Levitation’s Austin Psych Fest returned to outdoor venue Far Out Austin last weekend for three days of psychedelic euphoria. The stacked lineup, as always, was a feast of trippy, memorable performances by artists on the precipice of the unknown — and they were received with adoration by a close-knit community of fellow voyagers. Day One Friday […]
Looks like Texas Rep. James Talarico’s U.S. Senate campaign campaign committee finally figured out who owns the Internet service provider Starlink Inc. Hint: the person’s last name rhymes with Tusk, and he also owns X and has shown a proclivity for dismantling the federal government. The Talarico for Texas campaign committee spent $330 a month […]
Chalk up another research win for UT-San Antonio. The university landed a five-year, $44 million contract from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the National Institutes of Health to study health disparities facing the rural South. The project will make use of a custom-built, 50-foot mobile examination room equipped with advanced clinical […]
Veronica Viera loved watching Texas unfold from the driver’s seat of her bright pink 18-wheeler — the winding roads, the small towns, the sense of freedom — so losing her license in a government crackdown on legal immigrants was devastating. No more trips to and from Houston, listening to pop and Christian music. No more […]
Nearly six months after being indicted on federal fraud charges, Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar is now facing an attempt to remove him from office. Former Laredo City Council member Alfonso “Poncho” Casso filed the petition to remove Cuellar in Webb County district court last week, citing the federal indictment and other misconduct allegations. Casso’s […]
How often does one celebrate a birthday party for a Western Lowland Gorilla, let alone her quinceañera? And what in the hell do you wear? The San Antonio Zoo’s lovely Merry Leigh, a recent transplant from Atlanta, turned 15 this Saturday, and zoo officials invited the city to celebrate her right of passage with a […]
San Antonio’s West Side can’t be replaced. The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center on Saturday presented its 17th Annual Paseo por el Westside, celebrating the culture and history of the neighborhood and honoring the community’s struggle against destruction and displacement. More than 100 people gathered at the Rinconcita de Esperanza to enjoy a full music […]
As Texas struggles to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population, a state fund had $1.28 billion available this year to support projects that could deliver water even in a severe drought. Unfortunately, 23 worthy projects requested a total of $4.2 billion, prompting the state to deny 13 of them — the first time […]
Plans to build portions of the border wall in Big Bend National Park are off after bipartisan backlash over the proposed construction, a top U.S. Customs and Border Patrol official told the Washington Examiner. CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said the Trump administration was no longer planning to construct the wall within the national park following […]
Sure, Texas has postcard-pretty beaches, spring-fed rivers and enough scenic campgrounds to keep REI shoppers spiritually fulfilled until they’re no longer fit to travel. But sometimes a proper road trip calls for something a little — or a lot — stranger than a sunset selfie. Thankfully, South and Central Texas still cling to one of America’s finest […]