Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. More than 800 new laws are about to take effect in Texas, and they are set to bring sweeping changes to the state’s education systems, water infrastructure and more.
San Antonio ramen fans, rejoice. Some of the long-missed late-night noodle items from Hot Joy are making a comeback at Kaedama Battleship Noodle Bar, a new dining spot opening downtown at 122 E. Houston Street, Suite 103.
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. At least a dozen Democratic members of Congress have been denied entry to federal immigration facilities this year when they showed up to conduct oversight […]
The University of Texas at San Antonio and Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio formalized their merger on Monday, creating state’s the third-largest public research university, according to school officials. The merged university, rebranded as UT San Antonio, now has 40,000 students, 17,000 staff and an research expenditure of $486 million. UT San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy, […]
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. After years of using a touchscreen machine to mark their ballots, voters in at least three Texas counties will be asked instead to make their selections directly on the paper ballots, by hand, starting in November.
Even as many of us head back to school, there’s no reason to cut back on consumption of live music. (Get that studying in before the shows, kids!) Especially not when a roster of shows this compelling is headed our way.
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and a group of LGBTQ+ and student rights organizations are suing to block a new state law that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would tighten how youth camps are penalized for safety deficiencies and that would diminish the industry’s influence on a state advisory committee.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones appears to be trying to make good on her campaign promise to bring high-paying jobs to San Antonio. On Thursday, the first-term mayor joined other city and county leaders in meeting with high-ranking officials representing Taiwan’s semiconductor industry. The gathering at Pearl dining spot Best Quality Daughter included representatives of Taiwanese chip […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. After several months of fiery debate and tearful testimonies over the prospect of banning THC statewide, proposed measures to do so have stalled in the Texas House.