Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Paper Tiger, alleging the San Antonio music venue illegally blocked a police officer from bringing a service weapon onto its premises. Paper Tiger staff prevented SAPD Officer Raul Tijerina from entering with his weapon on Jan. 17, according to the lawsuit filed on Thursday in Bexar County District […]
Parts of Texas could be the next targets of President Donald Trump’s much ballyhooed “crime crackdown” after Fox News reported Friday that he plans to deploy National Guard troops to 19 states in the coming weeks. Indeed, Texas is reportedly slated to have the largest such deployment, according to British newspaper The Independent. Although federal […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Just 10 months ago, Todd Smith was preparing to stand trial, accused of soliciting exorbitant fees in exchange for state hemp licenses. Smith was a top political consultant for Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid […]
San Antonio fast-food chain Burger Boy’s original location on the St. Mary’s Strip is temporarily closed after a blaze ripped through the building last Friday, according to company officials. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, our original location at 2323 N. St. Mary’s St. will be temporarily closed until further notice,” Burger Boy said in a social […]
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones — who spent significant political capital calling for a pause in talks to develop a downtown Spurs arena — still hasn’t said whether she’ll campaign against Bexar County’s proposal to raise the visitor tax to 2% to help pay for the proposed facility. The county vote is a critical one. If […]
Mere weeks after Trump Burger owner Roland Beainy was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federal authorities confirmed that another partner in the Texas-based restaurant chain faces deportation, the Houston Chronicle reports. ICE agents detained Iyad Abu El Hawa, who founded Trump Burger forerunner Trump Cafe, on June 2, and he’s being held in a […]
As Texas Republicans forced through their redrawing of the state’s political maps at the behest of President Donald Trump, political experts predicted the move would ignite immediate court challenges. Turns out they were right. Hours after the Texas Senate rubber stamped a new U.S. House map designed to give the GOP five more seats, plaintiffs […]
District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur is drawing online laughs for praising a fictional former Spurs player in an email she sent constituents over the weekend. In the communique, Kaur thanked community members who spoke during Thursday’s marathon council meeting on a proposed downtown arena for the NBA team. She also assured voters the project limits […]
Outspoken San Antonio conservative Jack M. Finger made threats against transgender women at the state capitol last Friday during public testimony about the Texas Legislature’s so-called “bathroom bill,” Them magazine reports. Finger made the remarks at a committee hearing for Senate Bill 8, which would restrict use of bathrooms at government buildings, prisons and schools […]
Online critics skewered Gov. Greg Abbott for tweeting out a photo of his appearance at an event where he handed out money raised at a benefit concert for Texas Flood victims. The concert in question was the Strait to the Heart benefit organized by country singer George Strait and Estancia Estates Founder Tom Cusick. Missing from Abbott’s tweet is […]