Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday threatened to sue Bexar County if it approves a plan to use taxpayer money to mail voter registration applications to its residents. The threat is the latest in a controversial series of moves the Republican AG has made in what his office calls an effort to uphold “election […]
San Antonio’s chefs and restaurant owners help the community break bread. Now a member of San Antonio’s restaurant scene is asking the community to spare some bread in return. Keenen Hendricks, the owner of Smack’s Chicken Shack, has recently been diagnosed with a brain tumor and is reaching out to local foodies for support.
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“Can you handle 9 inches long?” the tagline at San Antonio hot dog joint El Chunky reads. Should this strike fear, let it be known that the snappy and juicy all-beef dogs at El Chunky may start out at nine inches, but with the application of heat, they shrink by roughly an inch, making them […]
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Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A progressive business group sued Texas on Thursday over a 2021 law that restricts state investments in companies that, according to the state, “boycott” the fossil fuel industry.
San Antonio comfort-food institution Bobbie’s Cafe has set a Friday, Sept. 6, opening date for its new North Side location, the Express-News reports. The launch of the larger restaurant will take place shortly after Bobbie’s shutters its longtime eatery at 6728 S. Flores St. The South Side location’s last day of service will be this Monday, according […]
Sixteen screenprints from San Antonio artist Michael Menchaca have joined the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art. The Washington, D.C.-based gallery recently purchased the prints as part of an effort to expand its holdings to include a more diverse array of national and global perspectives, according to Menchaca.
Texans planning for a family vacay may want to look close to home. A new study ranking states as destinations for family-friendly vacations placed Texas at No. 8 based on factors including its affordability, amusement parks and beaches.
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Mountain lions still roam parts of Texas as one of the state’s last remaining native carnivores. On Sept. 1, Texas for the first time will ban canned mountain lion hunts, which conservationists hope […]