# ken paxton (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ken paxton. Page: Feed: --- ## [‘Suicide by Cop’: How a poorly defined term shifts accountability for lost lives](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/suicide-by-cop-how-a-poorly-defined-term-shifts-accountability-for-lost-lives/) _2026-08-22 · Michelle Pitcher, The Texas Tribune · San Antonio Current_ This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. In the early hours of July 24, someone placed a call to Austin’s 911 dispatch. The male caller told the operator he was looking out of his window and saw \[…\] The post ‘Suicide by Cop’: How a poorly defined… ## [Watchdog group accuses San Antonio councilwoman of violating the Texas Open Meetings Act](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/watchdog-group-accuses-san-antonio-councilwoman-of-violating-the-texas-open-meetings-act/) _2026-08-22 · Michael Karlis · San Antonio Current_ In a lengthy Facebook post that included emails exchanged by San Antonio policymakers, citizen watchdog group InfuseSA accused District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur of violating the Texas Open Meetings Act by convening with five other council members to form a consensus outside of a public meeting. The alleged violation occurred prior to a June 18 \[…\] The post Watchdog group accuses San Antonio… ## [Everyone we saw having a boozy good time at Whiskey Business 2026](https://www.sacurrent.com/food-drink/flavor/everyone-we-saw-having-a-boozy-good-time-at-whiskey-business-2026/) _2026-08-22 · San Antonio Current Staff · San Antonio Current_ San Antonio turned out in a big way Friday for the 11th annual installment of Whiskey Business, the city’s premier spirits- and food-tasting event. Attendees at the Witte Museum sampled from dozens of premium whiskeys and other spirits while enjoying food from some of the city’s best restaurants. Experts talked about the craft of distilling \[…\] The post Everyone we saw having a boozy good time at… ## [Pearl event this Sunday will showcase San Antonio chefs’ deft approaches to ceviche](https://www.sacurrent.com/food-drink/flavor/pearl-event-this-sunday-will-showcase-san-antonio-chefs-deft-hand-with-ceviche/) _2026-08-21 · Katherine Stinson · San Antonio Current_ Pullman Market will host an event this Sunday that seems designed to beat the heat. It’s a love letter to ceviche. Dubbed Mariscos y Mezquite, the event will take place at the Pearl fixture from 6-9 p.m. Each $55 ticket includes unlimited ceviche tastings from participating chefs plus a drink. The tasting will take place \[…\] The post Pearl event this Sunday will showcase San Antonio chefs’ deft… ## [The 25 best reviewed San Antonio restaurants on Yelp right now](https://www.sacurrent.com/food-drink/flavor/the-25-best-reviewed-san-antonio-restaurants-on-yelp-right-now/) _2026-08-21 · San Antonio Current Staff · San Antonio Current_ San Antonio’s dining scene is packed with options, but which restaurants are earning the most love from diners right now? We dug into Yelp ratings and reviews to round up 25 local spots that customers can’t stop raving about. From longtime favorites to under-the-radar gems, these are the Alamo City restaurants getting some of the \[…\] The post The 25 best reviewed San Antonio restaurants on Yelp… ## [Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign says it’s against privatizing social security](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/ken-paxtons-senate-campaign-says-its-against-privatizing-social-security/) _2026-08-21 · Michael Karlis · San Antonio Current_ In a statement to the Current, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton’s campaign denied claims circulating online Friday that he supports privatizing Social Security. Speculation about Paxton’s stance on the matter began circulating in Texas political circles this week after a spokeswoman for his campaign, Madison Cercy, reposted a tweet by New Hampshire Republican House \[…\] The post Ken… ## [The Victorian Lady Inn bed and breakfast, designed by the McNay’s renowned architect, is now for sale](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-news/the-victorian-lady-inn-bed-and-breakfast-designed-by-the-mcnays-renowned-architect-is-now-for-sale/) _2026-08-21 · San Antonio Current Staff · San Antonio Current_ A mansion built in 1899 by renowned architect Atlee Ayres — known for designing the residence that later became the McNay Art Museum — and now operated as a bed-and-breakfast has hit the market for just shy of $2 million. Dubbed the Victorian Lady Inn, the