A heavy-hitting roster of San Antonio culinary talent will show off their skills at this year’s Austin Food & Wine Festival, scheduled for Nov. 4-5. The sprawling outdoor culinary gathering’s new Made In Texas tailgate-inspired tasting event will feature eats cooked over an open flame by San Antonio chefs Nicola Blaque of The Jerk Shack, Cured’s […]
Texas has another unflattering No. 1 to add to its list. The Lone Star State tallied the highest number of attempts to ban books from schools and libraries in 2022, according to a new study by the American Library Association. Texas also was also the state in which would-be censors tried to restrict the highest […]
In a game of Go Fish, the player to the left of the dealer asks any player if they have a certain card — say a Jack or a Queen. If so, the other player must surrender all examples of that card they possess, getting the player who made inquiry closer to making a four-of-a-kind […]
Impermanence is an inescapable aspect of existence and, sadly, one of life’s only guarantees. “Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it,” English author William Somerset Maugham once wrote.
The Alamo City’s biggest anime and gaming convention, San Japan, is taking place on Labor Day weekend this year. And, as per usual, the guest list is full of top talent, including voiceover artists Ricco Fajardo (Tomo-Chan is a Girl!, My Hero Academia) and Molly Searcy (One Piece, Akame Ga Kill!), overseas musicians Teddyloid and […]
Political pressure is intensifying around Republican state senators who will serve as the jurors in the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton’s allies are singling out a half dozen senators for lobbying.
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A state district court judge has temporarily blocked a Texas law banning transgender youth from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy. In her injunction Friday, Judge Maria Cantú Hexsel wrote that Senate Bill 14 “interferes with Texas families’ private decisions and strips Texas parents … of the right to seek, direct, and provide medical care for […]
Less than a day after San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg warned residents to prepare for possible rolling power outages, the state’s grid operator is again asking Texans to cut their energy use so it can avoid emergency measures. “Current forecasts are showing a potential to enter emergency operations this evening because of expected low wind-power […]
This week’s most-read Current food news was dominated by the closure of the swanky bar at the base of the Hays Street Bridge and Austin’s ranking as a top taco city — even over SA. Cough — bullshit — cough. Anyway, more top stories included plans for a new location of Thai spot Sukhothai, Taco […]