McALLEN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday confirmed the country’s first case of New World screwworm — the parasitic fly poised to harm the state’s $15 billion cattle industry — in South Texas. The USDA tested a sample from La Pryor in Zavala County at the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, […]
As the Spurs and the Knicks face off on basketball’s biggest stage, the San Antonio Food Bank and the Food Bank for New York are engaging in friendly competition to rally both fan bases for a shared win of feeding neighbors in need. The two hunger-fighting organizations launched a joint fundraiser this week called Slam […]
In case anyone’s wondering what happened to the publicity hound who darted onto the court during Game 1 of the NBA Finals to snap a selfie with Victor Wembanyama, he now faces a lifetime ban from NBA arenas plus criminal charges, KSAT reports. A league spokesperson told the TV station that security whisked the juvenile suspect […]
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and Charles Barkley — the basketball great known dragging San Antonio every chance he gets — exchanged verbal fireworks on national TV before tipoff for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. During a brief Wednesday night appearance during ABC coverage from the Frost Bank Center, Barkley and fellow hosts Kenny Smith, Ernie Johnson […]
District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez has apologized for an online dustup he got into with a woman who referred to him as a “monkey” in a post voicing frustration with his office. In the exchange, which took place last week, the Black councilman publicly shamed Trisha Thatcher-Garza on Facebook and called her “racist” for lobbing […]
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has made some wildly inaccurate predictions over the years. Among other boners, the Texas Republican argued the U.S. Supreme Court would rule 5-4 in favor of President Trump’s tariffs and that the COVID-19 pandemic would be declared over the instant Joe Biden was inaugurated as president. Now Cruz maintains that high […]
This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletters here. Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced Tuesday she will resign effective July 17, capping off three and a half years as the state’s top election official. “It has […]
Democratic State Rep. James Talarico’s U.S. Senate campaign on Monday night drew its largest-ever crowd — and it did so in the Dallas suburb of Plano, squarely in GOP opponent Ken Paxton’s home turf. That’s gotta hurt. Roughly 4,000 people from across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex gathered at the Plano Event Center for a stop on […]
With Pride Month underway, District 1 City Councilwoman Sukh Kaur this week filed a proposal to rename a portion of North Main Avenue — the primary thoroughfare through the city’s Pride District — after the late drag performer Erica Andrews. “This designation is about highlighting an important part of San Antonio’s history,” Kaur said in a statement. […]
If you’re looking for a place to get pumped up on game-day energy as you watch the Spurs take on the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, these Wednesday night watch parties are located all over town. Tipoff for tonight’s game is at 7:30 p.m. Hemisfair Finals Watch Party at Civic […]