Although Texas’s total THC ban championed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has stalled in the state House, a separate vape ban that went largely under the radar last legislative session quietly went into effect Monday. Under Senate Bill 2024, it’s now a class A misdemeanor in the Lone Star State to market or sell any […]
A new paper by Texas State University researchers dismisses the Rainey Street Ripper — a purported serial killer said to drown victims along downtown Austin’s lakeshore — as nothing more than another urban myth. On Tuesday, Texas State’s Center for Geospatial Intelligence and Investigation released a 41-page report that analyzed 189 drownings at Lady Bird Lake […]
More than 43,000 fans are expected to attend Grammy-winning R&B artist The Weeknd’s Wednesday concert at Alamodome, and city officials are warning of traffic snarls downtown ahead of the massive show. Those attending the concert should plan ahead to account for potential parking and traffic delays, according a statement from the city. Although the show […]
Spurs Sports & Entertainment (SS&E) officials weren’t kidding when they told City Council last month that the NBA franchise would launch a full-scale campaign to build support for a new downtown arena. That campaign to get folks to vote in favor of a new, $1.3 facility for the Spurs will kick off this Saturday at […]
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San Antonio ramen fans, rejoice. Some of the long-missed late-night noodle items from Hot Joy are making a comeback at Kaedama Battleship Noodle Bar, a new dining spot opening downtown at 122 E. Houston Street, Suite 103.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio and Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio formalized their merger on Monday, creating state’s the third-largest public research university, according to school officials. The merged university, rebranded as UT San Antonio, now has 40,000 students, 17,000 staff and an research expenditure of $486 million. UT San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy, […]
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. After years of using a touchscreen machine to mark their ballots, voters in at least three Texas counties will be asked instead to make their selections directly on the paper ballots, by hand, starting in November.
Even as many of us head back to school, there’s no reason to cut back on consumption of live music. (Get that studying in before the shows, kids!) Especially not when a roster of shows this compelling is headed our way.