Cityscrapes is a column of opinion and analysis. The headlines right now are scary: “Cutting deep,” “Education nonprofit fights to keep city funding,” “San Antonio pitches 3.9% property tax increase as budget woes worsen.” San Antonio faces a shortfall in its general fund budget for the coming fi...
business
These are the restaurant online reviewers just can't get enough of. The post The 25 most popular dining spots in San Antonio right now, according to Yelp appeared first on San Antonio Current ....
safety
A vehicle crashed into a North Side elementary school fence after the driver exited and fled on foot while fleeing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, the agency said Friday. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. In a statement, an ICE spokesperson said enforce...
News
The daughter of former President George W. Bush donated $2,500 to Lone Star Rising PAC, according to the political action committee's FEC report for the third quarter of 2026....
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A DHS spokesperson said the incident is under an active internal investigation, and the ICE agent has been suspended.
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A New Mexico judge has dismissed an indictment against “West Wing” and “Field of Dreams” actor Timothy Busfield that accused him of criminal sexual contact with a child, citing prosecutorial misconduct and errors that undermined the grand jury process. State District Judge Joseph...
government
Democrats are now spending in once unthinkable places, like Texas’ U.S. Senate contest, while Republicans are shoring up should-be-safe seats. What the latest fundraising numbers tell us about the November midterm election in Texas was first posted on October 16, 2026 at 3:21 pm....
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Counties must now process affected voter registrations before Monday, when Texans can start voting early in the midterm elections.
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People weren’t exactly knocking down Gina Hinojosa’s door to get her run for governor last year. When Beto O’Rourke tried to assemble a slate of Texas’ Democratic stars to run for statewide office last year, he was talking with candidates like state Rep. James Talarico and former...
government
City Council members will choose between allowing development under a new set of requirements or evaluating projects on a case-by-case basis. San Antonio City Council lays out options to regulate the influx of data centers was first posted on October 16, 2026 at 2:44 pm. ©20...
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Ukraine is in talks with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite communication service, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday, but the country has no explanation for why the restriction was imposed at a time when Kyiv is i...
