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Texas regulators put the brakes on plan for controversial wastewater permit north of San Antonio

Written by on 14 August 2024

Texas environmental regulators on Wednesday handed a victory to Northwest Bexar County residents fighting a controversial wastewater permit sought by the company behind a proposed 1,100-acre housing development. The three-member Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ruled that the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH), an independent state agency, should decide the merits of the permit. SOAH […]

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Luminaria dedicates mural to 53 migrants who died in tractor-trailer left in San Antonio

Written by on 14 August 2024

San Antonio arts nonprofit Luminaria has unveiled a mural honoring the 53 lives lost when an 18-wheeler carrying undocumented migrants was abandoned on the South Side during a sweltering summer day two years ago. The new artwork, located in the South Side’s Mission County Park, was dedicated Wednesday morning during a ceremony attended by Bexar County […]

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Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia enters San Antonio mayoral race

Written by on 14 August 2024

District 4 Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia revealed during a Tuesday appearance on KSAT-TV that she’s running for mayor of San Antonio. Rocha Garcia is the first woman to officially announce her candidacy in the race to replace termed-out Mayor Ron Nirenberg. If elected, she would be the third woman ever to hold the office, behind Lila Cockrell […]

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Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaign says it will return tens of thousands in illegal donations

Written by on 14 August 2024

Oops. The treasurer of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s reelection campaign confirmed in a letter to federal officials that it took 43 illegal donations during the second quarter and is now taking steps to refund them. In the letter, filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Ted Cruz for Senate Treasurer Cabell Hobbs also promised […]

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Penn & Teller bringing magic and laughs to San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre

Written by on 14 August 2024

The notion that Penn & Teller have been performing together for 49 years seems almost as implausible as one of the duo’s magic tricks. Yet that’s when the pair, who play San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre on Thursday, Aug. 15, first began working together as Philadelphia street performers, blending comedy and uncannily crafted illusions.

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Texas likely undercounting heat-related deaths

Written by on 14 August 2024

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. This story is published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment.

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Unsafe Space: Director Fede Álvarez aims for effective mix of horror and action in Alien: Romulus

Written by on 14 August 2024

Director and co-writer Fede Álvarez goes head-to-head with a new batch of Xenomorphs in the upcoming science fiction-horror flick Alien: Romulus. The movie is the seventh installment of the Alien franchise, not including the pair of Alien vs. Predator crossovers that were released in the 2000s.

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New on Netflix: Emily in Paris goes to, uh, Italy; Laci and Scott Peterson’s dueling docs

Written by on 14 August 2024

Premieres Wednesday: American Murder: Laci Peterson — Six days before her (ahem!)

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Nearly half of San Antonio landlords offering concessions as housing market slows

Written by on 13 August 2024

Nearly half of all rental listings in San Antonio are offering some sort of concession as the national housing market continues to nosedive, according to new data from home buying marketplace Zillow. According to Zillow’s numbers, 46.4% of all Alamo City rentals last month included incentives or discounts such as one to two months of […]

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Mexican convenience store chain OXXO expanding into Texas

Written by on 13 August 2024

Mexico-based retail and beverage company, FEMSA will bring its chain of OXXO convenience stores across the border following a $385 million deal with Tennessee-based gas station chain Delek. FEMSA announced their acquisition of 249 DK convenience stores in an Aug. 1 press release. The cash-free, debt-free purchase includes a small fuel transportation fleet as well as […]

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