For the second time since an arctic blast hit Texas over the weekend, the operator of the state’s power grid asked businesses and residents to conserve energy to avoid straining the electrical supply. The latest request from the the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) was in effect from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Barrel-chested comedian Bert Kreischer is coming to San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center on Jan. 20 as part of his Tops Off World Tour. Known for his party-hard lifestyle and frat boy humor, Kreischer’s stop in the Alamo City comes after the release of his highly anticipated fifth Netflix special, Razzle Dazzle. Hailed as “one of […]
The Bacon Brothers don’t hail from the Lone Star State. But its spirit does permeate the duo’s music.
San Antonio foodies were caught off guard by the December 2023 closure of local favorite Sangria on the Burg. However, chef-owner Ceasar Zepeda isn’t down for the count. He’s since rebranded the restaurant, located at 5115 Fredericksburg Road, as Saucy Birds and reopened it last Friday as a casual-dining concept, according to its online presence.
Cibolo nightlife staple Old Main Ice House will reopen this week following weeks of closure to repair damage from a November fire. The nightspot suffered an early morning blaze that destroyed much of the building’s interior. The structure was still viable, and owner Nick Marquez said in a Sunday Facebook post that he’s reopening the […]
Singer-bassist Joe Jama, a key figure in San Antonio’s Chicano soul sound, died Sunday at age 74, according to details shared online by friends and family. Jama was a late-joining but key member of the Royal Jesters, a group formed in the late 1950s by Lanier High School students. By the time Jama — by then […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took to social media late Sunday to deny state responsibility in the drowning deaths of three migrants near a park in Eagle Pass the state closed off to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents. In a tweet, Abbott alleged that the migrants had already drowned on the Mexican side of the […]
San Antonio City Council voted 10-0 Sunday to censure District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte over his arrest last month on a DWI charge. Whyte was apologetic on the dais, saying that he’d make a mistake and even encouraging his colleagues to vote “yes” on the censure resolution. The first-term councilman argued that the resolution was […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas power grid operator is asking residents to conserve power Monday morning when a blast of cold weather is expected to bring temperatures well below freezing for much of the state.
San Antonio’s 2024 MLK March and Celebration, one of the largest in the nation, has been canceled due to freezing rain and icy roads. Originally, the event was to have started at 10 a.m., but following forecasts Sunday of inclement weather, officials with the city and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission pushed the start time […]