Leave it to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who once blamed the COVID-19 pandemic on “Chinese culture” and denied the existence of systemic racism, to invoke racially insensitive language to describe a Capitol Hill power struggle. That’s right, “Big Bad John” has drawn the ire of Native American groups for referring to his Republican colleagues in […]
You may have debated whether pineapple belongs on pizza, but Illinois-based frozen pizza brand DiGiorno is about to make that topping topic passé. The frozen pizza brand has introduced a Thanksgiving pizza laden with turkey, gravy, sweet potatoes, green beans and cranberries.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two separate warnings to pet owners in as many weeks after dry dog food made in Texas facilities was recalled due to potential salmonella contamination. On Oct. 21, the FDA reported that East Texas-based TFP Nutrition voluntarily recalled bags of Retriever All Life Stages Mini Chunk Chicken Recipe […]
This story is published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for the ICN newsletter here. The prolific oil and gas wells of Texas also generate billions of gallons of salty liquid known as produced water.
The traditional five-day celebration of the Indian holiday of Diwali is compacted into one spectacular night at what’s billed as the largest city-sanctioned and -sponsored such festival in the United States. Put on by Anuja SA — a nonprofit created to promote the sister city alliance between San Antonio and Chennai, India — this year’s […]
If someone tries to tell you no adventurous touring acts come through San Antonio, feel free to tell them they’re crazy. Whether you want to see an Italian prog group perform a horror soundtrack live, witness a guy dressed like Evel Knievel play post-punk blues on a resonator guitar or be enthralled by an Aussie […]
Chick-fil-A is once again using free food to entice people to download its online app. San Antonio-area Chick-fil-A stores will dole out free eight-count nugget entrées Nov. 1-8 to folks who use the company’s app, according to officials with the Georgia-based chain. The offer is good at nearly two dozen area locations.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday issued a statement saying he and House Speaker Dade Phelan have reached a deal on education vouchers by expanding the current special session agenda to include teacher pay raises and more school funding. However, lawmakers at the Texas Capitol are light on details, and at least one state representative […]
Texas college students report ghost sightings at a rate well above the national average, according to a new study, which calls the state’s higher-ed campuses some of the nation’s most haunted. Indeed, three Lone Star State colleges made the report’s top 10 — more than any other U.S. state. Despite its relative newness, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is […]
Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland wants to dispatch 700 Air Force basic trainees to area homes this Thanksgiving for home-cooked holiday dinners. The base’s annual Operation Home Cooking tradition, now in its 48th year, enables volunteer families in the Alamo City to share the holiday with Air Force personnel in their sixth or seventh week of basic training. […]