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 […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Department of Justice found unconstitutional conditions at all five of Texas’ juvenile detention facilities, where children were exposed to excessive force, sexual abuse and in the case of disabled children, discrimination […]
With the school year just around the corner, the San Antonio Spurs will host the team’s third-annual Back to School Bash at the Frost Bank Center. From 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, students, parents and educators who teach K-12 can grab school supplies, get caught up on vaccinations and check their eyesight at no cost. The […]
The cost of rent in San Antonio has dropped nearly 3% from 12 months ago, rental marketplace Zumper revealed in its annual National Rent Report. The average cost of a one-bedroom apartment in San Antonio declined 2.8% in the past 12 months to $1,050, making the Alamo City the fourth most affordable major housing market […]
Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc. is closing its San Antonio production facility and laying off 138 workers, according to a state filing. The layoffs are expected to take place Oct. 5, officials said in a notice filed with the Texas Workforce Commission. The food company, a subsidiary of Mexico-based Grupo Bimbo, produces baked goods under a variety of consumer […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. When a spate of wildfires tore across the Texas Panhandle in February and scorched 20,000 acres of Craig Cowden’s ranch near Skellytown, he decided he had had enough. Cowden took on a second […]
A top candidate to replace San Antonio Animal Care Services’ retired director faced a criminal investigation over accusations that he wrongfully euthanized dogs and falsified records, according to documents obtained by the Current. Montgomery County Animal Care Services Executive Director Aaron Johnson, who was eventually cleared of those allegations, applied to lead the city’s beleaguered […]
The San Antonio-area cat sanctuary that recently went viral on social media is now seeking $1 million to fund its expansion. Bulverde’s Bear Den Cat Sanctuary has launched an ambitious fundraising campaign to open a second location. Its founder, a local woman who only goes by the name Blake for security reasons, wants to use […]
Nearly all the money so far generated by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s controversial podcast-syndication deal with San Antonio-based iHeartMedia has gone to directly support his reelection bid, federal records show. During the current election cycle, Truth and Courage — a super PAC that receives payments from radio group iHeartMedia as part of the company’s distribution […]
A new bar aims to bring dark music and vibes to Dignowity Hill inspired by cosmic-horror author H.P. Lovecraft. Torche, which opens this Friday, also will include a micro-gallery featuring work by local artists.