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San Antonio’s Garcia Barbecue closes after six years in business
After operating a pair of food trucks, the owners launched their first brick-and-mortar venture last year.
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Soup sold at H-E-B stores recalled for ‘life-threatening’ allergen
The Meal Simple brand of Red Lentil Dal Soup is being recalled because packages are mislabeled and may contain milk.
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San Antonio council members propose dashboard to track progress on Spurs arena
A separate proposal would set up a committee to seek public input on spending $75 million the team pledged for downtown development.
Posted inTexas News
How the unprecedented redistricting war is harming election officials, politicians and voters
In recent weeks, redistricting has wreaked havoc in Texas, Indiana and North Carolina.
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Three San Antonio food projects win funding from Texas nonprofit
Sari-Sari Market, Texas Bean Freak and the San Antonio Food Bank all received funding from the Texas Food & Wine Alliance.
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‘Disney World of haunted houses’ to offer daily frights in San Antonio
Year-round haunted attraction the Scream Experiment will make its debut in Alamo Plaza this March.
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Annual San Antonio event will celebrate Christmas in German language
The 120-year-old free concert this Sunday will include scripture, poetry, singing and instrumental music, all in German.
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Councilwoman’s suggestion to move Fiesta to boost voter turnout gets snarky reception
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said it would be easier to move the municipal elections than reschedule the biggest party of the year.
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River of Lights to transform downtown San Antonio into winter wonderland
The free event this Saturday is the San Antonio River Authority’s one-night holiday blowout.
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Study: People leaving San Antonio faster than any other U.S. metro
One local expert blames San Antonio’s high number of homes for sale on corporate turnover and military rotations.
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A pro-Mamdani, Medicare-for-all scientist is running to replace Chip Roy in Congress
If elected, Kristin Hook would be the first-ever congresswoman with a STEM PhD, and the first woman to represent the district, which includes part of San Antonio.
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Convicted felon Steve Stockman is running for Congress in Texas … again
The former Houston area congressman was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2018 on 23 felony counts of money laundering.
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Clothier Richter Goods commits to San Antonio with retail location
The producer of high-quality Western shirts keeps on growing, but its roots remain deep in the Alamo City.
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Migrants held at Texas base suffer physical abuse, unsafe conditions, human rights groups claim
The ACLU and other groups interviewed more than 45 migrants held at the detention center and call it a ‘human and civil rights catastrophe.’
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Texas cut more from its environmental budget than nearly any state
The deep cuts come as the Trump White House wants to slash the EPA budget and require states to do more pollution oversight.
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Study: San Antonio construction industry likely to feel pain from immigration crackdown
A third of the city’s construction workers are foreign-born, and worksites are already losing staff due to fear of enforcement sweeps.
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DNC ad buy targets Sen. John Cornyn over ACA tax credit vote
The campaign comes with the Senate voting Thursday whether to extend the expiring tax credits and also as Cornyn enters a tough election cycle.
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San Antonio Mayor Jones gets pushback on plan to shift elections to November
During a council debate Wednesday, members raised concerns including how such a move would impact school districts.
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San Antonio honors Mission San Jose descendants with new public art
‘Kindred,’ located on the World Heritage Trail, highlights the community’s connection to the land and between generations.
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Texas AG probes nearly 1,000 cities’ finances to seek violations of new property tax law
While Ken Paxton did not allege any wrongdoing, his move is intended to enforce a new law that prevents cities from raising property taxes if they fail to follow transparency requirements.