palatial Tobin Hill property showcases timeless elegance with grand columns, \[…\] The post The Victorian Lady Inn bed and breakfast, designed by… ## [San Antonio restaurant Tu Asador closes its second location](https://www.sacurrent.com/food-drink/flavor/san-antonio-restaurant-tu-asador-closes-its-second-location/) _2026-08-21 · Katherine Stinson · San Antonio Current_ Mexican steakhouse Tu Asador has quietly closed its second location in the North Side’s Encino Park neighborhood. The family-owned business’ Instagram bio now only mentions its original location at 8055 West Ave., Suite125 in Castle Hills. What’s more, Google lists the satellite location at 1662 Encino Rio as permanently closed. Tu Asador, inspired by the \[…\] The post San Antonio restaurant Tu… ## [ICE refuses to let U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro visit 5-year-old detained at Dilley trailer prison](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/ice-refuses-to-let-u-s-rep-joaquin-castro-visit-5-year-old-detained-at-dilley-trailer-prison/) _2026-08-21 · Stephanie Koithan · San Antonio Current_ In a Friday afternoon Instagram video, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials refused to let him meet with a 5-year-old boy detained inside the Dilley immigrant detention center southwest of San Antonio. Immigration agents picked up the boy, Liam Tadeo, along with his father a few days ago in Austin during \[…\] The post ICE refuses to let U.S. Rep. Joaquin… ## [Pressure increases for Texas to allow treated drilling waste into rivers and rangeland](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/pressure-increases-for-texas-to-allow-treated-drilling-waste-into-rivers-and-rangeland/) _2026-08-21 · Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News · San Antonio Current_ This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. ORLA, Texas — Elected officials and industry leaders warn that Texas is at the “precipice” of running out of underground space to dispose of the nearly 1 billion gallons \[…\] The post Pressure increases for Texas to… ## [Unlimited Mobile Internet, One V-SIM (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4Otwrpw5XdP0) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Automatically switches across T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon; no throttling, no contract. ## [Climate change isn’t the new normal. What we’re experiencing now is just the beginning.](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/bad-takes/climate-change-isnt-the-new-normal-what-were-experiencing-now-is-just-the-beginning/) _2026-08-21 · Kevin Sanchez · San Antonio Current_ Bad Takes is a column of opinion and analysis. Good thing climate change is a hoax or we’d be in real trouble. Wildfires ravaged France and Spain last month, forcing the evacuation of 330,000 residents. Traveling north from Madrid to Galicia on vacation this summer, my girlfriend and I witnessed the scorched earth of previous wildfires \[…\] The post Climate change isn’t the new normal. What we’re… ## [This Monte Vista century home for sale recently underwent an $80,000 price cut](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-news/this-monte-vista-century-home-for-sale-recently-underwent-an-80000-price-cut/) _2026-08-21 · San Antonio Current Staff · San Antonio Current_ A grand estate in Monte Vista underwent a drastic price cut since it was listed for sale in June. The asking price on the 1910 property has been slashed by $80,000, putting it at $1.65 million. The property includes multiple touches from the Gilded Age of San Antonio architecture, including two-story columns framing an arched \[…\] The post This Monte Vista century home for sale recently underwent… ## [San Antonio’s Gunter Hotel opens recording studio in honor of its storied musical legacy](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-news/san-antonios-gunter-hotel-opens-recording-studio-in-honor-of-its-storied-musical-legacy/) _2026-08-21 · Stephanie Koithan · San Antonio Current_ The Gunter Hotel’s latest amenity is another nod to its rich musical history, and it may be the boutique downtown property’s most intriguing offering yet. The hotel has unveiled Gunter Studio, a private recording studio on its second floor inspired by legendary blues musician Robert Johnson’s historic first recording session, which took place in 1936 \[…\] The post San Antonio’s Gunter Hotel opens… ## [Hemp retailers, including San Antonio’s Kingpin Kush, sue to block enforcement of Texas’ THC