Immigrant-rights activists this week said they’re documenting incidents of alleged abuse under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border crackdown. During an online conference call hosted by Frontera Texas Organizing Project, groups including Border Network for Human Rights said the governor’s $11 million deployment of National Guard troops to deter border crossings has led to widespread […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. An overwhelming majority of Texans say the state has a housing affordability crisis, according to a poll released Thursday — the latest sign of the growing pressure Texas’ high housing costs have put […]
A labor of love for San Antonio artist and musician CJ Duron, Haus of Etchcraft aims to present work by local creators who have yet to break into the art scene. The gathering’s latest iteration will take place Saturday, Aug, 10. “As an artist just starting out, I struggled to get my work seen. I want […]
Faced with an overwhelming number of environmental issues — global warming, fossil fuel consumption and emissions, deforestation, rising ocean levels — it’s easy to feel powerless in the pursuit of a sustainable planet. However, in a world where too many ignore the climate crisis, no step is too small. Anyone with access to pen and […]
Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. As senior pastor at North Dallas Community Bible Fellowship, Terren L. Dames has directed fiery rhetoric at transgender people and Christians who support them, using a 2022 sermon to claim they “spit in God’s face.” “We so-called ‘Christians’ who stand up and condone this evil immorality, […]
Texas-tied athletes have taken home more medals at the 2024 Paris Olympic games than most countries, Austin TV station KXAN reports. The United States is in the lead with the most medals of any country, bagging a total of 89 as of press time, and China ranks a distant second.
San Antonio Parks and Recreation has extended the season for seven of its public pools. The following pools will stay open on between 1 p.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from Aug. 12 through Sept. 15:
Looks like the San Antonio Missions are most likely staying put. A July 22 letter from Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai to Major League Baseball officials outlines in-depth plans for a new downtown ballpark slated to open in 2028. The message from local leaders comes after the MLB threatened to revoke the Double-A […]
Texas House candidate Kristian Carranza, a Democrat whom the Bexar County GOP accused of changing her name to woo Hispanic voters, has used that same surname in professional settings since at least 2015, according to former colleagues. The controversy surrounding the Carranza’s last name made headlines Tuesday after county GOP Chairwoman Kris Coons told reporters during […]
Celebrated Chicano writer Nephtalí De León has sued the City of San Antonio and the director of its Arts & Culture Department, alleging they violated his free speech rights by firing him as poet laureate. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Antonio, comes after city officials removed De León last summer for sharing […]