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New Braunfels craft cocktail spot The Reserve on 1863 will host a Bloody Mary Festival this Sunday. The New Braunfels Bloody Mary Festival will kick off at 10 a.m. and featured seven styles of the popular brunch sipper as well as live music and grub from nearby eatery Crossroads Bakery and Bistro. The event will […]
District 10 City Councilman Marc Whyte on Thursday filed a Council Consideration Request (CCR) asking the city to adopt a zero-based budget by the 2027 fiscal year. A zero-based budget would effectively start each annual budget from zero dollars, forcing city departments to justify every expense in front of the council, Whyte explained during a […]
North-of-downtown nightspot Bentley’s on Broadway has closed, but according to details shared by its owners, the shutdown is only temporary and is being undertaken to give the business a facelift. The bar, located at 8123 Broadway, Suite B, shared details in a Thursday Instagram post that encouraged patrons to visit its sister establishments, Let’s Be Honest, […]
Two widely reviled figures topped the Current’s list of this week’s most-read stories: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and NBA commentator Charles Barkley. Cruz has been in news lately over a controversial distribution deal for his podcast that critics charge he’s using to skirt federal campaign finance laws. Meanwhile, Barkley is once again trolling San Antonio […]
The New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday ruled the City of San Antonio can continue with its controversial-tree removal and bird mitigation efforts at Brackenridge Park, the Express-News reports. The court rejected an emergency request filed by two members of the Lipan-Apache Native American Church, who argued the tree cuttings prevent church members […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate leaders introduced legislation to end “judge shopping” — a practice that’s made a federal courthouse in Amarillo with a Trump-appointed judge a destination for conservative litigants challenging Biden administration […]
On September 21, 1970, the New York Times ran its first “op-ed” page. Short for “opposite the editorial,” this new feature provided space for writers with no relationship to the newspaper’s editorial board to express their views.
Less than a year after opening, Northwest San Antonio Taiwanese comfort food spot Wei Chow has closed. The business’ owners shared the news Wednesday on Facebook, saying staffing issues led them to throw in the towel. “After much consideration and with a heavy heart, we’ve decided to close down Wei Chow effective immediately,” the post […]
The chairman of the federal commission looking into an ethics complaint about U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s controversial podcast syndication deal once worked for the Texas Republican, raising concerns about his ability to be impartial in the case. Sean J. Cooksey, a Trump appointee who chairs the Federal Election Commission, served as Cruz’s deputy chief counsel […]