Grammy-winning jazz and R&B singer Patti Austin, jazz powerhouse the Branford Marsalis Quartet and retro-soul shouter Lee Fields are among the acts scheduled for the Carver Community Cultural Center’s next season. The Carver, a 75-year-old East Side cultural institution, unveiled its 2024-2025 season at a gathering Thursday evening that included a performance by San Antonio singer-songwriter […]
Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday issued an executive order demanding that Texas’ public hospitals begin reporting health care costs they incur treating undocumented immigrants. The order — which the Republican governor said in a statement was prompted the White House’s “open border policies” — would apply to University Health System, the public hospital district for the […]
McDonald’s new space age-themed beverage and snack concept has touched down in San Antonio. The city’s first CosMc’s location soft-opened Thursday on the far West Side, according to company officials. The store, 12360 FM 1957, will hold a grand opening between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
During a contentious debate Thursday over raising pay for San Antonio elected officials, Councilman Manny Pelaez — a mayoral candidate — called council colleague Jalen McKee-Rodriguez and local social-justice advocates “poverty pimps.” “Poverty pimp” is a derogatory term used to describe people who exploit the vulnerability and suffering of marginalized communities for personal gain. Pelaez’s […]
No one can fault the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo for waiting around to promote. With six months out, organizers have unveiled the first slate of 2025 musical performers for the big event, including Keith Urban, Dwight Yoakam, Diamond Rio and Zach Top.
The Federal Election Commission wants U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to explain or return tens of thousands of dollars in recent campaign contributions that appear to violate federal legal limits. Although individuals are prohibited under federal law from giving more than $3,300 to a candidate’s election committee, an Aug. 7 letter from the FEC raises […]
Favor, the delivery service owned by San Antonio-based grocer H-E-B, has released its annual Best of Texas list, including such Alamo City favorites as Teka Molino, Smoke Shack BBQ and Bird Bakery. Favor officials said they select the winners from among the most-ordered and most-loved local restaurant partners that use its app.
Bexar County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to remove a committee member for using a derogatory expletive in reference to Precinct 1 Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores, the only woman on the court. Chris Forbich, who chaired the advisory committee for the county’s Small, Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises program, is alleged to have called Clay-Flores a “crusading cunt […]
With the back-to-school season nearly upon us, Texas students apparently aren’t the only ones feeling a sense of dread. Roughly 65% of teachers surveyed in the Texas State Teachers Association’s biennial moonlighting and morale survey said they seriously considered leaving the profession as the 2023-24 school year closed out last spring.
Immigrant-rights activists this week said they’re documenting incidents of alleged abuse under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border crackdown. During an online conference call hosted by Frontera Texas Organizing Project, groups including Border Network for Human Rights said the governor’s $11 million deployment of National Guard troops to deter border crossings has led to widespread […]