Bad Takes is a column of opinion and analysis. Good thing climate change is a hoax or we’d be in real trouble. Wildfires ravaged France and Spain last month, forcing the evacuation of 330,000 residents. Traveling north from Madrid to Galicia on vacation this summer, my girlfriend and I witnessed the scorched earth of previous wildfires […]
The Gunter Hotel’s latest amenity is another nod to its rich musical history, and it may be the boutique downtown property’s most intriguing offering yet. The hotel has unveiled Gunter Studio, a private recording studio on its second floor inspired by legendary blues musician Robert Johnson’s historic first recording session, which took place in 1936 […]
San Antonio hemp retailer Kingpin Kush and two other Texas hemp businesses have sued the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), arguing its newly implemented rules banning THC-containing hemp products run afoul of state law. Filed Wednesday in Travis County District Court, the lawsuit seeks a temporary injunction against DSHS enforcement of the ban on THC-containing […]
A grand estate in Monte Vista underwent a drastic price cut since it was listed for sale in June. The asking price on the 1910 property has been slashed by $80,000, putting it at $1.65 million. The property includes multiple touches from the Gilded Age of San Antonio architecture, including two-story columns framing an arched […]
For over a generation, Texas Republicans have owned the politics of the southern border. Now the Trump administration’s latest border project has them cornered, stuck between constituents outraged over federal plans to carve roads and barriers through Big Bend and a president none of them want to cross. Even Ken Paxton is choosing his words […]
The Cook Political Report, one of the most-watched barometers for U.S. political contests, has revised its take on two key Texas races, those for the seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and for the state’s governorship. After multiple polls showed Democratic contender James Talarico pulling ahead of Republican Ken Paxton in the U.S. […]
San Antonio City Council on Thursday unanimously approved changing the name of downtown’s César E. Chávez Boulevard back to its original name, Durango Boulevard. City staff said it will take six to 12 months to change out all the signage along the busy thoroughfare. The city is expected to spend $375,000 on the project. The […]
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission’s annual public hearing kicked off Wednesday with an unusually festive scene outside the agency’s Austin offices: a tailgate party where hundreds of people from around the state cooked out, shared cold drinks and talked about the reason they’d come — the potential construction of border barriers through state park […]
Moonshine Off Grayson seemingly came out of nowhere this July — and the Pearl area is better off for it. There’s something instantly familiar about the homey bar at 125 W. Grayson St. #120, from its worn-in honky-tonk vibes to a playlist centered around familiar cry-in-your-beer country. It may not hurt either that the new […]
District 7 Councilwoman Marina Alderete Gavito on Wednesday accused city staff of intentionally selecting cuts to resident services in the proposed budget as a way to pit council members against each other. During a tense Wednesday discussion of the city’s looming $158 million budget deficit, Alderete Gavito also requested that City Manager Erik Walsh look […]