Editor’s Note: This story, co-published here with permission, was produced by Public Health Watch, a nonprofit investigative news organization. The announcement last month from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was easy to overlook.
A San Antonio dentist’s office is offering free exams and school supplies next week to get families ready for the new academic year. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 20, children and their parents can get exams, X-rays and braces consultations free of charge at Risas Dental at 7895 Culebra Road. Kids under 18 […]
Ken you believe it? The Barbie Truck Dreamhouse Living Tour is making a stop in San Antonio this weekend. Fans of the beloved Mattel doll — and her recent movie escapades — can visit the truck at the North Star Mall, 7400 San Pedro Ave., this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz appears to be feeling the heat. Texas’ junior senator leads his Democrat challenger by just 3 points, according to a poll released Thursday by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University. Out of 1,484 likely voters polled, 47% said they intended to cast a ballot for Cruz.
The new true-crime thriller Boneyard uses the still-unsolved West Mesa Murders in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as its basis. The murders of 11 women, whose remains were found in the desert in 2009, were thought to be carried out by a serial killer.
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Jenny Sanders always knew she’d follow in her father’s footsteps. Raised on Texas ranches by her wildlife biologist father, she has spent her life working to protect the environment with the Texas Wildlife […]
A new report from migrant-advocacy group the Hope Border Institute accuses the Biden White House, along with officials from Texas and Mexico, of using cruelty to deter migration, thereby endangering those seeking asylum in the United States. In an analysis released Thursday, the El Paso-based organization called on Biden to pull back on his recent executive order […]
Following President Joe Biden’s high-stakes NATO press conference, one present and another former San Antonio mayor shared radically divergent takes on whether he’s fit enough to win in November. Biden’s age has been a subject of intense debate across the political spectrum following his disastrous debate performance more than two weeks ago. During the first […]
A family-owned beer distributor from Florida has purchased San Antonio’s Silver Eagle Beverages, distributor for Anheuser-Busch products and other beer brands in Bexar and 12 other South Texas counties, according to company officials. Sunkey Beverage Holdings didn’t reveal how much it paid to purchase Silver Eagle, which has 500 employees and bills itself as one of the […]
This is an unqualified recommendation: watch Midnight Diner on Netflix. Open from midnight to 7 a.m., the diner at the heart of the Japanese TV series is located down a narrow alley in Tokyo and operated by a lone chef who holds court behind a tiny, U-shaped counter.