San Antonio businessman B.J. 'Red' McCombs dies at 95
He built an automotive sales and service empire, but he also was known for his ownership of professional sports teams, including the San Antonio Spurs, the Denver Nuggets, and the Minnesota Vikings.
View ArticlePop-up restaurant brings Palestinian food to San Antonio
A San Antonio woman with Palestinian roots opens up a once-a-week Palestinian restaurant.
View ArticleUnited Airlines will no longer charge families extra to sit together on flights
Adults with children ages 12 and under who are traveling on United Airlines flights will have the option to select seats next to their kids during or after the booking process.
View ArticleThe maker of Enfamil recalls 145,000 cans of infant formula over bacteria risks
Reckitt says despite contamination fears, the recalled formula tested negative for Cronobacter, which can cause rare but deadly infections in infants. Here's how to identify and prevent them.
View ArticleTexas’ shortage of mental health care professionals is getting worse
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated an already short supply of therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers.
View ArticlePower struggles between state and local officials escalate in Texas — and...
Texas is at the center of a nationwide war between state and local authorities. It’s an escalating dispute over who has what power — and when.
View ArticleCDC issues warning about infections linked to artificial tears
The warning concerns infections in Texas and 11 other states from a drug-resistant strain of bacteria.
View ArticleLegal strategy behind Texas’ 6-week abortion ban could be applied to library...
Draft city ordinances would allow people to sue librarians over 'obscene' material.
View ArticleCounty commissioners boost mental health at schools; hear expansion problems...
Bexar County commissioners on Tuesday approved about $1.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief grants to two school districts to improve mental health services for students.
View ArticleHow one Texas judge could pull the abortion pill off the market nationwide
Keeping the abortion pill out of Texas and the rest of the nation is the next objective for anti-abortion activists. Texas A.G. Ken Paxton is suing the Biden administration over a rule requiring...
View ArticleVisitors can soon watch sea turtles, other coastal wildlife receive care at...
The Texas State Aquarium’s Port of Corpus Christi Wildlife Rescue Center is set to open next month, and will be the largest such facility in the Lone Star State.
View ArticleBiden plan would ban asylum for most immigrants who didn’t seek protection...
The new rule is being slammed by immigrant rights groups as a throwback to the inhumane policies of former President Trump.
View ArticleGov. Greg Abbott promises to be 'heavily involved' in push for education...
In an interview with the Tribune, the governor also backed criminalizing some health care treatments for transgender kids and shrugged off the idea that he’s in a conservative policy rivalry with Ron...
View ArticleBiden administration proposes offshore wind auction in the Gulf of Mexico
The proposed auction includes an area of more than 100,000 acres in the waters off Lake Charles, Louisiana, and two similarly sized areas off Galveston.
View ArticleUkraine and the Russian invasion one year later
It’s been one year since Russia’s brutal unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The ten-day special military operation didn’t go as planned for Russian leader Putin. The war wages on, but with the strong...
View ArticleSan Antonio local bakery renews efforts to raise funds for Ukraine forces
Laika Cheesecake and Espresso plans a fundraising event this weekend and is asking the community for donations to aid Ukraine forces.
View ArticleSan Antonio researcher finds obesity in middle-age is linked to Alzheimer's...
Excess belly fat in midlife is linked to genes that may increase a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life.
View ArticleEvery space crew needs a mission patch. This company has designed NASA's for...
Since the first days of the space program, astronauts wear a special patch specific to each mission. A small North Carolina company has designed them all since the Apollo lunar launches.
View ArticleTexas activists turned drag events into fodder for outrage
Opponents frequently characterized the drag events as catering to children, even when businesses advertised them as adults-only or provided warnings about the potential for explicit material.
View ArticleAfter year of disaster, Texas farmers will plant far less cotton in 2023
Other commodities like wheat and corn are fetching a higher price than cotton.
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