Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. BORGER — Months before the Texas Panhandle erupted with destructive wildfires, fire crews in Borger were igniting fire intentionally on a seven-mile, roughly 250-foot wide ribbon of land on the edge of town.
Popular drive-thru concept Salad and Go is again expanding its San Antonio presence with a new store, this one on the city’s far West side. An April 11 Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing notes construction on the new build, 12342 W. U.S. Highway 90, is set to begin in October of this year.
RIO GRANDE CITY — A South Texas political candidate is suing his town over a bevy of public records requests, accusing officials of delaying the release of records he wants to prove his opponent is corrupt. Rio Grande City officials took the unusual step of announcing on social media earlier this month that the request […]
San Antonio entrepreneurs Houston and Emily Carpenter have teased the name of the homestyle diner they plan to open in Southtown in coming months. The husband and wife team responsible for Little Em’s Oyster Bar, Restaurant Claudine and Up Scale will open new concept Beau’s Tiny Diner inside the building that now houses Little Em’s. […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Months after a scandal over his ties to white supremacists, far-right political operative and former state lawmaker Jonathan Stickland has created a new group — with help from outgoing Texas GOP Chair Matt […]
The San Antonio News Guild announced Friday afternoon that staffers at the Hearst-owned Express-News and MySA voted 36-31 against unionizing as part of the Media Guild of the West. Guild officials told the Current in February that 68% of union-eligible staff at both publications signed authorization cards to be represented by the Guild. In a Friday […]
San Antonio residents born between 1994 and 2000 — we’re talking to you, Gen Z — will spend $128,637 in rent before they turn 30, according to a study published last month by online rental marketplace RentCafe. While that may seem like a shockingly high number, it makes more sense when it’s broken down in […]
This week’s top Current food stories centered on Boerne restaurants — casual spot Dog & Pony Grill announced its closure, while Jason Dady launched a new outpost of his Tre Trattoria brand in the city. Also in this week’s news, Converse Mexican restaurant El Sabrosito had to temporarily close after being struck by a vehicle, […]
A San Antonio location of Dirty Dough cookie shop is asking fans in a social media post to help it stay in business. The Stone Oak franchisee of the Arizona-based chain — which specializes in fresh-baked, stuffed cookies in more than a dozen flavor combinations — shared its plea to the San Antonio Restaurants Facebook […]
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