Faced with continued inflation pressures, San Antonians took on a greater debt load in the first quarter of the year, according to a new study from personal finance site WalletHub. Alamo City residents’ average unsecured personal load debt increased 8.32% over the same quarter of 2023, hitting $6,249.
Drag queens Anetra and Mirage from Las Vegas and Gala Varo from Mexico will each bring their own brand of fierce energy to the Bonham stage. Spunky Anetra finished as runner-up on Season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race due in no small part to her viral talent show performance, which featured both duck walking and […]
In time for the warming weather, San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department will open 11 of its swimming pools next Saturday. The following pools will open Saturdays and Sundays from 1-7 p.m., according to city officials: Dellview, 500 Basswood Drive
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. McALLEN — When federal agents raided the home and offices of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, just weeks before a competitive primary election in 2022, Democrats rallied behind him and he went on […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Friday accusing the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of discriminating against one of its former employees based on her religious beliefs.
U.S. Rep. Greg Casar joined West Side leaders and housing advocates on Friday to celebrate his office securing nearly $3 million for San Antonio affordable-housing projects. During a gathering at the offices of the Mexican American Unity Council, Casar — a Democrat whose district includes both Austin and the Alamo City — trumpeted the availability […]
You’re not really gonna eat that can of corn that’s been sitting in the back of your pantry, are you? The Alamo Branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) knows someone who will, and the labor organization is calling on San Antonio to help feed its own.
The addition of 1,133 new restaurants and bars in Texas during the first quarter of this year led to a big boost in statewide alcohol sales, according to a report released this week. Restaurant and bar alcohol sales in Texas increased 14% in March to nearly $950 million compared to February sales, according to an […]
Texas country music star Josh Abbott has partnered with fast food chain DQ for a limited-time meal deal focused on eats he grew up with. The Josh Abbott Meal features a four-piece Steak Finger Country Basket, a mini-M&M’s Milk Chocolate Blizzard Treat, an iced tea and a collectible limited-edition Josh Abbott cup, DQ officials said. […]
Houston-based nonprofit Southern Smoke has expanded its free mental-health program for hospitality workers into six additional states. The program, called Behind You, is now available to food and beverage workers in Maine, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington D.C. via new partnerships with 13 university clinical programs in those states. The expansion means the […]