As the head of the conservative Freedom Caucus in the U.S. House, Rep. Andy Biggs was one of the Republican Party's most hard-line brawlers in Washington, championing President Donald Trump's agenda while frustrating establishment leaders. U.S. Rep. David Schweikert says those uncompromising tact...
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FORECAST HIGHLIGHTSHOT & DRY: Highs approaching 100° by late week.RIVER FLOODING: Persists along portions of the Nueces, Frio, San Antonio, and Rio Grande basins as floodwaters move downstream.FORECASTRIVERS & LAKESDespite recent rain ending, rivers remain above flood stage. Downstream residents ...
The Northside Independent School District’s board of trustees voted Sunday to name Jessica Palomares as interim superintendent, the district announced in a news release.Palomares begins the new job leading NISD on Aug. 1, according to the news release. The Holmes High School alumna has worked for...
A woman allegedly stole an Amazon delivery truck in Bexar County and drove it to Atascosa County before she was later taken into custody, the Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office said on Sunday through a news release on social media.The sheriff’s office said a woman, who has not been identified, stol...
A teenager crashed a dirt bike into a VIA bus Sunday on the East Side, the San Antonio Fire Department said.The teen was driving a red dirt bike just before 5 p.m. near the intersection of Porter Street and South Palmetto Street, SAFD said.The teen crashed into the side of a VIA bus, according to...
Moviegoers hoping to see Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” on one of the most immersive screens in Texas were turned away Thursday after a projector failure at AMC IMAX at Rivercenter Mall in San Antonio.The theater is one of only two in Texas capable of showing a 70mm IMAX film — the format Nola...
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, on Sunday announced the birth of their fourth child, the first born to a sitting vice president in more than 150 years. Born Sunday, Alec Neel Vance joins older siblings Ewan, 9; Vivek, 6; and Mirabel, 4.Vance announced the birth on so...
A woman who owns a convenience store across the street from Texas Lutheran University was taken into custody for allegedly pointing a BB gun at a customer during an argument, the Seguin Police Department said in a news release.Officers responded to a convenience store before 5 p.m. on July 11 in ...
Track confirmed New World screwworm infestations in Texas and learn what the flesh-eating parasite is, which animals are at risk, how it spreads, what symptoms to watch for and what officials are doing to contain the outbreak.
A national affordable housing developer is building 404 apartment units in San Antonio even as market challenges are slowing construction.National affordable housing builder plans first project in San Antonio despite market challenges was first posted on July 19, 2026 at 4:00 pm.©2021 "San A...
Cameron Young was waiting on the range at Royal Birkdale, driver in hand, when a huge roar came that he didn’t want to hear.Just a stone’s throw away on the 18th green, Ryan Fox had holed a 12-foot birdie putt to win the British Open.There’d be no playoff for Young.No chance to end his wait for a...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a four-hitter for his first regular-season complete game in 66 major league starts, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 8-2 in the opener of their day-night doubleheader Sunday.Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI double in the third inning and an RBI single i...
Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought a bit of one of their hits to the World Cup's first halftime show in a whirlwind performance Sunday that also squeezed in Burna Boy, Ted Lasso and many Muppets. The show at what's otherwise known as MetLife Stadium, outside New York, was an att...
The image of Scottie Scheffler at Royal Birkdale might be the world's No. 1 player missing one birdie chance after another to waste a great week from tee-to-green in the British Open.All he could think about Sunday when he finished were the bounces that didn't go his way.Scheffler managed to stay...
The change would give states greater power on deciding how much notice and public input residents receive before such permits are approved or denied.Proposed EPA rule could weaken Texans’ voice on certain air permits used by data centers was first posted on July 19, 2026 at 2:00 pm.©2021 "Sa...
A man was hospitalized after being shot inside a restroom on the East Side early Saturday morning, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The shooting happened just before 7 a.m. Saturday in the 1100 block of Iowa Street. Police said the victim, a 54-year-old man, told officers he was in...
Tubers reported missing on the Frio River on Saturday have been found safe, according to the Concan Volunteer Fire Department. Concan Fire & EMS and partner agencies were searching for individuals who went tubing and did not return, the agency said in a Facebook post.Officials are urging the publ...
Spain substitute Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute to give his team a 1-0 win over defending champion Argentina in the World Cup final.Spain was absolutely dominant in terms of possession and shot attempts. Lionel Messi and Argentina found a way to hang on and force extra time — but barely...
Oklahoma City traded starting forward and defensive standout Lu Dort to Atlanta as part of a three-team deal that also had the Hawks sending former No. 1 draft pick Zaccharie Risacher to Dallas.Atlanta also will receive Ryan Nembhard from Dallas and the Thunder will be getting three heavily prote...
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” launched with an estimated $124.5 million in domestic ticket sales and another $139.6 million from overseas, notching an even better debut than “Oppenheimer” and marking the filmmaker’s best opening since 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises.”Nolan flexed his singular b...
