A Kendall County jury took less than an hour Monday to find Kendall Lauren Batchelor, the daughter of car dealer Ken Batchelor, guilty of intoxication manslaughter, a second-degree felony, the Boerne Star reports. Next, the 23-year-old will face a second trial to determine her sentence, which could range from two to 20 years behind bars, […]
On April 1, award-winning Austin-American Statesman reporter Tony Plohetski tweeted that the body of a young man had been pulled from the depths of Lady Bird Lake. It was the second such incident in the past two months.
A drastically different version of a school funding bill that’s being used as a last-ditch effort to enact a voucher-like program in Texas was approved by the Senate’s education committee Monday and could get a vote in the full chamber later this week. The committee, led by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, voted 9-3 along party […]
Time finally may have gone “Inside Out” for Spoon. Thirty years after the Austin-based indie-rock mainstay’s founding by lead vocalist Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno, it earned its first Grammy nomination — a Best Rock Album nod for the 2022 release Lucifer on the Sofa.
With a week left in the Texas Legislature’s current session, political observers said it’s increasingly unlikely the state will see any progress on cannabis reform. Earlier this session, the Texas House passed a proposal to broaden the state’s medical marijuana program — one of the strictest in the nation — by expanding it to include […]
The owners of Southtown’s La Tuna Grill this summer will open a new venture, The Ridge at the Hill, in the fast-growing Government Hill neighborhood, the San Antonio Business Journal reports. Located at 2119 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, The Ridge will be a new chapter for the Dortman family, who has been the force behind […]
Northside Independent School District is looking into allegations that a teacher at one of its schools told a pair of students to “go back to Africa” after they declined to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. A teacher at NISD’s Hobby Middle School is on administrative leave pending an investigation prompted by a student complaint, […]
Latin Grammy-winning reggaeton singer Maluma will slide into San Antonio’s AT&T Center on Thursday, Sept. 21 as part of his Don Juan World Tour. Tickets for the concert go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.
Fort Worth-based boba tea chain Feng Cha has opened its first Alamo City outpost, slinging teas, desserts and fruit-based sippers in Castle Hills. Located at 8055 West Ave., Suite 100, the store held its grand opening over the weekend. The spot offers an extensive boba tea and coffee menu along with fruit-based drinks, milk teas and milk […]
Fans of St. Mary’s Street staple Singhs Vietnamese will soon be able to snag its homestyle eats without fighting the nightlife strip’s seemingly unending construction. Singhs is working on a $250,000 second location in Northwest San Antonio near the main UTSA campus and Hills and Dales Ice House, state regulatory filings show. Located at 7331 N. Loop 1604 […]