Bad Takes is a column of opinion and analysis. “And I’m not against unions,” then-U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, said in during a March 2023 hearing examining accusations about former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s union-busting tactics. Last week, Mullin was confirmed as the new Secretary of Homeland Security, replacing Kristi Noem. “If you want to […]
Featured authors include MacArthur Fellow Reginald Dwayne Betts, Emmy Award-winning actor and SA native Jeff Hiller, National Book Award Finalist Megha Majumdar and more. The post The San Antonio Book Festival to open its latest chapter this Saturday appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Around 2,500 low-income Texans could die from worsening health conditions due to Republican cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to a new report from the Center for American Progress. Last summer, Republicans passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which slashed SNAP — otherwise known as food stamps — by $187 billion and […]
Millennials, rejoice. Experimental progressive-rock and post-hardcore band The Mars Volta’s newly unveiled North American tour will include a San Antonio stop this fall. The Mars Volta will be joining My Chemical Romance on the bill — the only one on the tour where the two acts cross paths. The show will take place Saturday, Sept. 12, […]
Barbecue feeds the body, while country music feeds the soul — and Texans a prone to argue all night about which one matters more. Little surprise perhaps that San Antonio’s Reese Bros BBQ plans to open its second outpost inside a historic Helotes venue and dance hall: John T. Floore Country Store. The new location […]
An excavation has unearthed several two-century-old structures not far from where the city and real-estate developer Weston Urban plan to build a new minor-league baseball stadium. The structures were discovered during excavations around Fox Tech High School as part of the San Antonio Independent School District’s (SAISD) 2020 Bond Program, according to district officials. The […]
On March 4, the day after the Texas Senate Republican primary, President Donald Trump was resolute — he would be endorsing “soon” in the runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton, and he wanted the contest to end quickly. More than a month later, the president has been noncommittal about the runoff. […]
Last year, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s reelection campaign weaponized a federal inquiry into the financial filings of his Republican primary rival, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Now, a political action committee (PAC) tied to the Texas incumbent is now facing questions of his own. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) last week sent a letter to […]
Someone come get Grandpa, he’s losing his grip on reality again. For the second time in a month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has fallen for a fake image of the Iran war. After a downed airman was rescued in Iran over the weekend, Abbott was one of several Republican politicos who were seemingly fooled by […]
Business owners are applauding the new law because currently, anytime they want to operate in another city or county, they have to pay that jurisdiction’s permitting fee. The post Texas to launch a statewide food truck permit on July 1 appeared first on San Antonio Current.