The Texas horned lizard, an endangered native species, is slowly reclaiming part of its historic range. Researchers with San Antonio Zoo’s Center for Conservation and Research (CCR) have confirmed multiple rediscoveries of zoo-hatched lizards, including one animal that may represent the first wild-born offspring documented to date. Texas horned lizards, the state’s official reptile and […]
Policy expert Sophia Alejandro has become the latest staffer in Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ office to leave, bringing the total number of staff exits within the past year to eight, Jones’ office confirmed Wednesday. Even so, the mayor’s office declined to discuss the reasons behind the departure by Alejandro, a Baylor University alum with a […]
San Antonio’s LGBTQ+ community is celebrating 50 years of Pride in the Alamo City. To commemorate the kick-off of Pride month and this half-century milestone, San Antonio City Hall raised a rainbow flag Monday morning for the fifth year in a row. Though Pride month commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City, the […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton said Monday that his office has sued the City of Denton to block plans for gender-neutral changing rooms during a private Pride swim party at a public pool. In a joint statement, PRIDENTON and OUTreach Denton said the lawsuit was unnecessary because the LGBTQ+ groups had already changed plans and removed […]
June marks both Men’s Health Month and Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, a timely backdrop as San Antonio families head into a summer season that can bring more strain than rest. With kids out of school, stress, anxiety and social isolation tend to spike, especially among young families navigating pregnancy and postpartum life, according to […]
A widely followed dog of Instagram who accurately predicted that the outcome of the NBA Western Conference Finals has a new prediction — and it’s one Spurs fans are going to like. This week, the “clairvoyant” corgi known as Steph Furry predicted the Silver and Black will beat the New York Knicks in 7 games […]
As a state-ordered audit of the contest continues, Democratic Bexar County District Attorney candidate Jane Davis still hasn’t conceded the runoff to opponent Luz Elena Chapa. On Tuesday, Bexar County Elections Department staff counted a total of roughly 700 provisional ballots and late mail-in ballots, or those mailed by Election Day but arriving sometime after, […]
Herrera, known as the ‘AK Guy’ is the Republican nominee for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, which includes San Antonio and a large swath of South Texas. The post Watchdog accuses Brandon Herrera’s congressional campaign of breaking campaign finance law appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Atlas shrugged and Jesus wept. A center dedicated to Russian-born libertarian thinker Ayn Rand appears to be in the planning stages in Austin. The Ayn Rand Museum and Archives Foundation, an arm of the California-based Ayn Rand Institute, plans to build a new center dedicated to the writer and philosopher near the University of Texas […]
After a torrent of bad press, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has turned to a San Antonio realtor known for making social media videos to help with damage control and bolster her public image. Realtor MarkAnthony Ball revealed Monday on LinkedIn that he’s joining Jones’ communications team. Although he didn’t mention his specific role, Ball said […]