A GoFundMe set up for The Dakota East Side Ice House has pulled in more than $9,000 as it seeks to raise the $16,000 needed to keep the beloved San Antonio hangout open. Dakota regular April Pantheress Winn organized the effort on behalf of owner Kent Oliver, who late last month revealed he wouldn’t renew […]
Texas Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Texas’ contested U.S. Senate seat, is pushing back on speculation that U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s absence from the party’s state convention last month is a sign his former primary rival is refusing to back him. Some political observers speculated Crockett, who was reportedly invited to speak at […]
WASHINGTON — On the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which overturned the constitutional right to abortion, Samantha Casiano carried a picture of her daughter, Halo, with her to meetings on Capitol Hill. The photo showed Halo without a fully formed skull and brain, leading to her death four hours after she was […]
The owner of the San Antonio Spurs NBA franchise is inviting the public to a series of open houses and community conversations about its proposed $1.3 billion arena at Hemisfair. Spurs Sports & Entertainment will hold 10 community meetings between July 13 and July 23 to gather community input on the planned hoops facility, part […]
The Alamo has reopened its Paseo del Alamo, a walkway connecting the historic Spanish Mission with San Antonio’s River Walk, officials with the monument said Monday. The scenic pathway joins a new welcome center and cannon exhibit in the updated southwest corner of Alamo Plaza. Covered with native shrubbery and thoughtfully designed landscaping, the redesigned […]
Despite securing millions in public dollars for a new arena, the San Antonio Spurs are looking to increase the number of home games they play away from their home base. The NBA franchise has asked Bexar County Commissioners Court for permission to play an additional home game elsewhere both this season and the next — […]
Trust U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz to make any moment awkward. The Texas Republican shocked people gathered in the Oval Office Monday into a “brief moment of silence” after openly acknowledging that President Donald Trump tampered in the FIFA World Cup tournament by asking the league to review a red card given to the U.S. team’s […]
Cult favorite Andy’s Frozen Custard has expanded its San Antonio footprint, adding an Alamo Heights location. The Springfield, Missouri-based chain’s fifth Alamo City store, located at 8338 Broadway, opened July 1 — just in time for summer. The $1.9 million building features a drive-thru and walk-up window under a covered awning, according to company officials. Andy’s — […]
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Seeking to sow unity amid a pending heat crisis, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani reaped a whirlwind of right-wing rage. Mamdani’s post on X on Wednesday urged New Yorkers […]
WASHINGTON — Democratic congressional candidate Bobby Pulido is bringing new life to his party’s hopes of flipping a key South Texas district, starting as a household name from his decades as a Tejano musician and projecting a moderate image he says is grounded in the region’s culture. But Pulido has been dogged by a series […]