San Antonio diner chain Jim’s Restaurants is set to lose another location this month. The Jim’s at 11803 Bandera Road will close Aug. 19 after 27 years in business, officials revealed in Facebook post. The company’s statement called the decision “difficult” but unavoidable and attributed it to access issues caused by recent changes to the […]
Downtown San Antonio is getting a new place to kick back, sip, and watch the game — with a side of honky tonk, two-stepping flair. Howdy Sore Loser, the latest venture from Pink Shark founders Amber Hernandez and Jessica Marinez, is slated to open on Friday, Aug. 15, at 302 E. Commerce St. The two-story, […]
In a slew of legal filings late Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke for “unlawful fundraising activity” and asked the state’s Supreme Court to vacate the seats of 13 quorum-breaking House Democrats. The move comes after House Democrats, despite threats of arrest, broke quorum for a fourth straight day […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. State Rep. James Talarico has inquired with television stations about potential Senate ad rates, according to two sources with knowledge of his requests — the most concrete step he has taken yet toward […]
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is tripling down on her call for a “strategic pause” on negotiations with Spurs Sports & Entertainment for a new downtown basketball arena, outlining her argument during recent media appearance and in a lengthy public statement. However, political experts said the newly minted mayor may not be able to […]
File under: “I didn’t think the leopards would eat my face.” The owner of Trump Burger, a MAGA-themed food chain based in the Houston area, is facing deportation proceedings. Officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirm that Roland Mehrez Beainy, originally from Lebanon, was arrested May 16 on an immigration fraud charge, the Fayette County Record reports.
Pride started as a riot, and some queer revolutionaries don’t want San Antonio to forget it. That’s why a coalition of grassroots organizations is hosting a Reclaim Pride event Sunday, Aug. 31, from 1-8 p.m.
Five of San Antonio’s most beloved, but sadly shuttered, restaurants — Feast, Cookhouse, Sandbar, The Monterey, and Gwendolyn — are making a highly anticipated return this August, each for one night only. A dinner series dubbed Revival is a charitable effort to support people affected by the catastrophic Central Texas flooding.
Activists delivered a message of encouragement to Texas Democrats on Friday morning from a pedestrian overpass spanning I-10 in San Antonio. The group hung a banner reading “Stay Strong TX Dems” across the walkway near Vance Jackson Road ahead of morning rush hour. The message is directed at the Texas House Democrats who decamped to […]
A San Antonio teen arrested on allegations he planned to carry out a mass-casualty attack on the Jeremiah Rhodes Middle School campus must remain behind bars, a Bexar County Judge ruled Thursday, according to KSAT. While in custody, the 13-year-old boy also will continue to receive mental health treatment, the TV station reports, citing the […]