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Retro-inspired secret bar opening in downtown San Antonio
Pink Shark is diving into a new adventure with a secret bar featuring interactive decor, '70s vibes and monthly zodiac parties. Catch up quick: The downtown spot, which made a quiet debut at the end of 2022, will celebrate the opening of its speakeasy-style back bar with 99-cent oysters, DJ entertainment and free bites on Friday and Saturday.
Alleged wrong way driver identified after crash kills Bexar County Deputy
SAN ANTONIO - The alleged wrong-way driver who was killed in a collision that also took the lives of a Bexar County Sheriff's Deputy and one other. The driver has been identified as 28-year-old Jorge Luis Paragas, who succumbed to his injuries sustained in the crash. The San Antonio Police...
Military students from 23 countries training to prepare for crisis
SAN ANTONIO — Through our military partnerships, there’s always a chance international service members can show up if we’re ever in a time of crisis. JBSA-Lackland Air Force base is preparing for just that through Operation Jaguar. It features military members from 23 different Latin American countries.
NBA broadcaster gets key Apple Watch warning
There have been many questions raised about fitness-tracking technology and privacy rights. But some of that technology appeared to work out quite well recently for San Antonio Spurs’ broadcaster Sean Elliott, who had a scary heart moment recently. But in that moment, Elliott’s Apple Watch helped him out. And that led to his wife, Claudia Read more... The post Spurs’ broadcaster Sean Elliott gets key heart procedure after Apple Watch warning appeared first on Awful Announcing.
Here Are 9 of The Most Heinous Crimes To Ever Happen In Texas
You hear it all the time. Things are bigger in Texas. It's true. There are plenty of things I can think of that are Texas-sized. From the tallest building in Houston to the largest football field at Texas A&M. Things in Texas are huge. Unfortunately, that also means crime. Texas...
Bye Bye Baby: Why Are There So Many Abandoned Newborns in Texas?
The last place an unwanted newborn baby should be put is often the first place to look: the trash. With the expansion of Safe Haven locations and the promotion of the Baby Moses law, the continued discoveries of the most helpless members of society. infants, left in dangerous locations is confusing as it is disturbing.
Patrick calls for CenterPoint to pay back $800M lease for generators
Following the Senate Special Committee's meeting, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick released a statement saying CenterPoint spent $800 million on "massive generators" that could not "be quickly used" by companies needing power during Hurricane Beryl. Millions of Texans were without power for days after the storm hit.
Weak infrastructure, distrust make communication during natural disasters hard on rural Texas
LIVINGSTON — In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, Marilyn Mayville wasn’t sure where to get help. The 72-year-old East Texan was without power and reliable cell service. Her phone was quickly running out of power. A heat wave had settled in. A nephew in Dallas eventually reached the widow and told her about a cooling center just on the other side of Highway 59 from her apartment.
The ‘Best Tamale Maker in Texas’ Has Been Raided by the Feds
Uh-oh! Looks like trouble bubbles for Deila, the self-proclaimed 'best tamale maker in the world' was raided by federal agents in south Texas on Wednesday. If you have no idea who Delia is or why she's got the G-Men barging in uninvited and rifling through everything, buckle up. This is a hot tamale of a story.
Texas Target Stores Confirm Special Discounts – One Week Only
If you're a fan of the Target Store brand across the Lone Star State you will be quite pleased to hear what the giant retailer has planned for patrons in Beaumont, Baytown, College Station, and Galveston, and one hundred forty-seven other locations around the state. We all know back-to-school shopping is in full force right now and to assist Texas families in a two-fold way Target stores in the state and across the company's footprint are offering a special discount.
Big Country baseball players named to Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers All-State Team
Two high school baseball players from the Big Country were named to the 2024 Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 3A All-State Baseball team. Clyde junior Ethan Guzman was a honorable mention selection at catcher and Jim Ned's Colby Clinkscales received honorable mention at third base. More: Hawley pitcher Westyn Balch named first team...
Brickbat: Go Big or Go Home
A federal judge in Texas has sentenced a civilian employee of the U.S. Army to 15 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to five counts each of mail fraud and filing a false tax return. Janet Yamanaka Mello, who worked as a financial program manager at Fort Sam Houston, submitted fraudulent paperwork to receive grant funding for Child Health and Youth Lifelong Development, an organization she controlled which she claimed provided services to military members and their families. She stole almost $109 million over six years and used that money to buy real estate, vehicles, and high-end jewelry.
A Las Vegas Group is Making Another All In Push to Bring Gambling to Texas
How cool would it be to not have to drive outside of Texas to be able to play blackjack or test our luck at a slot machine? The talk has been there for years about legalizing casino gambling in Texas with a majority of the state's residents in favor of it. A 2023 proposal failed in Austin. But that hasn't stopped the Las Vegas Sands from continuing to make a push to legalize gambling in the Lone Star State.
Mix With Kids Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon Is August 8th and 9th
When it comes to providing premier healthcare to our East Texas children it is up to all of us to support and help bring an extremely high level of care to the area not just for our children but for our friends, relatives, and neighbors' children too. Mix 93-1 and...
Major gas bill hike to be contested by city this fall
You might have a much higher gas bill next year, pending an upcoming decision this fall by the Texas Railroad Commission, which oversees the state’s oil and gas industry. Texas Gas Service proposed a rate hike this year that could raise some Austin-area residents’ bills by up to $10 a month next year. It was supposed to go into effect July 8, but Austin, West Lake Hills, Bee Cave and Pflugerville, among other cities, have all passed resolutions to suspend the increase for 90 days. This fall or winter, a coalition of cities plan to appeal the rate to the Railroad Commission on behalf of ratepayers, with Austin as the city with the most customers.
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