AUSTIN — During a rambling press conference in the Texas Capitol, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blamed low-income Texans’ purchase of processed foods on a litany of health problems and launched into a string of unfounded claims about autism. Gov. Greg Abbott sat beside Kennedy at the event, which was […]
The new children’s book The Invisible Parade brings together two luminaries of science fiction and fantasy: San Antonio-based illustrator John Picacio, who’s won both the World Fantasy and Hugo Awards, and bestselling author Leigh Bardugo, the LA-based author of the Grishaverse novels. Released by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, The Invisible Parade follows a […]
A new iteration of Black Flag is stopping by San Antonio’s Paper Tiger this Friday — and this time, three of the four band members were born after the year 2000. Guitarist Greg Ginn, the only founding member who remains in the seminal LA-born quartet, has assembled the band of babies to back him as […]
After three years of North Side traffic headaches, the Texas Department of Transportation is finally set to open the long-awaited Loop 1604 flyover eastbound to I-10. The ramp will officially open at 5 p.m. this Thursday, according to TxDOT officials. “Are you ready for an easier commute?” the state agency tweeted Wednesday morning.
Nine years after his retirement, San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan remains the enduring symbol of what it means to wear the Silver and Black. Although Spurs fans watched Duncan dominate on the basketball court for 19 seasons and five NBA championships, off the court he remained an enigma to many — quiet, reserved and […]
As MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred once again discusses the possibility of adding teams to the league, a new list compiled by Fox Sports places San Antonio among nine markets most likely to get a pro-expansion baseball franchise. Even so, experts caution that the Alamo City’s chances of actually landing an MLB team remain slim — namely […]
Activists will hold a protest in downtown San Antonio on Labor Day to oppose billionaire influence and corruption in the U.S. and to push back against the city’s controversial Project Marvel development. The protest is part of a national movement led by the May Day Strong Coalition, a collective of organizations including AFL-CIO, Indivisible, Our […]
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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. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday that Secretary Kristi Noem has waived the protections of the Endangered Species Act and other federal statutes to “ensure the expeditious […]
A San Antonio man whom Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones asked about his hourly age during a City Hall press conference last week lambasted her in an Express-News op-ed that accused her of making unfair assumptions about his work life. “Words matter. You never truly know someone’s story unless you’ve walked in their shoes,” Ruben Mateo Lopez, a […]