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Owen Wilson plays San Antonio adventurer, businessman Tom Slick in new podcast

The eight-part dramatic podcast will follow the businessman’s larger-than-life adventures, including his quest to find the Yeti.

by Sanford Nowlin July 15, 2024July 6, 2025

The eight-part dramatic podcast will follow the businessman’s larger-than-life adventures, including his quest to find the Yeti.

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Scaled-back launch plan, company silence raise concerns over San Antonio startup DeLorean

The company said it’s reintroducing an iconic ’80s car as an electric vehicle, but some people who paid deposits now question whether it can deliver.

by Michael Karlis October 4, 2023May 21, 2025

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The niece of legendary San Antonio businessman Tom Slick is selling her estate for $3.4 million

by San Antonio Current Staff August 12, 2022

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Engineers at San Antonio’s Southwest Research Institute unveil self-driving bus

Engineers hope their research will soon allow autonomous self-driving vehicles to be used in public settings.

by Michael Karlis August 11, 2022April 18, 2025

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The former Monticello Park home of San Antonio civic leader John T. Steen Sr. is for sale

by Sanford Nowlin July 22, 2022

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Forbes Billionaires, Youngest Mariachi Singer: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Current readers also gravitated to a story about Texans crossing into New Mexico in big numbers to purchase legal weed.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 15, 2022May 5, 2025

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Former engineer at San Antonio’s SwRI hit with federal charges, including supplying data to China

The former staffer and his wife are accused of hiding their involvement in a firm that actively competed with the R&D company.

by Sanford Nowlin April 14, 2022June 30, 2025

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This wild mid-century home for sale in San Antonio was designed by a developer of missile silos

by San Antonio Current Staff July 24, 2021

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San Antonio Nurse’s Design May Provide Better Coronavirus Protection Than N-95 Face Masks

Darian MendezApril 20, 2020June 5, 2022

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Tom Slick, San Antonio’s original monster hunter

Chasing ShadowsDecember 29, 2011November 6, 2024