Austin cat cafe Purrfecto Cat Lounge is prepping for an expansion into San Antonio this summer, though construction on its space is taking a little longer than expected, according to the business’ owners. The kitty coffee shop will be located at 227 E. Cevallos St., Suite 101, in Southtown’s Lonestar District, state regulatory records show. […]
A Texas Tech University law student is suing university leaders and faculty, arguing they violated her free speech rights by disciplining her over comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Ellen “Ellie” Fisher, a third-year law student, Texas Tech undergraduate alum and founder of the campus’ NAACP chapter, says news of Kirk’s death […]
Despite City Council recent approval for the organizers of Market Square’s long-running Fiesta de los Reyes event to charge admission to the event for the first time, the gathering will remain free for its first two days, officials confirmed Monday. The Rey Feo Consejos Educational Foundation, which runs Fiesta de los Reyes, won’t collect admission […]
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, could face expulsion from Congress as soon as this week as calls grow on both sides of the aisle to eject him and a Democratic colleague over sexual misconduct allegations, two Democratic leadership aides told Axios. The renewed demands for Gonzales’ removal follow allegations published last week against U.S. […]
After appearances on Food Network’s Chopped and Guy’s Grocery Games, San Antonio chef-restauranteur Braunda Smith recently landed a spot on the another of the cable channel’s cooking competitions, BBQ Brawl, according to the San Antonio report. Smith, the founder of Lucy Cooper’s Ice House, battled 11 other pitmasters at Star Hill Ranch in Austin for […]
The Texas State Board of Education voted Friday to approve an early draft of the state’s new social studies plan, but not without clashes over the portrayal of Islam and the history of Black and Hispanic Americans. A Republican majority voted to approve the changes to social studies standards — known as the Texas Essential […]
The man, picked up in the Texas Hill Country town of Fredericksburg, said officers refused to see his documents and threatened him with fraud charges. The post Report: DHS deported a U.S. citizen arrested near San Antonio appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Emboldened by overturning Roe v. Wade, conservative legal groups hope Ken Paxton’s successor will help them overturn gay marriage and public school access for undocumented students. The post Texas’ GOP attorney general candidates want to challenge decades-old Supreme Court rulings appeared first on San Antonio Current.
With San Antonio facing a budget crunch, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is on the hunt for money owed to the city — and she’s starting with Spurs Sports & Entertainment (SS&E). SS&E owes the city and Bexar County nearly $5 million after the NBA franchise failed to bring a Major League Soccer (MLS) team to town […]
Ron Yates Winery has added a 8,800-square-foot tasting room to its Hill Country stop on the Texas Wine Trail. The tasting room, located a little over 20 minutes east of Fredericksburg in the town of Hye, will allow the winery to expand its hospitality experience, according to founder and namesake Ron Yates. “Over the past […]