A person is being treated for bird flu after contact with Texas dairy cows infected with the virus, state and federal officials said Monday. This is the first time avian influenza A(H5N1) has been detected in cattle in the United States, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. DSHS officials said they believe the […]
Latin pop superstar Shakira will perform Nov. 16 at San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center as part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, according promoter Live Nation. General tickets go on sale Monday, April 22, at 10 a.m. at Frost Bank Center’s website and via Ticketmaster. Pre-sale access is available to those who […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A federal judge has ordered Texas health and human services officials to pay $100,000 per day in fines for routinely neglecting investigations into allegations of abuse and neglect by children in the state’s […]
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a North Texas Democrat running to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz, raised more than $9.5 million for his campaign this quarter, blowing past the money taken in by his Republican rival, the Texas Tribune reports. Allred’s haul also dwarfs the amount of money raised by Democrat Beto O’Rourke during the same time […]
The San Antonio teenager shot multiple times by a San Antonio police officer in Oct. 22, 2022, in a McDonald’s parking lot has filed federal civil rights lawsuit against both the city and the former officer involved in the incident. High-profile civil rights attorney Ben Crump filed the suit Friday on behalf of Erik Cantu and […]
Booze-focused fest Whiskey Riot will come to San Antonio Saturday, May 18, bringing more than 200 varieties of the delicious, amber drink to the Freeman Expo Center. The fest will showcase whiskies and bourbons from American brands and those across the pond. General admission tickets are $90 and include samples of whiskey and whiskey cocktails […]
Southwest San Antonio food truck Birria Kings will close on April 28, after four years in operation. The mobile kitchen took to social media Monday to share the news and thank fans for their support. “We would like to kindly thank you for your business and support over the past four years,” the post read.
Texas whiskey haven Garrison Brothers Distillery will release the second iteration of its award-winning Lady Bird bourbon May 11, benefitting Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. First released in 2023, the limited expression is Texas honey-infused and finished with cognac. It’s aged for four years in new white American oak barrels before being infused with […]
The City of San Antonio’s Parks and Recreation Department will celebrate Earth Day by giving away free trees and plants at Woodlawn Lake Park. The giveaway will run 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. during the city’s Earth Day 2024 Celebration, scheduled for Saturday, April 20. The free vegetation will include both ornamental and shade trees, according […]
San Antonio megachurch pastor John Hagee told his flock he’s heading to Washington, D.C., this week to lobby members of Congress to back Israel in its now-hot conflict with Iran. On Sunday, Hagee informed worshippers at his Cornerstone Church that he’s joining 250 evangelical leaders this week in Washington to urge lawmakers to join the escalating […]