Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton caught flak from hecklers during a Saturday campaign visit to San Antonio and quickly left the stage after reporters asked tough questions, including one about his vast real estate empire. Paxton’s stop at the North Side’s Angry Elephant is part of his “Protecting the Texas Promise” tour and marked his […]
WASHINGTON — Rep. Joaquin Castro has made seven visits to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, a sleepy town southwest of his San Antonio district, since the Trump administration reopened it last year. He’s met immigrants there who’ve garnered national attention and outcry, from teenage mariachi-performing brothers to five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, detained […]
The owners behind new Pearl restaurant (a)mar are well aware that San Antonio diners are eager to know their grand opening date. All they can promise is that it will be in the next two months. “When you open up a new restaurant, you really only get one chance to make a good first impression […]
LUBBOCK — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said Thursday that Republicans are going to lose some statewide elections this year because of data centers, which has become a heated issue for Texas across the state. In an interview with the Texas Tribune, Miller also called out Gov. Greg Abbott for what he says is inaction […]
Summer’s slipping away, but there’s still time to squeeze in a few unforgettable San Antonio adventures before the season fades. Whether you’re craving river floats, rooftop cocktails, outdoor excursions or cultural enlightenment, these experiences deserve a spot on your calendar before autumn rolls in. Catch a San Antonio Missions game San Antonio’s minor league team […]
Polarizing Fox News commentator and host Jesse Watters this week said Ken Paxton, Texas’ Republican attorney general, should “seek asylum in Mexico” if he loses his U.S. Senate bid to Democrat James Talarico. “This cannot happen,” Watters said Wednesday as he melted down over the prospect of scandal-plagued Paxton becoming the first Republican in more […]
A historic mansion for sale in Dignowity Hill offers a chance to own a piece of San Antonio industrial history — provided the buyer is willing to give the property a little TLC. Being sold as-is for $384,000, the 1927-built property has seen better days, to be sure, but the historic landmark tells an incredible […]
Hundreds of San Antonians showed up to Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ Thursday and Friday listening sessions on a proposed vote on whether the city should contribute $489 million to a new Spurs arena. Jones said adding the arena funding measure to the November ballot would cost the city $1.5 million and added that her staff […]
Neat or on the rocks? San Antonio spirits enthusiasts can have it both ways at Whiskey Business, sponsored by the Current. Having celebrated a decade of fun in 2025, Whiskey Business is back for an 11th year at the Witte Museum on Friday, Aug. 21. Tickets to the event, which runs 8-11 p.m., are available […]
Bulldozers broke ground broke ground Thursday in Big Bend National Park on a White House project to add border barriers and patrol roads inside the protected wilderness, according to activists and ecological groups. Contractors begin the construction amid widespread bipartisan opposition, plowing through native vegetation along the Rio Grande’s riparian corridor, according to video footage […]