State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat and fierce gun reform advocate whose district includes parts of San Antonio, wants to run against U.S. Sen Ted Cruz in 2024, the Express-News reports, citing people familiar with the plan. One source close to Gutierrez said the state rep is “very serious” about running in the 2024 election, […]
Texans who need a bit of alcoholic incentive to get their daily steps in now have access to an accessory that will allow them to guzzle on the go. Austin-based Tito’s Handmade Vodka is now selling a “Walktail” collection intended to make dog walks a little more, ahem, spirited. At the core is the “custom-engineered” […]
With emotional testimony about their own experiences, parents of children who were killed in the Uvalde school shooting urged a Texas House committee late Tuesday to pass on to the full chamber a bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase certain semi-automatic rifles. Families waited more than 12 hours after the House Select Committee on […]
Whether it’s flying the flag of your alma mater on your front porch or tailgating during football season, Texans have a lot of pride when it comes to what college they attended. That’s why it should come as little surprise that a new study ranked a pair of Lone Star State campuses — Texas A&M […]
We won’t call it a “sausage party,” even though we kinda want to. San Antonio-based Rebel Food Provisions, a purveyor of locally sourced meats, is gearing up to launch a new product line called Red River Reserve Sausage meant to leverage the growing popularity of sustainably raised animal proteins.
Since it first emerged in 1951 as a parody of the upper-crust affair that is the Coronation of the Queen of the Order of the Alamo, Cornyation has evolved into a charitable enterprise that’s one of the city’s hottest LGBTQ+ events. Irreverent satire of local and national politics has always been at the heart of […]
After winning their first home game of the season against the Orlando Guardians this past weekend, the San Antonio Brahmas will take on the No. 1 seed D.C. Defenders in their latest XFL showdown. The Brahmas’ victory against Orlando means the team could still make the playoffs if can pull off a win against D.C. […]
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With all its confetti-filled eggs and fried food on sticks, Fiesta might distract San Antonio music fans from the wealth of live music options that have nothing to do with our citywide party. And that would be a shame this weekend, because there’s no shortage of amazing shows, from real-deal conjunto and American roots music […]
Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. Things certainly don’t look good right now for State Rep. Bryan Slaton, one the Texas House’s most outspoken social conservatives and the lawmaker behind a bill that would ban all-ages drag shows over the “sexualization of our children.”