🧵: Though San Antonio votes blue on the whole, different areas of the city have distinct voting patterns. We analyzed eight years of precinct-level election results and found that the city has four voting blocs. @ExpressNews https://t.co/yErME947LQ

Just over 11% of Bexar County registered voters cast early ballots ahead of Tuesday’s election, when voters will decide whether to use county taxes to pay for a downtown Spurs arena. w/ @datawithleila https://t.co/Byqok3oe5d

As @JudsonISD asks voters for a tax rate increase, a former financial consultant's report shows the district's deficit is linked to questionable spending decisions. From @melissm8 and @datawithleila: https://t.co/1AzpeJ1uz6 #txed

Early voting for the Nov. 4 election started on Monday, and so far, it’s on track to outpace the average odd-year November election. We’ll be updating with new numbers every day, so check back in! @ExpressNews https://t.co/3PupQv0u3z

The financing mechanisms the city plans to use to help pay for elements of Project Marvel are complex. @datawithleila and I broke down some of them with fun graphics:

On Wednesday, the city’s $4 billion budget went into effect. We analyzed some of the most notable changes in funding… What’d we find? Spending on public safety is up while many departments’ funding is down. Read more: w/ @MeganLRodriguez @smithmollyk

Income levels across the U.S. increased in 2024, but not in this major Texas metro. "When you focus in on Houston, you see the median income in the metro area decreasing," @LaurenLeining tells @sgonzalezkelly and @datawithleila. Find out why 👇

We analyzed precinct data to estimate where new San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' votes came from in the runoff election.

.@GinaOrtizJones won San Antonio’s mayoral runoff by framing the nonpartisan race as a referendum on Gov. Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump. “She won because this race became, whether intentionally or not, a Republican versus Democrat race.” https://t.co/7UJywxVJLp

Most San Antonio school districts saw passing rates fallin Algebra I, English II, English I and U.S. History on the spring 2025 STAAR end-of-course high school exams. https://t.co/YiwwUere2g via @expressnews

The number of ICE detentions is rising incredibly fast

1/ @GinaOrtizJones won more than 1 in every 4 votes cast in the May 3 mayoral election by pulling support on San Antonio’s East, West and South sides while @rolandopablos found most of his support on the North Side, @datawithleila found. https://t.co/PAkWMFfUaj

How did your neighborhood vote in the San Antonio May 3 election?

Read more here: https://t.co/yErME947LQ

The blocs also turn out to vote at different rates. The two more conservative blocs were overrepresented in the turnout of the 2023 election.

🟧 The Conservative North Side is wealthier, whiter and older than the other blocs. 🟨 Mini San Antonio had the closest voting trends to the city. 🟩 The City Inner Band and 🟦 the Blue Center were both left of the city and majority Hispanic.

San Antonio can be broken into four voting blocs. Which one do you fall into? We analyzed eight years of election results to synthesize what areas of the city vote most alike — and what that might mean for the May 3 mayoral election. https://t.co/HDjjmPrHGU

NEW: Hospitals leave sponges, needles and tools behind in patients during surgeries, a rare but devastating medical error. Hearst Newspapers investigated how often it happens across the U.S. By @emiliemunson and @datawithleila

Curious why candidates are focused on these topics? @smithmollyk dug into that here: https://t.co/Km3ZDU69PG

One way to look at what San Antonio mayoral candidates care about is to look at their campaign websites. We used AI to analyze candidates' policies and priorities. Use our tool to explore how candidates are similar and where they differed.