On Thursday morning, teachers from 13 San Antonio school districts went on a cart-filling frenzy in H-E-B’s back-to-school shopping spree. Each educator selected by their district for the promotion had 90 seconds to fill shopping cart with supplies — all on the Alamo City-based company’s dime.
Federal prosecutors have empaneled a grand jury in San Antonio and called on witnesses close to impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to give testimony, the Austin-American statesman reports, citing two people familiar with the matter. While the purpose of the testimony isn’t clear, according to the Statesman, the development follows a statement last week […]
As part of a fact-finding trip to Eagle Pass on Tuesday, Congressman Joaquin Castro put what he called the “barbaric” construction of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s buoy barrier on full display in an online video. “The state says they’re not a danger to anybody; well, I want you to look right here at this chainsaw […]
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz — whose political baggage will forever include fleeing his home state for Cancun while his constituents endured a deadly ice storm — is making news for yet another ill-advised social media meltdown. This time, Texas’ junior Republican senator threw a fit Tuesday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, and […]
Cases of COVID-19 are rising again in Bexar County with reported cases jumping 270% since July 3, according to Metro Health data released Tuesday. From Aug. 1-7, Metro Health reported 1,227 new cases in Bexar County — the highest number of new cases since February. Cases have risen by 200 to 300 weekly since June, online […]
San Antonio Tex-Mex punk kings Piñata Protest are hitting the road as part of a package tour headlined by Spanish-language death metal band Brujeria. DC grindcore group No/Más will round out the bill. The tour is promoting Brujeria’s new album Esto Es Brujeria, which drops Sept. 15 via Nuclear Blast.
Antonio Banderas last year made his cinematic return as Puss in Boots for Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, a sequel released a decade after the first entry in the series. Down to the last of his nine lives and with the Big Bad Wolf on his tail, Puss’ last hope for salvation is the […]
Last month, San Antonio teams submitted their films to the annual 48 Hour Film Project competition. This regional contest, held in cities across the country, challenges filmmaking teams to put together an entire film within 48 hours of drawing a genre out of a hat and being assigned three elements that every team must include […]
The USL Championship soccer league is investigating allegations that a member of San Antonio FC’s coaching staff hurled a racially charged insult at fans last week during a match in Phoenix, the Arizona Republic reports. The San Antonio FC coach, who was not identified in the story, told a group of Phoenix Rising FC fans […]
San Antonio’s The Hayden restaurants are known for old-school vibes and Jewish deli-inspired eats. Now, the team behind them is vying to make specialty burgers part of the brand thanks to a new Tuesday night special. The newly unveiled Burgers, Bourbon & Bubbles Night offer an $11 burger special featuring a new off-menu surprise creation […]