More than a year after the tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District later this month will begin building a new school to replace the one where 21 people died, according to the Express-News. Nonprofit Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation is funding the construction of the new campus. The nonprofit […]
San Antonio Housing Trust and Santa Monica, California-based Lincoln Avenue Communities (LAC) last week broke ground on a new development that will include 308 affordable homes in the city’s southwest quadrant. The project is backed by the City’s 2022 Affordable Housing Bond, marking LAC’s first ground-up affordable-housing development in the Lone Star State. The project is […]
Home bartenders will this month gain one more tool to create next level cocktails via Dibs Mixers, a new bottled cocktail mixer and sweetener line from a San Antonio-based bar pro. Veteran-owned Dibs Mixers — helmed by SA bar operator Ohio Crawford — will launch a trio of bottled products on Halloween, a date that ties into […]
Sapore’s Pizza, longtime purveyor of New York-style pies, will soon expand to San Antonio’s Castle Hills neighborhood with a second location. The business recently signed a new lease for a space at 2211 N.W. Military Highway, lifestyle website What Now San Antonio reports.
During his three terms in the U.S. House, U.S. Congressman Colin Allred established himself as a strong fundraiser. New federal filings suggest the North Texas Democrat is in little danger of losing that rep as he campaigns to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Allred, who also faces primary challenges from rivals including Texas Sen. Roland […]
Downtown-area Shotgun House Roasters is planning big moves, including adding amenities such as beer on tap and an augmented pastry menu. The caffeine purveyor took to Instagram Friday to share the news, saying that patrons will “see some changes around the shop” as they prepare to expand. The first phase of the project will include […]
“Here’s to Champagne problems!” a 20-something brunette in a ball gown cheers, her voice as bubbly as her lifted flute. It’s opening night at Alamo Drafthouse for what bodes to be one of the biggest movies this fall — not a Spielberg thriller, Halloween horror flick or Oscar-baiting period piece, but a film version of […]
Questions about how a voucher program would — or wouldn’t — serve children with disabilities took center stage at a Texas Senate education committee hearing Tuesday to discuss the main school voucher bill on the table during the Legislature’s latest special session. Senate Bill 1, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, would use taxpayer dollars to […]
San Antonio District 9 Councilman John Courage is asking for public help to fund the city’s first large-scale gun buyback program. Under the buyback, individuals will be able to exchange up to 20 unloaded weapons for H-E-B gift cards at the Alamodome on Nov. 19, Courage said at a Wednesday press event.
The Senate advanced two immigration-related bills on Thursday evening, one of which would allow state police to arrest migrants who cross the southern border. Senate Bill 11, sponsored by state Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, would create a new state crime for illegally entering Texas from Mexico and authorize state police to arrest violators.