Cancun Mexican Restaurant in downtown New Braunfels could reopen more than two years after the roof caved in from a late-night fire that destroyed the building. Cancun, which specialized in Tex-Mex staples and Mexican seafood, was a popular lunch and dinner spot for 17 years before the Nov. 14 fire at 636 S. Seguin Ave. […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. EL PASO — Twice in recent months, hundreds of migrants have rushed a border gate in El Paso in an effort to push past state troopers and National Guard and get into the […]
Researchers at UT Health San Antonio will lead a five-year, $11 million study on a possible vaccine for the nation’s most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease. The grant from the National Institutes of Health will take a mutated version of the chlamydia STD to determine if it works as a vaccine against a disease that affects […]
For the second year in a row, a study by Forbes Advisor has named Texas as the state with the worst mental health care. For May, which happens to be Mental Health Awareness Month, the business site’s researchers analyzed which states have the best and worst mental health care based on factors including access to […]
In March, San Antonio-based H-E-B announced plans for major renovations to Broadway’s Central Market store. Now, the grocery chain will pump $10 million into its store at the corner of West Avenue and Jackson Keller Road.
Longtime Northwest San Antonio Asian mainstay Thai Taste has shut down, according to a Friday post on its Facebook page. However, its owners said they’re hopeful the closure is only temporary. The owners of the 29-year-old restaurant, located at 5520 Evers Road, thanked diners for their patronage in the post.
Officials with Alamo Colleges on Thursday said the community college district is expanding four-year degree offerings to all five of its campuses. Alamo Colleges has offered four-year-programs since Texas lawmakers passed legislation in 2016 allowing community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees. The district soon will have at least one bachelor’s program at each of its […]
No matter which entrance one uses to explore the Pearl’s new grocery oasis Pullman Market, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. On a busy weekday afternoon, the new multi-concept gourmet market was a riot for the senes. A whole-animal butcher, a sourdough bakery, a fresh tortilleria and a ceviche counter served up deliciously scented artisan eats while shoppers […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Anti-abortion legal crusader Jonathan Mitchell has filed at least seven legal petitions in Texas in recent years asking to depose abortion funds, providers and researchers.
Five members of San Antonio City Council held a hastily organized press conference Thursday calling for a discussion of whether to remove City Attorney Andy Segovia for giving what they called conflicting and inaccurate legal advice. The coalition made up of District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, District 5’s Teri Castillo, District 6’s Melissa Cabello Havrda, […]