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Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Coalitions of minority groups cannot band together to claim that political maps constitute discriminatory gerrymandering, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a Galveston County lawsuit. The 12-6 decision found that […]
The San Antonio Zoo this week received a $10,000 donation from longtime partners Freetail Brewing and Silver Eagle Beverages. The donation from the San Antonio brewery and the area Anheuser-Busch distributor is part of a partnership that’s been going on since 2017, zoo officials said. Dubbed the Consereza, the partnership allows Freetail Brewing and its […]
As other air carriers scale back in San Antonio, another budget Mexican airline is expanding service here. VivaAerobus will offer nonstop service from San Antonio International Airport to Guadalajara four times a week starting Dec. 2, according to a details shared by airport officials. The carrier will join Volaris, another Mexican budget airline, in offering […]
San Antonio’s South BBQ & Kitchen restaurant is asking for the public’s help after a thief made off with its 6,600-pound commercial smoker early Thursday. An Oyler 1300 smoker was stolen from the South Side restaurant’s parking lot at 2011 Mission Road at 1:29 a.m.
The three U.S. citizens freed in a prisoner swap with Russia landed in San Antonio early Friday morning so they can spend time at a Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) facility that helps the formerly incarcerated re-enter society, the Express-News reports. After the plane carrying freed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former U.S. Marine Paul […]
A San Antonio-area eatery with a rumored history of paranormal activity is shutting its doors and its historic building going on the market, according to its owners. Fluff’s White House Cafe in Floresville will serve its last customers this Saturday, owner Chris Trevino told the Current in an emailed statement. Trevino has owned and operated […]
If you attended country star Zach Bryan’s Frost Bank Center concert on Wednesday, congrats on making history. The “I Remember Everything” singer-songwriter sold 17,353 tickets for the show, blowing past past George Strait’s long-standing attendance record for the venue. Strait, a native of the San Antonio area, sold 17,233 seats for the arena’s inaugural concert […]
Emo pop-punk band The Get Up Kids will headline Paper Tiger on Sunday, August 25, on a tour supporting the 25th-anniversary reissue of its sophomore album Something to Write Home About. The Get Up Kids will perform the album in its entirety, and crooner punk band Smoking Popes will open the night. Released in 1999, […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. On a recent appearance on MSNBC, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred was asked how Vice President Kamala Harris’ presumptive rise to the top of the party’s ticket was affecting his campaign in Texas to unseat […]