Bexar County Manager David Smith said Wednesday that it was nearly impossible for Commissioners Court to foresee the county’s looming $145 million budget deficit. “We really had no idea,” Smith told the Current. “ We’re not the only ones scrambling.” Smith’s comments came after outgoing Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai’s final State of the County […]
This donkey can kick. Things are already getting as spicy as a habañero between State Rep. James Talarico, Texas’ Democratic U.S. Senate nominee, and national figures in the Republican party. And national Democrats are rushing to their candidate’s aid armed with a bushelful of expletives. Following Tuesday’s punishing Republican primary runoff to determine Talarico’s opponent […]
Despite the major roadblocks it faced, many scholars consider Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’avventura (1960) one of the greatest films ever made. San Antonio film buffs can see what the fuss is all about this week during a big-screen showing of the classic as party of Texas Public Radio’s Cinema Tuesdays series. Conceived as a love triangle […]
Union activist and San Antonio ISD teacher Adrian Reyna won Tuesday’s Democratic runoff for Texas House District 125, blowing away former Bexar County Precinct 2 Constable Michelle Barrientes Vela. With 100% of the districts reporting on Wednesday morning, Reyna won 80% of the vote. Reyna ran on a platform of working class issues, including housing, […]
The actor and UTSA grad is now passing on his dramatic knowledge to students at his alma mater. The post Deli Boys star Saagar Shaikh learns how to teach drama at UT-San Antonio appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Wes Anderson’s charming coming-of age film Moonrise Kingdom (2012) kicks off the Central Library’s summer film program on Tuesday. Set in the mid 1960s, the movie follows two 12-year-olds who fall in love at summer camp and run off together to live on an island along the New England coast. As they make their new […]
Galveston state Sen. Mayes Middleton is the GOP nominee for attorney general, after defeating U.S. Rep. Chip Roy. Middleton, one of the most conservative state legislators and an oil and gas executive, put almost $17 million of his own money into the race. The race, like others in recent weeks, proved the GOP’s continued loyalty […]
The state’s percentage of bad blacktop is worse than the national average of 13%. The post Texas roads rank 17th-worst in the country, and 15% are in poor condition, data shows appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Bexar County District Attorney candidate Luz Elena Chapa is moving on to the general election after narrowly defeating Jane Davis in Tuesday’s Democratic runoff. Chapa’s 51%-49% victory comes after she trailed Davis by more than 1,000 votes in early tabulation. However, Chapa chipped away at Davis’ lead as the night unfolded. Chapa’s campaign credited high […]
Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Garcia defeated housing activist Maureen Galindo in the Democratic primary runoff to represent Texas’ 35th Congressional District after Galindo’s antisemitic comments and the origins of her advertising money prompted outrage. Garcia will face Republican Carlos De La Cruz, who won his party’s runoff, in the November general election. De La […]