Tempers flared during a late May public hearing about whether San Antonio residents wanted another data center in their far West Side neighborhood. “There are already three data centers in my backyard,” one middle-aged woman railed during her time at the podium. “Now the light is in my bedroom every night. I don’t sleep. I […]
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, is working to secure the release of a Churchill High School student being detained in a migrant prison camp an hour southwest of San Antonio. Castro’s office said the youth, whom it identified Alejandro, and his father, Jairo, were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on May […]
WASHINGTON — A proposal to bar the Trump administration from building a border wall in Big Bend National Park died Wednesday in the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, after the GOP-controlled panel rejected the idea along party lines. The measure, proposed by Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, would have prevented the Department of Homeland Security’s budget from […]
A San Antonio police officer was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, department officials said Thursday. Officer Raymond Ramos’ arrest occurred Thursday while he was off duty, and he’s since been place on administrative leave, according to SAPD. The department is now conducting both a criminal and an administrative investigation. A four-year veteran of […]
Some people need to remember that basketball is just a game — even during the NBA finals. Amid chaos around Madison Square garden after the Knicks trounced the Spurs in Wednesday’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals, someone pelted San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama with an egg as he exited the team’s bus. A viral video […]
During a Wednesday meeting about a proposed rate hike by San Antonio Water Systems (SAWS), Councilwoman Phyllis Viagran said her constituents should stop wasting water if they can’t afford higher bills. “The customer has the power to keep their bill the same if they conserve and if they take really good look at where they’re […]
Ricos Nacho Cheese Sauce this week brought a little San Antonio flavor to New York’s Times Square. The snack food brand launched a Spurs-themed digital billboard ad aimed at rallying fans for the team’s NBA Finals matchup against the New York Knicks. The “Go Spurs Go!” ads began running Monday, June 8, in high-traffic areas […]
Ahead of Game 4 of the NBA Finals, San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is warning Spurs fans in New York to “stay vigilant” and watch each others’ backs in the wake of unruly behavior by some Knicks supporters. Jones’ words of caution come after Knicks fans were captured on video gathering in mobs following […]
‘I’m in uncharted, uncertain waters right now, and they just leave you that way, just to wonder,’ said one San Antonio woman whose green card application is in limbo. The post White House green card policy changes sow chaos in immigration system, San Antonio attorneys say appeared first on San Antonio Current.
This weekend, San Antonio’s Magik Theatre will throw back the curtain again to reveal six months of renovations. The grand reopening for the beloved children’s theater will unveil new interior changes at Hemisfair’s historic Beethoven Hall. The Saturday, June 13, event also will feature a free “Party in the Park” for the opening day of […]