After two years of serving classic tiki tipples in nearby San Marcos, the LaniKai Lounge has permanently closed. A Jan. 1 Instagram post alerted fans to the news,. “After bringing Tiki to San Marcos almost two years ago, LaniKai Lounge is permanently closed,” the post read.
A vehicle said to belong to the man charged in connection with the shooting death of pregnant San Antonio teenager Savanah Soto was vandalized mere hours after he was taken into custody, according to a social media post. TikTok user @CarlosGallegos182 — who purports to live across the street from the suspect, 19-year-old Christopher Preciado […]
The Federal Trade Commission has sued San Antonio financial app company FloatMe Corp., alleging it engaged in deceptive practices such as charging customers without consent and being unclear about eligibility standards for cash advances it provides. The suit, filed Tuesday in San Antonio federal court, also names company co-founders Joshua Sanchez and Ryan Cleary. Federal […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. New York City filed a lawsuit on Thursday against 17 bus and transportation companies that have contracted with Texas to take thousands of migrants to the city as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s […]
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A different-looking District 2 San Antonio City Councilman Jalen-McKee Rodriguez took to social media Thursday to get ahead of any speculation that he’d work done on his face over the winter holiday. In a 25-second video shared on social media platform X, McKee-Rodriguez said that instead of botox or anaphylactic shock, the puffiness in his […]
City Council has pushed back a scheduled vote on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict at the request of District 8 Councilman Manny Pelaez, who asked that it be pushed back, the Express-News reports. Council initially planned to vote on a one-sentence resolution calling for a ceasefire on Jan. 11, its first […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. LUFKIN — Sienna Raley was 13 when her parents asked her whether she’d like to plan a quinceañera or get a horse.
The Atlanta-based Chicken Salad Chick chain will open its third San Antonio-area location next Wednesday, this one in New Braunfels. Franchise operators James Oberg, George Shaw and Jeff Rochelle are behind the new store at 1050 FM 306. It will feature a drive-thru and patio, where diners can nosh on a dozen or so varieties […]
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday made good on its threat to sue Texas over a new state law that would let police to arrest people suspected of crossing the border illegally. The suit, filed in Austin federal court, argues that Senate Bill 4 — approved last year by the Republican-controlled legislature — impinges […]