Lots of Democrats are vying to take over DA Joe Gonzales' vacant seat the Bexar County Courthouse.

A motley crew of Democrats vie to become new Bexar County DA

Eight candidates are running to be the Democratic nominee in the open race for the district attorney’s office. None are frontrunners.

by Michelle Pitcher, The Texas Tribune February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

Music Stories & Interviews

South Texas country singer Charley Crockett denied entry into Canada for old drug charge

The Rio Grande Valley native has canceled his entire Canadian tour as a result.

by Stephanie Koithan February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

Construction workers in South Texas attach a steel panel of bollards topped by a plate to the Border Wall, more than doubling its height.

Texas News

Trump’s new wall will destroy irreplaceable border treasures — unless Congress Acts

The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ did not include the provision that spared the La Lomita chapel, the Santa Ana refuge, or any other sensitive location, and a map posted by CBP indicates that Trump’s barrier will tear through them.

by Scott Nicol, the Texas ObserverFebruary 22, 2026February 22, 2026

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down most of President Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign goods.

Texas News

Texans shouldn’t expect Supreme Court ruling on tariffs to bring prices down soon, economists say

The order wiped out many of the Trump administration’s tariffs, but Trump promised Friday to find other ways to restore them.

by Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune February 22, 2026February 22, 2026

Camp East Montana in El Paso on Aug. 11, 2025.

Texas News

Cuban man’s death at El Paso tent camp was result of ‘spontaneous use of force,’ ICE says

His death is the first homicide in ICE custody in recent history, experts said. It comes after the deadliest year in ICE detention in decades.

by Lomi Kriel and Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas TribuneFebruary 21, 2026February 21, 2026

San Antonio News

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones mum as censure discussion looms

During a town hall, Jones declined to answer reporters’ questions about the upcoming discussion of a potential censure vote.

by Michael Karlis February 21, 2026February 21, 2026

Two men are detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials after their court hearings in June in Houston. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had sued Bexar and Harris counties for allocating funds to organizations that offer legal defense services to undocumented immigrants.

San Antonio News

Judge blocks Texas AG’s bid to shut Bexar County immigrant legal-aid program

A similar lawsuit against Harris County was rejected by a judge in December.

by Eleanor Klibanoff and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune February 21, 2026February 21, 2026

ICE shot and killed Ruben Ray Martinez of San Antonio during a traffic incident nearly a year ago.

San Antonio News

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro calls for investigation into ICE shooting of San Antonio man

The congressman accused the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Rangers of working with the feds to cover up ICE’s involvement in the death.

by Sanford Nowlin February 21, 2026February 21, 2026

San Antonio News

This historic fixer-upper for sale was built in 1890 by renowned Bexar County Courthouse architect

The towering three-story San Antonio property looks like it might be home to a few ghosts — and even fought back a zombie invasion.

by San Antonio Current Staff February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

San Antonio News

San Antonio GOP candidate makes wild claim about massive voter fraud in Bexar County

Weston Martinez’s Republican primary opponent said he’s ‘full of shit’ in response to the fraud allegations.

by Michael Karlis February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

San Antonio News

‘Unicorn’ house for sale in Southtown has new life after being ripped ‘down to the studs’

Little was sacred when this 1966 San Antonio casita underwent renovations. But the result is a thoroughly updated modern marvel.

by San Antonio Current Staff February 20, 2026February 21, 2026

Flavor

20 essential Texas Hill Country restaurants and bars

Sometimes the road food is the best part of the road trip, and all these delicious destinations are a short drive from San Antonio.

by San Antonio Current Staff February 20, 2026March 13, 2026

Habiba Soliman takes a selfie before she was detained by federal officials. She's now inside a lockup southwest of San Antonio.

San Antonio News

Teenager detained at Dilley finds human fingernail in her food, attorney says

Eighteen-year-old Habiba Soliman’s discovery follows reports of bugs, worms and mold in the food at the San Antonio-area facility.

by Stephanie Koithan February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin and U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Houston.

Texas News

Dark money fuels attack ads in final stretch of Texas’ U.S. Senate primaries

The latest campaign finance reports show big-money interests are heavily invested in the Texas primaries — but unwilling to reveal their identities at a critical juncture of the race.

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

San Antonio News

In South Texas, 61% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions

Arrests carried out by ICE’s San Antonio Field Office have also more than doubled during the first 9 months of Trump’s second-term.

by Michael Karlis February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

23-year-old San Antonio resident Ruben Ray Martinez was killed last March, but it took a year to find out it was an ICE-involved shooting.

San Antonio News

ICE fatally shot San Antonio man last year, and it was kept quiet until now

The case appears to be the first known fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by a federal agent during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

by Stephanie Koithan February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Merci Jones is located at the emerging culinary hotspot around the intersection of Broadway and Jones.

Flavor

First Look: New San Antonio bar Merci Jones pairs unforced cool with top-notch service

The latest venture from Empty Stomach Group (Hot Joy, Petit Coquin, Barbaro) brings a classy cocktail spot to lower Broadway.

by Kat Stinson February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Texas News

San Antonio-area mother becomes most-decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history

New Braunfels resident Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, won her first gold medal in Italy this week.

by Michael Karlis February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks at a White House press briefing.

San Antonio News

Supreme Court shuts down Trump tariffs, which had outsize impact on San Antonio and Texas

‘Today’s Supreme Court ruling is an affirmation that the president is not above the law,’ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said.

by Sanford Nowlin February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

News

Rep. Tony Gonzales now claims he’s being ‘blackmailed’ by husband of alleged mistress

The South Texas congressman posted a screenshot from a message sent by an attorney for his late staffer’s husband in which the attorney asks for a financial settlement.

by Michael Karlis February 19, 2026February 19, 2026