| | When its [[leftist]] mayor, [[Julian Castro]] joined the [[Barack H. Obama]] Cabinet, he was succeeded by a moderately [[conservative]] African-American, Ivy Taylor. In an upset election outcome in June 2015, Taylor as the interim mayor, defeated a liberal Hispanic, Leticia Van de Putte, a former member of the Texas State Senate who ran unsuccessfully against her colleague [[Dan Patrick]] for lieutenant governor in 2014. In 2017, Taylor was unseated after less than three years in the position by the more [[liberal]] candidate, [[Ron Nirenberg]]. | | When its [[leftist]] mayor, [[Julian Castro]] joined the [[Barack H. Obama]] Cabinet, he was succeeded by a moderately [[conservative]] African-American, Ivy Taylor. In an upset election outcome in June 2015, Taylor as the interim mayor, defeated a liberal Hispanic, Leticia Van de Putte, a former member of the Texas State Senate who ran unsuccessfully against her colleague [[Dan Patrick]] for lieutenant governor in 2014. In 2017, Taylor was unseated after less than three years in the position by the more [[liberal]] candidate, [[Ron Nirenberg]]. |
| | + | On May Day 2021, several communists marched through San Antonio and blocked traffic.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/communists-march-austin-texas-praise-mass-murderers-block-intersections-may-day-demonstration-video/ Communists March Through Austin, Texas – Praise Mass Murderers, Block Intersections in May Day Demonstration] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> |