The saga surrounding the San Antonio Philharmonic grew even more chaotic this week as a pair of new lawsuits seek to establish who has oversight of the fledgling orchestra. On Tuesday, the Philharmonic — led by Executive Director Roberto Treviño — sued David Wood and Peter Rubins, who served on the organization’s board until a contentious June […]
Music fans looking for a taste of New Orleans will get that Monday, Dec. 30, when the Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band plays Stable Hall. Known for its high-energy shows, the Rebirth Brass Band blends brass, funk, jazz and soul into a big sound. Tickets for the performance are on sale now. Brass is inescapable in The Big Easy, […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued TikTok on Thursday for sharing and selling minors’ personal information, violating a new state law that seeks to protect children who are active on social media, accusations […]
With school back in session, school ranking website Niche released the 2025 edition of its annual Best San Antonio High Schools list — and there are a few surprises. TMI Episcopal — the school where all the kids from the Dominion go — took home the title as the area’s best high school, earning an overall […]
It’s time to sweep the leg, San Antonio. The biggest draw at this year’s Big Texas Comicon, which runs Friday through Sunday, is the cast of the Netflix series Cobra Kai, which will step confidently onto the convention floor like it’s the All-Valley Karate Tournament.
A Stone Oak family known for its humorous and elaborate front-yard display of Halloween skeletons has brought back the boneyard for a fourth year. The “Skeleton House” display returned Tuesday with the bony decorations arranged in the front yard as if they’re unpacking boxes, presumably from the attic. The arrangement of the skeletons frequently changes […]
Birria and seafood restaurant and food truck-operator El Remedio said Monday in an Instagram post that its brick-and-mortar location is closed “until further notice.” In a video clip, owner Josh Palacios said “we woke up to bad news this morning” that the restaurant, 5018 Research Drive, Suite 104, was shut down effective immediately. In the post’s […]
The vice presidential debate between Republican U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance and Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz apparently lit a fire under San Antonio voters. Following the conclusion of Tuesday’s debate, the Alamo City had the sixth-highest volume of searches of any U.S. metro area about registering to vote, according to Google data obtained by the […]
Last academic year, law-enforcement personnel on school campuses committed 180 assaults on students, a 21% increase from the prior year and the worst year in at least a decade, according to a new study. Texas had the nation’s second-highest number of assaults last year at 39, while Florida led the nation at 53, according to […]
San Antonio residents panicked by the national longshore workers’ strike are buying up toilet paper at H-E-B as the dispute enters its third day, social media posts show. Images that harken back to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic show grocery store toilet paper aisles … ahem … wiped clean. This despite repeated assurances […]