Occupancy in the tourism-dependent Alamo City is down 14% from 2019, and the situation doesn’t seem to be improving. The post Is downtown going dark? San Antonio’s hotel occupancy has plunged, raising economic risks appeared first on San Antonio Current.
As the partial government shutdown drags on, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has been spotted taking yet another ill-timed jaunt to a sunny locale — this time, the spring break hotspot of Fort Lauderdale, Florida — TMZ reports. A fellow traveler spotted Cruz at the Fort Lauderdale airport Tuesday as Congress remains at an impasse over funding […]
Tickets for the San Antonio Spurs’ games in the upcoming NBA playoffs go on sale this Thursday, giving fans their first chance in six seasons to see the team go for the brass ring. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 2, via Ticketmaster for the first two games of the Spurs’ […]
Under state law and federal law, it’s still legal to possess smokable hemp, so attorneys suspect customers will simply order from out-of-state vendors. The post With Texas ban on smokable hemp now in effect, experts say customers will turn to mail-order appeared first on San Antonio Current.
No police officer or school resource officer was present at the Hill Country College Preparatory High School campus in Bulverde at the time of shooting that occurred there Monday, the Express-News reports. Under Texas law, all public school districts are required to have one armed security guard — a licensed peace officer, school resource officer […]
A federal judge previously gave families an additional two weeks to apply after Muslim parents and Islamic schools sued, arguing they had been improperly excluded from the program. The post Texas’ school voucher applications set to close tonight after judge declines to extend deadline appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Residential and commercial construction projects in San Antonio face some of nation’s thickest bureaucratic red tape, according to a study released last week by construction consulting firm Labrynth. In its second-annual Red Tape Index Report, Labrynth used AI to rank the 500 biggest U.S. cities based on how difficult it is to get permit approvals […]
A San Antonio restaurant and a San Antonio chef are among the finalists in the latest James Beard Awards, considered the Oscars of the culinary world. Mixtli, San Antonio’s premiere dining destination for high-end Mexican cuisine, was named a finalist in the awards’ Outstanding Restaurant category. The Michelin-starred restaurant is the only Texas dining spot […]
The plaintiffs are asking for the entire Texas prison system to be air-conditioned by the end of 2029 in a trial that is expected to last two weeks. The post Federal trial over air conditioning in Texas prisons starts with dispute over alleged heat-related deaths appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ newly floated idea of asking the San Antonio Spurs to help pay for additional city police personnel is already meeting with pushback from her colleagues on City Council. Jones’ made the proposal during a Monday town hall held with District 7 Councilwoman Marina Alderete. The mayor offered up the idea after […]