Texas public schools couldn’t sponsor H-1B visas to hire foreign workers under a ban Gov. Greg Abbott proposed Tuesday. As part of an effort to target foreign influence in the state’s education systems, Abbott said he wants legislation to ensure “exactly zero” Texas public school employees are in the state on the federal visas. The […]
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, during a Wednesday press conference, threatened to take over public school districts that don’t remove “obscene books” from their library shelves. Specifically, the Republican culture warrior vowed to pass legislation that would knock an entire letter grade from school districts’ A-F academic accountability ratings if they refuse to remove “over 2,000 […]
Rita Anderson’s High Tea at Medusa’s Court, being staged this weekend at the Overtime Theater, continues the playwright’s inventive distortion of mythological figures, literary giants and pop culture icons into darkly humorous tableaux. Take Anderson’s The 27 Club, a suppositional grouping of Pulitzer-winning poets Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton who meet Amy Winehouse in limbo. […]
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died at the age of 77, leaving the iconic Texas blues-rock trio with just one member from its classic lineup, guitarist-vocalist Billy Gibbons. “Today, [bassist] Elwood [Francis] and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott early this month issued a moratorium on data center development in the state until regulating authorities can conduct an audit of the sites seeking to connect to the power grid. On the surface, the move appears to get the Republican governor ahead of a growing backlash against the power- and water-hogging […]
Minnesota leaders on Tuesday sued Gov. Greg Abbott to force the extradition of a federal immigration officer who is accused of injuring a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis earlier this year and lying about the circumstance leading up to the shooting. The lawsuit came nearly a week after Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sent a letter […]
The works in this Thursday’s closing reception for “Know Body,” a solo exhibition of new creations by Albert Alvarez at Un Grito Gallery, were produced, as the artist puts it, in a society obsessed with image and status without mindfulness or the wisdom of self-awareness. This state becomes ubiquitous, but Alvarez argues one can learn […]
A family of four needs more than $200,000 before taxes to live comfortably in Texas, according to a study released this week by financial technology firm SmartAsset. The report drops as multiple polls show affordability is the key issue for voters heading into the midterms. To get its findings, SmartAsset analyzed the living wage in […]
San Antonio’s live-music calendar this week bounces from intimate songwriter showcases and spooky darkwave to arena-ready pop and country. In other words, there’s plenty worth leaving the house for, no matter what kind of ear candy you crave. Wednesday, Aug. 19 Chavela, Kassandra Ayala, Elena Lopez This special bill will present three of San Antonio’s […]
El Paso County and Harris County on Monday sued the Department of Homeland Security alongside communities in Tennessee and Ohio over new requirements for federal grants that they argue undermine election security and public safety. In June, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it would withhold 20% of DHS’ Homeland Security Grant Program funds unless […]