A federal judge on Monday ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release from their custody one of the witnesses to a federal immigration agent’s fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego must be released from detention within 48 hours of the order, which was issued Monday evening. Authorities must release […]
Democrat James Talarico has pulled 5 points ahead of Republican Ken Paxton in a new survey on Texas’ widely watched U.S. Senate race. A survey of likely voters by Texas Public Opinion Research shows Talarico, a state representative from the Austin area, leading Paxton, the state’s attorney general, 45% to 40% — the Democrat’s largest lead […]
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa is in a virtual tie with Gov. Greg Abbott, the Republican incumbent, according to a new poll released Tuesday by nonpartisan Texas Public Opinion Research. Of the 1,048 likely Texas voters surveyed between July 15 and July 17, 45% said they plan to vote for Abbott, while 42% said they […]
The Gunter Hotel is highlighting local and regional singer-songwriters with an August series called The Studio Lounge Sessions. As part of the series, the artists will perform and speak about the process they use when they compose songs. The shows will take place from 7-9 p.m. every Wednesday in August at the hotel’s Gunter Studio. […]
Former Saturday Night Live cast member Rob Schneider is once again saying inflammatory shit online as he grasps for relevance. This time, the comic is inexplicably directing his ire at the Texas GOP for enabling an Islamic and Marxist takeover of the state. Schneider unleashed a two-part post on X on Monday titled “THE CONQUEST […]
Actor and singer Tony Danza has a deep appreciation for old-school entertainment. The Who’s the Boss? and Taxi star longs for the era when variety shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show brought performers including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Tony Bennett to the small screen for captivating live performances of timeless songs. “Very few […]
Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire bring the nostalgia, while everything from prog rock to death metal fills out another stacked week on San Antonio stages. Let’s take a look. Tuesday, July 28 Lionel Richie, Earth, Wind & Fire Billed as the Sing A Song All Night Long tour, this pairing of two of […]
Spurs Sports & Entertainment will pay a $2.6 million penalty to the city of San Antonio and Bexar County over its failed effort to attract a Major League Soccer team, the Express-News reports. The agreed payout comes as Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has ratcheted up pressure on SS&E to live up to its end of […]
At Friday’s rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Donald Trump lobbed insults at Texas Rep. James Talarico, saying the Democrat seeking Texas’ contested U.S. Senate seat “hates sex,” “hates women” and “hates Christianity.” “The Democrats are running a candidate named James Talafreako, who hates guns, hates oil, hates sex, hates women, and says he is […]
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Monday asked state lawmakers to study ways to further infuse religion into public life as part of a new crop of interim charges unveiled by the Texas Senate leader. One of the lieutenant governor’s directives tells senators to compare state and federal laws surrounding religious liberty, with specific instructions to […]