as a tourist mecca, into a destination for locals.

Why San Antonio streets rank among the least safe

Pedestrians walk on roads with high speed limits.

Transit

The San Antonio area has some of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="least safe streets" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/12/08/san-antonio-deadliest-dangerous-roads-crashes-map" data-vars-content-id="ae7f8b52-6300-45dd-b6c1-d076401e4341" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio streets rank among the least safe" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/12/08/san-antonio-deadliest-dangerous-roads-crashes-map" target="_self">least safe streets</a> in the country, per StreetLight Data&#x27;s new &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="U.S. Safe Streets Index" data-vars-click-url="https://learn.streetlightdata.com/us-safe-streets-index-ebook" data-vars-content-id="ae7f8b52-6300-45dd-b6c1-d076401e4341" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio streets rank among the least safe" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://learn.streetlightdata.com/us-safe-streets-index-ebook" target="_blank">U.S. Safe Streets Index</a>.&quot;Why it matters: Traffic fatalities in San Antonio have increased since the pandemic, according to the city&#x27;s latest tally.

What San Antonio area homeowners do for a living

Management and business professionals are most likely to own a home in the San Antonio area.

Real Estate

Management and business professionals are most likely to own a home in the San Antonio area, according to a National Association of Realtors analysis of Census Bureau data shared exclusively with Axios.The big picture: Homeownership trends in San Antonio mostly mirror national patterns, though the region stands out for gains in homeownership among health care employees — and declines among service workers.

How tariffs and immigration hit San Antonio's Silk Road

International markets offer a home away from home.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Tariffs" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/economy/tariffs" data-vars-content-id="42e45737-78b9-4e21-b2f3-973bd9523cfd" data-vars-headline="How tariffs and immigration hit San Antonio&#x27;s Silk Road" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/economy/tariffs" target="_self">Tariffs</a> and fear among some <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="immigrant communities" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/10/27/bay-area-sf-federal-immigration-crackdown-fears-immigrant-anxiety" data-vars-content-id="42e45737-78b9-4e21-b2f3-973bd9523cfd" data-vars-headline="How tariffs and immigration hit San Antonio&#x27;s Silk Road" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/10/27/bay-area-sf-federal-immigration-crackdown-fears-immigrant-anxiety" target="_self">immigrant communities</a> are changing how people shop at San Antonio&#x27;s international grocery stores.Why it matters: The city&#x27;s plentiful international markets offer a home away from home for a diverse community of immigrants.

Paxton sues Bexar County over immigrant legal fund

Paxton has filed a similar lawsuit against Harris County.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Bexar County over funding <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="immigrant" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/03/san-antonio-ice-detention-center-east-side" data-vars-content-id="af53acbb-1ed0-4a24-93ba-bced81b53244" data-vars-headline="Paxton sues Bexar County over immigrant legal fund" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/03/san-antonio-ice-detention-center-east-side" target="_self">immigrant</a> legal services, he announced Wednesday.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The lawsuit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/Petition_6.pdf?utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_term=" data-vars-content-id="af53acbb-1ed0-4a24-93ba-bced81b53244" data-vars-headline="Paxton sues Bexar County over immigrant legal fund" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/Petition_6.pdf?utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_term=" target="_blank">The lawsuit</a> ramps up already-high political tensions over how <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="local governments should" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/01/27/san-antonio-city-council-ice-immigration-police" data-vars-content-id="af53acbb-1ed0-4a24-93ba-bced81b53244" data-vars-headline="Paxton sues Bexar County over immigrant legal fund" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/01/27/san-antonio-city-council-ice-immigration-police" target="_self">local governments should</a> and should not handle <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="immigration issues" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/immigration" data-vars-content-id="af53acbb-1ed0-4a24-93ba-bced81b53244" data-vars-headline="Paxton sues Bexar County over immigrant legal fund" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/immigration" target="_self">immigration issues</a>.

San Antonio leaders look for ways to block potential ICE detention site

ICE is looking to expand detention capacity.

