Report ranks Texas 45th among U.S. states for child wellbeing, cites health and family issues

Texas had a higher percentage of uninsured kids than any other state, and its total of 829,000 uninsured children accounted for one in five of the nationwide total.

by Sanford Nowlin August 12, 2022November 5, 2024

Food & Drink

Smoke BBQ + Skybar expands again, adds San Antonio River Walk and Corpus Christi locations

The two-story River Walk concept House of Smoke is opening in the former Acapulco Sam’s location.

by Nina Rangel August 4, 2022July 1, 2025

News

As monkeypox spreads, health experts urge Texas universities to prepare for outbreaks

While the risk of exposure to monkeypox remains low, health experts say college students living in close proximity to each other could spur outbreaks. They encourage schools to share their plans and relevant information about the virus.

by Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune July 30, 2022August 22, 2024

Food & Drink

San Antonio brunch favorite Comfort Café is opening downtown location near the Alamo

The new mobile kitchen will serve up hearty breakfast and lunch fare during the week.

by Nina Rangel July 22, 2022April 1, 2025

Food & Drink

22 San Antonio-area restaurants we said goodbye to so far in 2022

by San Antonio Current Staff July 22, 2022

News

Monkeypox cases top 100 in Texas, five in San Antonio, but there’s no need to panic

Cases are mild, it’s far less contagious than COVID-19, and there is a vaccine, a local infectious disease expert explained.

by Michael Karlis July 21, 2022December 29, 2024

News

Bad Takes: Gov. Greg Abbott’s focus on fentanyl comes as he looks to deflect from his failures

The governor is showing concern about overdose deaths as he faces scrutiny for mishandling gun violence, COVID-19 and the electrical grid.

by Kevin Sanchez July 19, 2022May 11, 2025

News

Shitty Beaches, Elmo vs. Cruz: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

This week’s top stories were largely about gross subjects, from fecal contamination at the beach to rats in the kitchen.

by San Antonio Current Staff July 8, 2022August 3, 2023

News

Texas will distribute $180 million to help travel and tourism business recover from pandemic

The federal funds are open to businesses in industries including the arts, entertainment, food service, recreation, trade shows, conventions, breweries, wineries and distilleries.

by Nina Rangel July 5, 2022February 21, 2024

News

Elmo slams Ted Cruz in Stephen Colbert clip, singing about the far-right senator’s ‘chin full of pubes’

The segment trolls Cruz over his recent Twitter tantrum about the Sesame Street muppet getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

by Sanford Nowlin July 1, 2022July 16, 2025

Arts

Window open for San Antonio artists and arts groups to apply for $5 million in pandemic-relief money

The program is expected aid 133 San Antonio artists and 40 arts nonprofits, according to city officials. The window to apply will remain open through July 29.

by Tommy Escobar June 29, 2022July 3, 2024

Food & Drink

San Antonio Airport soon will allow alcoholic beverages inside the terminals

The days of rushing through an alcoholic drink before your group begins to board will soon be over.

by Nina Rangel June 17, 2022June 12, 2025

Food & Drink

San Antonio’s pay-what-you-can Comfort Café asking customers for plate, bowl, mug donations

Tableware donations can be made at the philanthropic eatery’s Los Patios location.

by Nina Rangel June 17, 2022June 8, 2025

Food & Drink

Report: Most LGBTQ+ restaurant workers experience homophobia, transphobia while on the clock

A staggering 80% of workers reported that they’d experienced transphobic or homophobic comments on the job.

by Nina Rangel June 15, 2022July 26, 2025

News

Nasal vaccines for COVID-19 offer hope and face hurdles

A squirt up the nose could reduce coronavirus transmission, but the vaccines have challenges to overcome.

by Erin Garcia de Jesus, Science News June 11, 2022August 17, 2023

News

Trained dogs sniff out COVID-19 as well as lab tests do

And the canines are even better than PCR tests at identifying infected people with no symptoms.

by Tina Hesman Saey, Science News June 4, 2022August 17, 2023

News

Missing COVID-19 data leave us in the dark about the current surge

Yankee Candle reviews offer indirect hints, but we’re “flying blind,” experts say.

by Laura Sanders, Science News May 28, 2022August 17, 2023

News

Uvalde shooting pushes Texas teachers to breaking point

Tuesday’s school shooting is a tragic end to a terrible year for Texas teachers who faced two COVID-19 surges, staffing shortages, school boards fights, book bans.

by Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune May 28, 2022July 15, 2025

Food & Drink

Texas Workforce Commission says restaurant owners can protest surprise pandemic-era taxes

There is a catch: only employers who were charged during the early stages of the pandemic will have the chance to appeal.

by Nina Rangel May 27, 2022June 29, 2024

News

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg says Texas’ leaders make it hard for cities to prevent mass shootings

‘If more guns in our community made us a safer community, the United States would’ve been the safest community in the world a long time ago,’ the mayor said.

by Kevin Sanchez May 26, 2022March 26, 2025