Here’s something to make your skin crawl. A new study has ranked San Antonio as the nation’s second-most cockroach infested metro area, right behind No. 1-ranked Houston. An astonishing 28% of Alamo City households reported signs of cockroaches in the past 12 months, according to the study, released last week by online pest control marketplace Pest […]
Texas’ draconian new immigration bill, which could jail border crossers for up to 20 years for refusing to leave the country, is now headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. The Texas House of Representatives on Tuesday approved Senate Bill 4, a controversial Republican-championed proposal that would make it a state crime to illegally cross the […]
In a city as culturally and artistically rich as San Antonio, the approach of the holiday season also means the return of festive holiday art markets, where local vendors hawk their wares and shoppers can peruse gifts unavailable at big box retailers. Consider skipping the long Black Friday lines, and hit one — or a few […]
After rising from the ashes of ’90s buzz band Evergreen and the scene surrounding legendary San Antonio venue Taco Land, Buttercup has surprised and delighted audiences for roughly 20 years. The Alamo City-based quartet’s appeal isn’t just rooted in tuneful songcraft and impeccable musicianship but also in inspired art-rock antics and playful experimentation.
This week, the Lonesome Rose is celebrating five years of billing itself as the oldest honky tonk on the St. Mary’s Strip. Fittingly, it’s throwing quite the party — a bill featuring venue honcho Garrett T. Capps and his band NASA Country along with Sons of Hercules and Hickoids. If that doesn’t sound like reason […]
The San Antonio Botanical Garden is set to glow for a third holiday season of the popular holiday walking trail Lightscape. Festive displays featuring more than a million lights will wash over the garden as visitors wander through the mile-long stretch of holiday sights and sounds.
A former University of Texas at San Antonio professor has sued school officials in federal court, alleging he was fired in 2021 for publishing an Express-News op-ed critical of his department’s credit requirements. UTSA disputes that claim, however, arguing in a court filing that Bruce Smith, a tenured professor in the school’s engineering program, was terminated […]
Call her Alaska Thunderfuck, Alaska 5000 or just Alaska. Whichever you pick, she’s the award-winning drag queen who allegedly crash landed on Earth in 1966 in her namesake state and was held in captivity until the ’80s. As might be expected, the alien queen doesn’t simply do drag — she has her own fragrance, has […]
San Antonio megachurch pastor John Hagee will speak at a March for Israel rally in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, drawing anger from some participants. The pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Hagee has a history of inflammatory remarks, including a claim that Hitler was doing God’s will by carrying out the Holocaust. The preacher is […]
Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. Gov. Greg Abbott’s political successes, such that there have been many, come down to his deliberative nature and his tireless fundraising, according to political observers.