Musicians from around the world will travel to San Antonio to participate in a tribute to accordion legend Flaco Jiménez at the 44th Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival, May 14-17. Demonstrating the late South Texas icon’s international influence as an ambassador of conjunto music, artists from Mexico, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan and beyond will take part […]
Oliva, who opened the well-regarded San Antonio restaurant with his two brothers, died Sunday at age 31. The post Friends, colleagues recall late Leche de Tigre founder Axel Oliva as passionate, authentic appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The sweeping rule changes, all enacted outside the typical legislative process, have upended life for noncitizens, including those who are here legally. The post Texas is cutting undocumented immigrants off from school, work and driving appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The San Antonio residency program’s latest grouping of artists is Violette Bule (Houston), Mel Chin (Burnsville, North Carolina) and Việt Lê (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). The post Artpace’s latest International Artists-in-Residence installations examine immigration, labor, more appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Five-time Grammy winner Shaw — a genre-bending composer, instrumentalist and vocalist — will perform with the group Saturday at Stable Hall. The post Agarita Chamber Players to perform with Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw appeared first on San Antonio Current.
San Antonio ISD officials during a Tuesday night meeting struggled to answer basic questions from concerned parents about curricula, sports and transportation options for students at three campuses the district recently handed over to an out-of-state charter operator. Hosted by the watchdog group COPS/Metro, the forum was arranged so SAISD could address parents’ concerns that […]
A federal judge in Tyler dismissed a lawsuit on Tuesday that sought to allow churches to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status, dealing a blow to the Trump administration and other conservatives who have worked to eliminate the decades-old law barring nonprofits from supporting political office seekers. Several Texas churches and national Christian […]
Roy’s tiresome torrent of Islamophobic screeds show just how little he has to offer as a policymaker. The post Analysis: Rep. Chip Roy’s latest Islamophobic outburst reeks of desperation appeared first on San Antonio Current.
California’s The Growlers are also bringing their “beach goth” to town. The post Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Peso Pluma, Testament, IV, The Toasters appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Groups funded by artificial intelligence industry leaders have spent more than $2.8 million in the state, mostly on U.S. House GOP candidates who favor a light regulatory touch. The post AI-aligned super PACs are pouring millions into Texas congressional races appeared first on San Antonio Current.