Controversial podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan will film his next comedy special — his first in six years — in San Antonio. The special, Joe Rogan: Burn the Boats, will air live via streaming service Netflix on Aug. 3 from the San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre, Rogan revealed this week on Instagram. Rogan, who relocated to […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday evening said the Texas House ethics committee, which scheduled a meeting for next week, is planning to recommend impeaching him a second time — a charge members […]
Got too much junk in your trunk? San Antonio’s Solid Waste Management Department is offering a free landfill day this Saturday to help residents clean house.
Activists appear to have collected enough signatures to put marijuana decriminalization on the ballot in three more Texas cities, according to advocacy group NORML. If recently circulated petitions are certified by officials in Bastrop, Dallas and Lockhart, voters in those municipalities will decide at the November ballot box whether to ban local police from busting […]
Travel + Leisure magazine has ranked San Antonio as the sixth-best U.S. travel destinations on its 2024 World’s Best list. The ranking was determined by Travel + Leisure readers around the world, who voted on their favorite spots based on the criteria of food, shopping, sights, culture and value. Readers cast some 700,000 votes, heavily favoring […]
Death penalty opponents are calling for a federal investigation of a San Antonio-based compounding pharmacy that spent years secretly supplying Texas with the drug its prisons use to execute prisoners, according to a recent NPR investigation. Citing documents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), NPR reported Wednesday that […]
The San Antonio Spurs organization is adding a retail location to its new North Side training facility. The Silver and Black will open a Spurs Fan Shop at the Victory Capital Performance Center before the start of the 2024-25 regular season, according to team officials.
The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office has finally charged District 10 City Councilman Marc Whyte with driving while intoxicated, a Class-B misdemeanor, the Express-News reports. Whyte was pulled over Dec. 29 on Loop 410 for speeding and failing to use his blinker while changing lanes, according to police records. Before his arrest, the councilman reportedly […]
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After touring relentlessly for more than a decade, dropping eight albums and building a rep as a crack live band, changing names may not seem like the most obvious career move for a veteran act. Just the same, that’s what acclaimed Texas country band Mike and the Moonpies did.