San Antonio officials estimate that changing the name of Cesár E. Chávez Boulevard could cost the city upwards of $200,000. The city predicts it would cost residents along the downtown thoroughfare $26 to $51 per household to update identification cards, legal documents and other information if the change transpires, according to KSAT. Around 300 addresses […]
When Brook Richie learned that Texas had moved to ban smokable hemp products — something that will go into effect March 31 — she wasn’t surprised. “You could already see it heading in this direction,” said Richie, who owns Bee’s Wellness Cafe, a dispensary in the Thousand Oaks Shopping Center. “It just seems to be unfair for […]
Philosophy professor Idris Robinson argued that his comments, made in an off-campus setting, were protected speech. The post Texas State University professor sues to block firing after Israeli-Palestinian comments appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Casar, whose district includes the San Antonio Spurs, said the bill will make it harder for team owners to wring huge subsidies from communities by threatening to move. The post Rep. Greg Casar, Sen. Bernie Sanders file bill to limit threat of sports teams relocating appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The Federal Election Commission’s latest inquiry about Paxton’s finances comes as he faces a May 26 runoff against incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. The post Feds once again ask Ken Paxton to explain illegal contributions to his Senate campaign appeared first on San Antonio Current.
A documentary about the right-wing takeover of a public liberal arts college in Florida offers clues about how Texas’ ongoing attacks on academic freedom could play out at colleges and universities here. First They Came for My College, which premiered at SXSW in Austin this month, followed a group of university students at New College […]
Gov. Greg Abbott had opened two such sites as he surged thousands of DPS troopers and Guard members to the Texas-Mexico border. The post Texas quietly shut Operation Lone Star booking facility in Del Rio appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The San Antonio restaurant was among the city’s first to offer a fully plant-based menu. The post Green Vegetarian Cuisine to close next month after 19 years in business appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The Italian eatery that took over storied San Antonio bar Tucker’s Kozy Korner had big shoes to fill — and it’s doing so thanks to quality pastas, sandwiches and grilled dishes. The post Tucker’s Italian, the latest eatery to occupy an East Side landmark, has the bravado to pull it off appeared first on San […]
Mayor Paulette Guajardo faces allegations of misconduct over a 2024 hotel development project. The post Corpus Christi council votes to begin process to remove mayor appeared first on San Antonio Current.