HOUSTON — When West Houston Assistance Ministries’ food pantry flooded around Easter, pantry manager Verita Duncan, knew it couldn’t stay closed for long. Within days, around 200 families were waiting for registration to reopen, prompting the food pantry to turn to local college students for help getting back on its feet. “We decided to open […]
Jason Wolff, an independent candidate running for Bexar County District Attorney, will remain on the November ballot, a judge ruled in a defeat for the county Republican Party. The ruling comes after the Bexar GOP and Ashley Foster, who’s running for DA as a Republican, sued last month to strike Wolff from the ballot. On […]
Whether it’s drama on the dais at City Hall, heated online debates or heckling at council members’ town halls, they all point to rising tensions over San Antonio’s pending $158 million budget deficit. Earlier this month, City Council narrowly rejected a proposal from Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones to put the city’s $489 million contribution toward […]
Students at 11 Texas A&M University System schools may soon have fewer classes related to LGBTQ literature, climate change and women writers that would meet graduation requirements under a proposal to remove more than 200 classes from general-education course lists. System regents are scheduled to vote Thursday on scaling back the classes that qualify because […]
Colombian superstar Karol G, one of the most vital Latin artists performing today, brought her high-energy Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour to the Alamodome on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of fans who showed up to hear hits such as “Tusa,” “Provenza” and “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” were treated to a memorable night of infectious […]
For generations of Southsiders, Flip Side Record Parlor has served as more than a place to find new music or buy concert tickets. It’s been a has been a hangout and a landmark central to the neighborhood’s cultural identity. After a recent closure and quiet reopening earlier this summer, the longtime independently owned record shop […]
Tarrant County commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday to approve a list of polling sites for the November elections that included 92 fewer sites than the 2022 midterms. The approval came after commissioners heard testimony from more than 100 speakers, the majority of whom were opposed to the site cuts, during a meeting that lasted over eight […]
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico during a Tuesday appearance in San Antonio accused the GOP of voter suppression after Texas suspended 1.2 million voters’ registrations. The Austin state rep’s comments to the Current came during a Lotería-themed campaign event and food drive at the Backyard on Broadway. He also made them after Tarrant County […]
To hear Brent “Doc” Watkins tell the story of Jazz, TX, the basement nightclub at Pearl, the project almost didn’t happen because of his own cold feet. As he worked with an architect and the executives behind the high-profile dining and shopping development, he worried the spot originally planned for the venue — a corner inside […]
The Dakota East Side Ice House has officially closed its doors. The popular East Side gathering spot signed off with a Tuesday evening Facebook post with the simple message: “As a wise pig once said … ‘A-buh-dee, a-buh-dee, a-buh-dee … th-that’s all, folks!’” The post also included a picture of its front door with a […]