AUSTIN — A publicity stunt organized by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to hand-deliver Whataburgers to furloughed TSA agents on Monday went awry after it crashed by Democratic Congressman Greg Casar. As reporters waited outside Austin’s airport terminal for Cornyn to show up with his special delivery, Casar casually walked up to the press gaggle and […]
UT-San Antonio prof Stephen Ackley will discuss his 30-plus years of navigating the Antarctic’s unforgiving terrain. The post San Antonio Sierra Club chapter presenting overview of Antarctic research site on Tuesday appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The Dads, which premiered at SXSW, looks at families as they maneuver a political system that’s making it hard for kids to live openly and safely as themselves. The post San Antonio father fights for his transgender daughter in the documentary The Dads appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Cityscrapes is a column of opinion and analysis. On my way to a concert at the Carver Community Cultural Center last Friday night, a lengthy freight train at the East Commerce Street crossing allowed me to inventory the storefronts and businesses of St. Paul Square and Sunset Station. It wasn’t a pretty picture. While there […]
Progress on a controversial oil refinery in Brownsville stalled after a permit fight. Now the developer has rebranded as America First Refining. The post Trump claims Indian investment will make longstanding plan for South Texas refinery a reality appeared first on San Antonio Current.
A two-floor penthouse at downtown’s Thompson Hotel hit the market last week, offering floor-to-ceiling windows with sweeping skyline views. And it will only set someone back $4.9 million. A price tag that steep better come with plenty of amenities, and this 5,700-square-foot living space is packed full of them, from a massive open living area […]
Attorney Eric Lee grabbed national media attention after a video he posted went viral, showing a spontaneous protest inside the South Texas Residential Center in Dilley. In the clip, he described hundreds of detainees flooding the courtyard of the privately run ICE facility south of San Antonio, where Lee has clients inside. The prisoners were chanting “libertad” and “let us out,” spiritually joining in the […]
An off-duty San Antonio Police Department detective was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in the Central Texas town of Burnet, according to a statement from the department. Bennett, a nine-year SAPD veteran, has since been placed on administrative duty, the statement said. Department officials are conducting an administrative investigation. Burnet Police arrested Bennett, […]
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, X, and Bluesky. In widely quoted speeches delivered over the past couple of years, JD Vance has made the claim that he is more American than you. (Well, unless you happen to be […]
RAYMONDVILLE — Juan Rodriguez stood outside the El Valle Detention Center and watched as U.S. Rep.Monica De La Cruz escorted Antonio Gámez-Cuéllar, a McAllen teenager who had been detained there for 12 days. Rodriguez was one of several demonstrators protesting Gámez-Cuéllar’s detainment. He took an interest in the teenager’s case because his fiancée is being held […]