U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is facing yet another formal ethics complaint over a controversial podcast-distribution deal that’s so far pumped $787,000 into a political action committee backing his reelection. Michael Tijerina, a Collin County Democratic Party precinct chair, last week filed a complaint with the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics alleging the deal […]
Despite right-wing conspiracy theorists speculating without proof that President Joe Biden is dead or incapacitated, he appears to be in good enough shape to visit to Texas next week. Biden will visit the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library at the University of Texas at Austin on Monday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the signing […]
You’d never guess it from his baby face and boyish demeanor, but local LGBTQ+ nightlife innovator Rey Lopez is turning 49 years young this month. To celebrate the occasion, Lopez is flying in a slick sextet of superstars spanning all 16 seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race and even foreign franchises of the show.
San Antonio performance artist and playwright Marisela Barrera is paying tribute to a spooky Tejano legend with her upcoming performance Lechuza Guide to the Lone-Star State. The solo performance, which Barrera wrote and stars in, is scheduled to run Friday, Aug. 2, and Saturday, Aug. 3, at Jump-Start Theater. The centuries-old legend of La Lechuza […]
From young rockers showing off their chops to a Grammy-winning Americana singer-songwriter, San Antonio is awash in great music this week. Let’s dive on in. Wednesday, July 24
San Antonio’s public housing authority last Friday secured a six-figure federal grant to increase security at three of its properties, agency officials told the Current. Opportunity home will use a $117,256 Emergency Safety and Security grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to bolster security at the agency-operated Westway, Cheryl West […]
San Antonio Cajun and Southern cooking mainstay Acadiana Café is closing its doors after 38 years in business. In a Monday Facebook post, the owners of the far West Side restaurant said they sold the property to Hacienda Vallarta Restaurant Group, which plans to open a buffet-style Mexican eatery.
It’s official: Aggies are the most attractive grads in Texas. At least according to a recent study from online romance blog DatingAdvice. Researchers for the site surveyed 3,000 singles to gauge their options on which schools’ degrees make folks most attractive in the dating pool.
Nearly 1,000 San Antonio CPS Energy customers woke up without power Tuesday morning after storms swept across the city overnight. At around 10 p.m. Monday, CPS Energy revealed on social media platform X that crews were working to restore power in zip codes 78015, 78240, 78253, and 78266.
President Joe Biden’s decision to drop his reelection bid Sunday quickly focused attention on the little-known group of delegates who will decide his replacement at next month’s Democratic convention. On Monday, they made their preferences clear: Meeting by phone in the evening, the 273 delegates Texas is sending to Chicago for the August convention voted […]