Belmares is the former co-chair of the Community Alliance for a United San Antonio (CAUSA), the coalition that worked to get the 2013 non-discrimination ordinance passed.
After Republican lawmakers launched reviews of books on race and gender in schools, public libraries around the state have faced book challenges from local residents.
The Trump administration created the Migrant Protection Protocols, also called 'remain in Mexico,' in 2019 before the Biden administration canceled it in 2021. The ruling sends the case back to a Texas federal court.
Garcia shot 100 black-and-white portraits of musicians, visual artists and other creatives during socially distanced sessions in the middle of the pandemic.
The program is expected aid 133 San Antonio artists and 40 arts nonprofits, according to city officials. The window to apply will remain open through July 29.
