A total of 18 candidates who deny the legitimacy of the 2020 election are running to represent Texas in Congress this November, according to a tally by nonpartisan voter watchdog group States United Action. All of those candidates are…
Gentrification has claimed yet another fixture of San Antonio's music scene. Long-running Bonds Rock Bar, a downtown watering hole that celebrates San Antonio's history as the "Heavy Metal Capital of the World," will close to make way for…
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams is playing two consecutive nights at Stable Hall starting this Tuesday. Tuesday's performance will be the only Texas show in which Williams will present a musical analog to her New York…
A 27-year-old North Central San Antonio Mexican restaurant appears destined for closure — or at least new ownership. Las Chiladas Tamales won't renew its lease at the end of the year, owner Patrick Flores said Sunday in a Facebook post.…
The end of the day Monday, Oct. 7, is the deadline to register to vote in Texas for the November election. To check if you're registered to vote, go to VoteTexas.gov. You can also apply to register on that site, but you will have to print…
The Experience Hendrix Tour, the all-star tribute to guitar god Jimi Hendrix, is back on the road for the first time in five years. The tour kicked off Sept. 19 in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle and will stop at San Antonio’s Majestic…
Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has been a loud anti…
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Students from immigrant families appear to have lost out on state grant money for college because of a glitch with…
Despite its frequent news reports on shootings, dog attacks and carjackings, San Antonio is the safest of Texas’ big cities, according to a study released Monday by personal finance blog WalletHub. Even so, SA is still less safe than U.S.…
San Antonio-based H-E-B is finally giving the people what they want. Starting this Monday, Texas' dominant grocery chain rolled out tap-to-pay options at select locations with more on the way. The new payment options include Apple Pay,…
Mayoral hopeful Manny Pelaez isn't about to win a perfect attendance award for his current City Council term, News4SA reported Sunday. Indeed, the District 8 councilman misses more meetings than anyone else on the dais, according to…
It was British actress Emilia Jones’ first trip to Texas when she met Reality Winner, the woman she was cast to play in the dark comedy biopic Winner. The film tells the story of Winner, an NSA translator who was sent to federal prison…
Remarkably skilled printmaker, multimedia artist and scientist Margaret Craig has been named The San Antonio Art League + Museum’s Artist of the Year, and her exhibition The Art and Science of Margaret Craig is currently on view in the…
Despite the turmoil in its home country, Ukrainian progressive-metal act Jinjer is on an upward trajectory, building a U.S. audience through relentless touring and a string of releases that display its sonic versatility. The group's latest…
In the dark days BPE — that’s Before Pearl Era — many of San Antonio’s most rewarding restaurants were Thai. And yet I have been guilty for a few years now of abandoning the subtle yet scintillating cuisine for the likes of artisan pizza…
The 2024 election, a dispute over airport terminals and the arrival of a new burger chain were all among the Current's most-read news for the week. Our top story concerned a federal judge rejecting Southwest Airlines' effort to get a…
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday temporarily blocked a federal judge's ruling that said part of a…
Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas. Monday, Oct. 7, is the deadline in Texas to…
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook and X. Gov. Greg Abbott is, once again, using the border to…
The cheeseburgers at San Antonio's Mr. Juicy have earned the respect of Yelp's top-ranked reviewers. A new listing of the nation's 20 best cheeseburgers complied by Yelp Elites placed chef Andrew Weissman's burger biz at No. 14 on the list…
Editor's note: This story was updated to include new information on the price of the Spekboom Lodge. The San Antonio Zoo on Friday unveiled its expanded savanna exhibit, which, among other things, features a lodging option that may run as…
The closely watched race for Texas House District 118 – which includes parts of San Antonio's South and East Sides – is getting even hotter. Democrat challenger Kristian Carranza has released a new attack ad targeting Republican incumbent…
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred is taking a play from Vice President Kamala Harris' playbook and roping in high-profile Republicans to support his bid to unseat Ted Cruz, Texas' junior Republican senator. In a tweet, the North Texas Democrat…
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — Democrats are closing the gap in their uphill campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, with polls…
Texans vented Friday morning on social media after being jolted awake by an early morning "Blue Alert" about a purported criminal incident in the Panhandle. Shortly before 5 a.m., Texas officials blasted out a bulletin to cell phones…
The saga surrounding the San Antonio Philharmonic grew even more chaotic this week as a pair of new lawsuits seek to establish who has oversight of the fledgling orchestra. On Tuesday, the Philharmonic — led by Executive Director Roberto…
Music fans looking for a taste of New Orleans will get that Monday, Dec. 30, when the Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band plays Stable Hall. Known for its high-energy shows, the Rebirth Brass Band blends brass, funk, jazz and soul into a big…
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued TikTok on Thursday for sharing and selling minors’ personal information,…
With school back in session, school ranking website Niche released the 2025 edition of its annual Best San Antonio High Schools list — and there are a few surprises. TMI Episcopal — the school where all the kids from the Dominion go — took…
It’s time to sweep the leg, San Antonio. The biggest draw at this year's Big Texas Comicon, which runs Friday through Sunday, is the cast of the Netflix series Cobra Kai, which will step confidently onto the convention floor like it’s the…