This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. This story is a collaboration between Inside Climate News and ProPublica. Hakim Dermish moved to the small South Texas town of Catarina in 2002 in search of a rural lifestyle on […]
San Antonio City Council this Thursday will consider an amended citywide ordinance that would slap steep financial penalties on those who dump animals at the dog pound. Proposed by Animal Care Services Director Jonathan Gary and Assistant City Manager David McCary, the ordinance would impose first-offense fines of $500 to $2,000 on those seen by a witness […]
One of San Antonio’s premier resort destinations is rejoining an international hotel group after years of operating as an independent brand. On Oct. 2, the La Cantera Resort & Spa will rebrand under Hilton Hotels & Resorts’ Signia brand, according to officials with the property. The rebrand to one of Hilton’s premium monikers marks the […]
Pop megastar the Weeknd dazzled his Alamodome audience Wednesday with a visually striking performance that packed an astounding 40-plus songs into one marathon concert. The Canadian R&B singer’s impressive stage set included multiple nods to post-apocalyptic science fiction, and his entry surrounded by masked dancers draped in red showed his eagerness to deliver a […]
One of San Antonio’s premier resort destinations is rejoining an international hotel group after years of operating as an independent brand. On Oct. 2, the La Cantera Resort & Spa will rebrand under Hilton Hotels & Resorts’ Signia brand, according to officials with the property. The rebrand to one of Hilton’s premium monikers marks the […]
Bexar County has amassed a backlog of 34,000 unprocessed voter registrations, county commissioners said at a Tuesday meeting. The backlog stems from the county’s outdated registration system, Votech, whose maker went out business, Texas Public Radio reports. The county is now struggling to integrate Votech with others systems statewide.
San Antonio City Council this Thursday will consider an amended citywide ordinance that would slap steep financial penalties on those who dump animals at the dog pound. Proposed by Animal Care Services Director Jonathan Gary and Assistant City Manager David McCary, the ordinance would impose first-offense fines of $500 to $2,000 on those seen by a […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Top Texas Republicans were hashing out an 11th-hour deal Wednesday to tighten regulations on consumable hemp products, the first sign of movement in weeks on what emerged this summer as an intractable policy […]
Two-time NBA Champion and former Spur Kawhi Leonard is facing potential heat from more than just bitter San Antonio hoops fans. An independent sports journalist accused the star of circumventing the league’s salary cap via a fraudulent endorsement deal — and Spurs fans on social media can’t seem to get enough.
After Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday said he had reason to believe Texas National Guard troops were preparing to deploy to Illinois under President Donald Trump’s orders, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has refuted the claim. A spokesman for Abbott told. the Austin-American Statesman that, as of Tuesday afternoon, the governor wasn’t preparing to deploy […]