Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Our 52 Weeks of Food Trucks series returns today with a look at a trailer that gives peanut butter and jelly sandwiches an adult flavor upgrade. Check our Taste team's page before lunch. Thunderstorms that pounded the San Antonio area Wednesday night are likely to linger into the weekend, though with less intensity. In San Antonio today, expect a high of 74 with more showers. With all this rain in the forecast, you should check out our interactive flood risk map. It allows you to enter a property address or zoom and drag the map to see the percentage of properties in a given area that are at risk of flooding in the next 30 years

The White House has tapped Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez to lead the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — the agency that Gonzalez challenged under former President Donald Trump. Gonzalez wasn't the only Texan in national political news yesterday. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is suing the federal government over a program that provides debt relief to racially and ethnically diverse farmers and ranchers that he says discriminates against white ones, including himself. With three days left in April, don't expect to see the sun much before the calendar flips to May. It'll be mostly cloudy today with possible showers and a high of 90.

Today is the last day for early voting in the local election. If you're headed to the polls today, check out our voter guide and the complete list of our Editorial Board's recommendations. Election Day is Saturday, and we'll have a lot more on the races on expressnews.com. Express-News subscribers, you can have a ball at a future game at the AT&T Center! Enter for a chance to win tickets to the San Antonio basketball game on May 2. Don't put away your umbrellas and rain boots just yet. More precipitation and thunderstorms are expected, thanks to a front and dry line that will move through the area this week. In San Antonio today, expect a high of 85 with possible showers.

Is Texas "very close" to herd immunity, as Gov. Greg Abbott says? On Fox News earlier this month, Abbott told a national audience that it's a matter of simple math. Here's a fact check on that claim. Keep reading for more on vaccinations and herd immunity. Worlds are converging in Boca Chica, and despite a groundswell of supporters around the world, not all of SpaceX's South Texas neighbors are thrilled with a rocket factory and launch pad in their backyard. Our top story over the weekend took a look at 'Starbase, Texas.'

A Texas-led effort to address the migrant surge, a history of the chancla, and a $3.6 million Cordillera Ranch 'villa,' here are the stories to start your day. Top Stories: Cordillera Ranch retirement home is an entertainer's dream Texans lead bipartisan effort to address migrant surge at border The chancla has become a venerated symbol of Mexican American culture. Here's why and how.

The Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after a former officer was convicted in the killing of George Floyd there, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday. In political news a little closer to home, the possibility of Matthew McConaughey as a candidate for Texas governor was one of the topics of conversation on this week's episode the Express-News's Puro Politics podcast. Check it out here.

In Minnesota and Texas, friends and family reacted to the verdict in a watershed case involving the death of an unarmed and handcuffed Black man under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement last year.

A settlement is reached in the wrecked Ferrari case, Fort Hood honors Vanessa Guillén, and SAWS enacts Stage 2 water restrictions. Read more in today's Express Briefing.

Early voting is set to begin today for local elections, including heavily contested races for San Antonio mayor and City Council seats, two propositions and a number of suburban and school district contests. We have a whole lot more information below. We'll be keeping an eye on the Sutherland Springs trial as it enters its third week. On Friday, a leading researcher on mass shootings testified for the Air Force that the gunman targeted First Baptist Church to "defend" his second wife from embarrassment.

The Biden administration announced Thursday the U.S. is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against dozens of companies and other people, holding the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year's presidential election and the hacking of federal agencies. In the midst of a pandemic season perhaps hazardous to NBA players' health, rest days might finally be in the offing for some prominent Spurs. San Antonio hosts Portland tonight, then visits Phoenix on Saturday. Our Spurs Nation newsletter delivers the info you need the morning after every game.