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

Flavor

San Antonio’s new cat cafe is scheduled to open as early as this summer

The upcoming Southtown location of Austin-based Purrfecto Cat Lounge will feature a full coffee shop and up to 30 adoptable felines.

by Stephanie Koithan April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

Flavor

Texas Hill Country winery opens new 8,800-square-foot tasting room

The massively expanded Ron Yates Winery near Fredericksburg will host a grand opening with a performance by Ghostland Observatory on Saturday, May 2.

by Stephanie Koithan April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

San Antonio News

Forbes ranks San Antonio-based USAA as nation’s 2nd-best bank

The financial services company beat out bigger names on the list and all other Texas-based banks.

by Stephanie Koithan April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

News

Texas House Republicans struggling to go after quorum-busting Democrats for unpaid fines

Republican lawmakers are meeting Friday to decide what to do about the more than 50 Dems who owe over $9,000 each and have yet to pay up.

by Stephanie Koithan April 9, 2026April 9, 2026

San Antonio News

After Dilley visit, Reps. Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar say the facility is operating in secrecy

Since the DHS leadership change, staff at the family detention camp have been told to read from ‘scripts of propaganda’ and avoid answering questions, the congressmen say.

by Stephanie Koithan April 8, 2026April 9, 2026

This Aryan Freedom Network flyer was spotted in the Los Angeles Heights neighborhood of San Antonio.

San Antonio News

Neo-Nazi group leaves anti-pedophilia flyers in San Antonio neighborhood

The Aryan Freedom Network distributed the recruitment flyers in a north-of-downtown neighborhood on Easter Sunday, according to online posts.

by Stephanie Koithan April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

Concert Announcements

Bob Dylan finally returning to San Antonio area with Whitewater Amphitheater show

In addition to Dylan, the June show will also include performances by Lucinda Williams and the John Doe Folk Trio — and tickets don’t cost an arm and a leg.

by Stephanie Koithan April 7, 2026April 7, 2026