After visiting the controversy-plagued Karnes County Immigration Processing Center on Friday, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro called out the Trump Administration for manufacturing an environment for the tour that felt “very staged.” “They make everything look good while you visit, but the facilities have gotten more grim over the years,” the San Antonio Democrat said on […]
First-term San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ communications director, Gary Cooper, has left after serving less than a week on the job, both he and the Mayor’s Office confirm. Jones earlier this month tapped Cooper, a former San Antonio broadcast, to serve in the role, and he started Monday. However, Cooper told the Current he’s since returned […]
The San Antonio Spurs’ annual “Back to School Bash” will take place Sunday at the Frost Bank Center, allowing kids heading back to school to stock up on necessary supplies and receive free health screenings. The annual event will run noon-3 p.m. on Sunday, and registration is required by filling out this online form. Parents, […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The top two emergency management officials in Kerr County told lawmakers Thursday that they were asleep in the early morning hours of July 4 when floodwaters rose.
Iconic conjunto performer Flaco Jiménez, a six-time Grammy winner who helped expand the reach of his South Texas-born genre, has died at age 86. The accordion legend’s family shared the news late Thursday night in a Facebook post, saying he’d passed away while surrounded by loved ones. The message asked for privacy while the family contends […]
With President Donald Trump’s proposed 50% tariff on all Brazilian imports set to take effect this Friday, San Antonio coffee connoisseurs may want to brace themselves for a costlier cup. Brazil is the world’s biggest coffee exporter, and the South American country supplies about a third of the total unroasted beans imported into the United States, […]
Editor’s note: The following is a piece of opinion and analysis. A much-anticipated economic impact report released Wednesday on San Antonio’s proposed Project Marvel sports-and-entertainment district raises more questions than it answers. Prepared by Minneapolis-based CSL International, the document states that Project Marvel will have a $9.4 billion economic impact on the city over the next 30-years, […]
The space at The Rim development that formerly housed music venue The Rustic has reopened with a pop-up concert series for a good cause. The Rustic closed in May 2024 due to ongoing highway construction that limited its accessibility. However, the new series Summer Nights at the Rim is breathing new life into the outdoor […]
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. The Texas Senate advanced a proposal long sought by Republican lawmakers Wednesday aimed at diminishing the influence of local governments and school districts at the Capitol.
District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez showed difficulty following a simple instruction during the field sobriety test that proceeded her arrest last week on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to a blood draw warrant cited by MySA. In the warrant, the San Antonio police officer who pulled over Gonzalez said the first-term councilwoman was […]