Local Data & News Sources
(Community Information Now) - aggregates Bexar County data from a variety of sources.
nonpartisan, nonprofit online news organization in San Antonio, with the goal of "informing and engaging people about public policy, health, the environment, education and culture."
local coverage of politics and issues in San Antonio, TX.
largest newspaper in the San Antonio market. Paid subscription required to access full text content. Selected free articles online via the MySA portal.
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San Antonio Express-News (1990-present) through NewsBank is available through the San Antonio Public Library website.
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San Antonio Express-News (1954-1977) through NewspaperARCHIVE.com database is available onsite at the UTSA Libraries.
covers a full range of topics including public and higher education, health care, immigration, criminal justice, energy, poverty, the environment, water, transportation
San Antonio Media - a selective list of links to magazine, newspaper, radio, television, and other media sources in the greater San Antonio area.
Books
$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Call Number: HC110.P6 E343 2015Publication Date: 2015This book delivers new evidence and new ideas to our national debate on income inequality.
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Call Number: HD7287.96.U6 D47 2016Publication Date: 2016Based on years of embedded fieldwork and painstakingly gathered data, this masterful book transforms our understanding of extreme poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving a devastating, uniquely American problem.
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by Call Number: HD8073.V37 A3 2016Publication Date: 2016A deeply moving memoir with its share of humor and vividly colorful figures, Hillbilly Elegy is the story of how upward mobility really feels. And it is an urgent and troubling meditation on the loss of the American dream for a large segment of this country.
Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America by Call Number: HV95.E27 2017Publication Date: 2017Through money bail systems, fees and fines, strictly enforced laws and regulations against behavior including trespassing and public urination that largely affect the homeless, and the substitution of prisons and jails for the mental hospitals that have traditionally served the impoverished, in one of the richest countries on earth, we have effectively made it a crime to be poor.
Common Texts
- Doering, Jennifer J. and Trina C. Salm Ward. "The Interface among Poverty, Air Mattress Industry Trends, Policy, and Infant Safety." The American Journal of Public Health, no. 6, June 2017, pp. 945-949. EBSCOhost, doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.303709.
- Pilkington, Ed. "A Journey through a Land of Extreme Poverty: welcome to America." The Guardian. 15 Dec. 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/15/america-extreme-poverty-un-special-rapporteur.
- Suitts, Steve. "Students Facing Poverty: The New Majority." Educational Leadership, vol. 74, issue 3, Nov 2016, pp. 36-40. EBSCOhost, blume.stmarytx.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgea&AN=edsgcl.473099479&site=eds-live&scope=site.