During a Tuesday press conference, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton refused to answer reporters’ questions about new media reports detailing his extensive real-estate holdings and concerns that he may have committed voter fraud. Indeed, a press liaison for Paxton, who’s running as a Republican for Texas’ open U.S. Senate seat, shut down the gathering in […]
San Antonio K-pop stans may want to get their lightsticks and fan chants ready. KPOPWORLD Festival & Worldwide Dance Competition will take over the Alamodome Oct. 28-31 for a four-day celebration of the Korean pop genre that will include shows by artists including Jay Park, The Rose, SB19 and Cravity. Other artists booked for the […]
Disgraced former U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales’ headline-making scandals are still causing problems — this time in Arizona, where a former ally of the one-time congressman has come under fire for accepting his campaign contributions. U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, has come under scrutiny from publications in his home state for accepting nearly $30,000 in campaign cash from […]
Facing a budget deficit and the looming possibility of a state takeover, San Antonio ISD’s trustees on Monday voted 5-2 to approve Adrian Bustillos as the district’s new superintendent. “We believe Adrian Bustillos is the leader for this moment,” Board President Alicia Sebastian said in a written statement. But his hiring isn’t without controversy. Trustees […]
USAA is giving back to Military City, USA through a new partnership supporting the Alamo Plan, the long-running effort to restore the historic 1836 battlefield and surrounding footprint. The San Antonio-based insurance and financial services firm will sponsor improvements to the Paseo del Alamo, a pedestrian corridor that links the River Walk and Alamo Plaza. […]
On an early April morning, two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents approached Y.R. in the parking lot of her Dallas-Fort Worth area apartment as she was about to head to her construction job. Y.R., a 37-year-old undocumented Honduran immigrant who came to the U.S. in early 2022, had spent nearly a year filling out […]
When filmmaker Austin Sayre first discovered the music of the late, largely unknown Texas folk and country singer-songwriter Steven Fromholz, he immediately wanted to know more. Temple-born Fromholz’s 1969 debut album Here to There caught Sayre’s attention. Fromholz, who was named the 2007 Poet Laureate of Texas, recorded the release with musical partner Dan McCrimmon […]
Sara McGee, who’s running as a Democrat for a Houston-area district in the Texas House, experienced explosive diarrhea from a parasitic infection — and she wants you to know all about it. Indeed, the House hopeful tried to raise $5,000 just to tell you about it. Over the weekend, McGee got plenty of attention — some of […]
This week’s concert calendar swings from stadium-sized thunder to arena-ready nostalgia, with AC/DC cranking the amps and Lionel Richie teaming up with Earth, Wind & Fire for a hit-packed night of singalongs. If packed parking lots and jumbo screens aren’t your thing, don’t sweat it — San Antonio’s smaller venues also have plenty of ear […]
Some of the razor-laden border buoys swept away by heavy floods over the past few days are reportedly being broken down and sold for scrap in Mexico, according to the Eagle Pass News Leader. As shown in video obtained by the publication, a Mexican national is seen standing next to one of the huge buoys […]