San Antonio mayor again calls on Spurs to cough up more cash for Project Marvel

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ latest comments follow shortly after she railed against billionaire Spurs co-owner Michael Dell for not helping bankroll a new arena.

by Michael Karlis February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

Concert Announcements

Psychedelic Furs and We Are Scientists to play San Antonio’s Aztec Theatre in May

The iconic new wave band was responsible for some of the most enduring tracks of the ’80s — and tickets to see the show go on sale as early as this Wednesday.

by Stephanie Koithan February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

San Antonio News

Mayor says she won’t step down from committee, issue written apology if censured

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones adds that she apologized face-to-face to Councilwoman Sukh Kaur for ‘hurting her feelings’ during heated conversation.

by Michael Karlis February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

Things to Do

Exhibition of eye-popping Ghanian movie posters coming to San Antonio this Friday

Deadly Prey Gallery will bring its touring show of the stylized and often bizarre movie ads to Mercury Project in Roosevelt Park.

by Anjali Gupta February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales speaks during a South Texas appearance.

San Antonio News

Republican House members urge Rep. Tony Gonzales to end campaign over alleged affair

‘She is gone now. Her son is growing up without his mother. And Tony Gonzales is campaigning like nothing happened,’ one House colleague said of the alleged affair.

by Sanford Nowlin February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

State Rep. Gina Hinojosa smiles during an appearance last weekend at San Antonio soul food restaurant Tony G's.

Texas News

Hinojosa accuses DPS, feds of coverup in last year’s ICE shooting death of San Antonio man

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa has joined Rep. Joaquin Castro and Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones in calling for probe of Ruben Ray Martinez’s death.

by Michael Karlis February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

President Donald Trump holds a press briefing last summer.

Texas News

New stats paint bleak picture of Texas economy ahead of Trump’s State of the Union

The numbers, collected by the DNC but drawn from federal labor data, show Texans paying more due to tariffs while facing loss of food assistance and health coverage.

by Sanford Nowlin February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

A group of parents whose children died in the July 4 floods claim in a federal lawsuit that Camp Mystic’s emergency instructions directed kids to stay in cabins even though state law requires evacuation plans for camps.

San Antonio News

Camp Mystic parents sue Texas, accuse officials of failing to enforce evacuation plan requirement

A group of parents whose children died in the July 4 floods claim in a federal lawsuit that Camp Mystic’s emergency instructions directed kids to stay in cabins even though state law requires evacuation plans for camps.

by Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

San Antonio News

ICE deported a nearly 9-month pregnant woman from Dilley over the weekend

Doctors and airlines said it was medically unsafe for the woman to fly so close to her due date. The feds deported her from the detention center near San Antonio anyway.

by Stephanie Koithan February 23, 2026February 26, 2026

Canadian donuts-and-coffee chain Tim Horton's will make its San Antonio debut this summer.

Flavor

Canadian chain Tim Horton’s to open first San Antonio location this summer

The Great White North’s beloved donut-and-coffee chain is continuing its U.S. expansion with a store inside the inside Redland Plaza development.

by Katherine Stinson February 23, 2026February 23, 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

Witness who disputed feds’ account of fatal ICE shooting of San Antonio man dies in car wreck

The only passenger in the car with Ruben Ray Martinez said in a statement that his friend was trying to comply with police when an ICE agent shot him dead.

by Sanford Nowlin February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

San Antonio News

San Antonio council will vote Friday whether to censure Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones

One political expert warns the vote could come back to bite council members who sought it, especially if the public perceives the move as a waste of time.

by Michael Karlis February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

San Antonio News

Gubernatorial hopeful Hinojosa slams Abbott’s school takeover threat during San Antonio stop

Democrat Gina Hinojosa, who’s running to take Gov. Greg Abbott’s seat, said state takeovers and school vouchers are all ‘about the money.’

by Michael Karlis February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

An RV Camper enters Big Bend National Park. The revered park is scheduled for “smart wall” construction, according to the Customs and Border Protection website.

News

The border wall is closing in on Big Bend, sparking opposition by locals

Residents and elected officials are speaking out against a proposed border barrier through Texas’ biggest state park and one of the jewels of the national park system.

by Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

U.S. Tony Gonzales (left) faces a primary challenge from Brandon Herrera, a politically inexperienced YouTube influencer.

Texas News

Tony Gonzales’ primary rival calls him ‘sexual predator’ after text messages come to light

The comment comes as the Express-News reports on texts the married South Texas congressman allegedly sent a staffer with whom he had a purported affair.

by Michael Karlis February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

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

San Antonio News

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