In 2014, an attorney at the Collin County Courthouse accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of stealing his $1,000 Montblanc pen after he took it out and placed it near a metal detector. Security camera footage appeared to show Paxton leaving with the pen, and police identified him as a suspect. However, Paxton returned the […]
During a spirited Friday press conference, activists accused City Council members, including Phyllis Viagran and Ivalis Meza Gonzalez, of engaging in voter suppression by fighting a citywide vote on public funding for a new Spurs arena. Indeed, the City Hall press conference organized by the Westside Neighborhood Coalition was as much about Mayor Gina Ortiz […]
It’s become increasingly difficult for small-business owners and creatives nationwide to make a profit while keeping their enterprise afloat. At the same time, “third spaces” are disappearing, leaving communities without free public spaces to gather together. The monthly Pulga Market at St. Mary’s Strip music venue Paper Tiger is a response to both problems. The […]
A tribal nonprofit and an outdoor recreation company on Friday asked a federal judge to block border wall-related construction in Big Bend National Park, arguing that the project is contrary to U.S. law and threatens constitutionally protected religious freedoms. Continued construction of the wall and related projects — including roads, drainage structures, erosion controls, safety […]
McALLEN — A federal judge upheld a temporary restraining order against government contractors building a border wall along the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, pausing construction until Aug. 27. Spencer Construction LLC and Royal Concrete Products LLC were prohibited from continuing construction or related work and from entering the property that belongs to Hidalgo County […]
The Bexar County Republican Party is questioning whether Independent candidate for Bexar County District Attorney Jason Wolff actually collected the 500 signatures needed to appear on the November ballot. The accusations played out in 225th District Court on Thursday when a notary who works at the Calfas Law Firm, Wolff’s employer, pleaded the Fifth Amendment […]
San Antonio’s real estate market has cooled in the past couple of years, and there are still deals to be had — especially if you don’t mind a tight squeeze. Case in point: a 623-square-foot fixer-upper in an inner West Side neighborhood recently hit the market with a $65,000 price tag. Billed as a “1947 […]
A luxurious estate in the Scenic Oaks community has just hit the market for $1.3 million, offering dramatic architecture in a Texas Hill Country setting. Tucked behind a circular driveway and the privacy of mature trees, the 4,619-square-foot residence invites with warm lighting through its numerous windows. Built in 1988, the home conveys modernity through […]
Tests of a substance found inside the van driven by a man shot to death by immigration officers last month in Houston revealed it wasn’t methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz confirmed to The Texas Tribune. “I can confirm what’s already public: lab testing showed the substance in the baggies was not meth,” Reitz, the U.S. […]
District 9 City Councilwoman Misty Spears said she’s digging in her heels against a proposed San Antonio Water System (SAWS) rate hike until the city-owned utility releases a financial and performance audit that it was expected to complete by June 30. Word of the missing audit comes weeks after the board of trustees at SAWS […]