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Moonshine Off Grayson seemingly came out of nowhere this July — and the Pearl area is better off for it. There’s something instantly familiar about the homey bar at 125 W. Grayson St. #120, from its worn-in honky-tonk vibes to a playlist centered around familiar cry-in-your-beer country. It may not hurt either that the new […] The post Unpolished Charm: Moonshine Off Grayson trades Pearl polish…
District 7 Councilwoman Marina Alderete Gavito on Wednesday accused city staff of intentionally selecting cuts to resident services in the proposed budget as a way to pit council members against each other. During a tense Wednesday discussion of the city’s looming $158 million budget deficit, Alderete Gavito also requested that City Manager Erik Walsh look […] The post San Antonio councilwoman…
Elon Musk is mulling a cash infusion to bolster Republicans ahead of the November midterms, according to a report by tech publication Wired. And the far-right billionaire seems to have his sights set primarily on tight races in his home state of Texas. Officials expect Musk to spend $100 million to $200 million with a focus on […] The post Elon Musk expected to give Paxton much-needed cash…
More than half of Texas rivers, lakes and swimming holes — including some in San Antonio — had dangerous levels of fecal bacteria at least once during the past two years, according to a new report. The analysis from Environment Texas Research & Policy Center found that 59% of the 367 monitoring locations at Texas’ inland […] The post There’s so much poop in Texas waterways that swimming could make…
For more than a quarter of a century, Texas has diligently updated its state water plan every five years, a process designed to forecast water supply and demand 50 years into the future — and give communities enough warning about potential water shortages to do something about it. That warning matters because water projects can […] The post How Corpus Christi’s water emergency exposed flaws in…
Looks like Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is back in the doghouse. A decade-old news alleging he helped bury accusations of animal abuse at Texas A&M’s labs during his time in office has resurfaced as he ramps up his general election campaign to represent the state in the U.S. Senate. In 2015, rescue groups from […] The post Paxton’s denial of public records to animal rights groups comes back…
The Cook Political Report, one of the most-watched barometers for U.S. political contests, has revised its take on two key Texas races, those for the seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and for the state’s governorship. After multiple polls showed Democratic contender James Talarico pulling ahead of Republican Ken Paxton in the U.S. […] The post Top political watcher declares the…
San Antonio City Council on Thursday unanimously approved changing the name of downtown’s César E. Chávez Boulevard back to its original name, Durango Boulevard. City staff said it will take six to 12 months to change out all the signage along the busy thoroughfare. The city is expected to spend $375,000 on the project. The […] The post San Antonio’s César E. Chávez Boulevard is Durango Boulevard…
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission’s annual public hearing kicked off Wednesday with an unusually festive scene outside the agency’s Austin offices: a tailgate party where hundreds of people from around the state cooked out, shared cold drinks and talked about the reason they’d come — the potential construction of border barriers through state park […] The post Texas Parks and Wildlife…
Telemundo TV executive José Alberto Suárez, who once led the Spanish-language broadcaster’s San Antonio operations, died Wednesday in a helicopter crash. The 25-year media industry veteran was among five Americans who perished in the crash in northeastern Kenya, according to report by Miami’s NBC-TV affiliate. The cause of the incident is still under investigation. At the […] The post Former head…
