After operating San Antonio’s first nonstop flight to Europe for a little more than a month, German airline Condor is already making plans to scale back, the Express-News reports. On May 17, the German leisure airline took off from San Antonio International Airport, marking the city’s first-ever nonstop transatlantic route. As of press time, Condor operates […]
This week, San Antonio music fans can play it sonically safe or venture well off the beaten path. On the safe side — and that’s not a slight, only to say these bands play in familiar musical territory — the Dirty River Jazz Band will perform toe-tapping Dixieland and the Red Clay Strays will mix country, […]
Iman Vellani, star of the Ms. Marvel miniseries, swung by San Antonio comic and gaming shop Heroes and Fantasies on Saturday to greet fans and geek out about Captain Marvel. Vellani, who’s also written for Marvel comics and for her own show, found the time to schedule the visit while she was in town for the Superhero […]
Supporters of Texas’ independence movement might want to rethink their plans after a new research report ranked the Lone Star State among the 10 least self-sufficient U.S. states. Indeed, the study published by online personal finance blog WalletHub placed Texas at No. 41 in its ability to go it alone. WalletHub determined how independent all 50 […]
Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. For all of Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s power to run the Texas Senate with an iron fist, he’s had a harder time forcing his whims on the Texas House.
Brandon Herrera, the pro-gun YouTube influencer who ran a close Republican primary contest against South Texas U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, has closed down the leadership PAC that helped fund his campaign. Herrera’s campaign filed paperwork Tuesday notifying the Federal Election Commission that it’s terminating a PAC called Because Real Americans Never Doubt Our Nation (BRANDON […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, wading into the issue of trans health care for the first time.
The passage of one of Texas’ ultra-restrictive abortion laws precipitated a big increase in infant deaths, according to a study published Monday by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The analysis published in the peer-reviewed JAMA Pediatrics medical journal compared infant deaths in Texas to those in 28 other states — some with […]
Chicano soul group Joaquin and the Glowliners will debut a video for its single “I Remember” this Friday at a premiere party that promises to be puro San Anto. The soulful soirée will take place at Slab Cinema Art House, part of the Blue Star Arts Complex. Though Joaquin and the Glowliners won’t be performing, the […]
Kimpton Santo will debut its boutique luxury hotel in downtown San Antonio this August, complete with four high-end bar and restaurant concepts centered around a high-end steakhouse. Located at 431 South Alamo St., the new property also will include an open-air rooftop bar, craft cocktail lounge and an artful restaurant bar, according to officials with IHG […]