The Texas Senate on Saturday acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton of 16 articles of impeachment alleging corruption and bribery, his most artful escape in a career spent courting controversy and skirting consequences of scandal. No article received more than 14 of the required 21 votes to convict. Only two of 19 Republican Senators, Bob Nichols of […]
Texas Senators are expected to resume deliberations in Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial at 9 a.m. Saturday. They deliberated 16 articles of impeachment for several hours Friday, but left the Capitol without a verdict.
The City of San Antonio is partnering with San Antonio Diez y Seis de Septiembre Commission to honor the city’s strong connection to Mexico through the annual festivities of Hispanic Heritage Month. The celebration, which runs Sept.15 to Oct. 15, pays tribute to the cultural and historical contributions made by Hispanic and Latino communities.
On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration approved new COVID-19 shots, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quickly recommended that anyone six months or older roll up their sleeves for a jab. Dr. Jason Bowling, director of hospital epidemiology at University Health, said San Antonio residents should consider getting the shot because waning immunity could mean […]
The Center for Conservation & Research at San Antonio Zoo (CCR) achieved yet another groundbreaking accomplishment, birthing 47 Oklahoma cave crayfish, according to zoo officials. The births marks the first-ever successful birth of the rare crawfish in captivity, a Monday news release states. The team bore witness to the deposition of eggs by a female […]
Apparently, Adam Sandler is big news in San Antonio. After all, a story announcing the actor and comedian will bring his latest stand-up tour to the AT&T Center was the Current’s most-read story in what amounts to an unusually busy news week. How big a deal is Sandler?
The Texas Kosher BBQ Championship, billed as the country’s largest such cooking contest, will return for its ninth season, dedicated to San Antonio barbecue aficionado and journalist Chuck Blount. The Sunday, Nov. 12 event will bring nearly two dozen teams of Jewish pitmasters to the Shavano Park area to cook up kosher takes on brisket, […]
San Antonio has the third-highest poverty rate of any large U.S. city, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. According to the latest data from the annual American Community Survey, 18.7% of San Antonio’s 1.4 million residents lived in poverty last year — up nearly 2% from 2021. The picture is worse […]
The impeachment case against suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton has gone to the jury. Texas Senators began deliberating 16 articles of impeachment around noon Friday. Paxton is accused of misusing the powers of the attorney general’s office to help his friend and donor Nate Paul, an Austin real estate investor who was under federal investigation.
This week’s most-read Current food news touched on local eateries that are worth TV hype and alleged bad behavior from one of San Antonio’s most prolific bar owners. Let’s jump in. Our top story alerted local foodies to an upcoming episode of Worth The Hype featuring four San Antonio-based restaurants, followed closely by news that the U.S. […]