A group of parents whose children died in the July 4 floods claim in a federal lawsuit that Camp Mystic’s emergency instructions directed kids to stay in cabins even though state law requires evacuation plans for camps. The post Camp Mystic parents sue Texas, accuse officials of failing to enforce evacuation plan requirement appeared first […]
The Great White North’s beloved donut-and-coffee chain is continuing its U.S. expansion with a store inside the inside Redland Plaza development. The post Canadian chain Tim Horton’s to open first San Antonio location this summer appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The only passenger in the car with Ruben Ray Martinez said in a statement that his friend was trying to comply with police when an ICE agent shot him dead. The post Witness who disputed feds’ account of fatal ICE shooting of San Antonio man dies in car wreck appeared first on San Antonio Current.
After three hours of closed-door deliberations, members of City Council said Monday they will move forward with an unprecedented censure vote against Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones. The vote is slated for Friday, District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez told reporters after council’s meeting. The group met in special session to hear the findings of a third-part […]
During a San Antonio campaign stop, Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, ripped Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent threats to take over public school districts whose students protested against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. “What is happening is districts are being taken over by the state in an effort to control all the vendor […]
Residents and elected officials are speaking out against a proposed border barrier through Texas’ biggest state park and one of the jewels of the national park system. The post The border wall is closing in on Big Bend, sparking opposition by locals appeared first on San Antonio Current.
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales’ top Republican primary rival blasted him as a “sexual predator” over the weekend and ramped up calls for the South Texas congressman’s resignation in light of new text messages related to his alleged affair. “I have now seen some of the text messages between Tony Gonzales and his late aide, Regina […]
Eight candidates are running to be the Democratic nominee in the open race for the district attorney’s office. None are frontrunners. The post A motley crew of Democrats vie to become new Bexar County DA appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Texas country singer-songwriter Charley Crockett has cancelled his entire Canadian tour after being denied entry into the country over his criminal record. Canadian fans of Texas country were disappointed Saturday when Crockett’s Vancouver show was postponed right before he was set to take the stage at the Orpheum. Though the cause was unknown at the […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the weekend deported a woman who’s just shy of being nine months pregnant from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro confirmed Monday. Juana — her last name has been withheld due to privacy concerns — had been imprisoned at Dilley for three […]