Despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s claims that the Texas economy is the envy of the world, a new study released Monday found that the state is among the worst for those looking to start a career. The study published by Plus AI — a California-based self-driving truck company — compiled information from all 50 states including […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s crusade to uphold “election integrity” is legally flimsy, not to mention motivated by voter intimidation, voting-rights advocates argue. However, even if the courts or the U.S. Justice Department shut down the Republican attorney general’s efforts, some of the damage is already done, according to those same advocates. Paxton’s current legal […]
The Deco District’s Starlighter is celebrating three years as a live music destination by throwing an all-day festival this Saturday. Matador Production House opened the venue in 2021 as a haven for Alamo City bands and fellow creatives. Since then, the venue, located at 1910 Fredericksburg Road, has featured live concerts, art markets, drag shows and […]
The Texas State legislature has proposed 91 anti-immigrant laws in the past four years, more than any other U.S. state according to a study published last week by the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). LULAC’s report analyzed the number of “anti-immigrant” laws being debated in state legislatures between 2020 and 2024. The civil-rights […]
Award-winning Texas author Christopher Brown will appear in San Antonio Wednesday, Sept. 18, to talk about his new genre-defying book that explores the spaces where cities and wild nature collide. A Natural History of Empty Lots documents Brown’s 20-year experiment traversing, living in and writing about these urban edgelands. Publisher Timber Press has called the […]
Texas A&M University-San Antonio microbiologist Davida Smyth has won the ASM Carski Award for Undergraduate Education, university officials said Monday. The prestigious award comes from the American Society for Microbiology, a professional organization created in 1899 to advance microbial sciences. More than 32,000 educators, scientists and healthcare workers belong to the organization, according to the ASM.
The UTSA Roadrunners got a $1.6 million payout to participate in the Saturday’s game that resulted in a 56-7 trouncing by the University of Texas, San Antonio sports blogger JJ Perez reported. What’s more, Meep Meep Nation can expect to keep getting pulverized by No. 1 Texas for the next six years, according to details […]
Despite a successful two-decade career and multiple world tours, rapper Nicki Minaj has never performed in San Antonio. The Grammy-nominated artist will finally check the Alamo City off her list Wednesday with a show at the Frost Bank Center that’s part of the extended portion of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour. Minaj extended the tour […]
New numbers suggest it may time for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz to start worrying about whether his reelection is sure thing. Two new polls show Democratic U.S. Rep. Allred, the two-term Texas Republican’s rival this cycle, has moved into the margin of error. One from Emerson College Polling/The Hill has Allred lagging Cruz by just […]
El Paso dreampop act Cigarettes After Sex is playing San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center Tuesday as it tours to promote its new album X’s. Known for a dreamlike shoegaze sound and romantic lyrics, Cigarettes After Sex first rose to popularity with the 2012 sleeper hit “Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby.” The band gained traction thanks […]