For all its anti-government rancor and flurry of far-right conspiracy theories, last weekend’s “Take Our Border Back” rally in Eagle Pass remained largely peaceful. However, extremism experts and Democratic lawmakers caution that the gathering didn’t coalesce in a vacuum.
The son of a Tennessee man accused of violating federal firearms laws as part of a plan to shoot migrants on Texas-Mexico border told NBC News his father isn’t a domestic terrorist but someone struggling with mental health issues. The FBI arrested Paul Faye, 55, Monday on a single charge of possession of an unregistered […]
Arizona-based Salad and Go is kicking off its San Antonio expansion with a new store at the South Side’s Brooks complex. The drive-thru salad restaurant opened Thursday, company officials said. As part of its Alamo City expansion, Salad and Go will hire at least 100 people at three new stores: the Brooks location 2810 Southeast […]
The San Antonio area barely slipped in under a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule aimed at reducing particulate matter, or soot, in the air — a change the agency said could prevent up to 4,500 premature deaths annually nationwide. The long-anticipated regulatory change cuts the amount of soot allowed in the air to 9 micrograms per […]
Football fans looking for new ways to enjoy the Super Bowl can do so at an array of San Antonio bars and restaurants serving the kind of grub that won’t fumble the big game. From chicken-wing buckets to watch parties, these Alamo City spots are gearing up for a full day of sportsball on Sunday. […]
Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. For someone who’s spent four years in public office and passed the Texas Bar Exam, State Sen. Mayes Middleton appears to have a piss-poor grasp of stuff most of us learned in 8th grade civics class.
Rock tribute albums have proliferated over the past few decades, a phenomenon that allows musical artists to honor their influences while cashing in on music fans’ nostalgia. Some are inspired, but as with anything that gets overdone, the majority fall into the ho-hum category.
The San Antonio couple accused of helping their son hide the dead bodies of pregnant teen Savanah Soto and her boyfriend are asking for their bonds — which total a combined $1.7 million — to be lowered. In late January, court-appointed attorneys representing Ramon Preciado, 52, and Myrta Romanos, 47, filed motions asking for their […]
In honor of Black History Month, The Classic Theatre of San Antonio is presenting Lorraine Hansbury’s landmark drama A Raisin in the Sun, which will take place at the company’s new home at the San Pedro Playhouse, in the former Cellar Theater space. A Raisin in the Sun first premiered on Broadway in 1959 and […]
Nearly 400 volunteers convened during one of last month’s torrential rainstorms to conduct a census of those living unhoused on San Antonio’s streets. I accompanied those doing the count, unsure of what I might find in a city with a growing unhoused population and overburdened resources.