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Dolly Parton takes shot at Buc-ee’s as she opens her own truck stop
The Queen of Country teased the Texas-based chain, saying she couldn’t just ‘leave it to beavers.’
Stephanie Koithan
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Why can’t anyone find this giraffe on the loose near San Antonio?
It’s not like they’re easy to miss.
Posted inSports & Recreation
Wemby is face of new Louis Vuitton campaign
San Antonio Spurs star forward Victor Wembanyama has also been captured in the front row of the runway show for the Pharrell Williams-designed collection, which debuts Tuesday in Paris.
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Hegseth faces heat as more than 220 troops contract flu at San Antonio’s Lackland Air Force Base
Trump’s Secretary of Defense is fielding criticism from both Republicans and Democrats for eliminating an annual vaccine mandate two months before the outbreak.
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Are San Antonio musicians’ songs being used to train generative AI models?
Songs by Garrett T. Capps, Girl In A Coma, Bobby Pulido, INOHA and Santiago Jimenez Jr. were found in datasets used to train AI models on how to create music.
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Sen. John Cornyn turns on Trump, says president ‘revels in chaos’
After failing to win Trump’s backing and losing in the GOP primary, Cornyn has changed his tune about the president he sucked up to for more than a year.
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Mayor Jones calls for canceling Ye’s July 4 concert in San Antonio
Ye, formerly Kanye West, has had shows canceled around the globe as he attempts a world tour.
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Ahead of San Antonio show, Todd Rundgren talks AI, the algorithm, and the ghost of Robert Johnson
Rundgren performs this Friday night at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.
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Gay lawyer who filed Pride SA’s controversial rainbow crosswalk suit takes Texas GOP leadership role
Justin Nichols, who’s been a Republican precinct chair for 16 years, was elected to represent San Antonio on the state party’s executive committee.
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San Marcos City Council bans data centers — against mayor’s wishes
The Texas college town in the middle of the San Antonio-Austin data center gold rush voted to ban the sites after reconsidering a proposal that failed earlier this year.
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South Texas community suing federal government over planned border wall
A suit filed on behalf of a town of just 3,000 people argues Trump’s Border Wall threatens its flood control measures.
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New report outs Ted Cruz as member of Peter Thiel-led secret society
The tech-focused group cofounded by the controversial Palantir exec received renewed public scrutiny when one of its invitations appeared in the Epstein files.
Posted inSan Antonio News
San Antonio livestock sanctuary guards against threat of screwworm by temporarily stopping intake of new animals
The organization also will likely stop accepting animal rescues from affected counties going forward.
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PETA proposes changing Spurs’ team name to ‘animal-friendly’ alternative: the San Antonio Spores
Though the animal rights group admitted its request is a tall order, it even mocked up a jersey redesign.
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Kanye West suddenly announces summer show in San Antonio
The self-professed ‘Nazi’ seems to be fitting performances into his busy schedule of unhinged tweets, including an appearance at the Alamodome.
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Trump administration spending billions to build pointless barrier fence in Big Bend
Customs and Border Protection has earmarked more than $4 billion for a project through the prized Texas park, including a fence short enough to step over. The public has until July 13 to provide feedback.
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‘A Special Place in Hell’: San Antonio residents push back against far West Side data center
Public resistance to data centers is growing as residents worry about their drain on resources and the paucity of jobs they create.
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Trash-talking LeBron James says there ‘ain’t shit’ to do in San Antonio
James, who hails from the bustling metropolis of Akron, Ohio, had harsh words for the Alamo City as he discussed the NBA Finals.
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Gov. Abbott leaves San Antonio congressional district unrepresented as it contends with screwworm crisis
If Abbott waits for the general election, Texas’ 23rd District will go without representation for more than 265 days. Meanwhile, it grapples with a parasite that threatens its ranching industry.
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Trump administration waives environmental laws for Big Bend border wall construction
Despite the White House saying it won’t build a physical wall through the public lands, environmentalists said the administration is still making moves to do just that.