Several San Antonio elected officials aren&#x27;t happy about reports that ICE is eyeing a warehouse on the city&#x27;s East Side to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="expand its detention space" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/01/ice-detention-centers-jails-noem-trump" data-vars-content-id="4affed13-c72c-4880-8a7c-d476c2dff943" data-vars-headline="San Antonio leaders look for ways to block potential ICE detention site" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/01/ice-detention-centers-jails-noem-trump" target="_self">expand its detention space</a>, but it&#x27;s not clear what they can do about it.Why it matters: The federal government directly purchases facilities, making it harder — but not impossible — for local officials to combat the Trump administration&#x27;s plans to scale up its detention capacity.

Here's how SAPD does — and doesn't — work with ICE

Anger is mounting against ICE in San Antonio and nationwide.

As anger <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="mounts against ICE" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/14/ice-agents-arrests-shooting-protests-riots" data-vars-content-id="2dbc7640-7bb7-4c17-bcbf-9c1fe3b0db4d" data-vars-headline="Here&#x27;s how SAPD does — and doesn&#x27;t — work with ICE" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/14/ice-agents-arrests-shooting-protests-riots" target="_self">mounts against ICE</a> in San Antonio and other major cities, the role local law enforcement plays in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="working with federal agents" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/01/24/san-antonio-police-immigration-enforcement-trump" data-vars-content-id="2dbc7640-7bb7-4c17-bcbf-9c1fe3b0db4d" data-vars-headline="Here&#x27;s how SAPD does — and doesn&#x27;t — work with ICE" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/01/24/san-antonio-police-immigration-enforcement-trump" target="_self">working with federal agents</a> is under increased scrutiny.Why it matters: Tensions have been building since <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="federal agents killed" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/24/minneapolis-shooting-federal-agent" data-vars-content-id="2dbc7640-7bb7-4c17-bcbf-9c1fe3b0db4d" data-vars-headline="Here&#x27;s how SAPD does — and doesn&#x27;t — work with ICE" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/24/minneapolis-shooting-federal-agent" target="_self">federal agents killed</a> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Alex Pretti" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/24/minneapolis-ice-shooting-id" data-vars-content-id="2dbc7640-7bb7-4c17-bcbf-9c1fe3b0db4d" data-vars-headline="Here&#x27;s how SAPD does — and doesn&#x27;t — work with ICE" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/24/minneapolis-ice-shooting-id" target="_self">Alex Pretti</a> in Minneapolis on Saturday — less than a month after the shooting of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Renee Good" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/07/ice-shooting-victim-identified-renee-nicole-good-minneapolis" data-vars-content-id="2dbc7640-7bb7-4c17-bcbf-9c1fe3b0db4d" data-vars-headline="Here&#x27;s how SAPD does — and doesn&#x27;t — work with ICE" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/07/ice-shooting-victim-identified-renee-nicole-good-minneapolis" target="_self">Renee Good</a> — and after <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a 5-year-old boy" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/23/child-detention-ice-minnesota" data-vars-content-id="2dbc7640-7bb7-4c17-bcbf-9c1fe3b0db4d" data-vars-headline="Here&#x27;s how SAPD does — and doesn&#x27;t — work with ICE" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/23/child-detention-ice-minnesota" target="_self">a 5-year-old boy</a> was detained there last week and sent to a family detention center south of San Antonio.

140 people arrested in San Antonio immigration raid

Gov. Greg Abbott said there's more to come.

More than 140 <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="undocumented immigrants" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/11/12/texas-unauthorzed-immigrant-population" data-vars-content-id="dc2e51bf-c402-4371-b679-c287ba73723b" data-vars-headline="140 people arrested in San Antonio immigration raid" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/11/12/texas-unauthorzed-immigrant-population" target="_self">undocumented immigrants</a> were arrested during a raid targeting gang members in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Antonio" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio" data-vars-content-id="dc2e51bf-c402-4371-b679-c287ba73723b" data-vars-headline="140 people arrested in San Antonio immigration raid" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio" target="_self">San Antonio</a> on Sunday, the FBI confirmed.Why it matters: The arrests by a new multi-agency task force appear to be the beginning of a larger effort to crack down on international criminal organizations in South Texas.

Immigration

How tariffs and immigration hit San Antonio's Silk Road

Paxton sues Bexar County over immigrant legal fund

San Antonio leaders look for ways to block potential ICE detention site

Here's how SAPD does — and doesn't — work with ICE

140 people arrested in San Antonio immigration raid