Union activist and San Antonio ISD teacher Adrian Reyna won Tuesday’s Democratic runoff for Texas House District 125, blowing away former Bexar County Precinct 2 Constable Michelle Barrientes Vela. With 100% of the districts reporting on Wednesday morning, Reyna won 80% of the vote. Reyna ran on a platform of working class issues, including housing, […]
The actor and UTSA grad is now passing on his dramatic knowledge to students at his alma mater. The post Deli Boys star Saagar Shaikh learns how to teach drama at UT-San Antonio appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Wes Anderson’s charming coming-of age film Moonrise Kingdom (2012) kicks off the Central Library’s summer film program on Tuesday. Set in the mid 1960s, the movie follows two 12-year-olds who fall in love at summer camp and run off together to live on an island along the New England coast. As they make their new […]
Galveston state Sen. Mayes Middleton is the GOP nominee for attorney general, after defeating U.S. Rep. Chip Roy. Middleton, one of the most conservative state legislators and an oil and gas executive, put almost $17 million of his own money into the race. The race, like others in recent weeks, proved the GOP’s continued loyalty […]
The state’s percentage of bad blacktop is worse than the national average of 13%. The post Texas roads rank 17th-worst in the country, and 15% are in poor condition, data shows appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Bexar County District Attorney candidate Luz Elena Chapa is moving on to the general election after narrowly defeating Jane Davis in Tuesday’s Democratic runoff. Chapa’s 51%-49% victory comes after she trailed Davis by more than 1,000 votes in early tabulation. However, Chapa chipped away at Davis’ lead as the night unfolded. Chapa’s campaign credited high […]
Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Garcia defeated housing activist Maureen Galindo in the Democratic primary runoff to represent Texas’ 35th Congressional District after Galindo’s antisemitic comments and the origins of her advertising money prompted outrage. Garcia will face Republican Carlos De La Cruz, who won his party’s runoff, in the November general election. De La […]
Johnny Garcia on Tuesday night declared victory in the Democratic runoff against Maureen Galindo to represent Texas’ redrawn 35th Congressional District. His opponent spent the runup to the election fending off accusations of antisemitism after she posted a series of online videos spinning conspiracy theories about “zionist Jews” controlling Hollywood and orchestrating human smuggling rings […]
The win by scandal-plagued Paxton bolsters the chances of Democrat James Talarico in the general election, political experts argue. The post Armed with Trump’s blessing, Ken Paxton trounces Sen. John Cornyn of Texas appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The City of San Antonio is inviting fans to cheer on the Spurs at the Espee in St. Paul Square, 1174 E. Commerce St., for the team’s critical Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. The watch party, which the city is staging in collaboration with ATG Entertainment and Velocity […]