People gathered at San Antonio’s Ingram Park Mall to watch a waterskiing squirrel got more than they bargained for when the pint-sized performer made a bold break for freedom during the performance. During a noon performance Saturday, Lovey the performing squirrel was waterskiing in a temporary pool set up in the mall’s main concourse when […]
Last week, Austin podcaster Joe Rogan begged voters not to turn Texas blue this November. “The liberals that want to turn Texas blue — like, don’t. You’re going to ruin it,” Rogan said on The Joe Rogan Experience, the nation’s top-rated podcast. He added that it’s good Austin’s liberal blue bubble — which he relocated to […]
The San Antonio metro’s real-estate market is among the best in the nation for homebuyers, with a new study by mortgage lender Best Interest it No. 1 in discounted listings. More than a quarter of active listings in the San Antonio metro area — or 28%, to be precise — have already undergone a price cut, […]
Three members of the hemp industry are suing the state of Texas for violating commerce protections after it was announced last week that nearly all hemp-derived THC products are illegal. On Friday, two hemp retailers and a distributor filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against the Texas […]
South Texas alt-country artist Charley Crockett can’t seem to keep his mouth shut. First, he sparked controversy by dropping Satanic doo-wop duo Twin Temple as opener from a series of his shows. Now, he’s going after celebrities who rail against data centers — including some of the biggest names in country music. In one of his […]
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is calling for a citywide vote on Project Marvel as a looming budget deficit and lower-than-expected revenue cloud the city’s economic outlook and its ability to issue bonds. Late Friday, Jones sent a memo to City Council, City Manager Erik Walsh and City Attorney Andy Segovia, calling for the […]
The San Antonio Current is celebrating the winners, finalists and nominees highlighted in its 2026 Best of San Antonio readers poll with a Wednesday, Aug. 12, party at Stable Hall featuring local bites, drinks, music and more. The annual bash will run 7-10 p.m. at the historic venue. Tickets are $55. San Antonio native singer-songwriter […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is pulling his nominee for attorney general until Sen. John Cornyn is out of office, escalating tensions between the two as the Texas Republican continues to insist on changes to a deal protecting Trump and his circle from tax audits. Cornyn and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North […]
ODESSA — A growing chorus of Texas lawmakers is calling on the state’s electric grid managers and utility regulators to halt an expansive and increasingly controversial project to build transmission lines that would cut through several thousand acres of private property to deliver electricity to oil companies in the West Texas oil fields. State Sen. […]
San Antonio Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, known for his sometimes-spicy social media posts, reportedly faces a formal ethics complaint over one of his recent online exchanges. On Thursday, San Antonio’s Ethics Review Board voted to request that the District 2 councilman provide an additional written response to a constituent’s formal complaint that he may have exposed […]