ban](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/hemp-retailers-including-san-antonios-kingpin-kush-sue-to-block-enforcement-of-texas-thc-ban/) _2026-08-21 · Sanford Nowlin · San Antonio Current_ San Antonio hemp retailer Kingpin Kush and two other Texas hemp businesses have sued the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), arguing its newly implemented rules banning THC-containing hemp products run afoul of state law. Filed Wednesday in Travis County District Court, the lawsuit seeks a temporary injunction against DSHS enforcement of the ban on THC-containing \[…\] The post Hemp… ## [Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/cornered-by-big-bend-backlash-texas-republicans-tread-carefully-around-trump/) _2026-08-21 · Alejandro Serrano and Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune · San Antonio Current_ For over a generation, Texas Republicans have owned the politics of the southern border. Now the Trump administration’s latest border project has them cornered, stuck between constituents outraged over federal plans to carve roads and barriers through Big Bend and a president none of them want to cross. Even Ken Paxton is choosing his words \[…\] The post Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas… ## [Unpolished Charm: Moonshine Off Grayson trades Pearl polish for honky-tonk swagger](https://www.sacurrent.com/food-drink/flavor/unpolished-charm-moonshine-off-grayson-trades-pearl-polish-for-honky-tonk-swagger/) _2026-08-20 · Katherine Stinson · San Antonio Current_ 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… ## [San Antonio councilwoman accuses city staff of trying to pit colleagues against each other](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-news/san-antonio-councilwoman-accuses-city-staff-of-trying-to-pit-colleagues-against-each-other/) _2026-08-20 · Michael Karlis · San Antonio Current_ 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 expected to give Paxton much-needed cash injection](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/elon-musk-expected-to-give-paxton-much-needed-cash-injection/) _2026-08-20 · Stephanie Koithan · San Antonio Current_ 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… ## [There’s so much poop in Texas waterways that swimming could make you sick, new study finds](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-news/theres-so-much-poop-in-texas-waterways-that-swimming-could-make-you-sick-new-study-finds/) _2026-08-20 · Sanford Nowlin · San Antonio Current_ 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… ## [How Corpus Christi’s water emergency exposed flaws in Texas’ water planning](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/how-corpus-christis-water-emergency-exposed-flaws-in-texas-water-planning/) _2026-08-20 · Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune · San Antonio Current_ 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… ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iebs7pUNTbCX) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [Paxton’s denial of public records to animal rights groups comes back to bite](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/paxtons-denial-of-public-records-to-animal-rights-groups-comes-back-to-bite/) _2026-08-20 · Michael Karlis · San Antonio Current_ 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… ## [Top political watcher declares the Talarico-Paxton race a ‘toss-up’](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/top-political-watcher-declares-the-talarico-paxton-race-a-toss-up/) _2026-08-20 · Sanford Nowlin · San Antonio Current_ 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’s César E. Chávez Boulevard is Durango Boulevard again](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonios-cesar-e-chavez-boulevard-is-durango-boulevard-again/) _2026-08-20 · Michael Karlis · San Antonio Current_ 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… ## [Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners inundated with border wall concerns during annual meeting](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/texas-parks-and-wildlife-commissioners-inundated-with-border-wall-concerns-during-annual-meeting/) _2026-08-20 · Sam Karas, Big Bend Sentinel · San Antonio Current_ 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… ## [Former head of San Antonio’s Telemundo 60 TV station dies in helicopter crash](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-news/former-head-of-san-antonios-telemundo-60-tv-station-dies-in-helicopter-crash/) _2026-08-20 · Sanford Nowlin · San Antonio Current_ 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…