Popular North Side eatery Max & Louie’s New York Diner will open a shop next door specializing in baked goods, homemade ice cream and coffee. The satellite operation, called Melvin’s, is expected to launch in early October, Max & Louie’s owner Drew Glick said this week on locally operated podcast The More You Know, the […]
Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas. MADISON, Wisconsin — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warned his fellow Texas Republicans on Thursday not to take his reelection for granted. “Texas is a battlefield,” […]
San Antonio Spurs starter Keldon Johnson is hosting yet another free basketball camp for Alamo City youth next week. The camp will take place July 25 and 26 at San Antonio’s Cornerstone High School, running 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. The program is free for boys and girls from ages 8 to 15.
The Lone Star State has once again received a dismal assessment on the health of its residents. A study released Thursday by New York-based healthcare research institute Commonwealth Fund ranked Texas second from the bottom in an assessment of women’s health and reproductive care in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Only Mississippi ranked lower. […]
Texas ranks high among U.S. states for its workforce and economy but dead last for quality of life in an annual survey published by CNBC. The business-news channel’s America’s Top States for Businesses in 2024 report ranks the Lone Star State at No. 1 for workforce as well as technology and innovation. Texas also ranked second for […]
San Antonio street artist Colton Valentine on Thursday completed yet another mural dedicated to Silver and Black superstar. Chris Paul, who signed a one-year deal with the Spurs earlier this month, is the latest San Antonio player to earn the treatment. Valentine’s mural depicts the 12-time All-Star dribbling a basketball on a Fiesta-colored backdrop with […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s fervently anti-migrant speech Wednesday at the Republican National Convention — and the crowd’s response — drew swift condemnation from immigration reform groups, one of whom described the mood in the room as feeling “sinister.” Although some Republicans have embraced a message of unity following last weekend’ attempted assassination attempt on presumptive […]
When it comes to sporting a legendary hairdo, Avery Quiroz means business — in the front, anyway. Quiroz, a San Antonio 9-year-old, is going for glory in the USA Mullet Championships with his “Texas waterfall” hairdo. The Judson ISD student told local TV station KSAT that he was inspired to rock the iconic ’80s cut to emulate […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. It’s become a familiar cycle: A powerful storm sweeps through a swath of Texas and takes the electric system down in its grip.
The second installment of the Briscoe Western Art Museum’s Summer Film Series, News of the World, will screen this Sunday. The 2020 film is set in post-Civil War Texas and follows former Confederate Captain Jefferson Kidd (Tom Hanks) as he travels on foot from town to town, reading the newspaper to locals for a small […]