A federal judge ruled Tuesday that most of the claims former Alamo Trust CEO Kate Rogers made in her lawsuit against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham can move ahead in court, the Express-News reports. Rogers filed her suit in U.S. District Court in San Antonio last fall, alleging the two Republican […]
A Silicon Valley company that builds power distribution and control systems will develop a $200 million manufacturing plant at the Brooks development that’s expected to create 3,000 jobs. Industrial Electric Manufacturing (IEM) will use the 1 million-square-foot plant to crank out engineered power equipment for data centers, the healthcare industry, energy companies and advanced manufacturing, […]
Jorge Borrego, the Republican running to represent San Antonio’s Texas House District 118, issued an apology on Wednesday after decade-old social media posts he made about cocaine resurfaced. In a statement, Borrego said the tweets — posted in 2013 on the social media platform X, then known as Twitter — “were not admissions nor descriptions […]
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico’s campaign on Wednesday asked a court to unseal transcripts of a pair of years-old depositions given by his opponent, Attorney General Ken Paxton, as part of a messy securities fraud dispute. The petition, filed in Collin County, targets depositions Paxton sat for in 2019 and 2022 as part of […]
Council opted not to put a blanket pause on data center development but will look into expanding zoning rules that apply to the facilities. The post San Antonio City Council debates data center moratorium, stricter development rules appeared first on San Antonio Current.
A Texas law banning drag performances in the presence of minors can’t be enforced because it’s an unconstitutional restriction on free speech, a federal judge decided Tuesday. U.S. District Judge David Hittner ruled in favor of a drag performer and two drag production companies who sued to overturn Senate Bill 12, a Republican-backed measure designed to […]
Jason Wolff, an independent candidate running for Bexar County District Attorney, blasted his Republican opponen, Ashley Foster, as the “Tonya Harding of politics” after the county GOP filed a lawsuit to remove him from the ballot. The Bexar County GOP’s filing — which also lists Foster and county Republican Party chairwoman Kris Coons as complainants — alleges […]
Paranormal Fest is returning to San Antonio for its 9th annual celebration of all things occult and unexplained. Organizer Curious Twins Tours & Events promises this year’s event, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19, will be bigger and better than ever. First, the ghoulish gathering — one of the largest paranormal festivals in the state and […]
Singer, songwriter and actress Dolly Parton, who catapulted from country music stardom into pop celebrity and multiple film and TV appearances, died Tuesday at age 80. Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced the 11-time Grammy winner’s death in a video posted on social media. “My family and I have shared a lifetime of beautiful memories with […]
During a Tuesday visit to San Antonio, Texas Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin, fired back at Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, her Republican general election opponent, accusing him of fabricating a claim that she wants a state income tax. “I don’t want an income tax,” Goodwin told the Current during an interview. “We already have enough revenue. […]