Protesters gather last week for a protest at an ICE family detention center in Dilley, south of San Antonio.

Legal fights put San Antonio ICE warehouse on pause

Plans for the 1,500-bed immigrant detention site are on hold due to lawsuits over the agency’s attempt to bypass federally required environmental impact assessments.

by Stephanie Koithan April 30, 2026May 15, 2026

News

Garrett T. Capps’ latest album tunes into the San Antonio freakquency

The cosmic cowboy’s I Still Love San Antone is a love letter to the Alamo City and a menagerie of its many characters.

by Stephanie Koithan April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

Things to Do

Fake ‘The Art of Banksy’ exhibit coming to Texas

Tickets for the unauthorized Austin show go on sale Wednesday.

by Stephanie Koithan April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

News

South Texas mariachi brothers released by ICE will perform with country star Kacey Musgraves

The brothers released from immigrant detention near San Antonio will open for the Grammy-winning Texas native at Gruene Hall in May.

by Stephanie Koithan April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

Texas News

After outcry over border wall changes, CBP removes map of barrier from website entirely

After portions of physical barrier reappeared in Big Bend National Park on Border Patrol’s map last week, the agency has since struck the map from its website, leaving Texans scratching their heads.

by Stephanie Koithan April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

The border wall cuts across a stretch of land.

Texas News

Judges in every Texas border county urge White House transparency on border wall

County Judges representing the entire Texas-Mexico border are urging the feds to communicate with local officials on border wall plans, which so far have changed drastically without notice.

by Stephanie Koithan April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

San Antonio News

Family held longest in immigrant detention has been released from Dilley

The El Gamal family’s attorneys say the mother is now seeking medical care she was denied while held for months in the prison camp near San Antonio.

by Stephanie Koithan April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

A 5-year-old girl detained in Dilley drew herself and her family trapped in a cage.

San Antonio News

Judge orders immediate release of El Gamal family after 10 months in Dilley detention facility

After nearly a year in the San Antonio-area prison camp, the family’s attorney says they’re the longest-detained immigrant family in the United States.

by Stephanie Koithan April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

San Antonio News

Experts warn of risks involved in welcoming nuclear reactor at San Antonio Air Force base

Despite being marketed as ‘advanced nuclear energy,’ the microreactor pilot program comes with waste and cost concerns, and it involves a partnership with a new company that’s yet to conduct its first reactor demonstration.

by Stephanie Koithan April 23, 2026April 24, 2026

News

Physical border wall reappears on map of Texas’ beloved Big Bend National Park

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol quietly updated its map Tuesday to show portions of a physical border wall in the national park again, directly contradicting prior assurances from officials.

by Stephanie Koithan April 22, 2026April 23, 2026

Music

Los Lonely Boys to headline first-ever Pearl music festival

Tickets go on sale Friday for the first-of-its-kind festival, part of which will take place beneath the U.S. Highway 281 overpass.

by Stephanie Koithan April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

News

Waymo taxi swept away Monday in San Antonio floodwaters

Waters carried away the unoccupied self-driving vehicle as it tried to traverse a flooded roadway.

by Stephanie Koithan April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

Flavor

Beloved San Antonio sandwich shop the Station Cafe reopens in new location

The eatery is offering much the same menu but in a decidedly different Southtown location.

by Stephanie Koithan April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

Flavor

‘Landlords gonna landlord’: Beloved Southtown bar Lowcountry closes

The San Antonio bar and music venue is being forced out but trying not to take it ‘too personally,’ according to its ownership.

by Stephanie Koithan April 15, 2026April 15, 2026

Texas News

Man traveled from Texas to hurl Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s San Francisco home

California authorities charged a Texas man with attempted murder for the attack, which allegedly was prompted by his views of AI as an ‘existential threat’ that could lead to ‘human extinction.’

by Stephanie Koithan April 14, 2026April 14, 2026

News

Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico unveils plan to tax billionaires

‘Call me crazy, but I think your average working Texan should pay less in federal income taxes than your average billionaire,’ the Texas state rep said Monday.

by Stephanie Koithan April 14, 2026April 14, 2026

San Antonio News

Analysis: Erika Kirk’s leadership conference in San Antonio is a bastardization of feminism

Much like the CEO of Turning Point USA herself, the upcoming Women’s Leadership Summit in San Antonio both benefits from feminism and exploits it while shunning its core principles.

by Stephanie Koithan April 14, 2026April 14, 2026