Vendors at San Antonio’s Historic Market Square worry a plan to charge admission to the downtown shopping and entertainment destination during Fiesta could spell the end of their livelihoods. The small businesses are already smarting from years of lackluster foot traffic due to recent downtown construction projects. Now, nearly 50 of them are bracing for […]
San Antonio dining staple La Panadería is getting ready for the Spurs’ first playoff run in six seasons by giving away free Fiesta -themed mini conchas after every playoff win. While La Panderia said it will begin offering the Fiesta-themed conchas on April 8, the Spurs-victory promotion will start April 18, coinciding with the NBA […]
The San Antonio Zoo this week welcomed a year-old giraffe, Jasiri, to the herd at the Naylor Savanna habitat, officials to officials with the attraction. Jasiri is smart, confident and curious, which is fitting for her name, which translates to “courageous” in Swahili, zoo officials said. Like many giraffes, she loves to explore and is […]
The Cruz-linked Truth and Courage PAC responded the following day, revising the paperwork to correct what appeared to be errors as large as $400,000. The post Feds ask Ted Cruz-tied PAC to explain massive discrepancies in campaign filings appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Hemp distributors and retailers argue the rules, which went into effect March 31, are designed to spell financial ruin for their industry. The post Texas hemp industry sues to block state’s ban on smokable products, new fees appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Someone distributed flyers for a white supremacist group called the Aryan Freedom Network in San Antonio’s Jefferson Terrace neighborhood, according to a Tuesday post on the Nextdoor app. “Recently received this. BEWARE! This is a Neo-Nazi organization,” the since-deleted post read. A subsequent post by the same resident stated the flyers were distributed on Easter […]
The federal government is penalizing states for having a high error rate in their payments to food stamp recipients. The post Texas expected to pay $700 million in penalties to the feds for SNAP errors by 2027 appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The tax break is one of the state’s costliest incentive programs and soon to be the most expensive of its kind in the nation. The post Texas is giving data centers more than $1 billion in tax breaks each year appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Anybody else having trouble juggling their live music calendar lately? For the past few weeks, it’s seemed like San Antonio is playing host to way too many can’t-miss shows — from stellar touring acts to hometown groups who make every local gig feel like something special. Let’s dive in and see how how much sleep we’ll […]
The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office this week dropped charges against a San Antonio man accused of making a death threat against Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, citing “insufficient evidence,” KSAT reports. San Antonio police arrested Marcos Rene Olvera, 25, after he reportedly wrote in a group chat about Project Marvel on social media platform X […]