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The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday dropped terrorism-related charges filed against the cousin of the Uvalde school shooter, citing a lack of evidence. In August 2023, Nathan Cruz, the 18-year-old cousin of the man who killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School two years ago, was arrested and charged with making a terroristic […]
San Antonians dealing with gridlock from ongoing Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) construction on the Loop 1604 and I-10 interchange finally got good news this week. With school out and summer travel season in full swing, TxDOT officials said the state agency is temporarily stopping work to accommodate peak travel weekends. “TxDOT is providing relief to […]
San Antonio boogie-rock band Jason Kane & The Jive will record its first live album over the course of two performances this Thursday and Friday at Jandro’s Garden Patio on the St. Mary’s Strip. The live recording will be facilitated by the folks at Studio E Recording, and the group will cherry pick the best […]
San Antonio’s minor league baseball team jumped on the “Hawk Tuah” train Tuesday. Well, briefly, anyway. During a matchup at Nelson Wolff Stadium against the Midland Rockhounds on Tuesday, Missions’ shortstop Ray-Patrick Didder hit a solo home run during the bottom of the second inning, putting San Antonio up three runs to none. The Aruba native’s […]
Laredo-based Tex-Mex chain Taco Palenque is streamlining its San Antonio operations by building a central kitchen to serve its 10 locations dotting the city. The $5 million project will convert an existing 58,000-square-foot warehouse at 8743 TX-151 in Bexar County into a commercial kitchen, according to a state regulatory filing. Restaurant chains often set up central kitchens […]
San Antonio’s Pride Bigger than Texas event at Crockett Park on Saturday, June 29, is expected to draw thousands. The name of the city’s long-running pride gathering is a reference to Texas’ rep for doing things larger than life.
San Antonio LGBTQ+ bar Lets Be Honest will host a presidential debate watch party this Thursday for those can’t bear the idea of screaming at the TV screen while home alone. Former president and convicted felon Donald Trump will go head-to-head with President Joe Biden at the first debate of the 2024 election season in […]
To close out Pride Month, San Antonio literary nonprofit Gemini Ink is hosting Letters to James Baldwin, a reading, discussion and open mic this Thursday to celebrate the life and legacy of writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin (1924-1987). Although best known for his novels Go Tell It on the Mountain, If Beale Street […]
Blood does not family make. Those are relatives,” late ballroom legend Hector Xtravaganza once said.