Girl in a Coma will headline San Antonio’s annual Muertos Fest on Saturday, Oct. 26, the recently reunited alt-rock band said Wednesday in a Facebook post. A month ago, the Current reported the group had come out of a years-long coma but wasn’t yet ready to share details about upcoming shows. Now, the trio has begun […]
An anti-LGBTQ school-voucher advocate with ties to Texas politics is on “paternity leave” after the resurfacing of decade-old gay porn videos, including one where he participates in a masturbation contest with other men, according to media reports. Self-described “school choice evangelist” Corey DeAngelis is on leave from his job at the American Federation for Children […]
Emmy Award-winning comedian David Cross is a certifiably funny guy. Some might know him for his standup specials, others as the never-nude Tobias Fünke on the hilarious series Arrested Development. Still others might recognize him from the daring and daffy ’90s sketch comedy show he co-wrote and co-starred in with Better Call Saul star Bob […]
Yet another San Antonio-area H-E-B is poised to get a True Texas BBQ, state regulatory filings show. The Alamo City-based grocer will add another location of its popular in-store barbecue chain to the existing H-E-B plus!
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, continued his swing through Texas on Tuesday accompanied by former El Paso congressman Beto O’Rourke, who teamed up with the second gentleman to raise at least […]
San Antonio-based insurance and banking giant USAA has shown more employees the door. Officials with USAA, one of the city’s largest employers, confirmed the job cuts Wednesday but declined to say how many people were affected. The layoff follows a separate one in April, which cut 220 positions.
CPS Energy’s J.K. Spruce coal plant is among the nation’s 50 worst-polluting industrial sites, having emitted 7 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, according to a new study based on federal data. Together, those 50 facilities generated 471.8 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2022 — more than the total output of […]
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro on Tuesday released his annual list of songs, albums and recordings by Latino voices he nominated for preservation in the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. As with prior lists, the San Antonio Democrat included multiple releases by South Texas artists, including Tejano queen Selena, Tex-Mex rocker Freddy Fender and SA-based country singer […]
Dallas-based restaurant chain Haywire is opening a location at San Antonio’s La Cantera this fall, offering locally sourced ingredients, a Texas-proud menu and an immersive dining experience. Though officials did not specify an opening date, the location will be open sometime in the next couple of months. The restaurant at 15900 La Cantera Parkway will […]
District 9 City Councilman John Courage appears to have an early lead in the race to replace termed-out San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg. That is, if one can be said to leading with the support of just 9% of Bexar County’s registered voters. That’s the share who plan to vote for Courage in May’s mayoral election, […]