San Antonio public housing organization Opportunity Home has launched a new emergency rental assistance fund for families facing sudden economic hardship, officials said Monday. Word of the new program comes after MySA and KENS5 reported last month that more than 600 Opportunity Home tenants were facing eviction over unpaid rent. Those in Opportunity Home-owned properties who […]
The San Antonio Philharmonic packed the Majestic Theatre on Saturday with a performance of classic rock band Led Zeppelin’s biggest hits. The orchestra — which rose in two years ago from the ashes of the San Antonio Symphony — isn’t done dipping its toes into rock and pop, though. It plans additional crossover concerts for […]
Tejano music TV host Johnny Canales, who died earlier this month, will be memorialized in a documentary produced by the team behind Netflix’s Selena: The Series, entertainment industry site Deadline reported last week. Producers Myrna Perez and Adrian Arredondo had already begun work on the project, called Take It Away, before Canales’ family announced his […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In the last two years, Texas abortion clinics closed, legal challenges raced through the court system, towns tried to ban out-of-state travel, conservative activists made abortion pills and emergency rooms into battlegrounds, and […]
On Monday, San Antonio anti-abortion protesters did their best to turn an event unveiling a new medical fund for low-income women into a circus. Planned Parenthood South Texas held the gathering at San Antonio City Hall to discuss its new program aimed at improving access to routine reproductive health care. Even though the fund has little […]
The Lone Star State comes out on top once again. This time for its horrible driving. A Forbes Advisor study found that three Texas cities rank among the nation’s top 15 for bad drivers.
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. More Texas homeowners and renters than ever are struggling with high housing costs — and the state’s high home prices have potentially put the dream of owning a home out-of-reach for a growing […]
San Antonio-based chain Jim’s Restaurants is shuttering another of its longtime locations. Just three months after closing a decades-old store on Broadway, Jim’s officials said in a Facebook post that Tuesday will be the last day for the business’ location on San Pedro and Hildebrand avenues.
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Camels and ostriches will go for gold at Selma’s Retama Park Race Track next weekend. These camelid contenders and plumed players will take to the track between horse races on both June 28 and 29, according to details shared by Retama officials. Ostrich races will occur after the third horse race and camels after the sixth.