San Antonio Spurs rolling out Game 5 watch parties in Mexico City, Paris

The team is leaning into its reputation as an international franchise as it fights to avoid elimination in Saturday’s game against the New York Knicks.

by Sanford Nowlin June 12, 2026June 12, 2026

Just in case anyone wonders how hard the San Antonio Spurs are leaning into their reputation as an international team, the franchise is holding watch parties in Mexico and France for Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Mirrored after the Spurs’ classic San Antonio watch parties, which take place at the Rock at La Cantera […]

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Everyone we saw shopping at Esperanza’s Peace Market in San Antonio this weekend

The market will continue Saturday and Sunday.

by San Antonio Current Staff November 29, 2025November 29, 2025

Members of Texas' congressional delegation want President Donald Trump to use upcoming trade negotiations to hold Mexico accountable for missing a key water deadline.

Texas News

Texas’ congressional delegation wants Trump to punish Mexico for missing key water deadline

The state’s citrus industry is at risk, farmers say, after Mexico failed to deliver water it owes Texas as part of a 1944 treaty.

by Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune October 26, 2025October 26, 2025

News

South Texas mayor sentenced for trafficking $1 million of cocaine out of middle school

The drug-trafficking ring involved several elected officials, including a former mayor and the school board president, the feds allege.

by Stephanie Koithan July 29, 2025August 20, 2025

News

August increase in Mexico tariffs could strain Texas economy

A vast majority of trade between Mexico and the U.S. has been exempt from tariffs for months. That could change on Monday.

by Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune July 25, 2025July 31, 2025

Food & Drink

Mexico’s Tacos on the Street restaurant making U.S. debut with opening of San Antonio location

Known for its charcoal-fired meats, handmade tortillas and ice-cold margaritas, the restaurant will open its SA outpost next month.

by Katherine Stinson July 17, 2025September 1, 2025

News

San Antonio man gets 10 years in prison on charge he smuggled 25 migrants in a tanker

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol reports a 93% decrease in illegal border crossings so far this year.

by Stephanie Koithan July 9, 2025July 18, 2025

News

Firefighters travel from Mexico to aid Texas flood recovery

‘Solidarity without borders,’ the international crew said in a Facebook post announcing it’s here to save lives.

by Stephanie Koithan July 7, 2025July 17, 2025

Arts

Noche UFC mixed martial arts event relocates to San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center

The card was originally scheduled to take place Sept. 13 in Guadalajara, but construction delays required it to move.

by Sanford Nowlin June 2, 2025August 5, 2025

News

San Antonio’s Joaquin Castro, other lawmakers visit deported 11-year-old U.S. citizen with brain tumor

Castro said the girl is now unable to get medical treatment for her rare condition and could lose her eyesight if she can’t get help.

by Sanford Nowlin May 12, 2025June 17, 2025

News

Vice President JD Vance takes immigration victory lap in South Texas, but data tells a different story

Trump has deported 37,660 people over the past month, far below Biden’s monthly average was 57,000 removals during his last year in office.

by Stephanie Koithan March 6, 2025March 18, 2025

News

Trump delays tariffs on Mexico for one month

President Trump and Mexican President Sheinbaum said they agreed to send more troops to the border and tackle U.S. arms smuggling into Mexico in exchange for a pause on tariffs.

by Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune February 3, 2025February 17, 2025

News

Greg Abbott doesn’t mention Trump’s tariffs in speech, mocks Canada in tweet

Canada and Mexico are Texas’ largest trading partners, making its economy especially susceptible to damage from Trump’s move.

by Sanford Nowlin February 3, 2025May 16, 2025

News

The border propagandist

Jaeson Jones, a former DPS captain-turned-MAGA influencer, is helping lay the groundwork for mass deportations and conflict with Mexico.

by Francesca D'Annunzio, Melissa Del Bosque and Monica Camacho, The Texas Tribune January 17, 2025February 13, 2025

News

Trump’s Mexico and Canada tariffs would kill 2 million U.S. jobs, Texas economist warns

The move also would result in higher inflation, a cut to gross domestic product and a decrease in earned income.

by Sanford Nowlin December 4, 2024May 11, 2025

News

Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexico could devastate border region, Texas economists warn

The president-elect said he intends to levy a 25% tariff on goods imported from Mexico and Canada until drugs and undocumented migrants stop crossing the border.

by Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune November 27, 2024April 29, 2025

News

U.S.-Mexico water agreement might bring relief to parched South Texas

The amendment to a 1944 treaty will help Mexico catch up with its water deliveries to the U.S. and might help Rio Grande Valley farmers devastated by low rainfall.

by Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune November 10, 2024December 22, 2024

News

Opinion: Texas is arming Mexico’s gunmen

Data shows that firearms were purchased in 212 Texas counties before being trafficked to Mexico and recovered as crime guns from 2015-2022, for a total of nearly 22,000 firearms.

by John Linday-Poland, The Texas Observer September 2, 2024January 13, 2025

News

Houston woman is third guilty plea in Henry Cuellar bribery case

Irada Akhoundova pleaded guilty to facilitating a $60,000 payment to Imelda Cueller, the congressman’s wife, that she believed would benefit Azerbaijan and its state-run oil company.

by William Melhado, The Texas Tribune May 14, 2024June 16, 2024

News

Texas delegation urges Congress to withhold aid to Mexico over water treaty dispute

A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers are demanding appropriators withhold funds for the country until Mexico lives up to its end of a 1944 water treaty that requires it to send 1.75 million acre-feet to the U.S. every five years.

Matthew Choi, The Texas TribuneMay 13, 2024January 14, 2025