A Uvalde County grand jury has indicted former school district police Chief Pete Arredondo and another former district officer on felony child-endangerment charges related to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, the Express-News reports. The indictments are the first criminal charges brought against law-enforcement officials for their sluggish and widely criticized response to […]
San Antonio’s Pride San Antonio’s Pride Bigger Than Texas Festival and Parade will return this Saturday to celebrate the city’s vibrant LGBTQ+ community. This year’s festival in Crockett Park will feature food, entertainment, a Pride wedding, a health fair, Texas wrestling and a variety of small-business vendors, according to organizers. The event is open to those […]
The San Antonio-New Braunfels metro is among the 10 housing markets where values and prices are projected to drop the most this year, according to one expert. In a YouTube video shared Monday, Nick Gerli, CEO and founder of real estate consulting firm Reventure Consulting, ranked San Antonio as the No. 6 housing market most […]
After activists earlier this year accused Austin’s SXSW festival of being “complicit in human rights abuses,” organizers of the annual gathering revealed that, starring next year, the U.S. Army and arms manufacturers will no longer be welcome as sponsors. SXSW brass quietly announced the change this week on the festival’s FAQ page under the question, “Will the U.S. […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Richard “Kinky” Friedman — the provocative and flamboyant Texas satirist who mounted a spirited campaign for governor in 2006 — has died. He was 79.
The San Antonio-based owner of Italian eatery Barbaro has agreed to pay nearly $29,000 to 22 workers to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it made them fork over portion of their tips to a manager, the Express-News reports. Pizza Bar LLC, which does business as Barbaro, reached the deal with the U.S. Labor Department in a […]
Broadway 5050 Burgers & Cocktails has been a San Antonio staple since 1935. Now, some fret that the fate of the Alamo Heights fixture is in jeopardy since its building was recently listed for sale.
The San Antonio Spurs left some fans dazed and confused Wednesday night by trading No. 8 overall NBA draft pick Rob Dillingham for a couple of picks the team won’t be able to exercise until 2030 and 2031. Many in Spurs Twittersphere lambasted the trade, saying it offers no short-term help for the team as […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Deloitte, a global consultancy that reported revenue last year of $65 billion, pulls in billions of dollars from states and the federal government for supplying technology it says will modernize Medicaid.
The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday dropped terrorism-related charges filed against the cousin of the Uvalde school shooter, citing a lack of evidence. In August 2023, Nathan Cruz, the 18-year-old cousin of the man who killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School two years ago, was arrested and charged with making a terroristic […]