U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro and 10 other Democrats from Texas’ congressional delegation sent a letter Friday to the Justice Department demanding a probe into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s “state-sponsored voter intimidation.” The letter comes shortly after Paxton orchestrated raids on South Texas Democratic operatives as part of an “ongoing election integrity investigation.” It also […]
Garrett T. Capps and NASA Country have released a new single, “Flow State,” ahead of the group’s forthcoming sophomore album Everyone is Everyone. Capps is a scion of San Antonio’s cosmic country lineage, which started with Doug Sahm and later branched off to include boundary-pushing cowpunk and psychedelic acts from the Hickoids to the Butthole […]
A 79-year-old woman has died due to injuries sustained after a set of bleachers collapsed during the Kendall County Fair’s rodeo last Saturday, according to media reports. Although the reason for the collapse is still under investigation, the Express-News reported Friday that the bleachers were built using salvaged materials. A total of 12 people were injured, […]
Despite U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s prior statements that he has no direct involvement with a super PAC funded by a distribution deal for his podcast, federal records show that same PAC is bankrolling his campaign’s field operations. Truth and Courage PAC — an entity partially funded by a deal Cruz struck with San Antonio-based radio […]
The owner of the dogs that attacked a woman Wednesday in Southwest San Antonio had received at least one prior citation from Animal Care Services, a spokeswoman for the city department told the Current. Although authorities haven’t identified the dogs’ owner, he did tell KSAT during a Thursday interview that he’s sorry about what happened. “They’re […]
Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas. It’s been four years since a campaign bus carrying Wendy Davis and others was nearly run off the road by a so-called “Trump Train” — a […]
Austin’s Ghostland Observatory will bring its mix of electronica, funk and rock to Stable Hall on Friday night. The duo will share the stage with San Antonio one-man “darko danse musak” electronic act Markos Grave. Ghostland Observatory is composed of vocalist Aaron Behrens, who also occasionally plays guitar, and Thomas Ross Turner on drums and synthesizers.
Another San Antonio craft-beer company may be on the verge of tapping out. Faced with flat sales, Alamo Beer Co. owner Eugene Simor told the Express-News that he’s weighing whether to unload all or part of the business or sell its brewery in the hot Dignowity Hill area east of downtown. A recent sales listing […]
Amorino, a French chain of boutiques selling Italian-style gelato and artisanal ice creams, will make its San Antonio debut later this year, state documents show. Aztec Family Group LLC — the owner of the Aztec Theatre and Sam’s Burger Joint — is listed as the owner of the local Amorino franchise.
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is getting back into politics, this time as a senior advisor to embattled state House Speaker Dade Phelan. Phelan, R-Beaumont, announced the addition to his team Thursday.