One woman could barely get words out through her tears. Another ran to the restroom as soon as she was done, wordless, wretched sobs wracking her tiny body. A third threw up on the witness stand.
Shouting, screaming and crying with raw desperation, dozens of prisoners’ relatives and former inmates gathered at the state Capitol Tuesday begging, once again, for state officials to install air conditioning in Texas prisons. “They’re cooking our babies alive!” wailed a grieving mother, whose 36-year-old son died unexpectedly in an uncooled prison last month.
Family-friendly pizza joint Backyard on Broadway is celebrating summer with a slew of upgrades to its facility, as well as new extended hours and specials. The downtown-area eatery is aiming to beat the summer heat with massive, newly installed outdoor shades and fans on the expansive backyard. Renovations inside the spot, located at 2411 Broadway, […]
If bespoke cocktails are your jam, listen up: La Ruina has unveiled a lavish new upstairs bar suited to those tastes, and it’s open now. When news broke that Modernist owners Olaf Harmel and Gerry Shirley had left the bespoke cocktail-focused drinkery — that is, a bar that doesn’t necessarily have a set menu, but […]
The current heat wave is so intense the Metropolitan Health District reports that Bexar County has already tied 2022 for the number of residents suffering heat strokes — and summer isn’t even over yet. Worse, there doesn’t appear to be any relief from the scorching temps anytime soon. For all of 2022, Metro Health reported […]
Amid Texas Democrats’ demand for a federal investigation into state troopers’ alleged violations of migrants’ safety and civil rights under Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, one lawmaker is calling for his impeachment. During a press conference Tuesday afternoon that included 15 Texas Democratic lawmakers, Congressman Al Green said wants impeachment proceedings to begin against the […]
Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t done trying to push through his school voucher plan. The Republican governor likely will call a special session of the Texas Legislature on school vouchers in October, his top political strategist told the Dallas Morning News. That session would follow the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton, scheduled for September […]
The Public Theater of San Antonio — the longest-running theater company in Texas — is ushering in a new era via a four-person leadership team, the first of its kind for the 111 year-old organization. The new model consists of an executive team of three directors with a President and CEO overseeing the overall direction […]
Virginia native Jay Pharoah first rose to prominence on Saturday Night Live, where he became known for his chameleonic impressions — ranging from Denzel Washington to Shaq to a scarily accurate President Barack Obama. During his tenure, he became one of the show’s surprise standouts in a rocky transition that followed the departure of classic […]
San Antonio favorite Hail The Sun is making it’s way back to town, but its post-hardcore sound isn’t to your liking, the week’s live music offerings include hip-hop, blues guitar and pulsing synths. Read on for more. Thursday, July 20