
Metro Columnist
Gilbert Garcia
Gilbert Garcia is a native of Brownsville, Texas, with more than 20 years experience writing for weekly and daily newspapers. A graduate of Harvard University, he has won awards for his reporting on music, sports, religion, and politics. He is the author of the 2012 book, "Reagan's Comeback: Four Weeks in Texas That Changed American Politics Forever," published by Trinity University Press. One of his feature stories also appeared in the national anthology, "Da Capo Best Music Writing 2001."
Stories By Gilbert Garcia
Gilbert Garcia
May 21, 2022
Garcia: ‘We need champions of working people’: Sanders makes the case for Cisneros



Gilbert Garcia
May 17, 2022
Garcia: Under new Texas law, racist manifestos are protected on social media

Gilbert Garcia
May 14, 2022
Garcia: The same governor who champions the ‘sanctity of life’ wants migrant babies to starve

Gilbert Garcia
May 12, 2022
Garcia: Under Abbott’s parental-choice plan, you get to choose your poison



Gilbert Garcia
May 7, 2022
Garcia: Like Judd, the Center for Health Care Services is fighting the stigma of mental illness


Gilbert Garcia
May 3, 2022
Garcia: As public support for legalized abortion has grown, its opposition has become louder

Gilbert Garcia
April 30, 2022
Garcia: Chip Roy’s theatrical outrage over the border is highly selective

Gilbert Garcia
April 28, 2022
Garcia: Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover illustrates how little we understand about free speech


Politics
April 26, 2022
Podcast: GOP chair: ‘We’re seeing a huge uptick of new Republicans in San Antonio’



Gilbert Garcia
April 19, 2022
Garcia: Lang-Lessing’s dismissal a shameful act by the San Antonio Symphony

Politics
April 19, 2022
Podcast: Tackling the property tax burden: ‘Ultimate answer is a state income tax’

Gilbert Garcia
April 17, 2022
Garcia: Selena at 51: What might have been