Remco Evenepoel held off Tadej Pogacar and his teammate Isaac Del Toro to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France, while Pogacar kept his commanding overall lead and saw his main rival Jonas Vingegaard crash out of the race.Vingegaard fell about 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) from the end of the...
Shohei Ohtani won't make his next scheduled start on the mound because of left knee irritation and isn't expected back in the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation for a while.The two-way superstar received a lubricant injection in the knee just before the All-Star break last week and had been expected t...
Sam Panchevre has spent nearly 40 years restoring vacant spaces. His latest venture: an open-air restaurant above the historic Aztec Theatre.Aztec Hotel to open rooftop restaurant for under-the-stars dining in late summer was first posted on July 19, 2026 at 11:00 am.©2021 "San Antonio Repor...
For Greek translator Emily Wilson, the release of director Christopher Nolan's “The Odyssey” has been gratifying in various ways. Her acclaimed 2017 edition of Homer's epic has reached the top 5 on Amazon.com, leading a wave of similar books boosted by the movie. Nolan has even cited her translat...
A woman was arrested after allegedly cutting a man multiple times during a verbal altercation on the North Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Officers responded to the scene just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday in the 12500 block of Cisco Boulevard. Upon arrival, police said officers s...
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. In late June, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) set controversial new curriculum requirements f...
A UT San Antonio researcher warns that dementia cases could triple by 2050 and that no health system on earth is ready for it. But Dr. Claudia Suemoto says the outlook isn't hopeless: everyday choices around exercise, diet, and community can meaningfully lower your risk, especially if you start b...
Location 180 miles SSE of Panama City Florida Wind 30 mph Heading None at 0 mph Pressure 29.77 Coordinates 85.0W, 27.7N DiscussionAt 700 PM CDT (0000 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Two was located near latitude ...
A man was hospitalized with major injuries after a crash in Southtown, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Just before 2 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to a crash involving a motorcycle and SUV in the 1000 block of Alamo Street.The man, who was operating the motorcycle, was traveling...
Dallas-area Democrats are demanding that Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton be investigated for illegal voting after ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed that he has repeatedly voted while registered at an address where he appears to no longer live. In a complaint filed Tuesday, th...
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook the Andes region of Peru, killing at least six people, injuring more than 30 and displacing 300, authorities said Sunday.The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake struck on Saturday at 9:24 p.m., with its epicenter located 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) west-southw...
The hard work for Ryan Fox was just getting to the 18th hole in the British Open with a share of the lead. Still to come was the toughest hole at Royal Birkdale, which had yielded only four birdies to the 76 players who had already come through Sunday.For a 39-year-old from New Zealand, the son o...
The Trump administration has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to consider government requests to deport so-called “alien terrorists” from the United States.The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was established in 1996 but had never received a petition ...
Senate candidate Haley Stevens talks often about manufacturing, taking on President Donald Trump and why she’s the Democrat best positioned to win Michigan. The congresswoman has far less to say about the pro-Israel group that has spent millions trying to get her elected.The American Israel Publi...
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said the team needs to work to restore George Russell's confidence after the British driver blamed a lack of speed for the collision that ended his Belgian Grand Prix and damaged his Formula 1 title chances.Russell was trying to retake fourth place from Lewis Ha...
As the head of the conservative Freedom Caucus in the U.S. House, Rep. Andy Biggs was one of the Republican Party's most hard-line brawlers in Washington, championing President Donald Trump's agenda while frustrating establishment leaders. U.S. Rep. David Schweikert says those uncompromising tact...
The eerie glow of an orange sun through thick wildfire smoke might be unnerving, but the biggest risk from the haze is something much harder to see. Tiny particles in the air can cause a range of short-term and chronic health issues, experts say.Wildfire smoke can settle over cities for days — li...
A government ferry carrying 133 passengers and crew capsized in Guyana with 67 people rescued so far, authorities said Sunday, as a massive search and rescue operation tried to find the dozens of people still missing.The MV Barima was sailing from the capital, Georgetown, along the North Atlantic...
Critics call it a power grab for incumbents, while others say it’s the only way stop outside PACs from dominating another mayoral race.San Antonio council members’ fundraising has dried up — now some want to change the rules was first posted on July 19, 2026 at 5:00 am.©2021 "San Antonio Rep...
Kimi Antonelli always believed he had the momentum in the Formula 1 title race even when results didn't go his way. He made it count with a dominant win Sunday as his teammate and title rival George Russell failed to finish.Antonelli saw off a challenge from Charles Leclerc to get back to winning...
The World Cup final between Spain and defending champion Argentina marks the end of the biggest tournament in the competition’s history. At the final whistle in New Jersey on Sunday, a record 104 games will have been played across almost six weeks and three countries.The supersized tournament del...
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