U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s chief of staff has resigned in the wake of the Justice Department indicting the long-serving South Texas Democrat on federal bribery, money laundering and wire fraud charges, Punchbowl News reports. Jake Hochberg — who’s served as Cuellar’s chief of staff since 2021 — left Monday, the political news site reports, citing people familiar […]
The San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture will host a free night of original poetry at the Culture Commons Gallery this Thursday. From 6 to 8 p.m., poets including one current and another former San Antonio Poet Laureate will perform original works inspired by the exhibition currently on view at the gallery, Resilient and […]
In bizarre online dustup, some Spurs fans are threatening to boycott San Antonio-based Whataburger after the fast-food chain tweeted its support for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Chet Holmgren instead of hometown hero Victor Wembanyama. The fracas began Tuesday — the day after Wembanyama won the NBA’s coveted Rookie of the Year — when the […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Two political consultants agreed to plead guilty to charges that they conspired with U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar to launder more than $200,000 in bribes from a Mexican bank, according to recently unsealed court […]
Conroe-based Toasted Yolk Café, a restaurant chain specializing in bougie, boozy breakfast and lunch items, is preparing to take a crack at the San Antonio market, state regulatory documents show. Toasted Yolk plans to open a location at the intersection of Highway 151 and Hunt Lane later this year, according to a May 8 Texas […]
San Antonio resident Jon Hinojosa, a founding director of the San Antonio nonprofit Say Sí, will appear on the latest season of PBS cooking competition show The Great American Recipe. The avid home cook shared the news on Facebook Tuesday, noting that Season 3 debuts Friday, June 17. “I am a new contestant on @pbs […]
To access San Antonio cocktail spot Maeve, ignore the door facing the street at the top of some unwelcome stairs. Instead, take the crushed-stone path to the left of the historic cottage.
Marble Falls-based Italian restaurant chain Bella Sera will open a location this month in New Braunfels, its fifth in the Texas Hill Country, news site Community Impact reports. A recently submitted permit application shows Bella Sera plans to take over the space at 259 Loop 337 that previously housed TJ’s Burgers. The burger shop closed its doors […]
Junior H, one of key architects of the corrido tumbado sound, will bring his $ad Boyz Mania U.S. Tour to Frost Bank Center on Friday, Aug. 2. For his latest tour tour, Junior H will visit 20 U.S. cities and perform tracks from his album, $ad Boyz 4 Life II, which has racked up 1.4 billion streams since […]
What’s with food and beverage companies releasing ugly-as-sin footwear recently? In the latest such promotion, Crocs and Busch Light have debuted All-Terrain Sandals and All-Terrain Clogs, featuring what the companies tout as rugged soles and outdoorsy accessories. The sandals come with a survival flashlight, while the clogs come with a rolled-up koozie and have a […]