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Ted Cruz picks fight with Al Franken on Twitter after the former senator called him a ‘dick’
Former Senator Al Franken made the remarks while guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday.
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Salud! San Antonio Beer Week returns after two-year hiatus
This year’s event includes a new partnership with the Current’s annual Beer Festival at Crockett Park.
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Actor Chuck Norris stars in new PSA to market Texas’ suspicious-activity reporting system
The 30-second PSA launched in media markets across Texas on Wednesday.
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Boy from South Texas moves up to first place in the U.S. Mullet Championships
Polls close Friday, so there is still time to vote for Epic Orta — the only finalist from Texas.
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San Antonio improv comedy troupe sets up residency at new Black Potion gaming tavern
For the past year, the troupe has performed weekly to sold out crowds at The Overtime Theater.
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HGTV home renovation show looking to cast San Antonio residents
HGTV’s Why The Heck Did I Buy This House is returning to San Antonio for a second season.
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San Antonio’s first coffee shop-meets-bank Capital One Café now open at La Cantera
The new venture also features a collaborative digital gallery that boasts work from up-and-coming local artists.
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San Antonio-based 2M Smokehouse plans second location in Castroville
Construction on the 7,423-square-foot space is slated to begin next week, and be completed in June of 2023.
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U.S. Postal Service debuts new stamps featuring mariachi musicians
Each of the five new stamps features a musician, playing one of five iconic mariachi instruments: guitar, guitarrón, vihuela, violin and trumpet.
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Nearly all unplanned chemical releases in Texas go unpunished
Thousands of ’emissions events’ from chemical plants each year exceed permitted limits, but only a small fraction result in penalties from the state’s environmental agency.
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Millions donated after Uvalde shooting still haven’t reached victims and families
The largest fund for those affected by the May 24 massacre is still months away from distributing most of the $16 million it has raised. Some families are turning to smaller donations to get by.
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San Antonio beer and seafood spot Southerleigh temporarily closing next week to start revamp
The restaurant will update both its interior design and menu, reopening in early October.
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San Antonio Spurs release 2022-2023 schedule, including Mexico City and Austin games
The Spurs will face-off against the reigning NBA Champion Golden State Warriors at the Alamodome in January.
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Austin staple Kerbey Lane Cafe now flipping pancakes at first San Antonio location
The restaurant is operating with a limited schedule and menu until its Monday, Aug. 29 grand opening.
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Mayor Ron Nirenberg says Abbott, Texas Legislature pushing back on common-sense gun reform
Nirenberg said that Abbott and the state legislature have actively weakened gun laws following other mass shootings.
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San Antonio’s second-largest school district offers to pay for police training amid officer shortage
Northeast ISD is offering to cover the cost of police academy training for local cadets that commit to working with its police department for at least three years after graduation.
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Newly released second season of Tacos of Texas podcast explores the Lone Star State’s taco cultura
Topics on the podcast’s Season Dos range from what it takes to decolonize maíz to LGBTQ+ identity in taco culture.
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Texas’ big-city mayors could be next targets of migrant buses
‘Look out your window, you might see a bus coming to you one day in the future, and the buses are going to keep coming,’ Patrick said of Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial plan to bus asylum seekers out of South Texas.
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East Side staple Tucker’s Kozy Korner debuts new food menu, launches weekend brunch pop-ups
The long-running lounge will feature an eclectic mix of dishes including Vietnamese pho, barbecue plates and fried chicken.
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New data pokes holes in Gov. Greg Abbott’s claim Biden administration isn’t stopping people at border
On the current current trajectory, officials are likely to apprehend more than 2 million border crossers by the end of the 2022 fiscal year, according to a New York Times analysis.
