Sixteen screenprints from San Antonio artist Michael Menchaca have joined the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art. The Washington, D.C.-based gallery recently purchased the prints as part of an effort to expand its holdings to include a more diverse array of national and global perspectives, according to Menchaca.
Texans planning for a family vacay may want to look close to home. A new study ranking states as destinations for family-friendly vacations placed Texas at No. 8 based on factors including its affordability, amusement parks and beaches.
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Mountain lions still roam parts of Texas as one of the state’s last remaining native carnivores. On Sept. 1, Texas for the first time will ban canned mountain lion hunts, which conservationists hope […]
If there’s a tear in your beer, you may want to thank Fancy and the Fortunate Sons. The San Antonio country and western band is set to release its debut album, Bad Habits & a Broken Heart, on Friday, Sept. 6. The new release is a catalogue of hard times.
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A group of Democratic state lawmakers on Friday asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate potential violations of federal law and civil and voting rights related to Texas state leaders’ recent voter roll […]
Christopher Cross — the San Antonio native singer-songwriter with five Grammys, an Oscar and a Golden Globe — is coming to Sunken Garden Theater to raise money for the place he first played 55 years ago. The Alamo Heights graduate known for ’70s and ’80s chart-toppers such as “Sailing” and “Ride Like the Wind” will […]
District 5 City Councilwoman Teri Castillo is calling bullshit on claims that the proposed $160 million stadium complex for San Antonio’s minor-league baseball team won’t cost taxpayers anything. Indeed, Castillo went toe-to-toe with Missions ownership during a special hearing on the project Thursday. During the exchange, she called plans to finance the development with through […]
The most colorful member of the San Antonio Spurs roster has banged up his equally colorful ride. Jeremy Sochan, the Spurs power forward known for his neon-hued hair, crashed his neon green Porsche on the city’s North Side on Aug. 24 and may have been speeding during the time of the crash, MySA reports.
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The state and its third biggest city are set to square off in court over a ban on guns at Texas’ most celebrated tribute to itself — the State Fair. Texas Attorney General […]
San Antonio Pets Alive! is again urgently seeking animal lovers to adopt or foster dogs in the shelter’s kennel, which is currently at capacity. Officials with the nonprofit warned Friday that if the dogs aren’t adopted or placed with foster parents soon, the care facility could be unable to accept more due to capacity restraints.