About 100 buoys that the federal government planned to install as anti-immigration deterrents near Eagle Pass drifted into the Rio Grande, prompting officials to close two key bridges along the U.S.-Mexico border for about three hours, reopening them just after midnight Friday. Eagle Pass shut down transit at the bridges while it worked to determine […]
Two high-profile Republican candidates in Texas are under fire from their Democratic opponents for declining to participate in debates, long considered a cornerstone of U.S. democratic traditions. On Friday, State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, lambasted Gov. Greg Abbott after he missed the deadline to accept an invitation to a debate hosted by […]
The FBI sought a search warrant to seize plastic bags with “crystal-like substances” inside the van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by an immigration agent last week. The FBI said it suspects methamphetamine, but the lawyer representing Salgao Araujo’s brother on Thursday said it was granulated salt. “After consulting with my client […]
The agreement includes a $102.2 million raise for cops, but a police-oversight group said it includes no new efforts to improve transparency or discipline. The post City of San Antonio says it’s inked a tentative deal with police union appeared first on San Antonio Current.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has appointed her third chief of staff since she was elected a little more than a year ago. Jones appointed interim chief of staff Andrew Fuentes to the full-time role on July 4, according to the Express-News. Fuentes was appointed to the interim position after former chief of staff […]
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, known for his observational humor and the award-winning sitcom Seinfeld, will perform at San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre stage on Friday, Sept. 25. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, July 24, according to venue officials. The comedian became a late-night comedy staple after killing it in his first Tonight Show appearance […]
Concerns over equity, gentrification and cultural authenticity dominated an artist roundtable convened by a San Antonio councilwoman this week to discuss Project Marvel, the proposed downtown sports-and-entertainment district. San Antonio’s artists didn’t mince words during Tuesday night’s conversation at the Contemporary at Blue Star gallery. Pulled together by District 5 Councilmember Teri Castillo , the […]
Featuring new work by polymath James Cobb, Things Into Thoughts — on display at The Contemporary at Blue Star through early October — explores systems, form and color with the syncopation of a jazz solo. This suite of new work is one of four exhibitions by San Antonio-based artists that opened at the Contemporary on First Friday. […]
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Ken Paxton’s campaign said he would debate state Rep. James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race after Talarico challenged him to do so Thursday morning. Talarico, the Democratic nominee, said he had accepted invitations from three Texas media groups for televised debates and urged Paxton, who has not participated in debates in recent elections, […]
San Antonio-area livestock sanctuary Winding Branch Ranch has been left with significant damages after Wednesday’s devastating floods. “Let’s just say I was in complete disbelief,” ranch Executive Director Matthew Aversa posted in the caption of an online video showing the floodwaters overtaking four acres of animal paddocks on the 9-acre property. On the phone with […]