The three U.S. citizens freed in a prisoner swap with Russia landed in San Antonio early Friday morning so they can spend time at a Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) facility that helps the formerly incarcerated re-enter society, the Express-News reports. After the plane carrying freed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former U.S. Marine Paul […]
A San Antonio-area eatery with a rumored history of paranormal activity is shutting its doors and its historic building going on the market, according to its owners. Fluff’s White House Cafe in Floresville will serve its last customers this Saturday, owner Chris Trevino told the Current in an emailed statement. Trevino has owned and operated […]
If you attended country star Zach Bryan’s Frost Bank Center concert on Wednesday, congrats on making history. The “I Remember Everything” singer-songwriter sold 17,353 tickets for the show, blowing past past George Strait’s long-standing attendance record for the venue. Strait, a native of the San Antonio area, sold 17,233 seats for the arena’s inaugural concert […]
Emo pop-punk band The Get Up Kids will headline Paper Tiger on Sunday, August 25, on a tour supporting the 25th-anniversary reissue of its sophomore album Something to Write Home About. The Get Up Kids will perform the album in its entirety, and crooner punk band Smoking Popes will open the night. Released in 1999, […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. On a recent appearance on MSNBC, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred was asked how Vice President Kamala Harris’ presumptive rise to the top of the party’s ticket was affecting his campaign in Texas to unseat […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Department of Justice found unconstitutional conditions at all five of Texas’ juvenile detention facilities, where children were exposed to excessive force, sexual abuse and in the case of disabled children, discrimination […]
With the school year just around the corner, the San Antonio Spurs will host the team’s third-annual Back to School Bash at the Frost Bank Center. From 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, students, parents and educators who teach K-12 can grab school supplies, get caught up on vaccinations and check their eyesight at no cost. The […]
The cost of rent in San Antonio has dropped nearly 3% from 12 months ago, rental marketplace Zumper revealed in its annual National Rent Report. The average cost of a one-bedroom apartment in San Antonio declined 2.8% in the past 12 months to $1,050, making the Alamo City the fourth most affordable major housing market […]
Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc. is closing its San Antonio production facility and laying off 138 workers, according to a state filing. The layoffs are expected to take place Oct. 5, officials said in a notice filed with the Texas Workforce Commission. The food company, a subsidiary of Mexico-based Grupo Bimbo, produces baked goods under a variety of consumer […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. When a spate of wildfires tore across the Texas Panhandle in February and scorched 20,000 acres of Craig Cowden’s ranch near Skellytown, he decided he had had enough. Cowden took on a second […]