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Published September 17San Antonio Current launching Texas Politics This Week newsletter
The newsletter will land in subscribers' inboxes every Friday, offering a roundup of news about the Lone Star State's often-chaotic political landscape.
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Published September 16Sparks fly at San Antonio City Hall as council clashes over city budget
Tensions between City Council members boiled over Wednesday as they considered an 8.4% property tax rate increase over the next two years to balance the city’s $158 million budget deficit. City Manager Erik Walsh and his team are trying to avert a worst-case scenario in which…
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Published September 16San Antonio indie-rock act INOHA’s viral success comes from keeping it real
The band’s nationwide tour kicks off Saturday, Sept. 19, at Paper Tiger. The last San Antonio date came close to selling out, and this time, they’re aiming for a full house.
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Published September 16The Addams Family Musical bringing spooky fun to San Antonio’s Wonder Theatre
The musical will begin its run Friday, Sept. 18.
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Published September 16Artist who went viral for crushing a Tesla will ride ‘bomb’ like a bull for anti-war performance
Chavis Mármol, a Mexico City artist who went viral for dropping a nine-ton Olmec head onto a blue Tesla Model 3, will open his latest exhibit in San Antonio this week as ArtPace’s International Artist in Residence. Mármol’s latest work, opening Thursday at ArtPace, is sure to…
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Published September 16Will City Council accept political fallout of 8.4% property tax increase to balance budget?
On Wednesday afternoon, San Antonio City Council moved closer to a consensus on the city budget, but only if seven council members are willing to accept the political fallout of raising property taxes by 8.4% over the next two years. After taking input from council during a…
'The Practice of Hope': Re-Sanctifying Space in a City Under Deportation Siege
At a former Catholic convent chapel in San Antonio, Azul Barrientos and guests confront ICE violence, state brutality, and what persists in the midst of community unraveling.
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Published September 16Lawsuit blames Texas abortion ban for San Antonio woman’s death
Tierra Walker, who was 20 weeks pregnant, died of a serious complication known as preeclampsia in December 2024.
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Published September 16San Antonio Conservation Society says it’s pausing NIOSA, one of Fiesta’s most popular events
Facing financial pressures and space constraints, the San Antonio Conservation Society revealed in a Wednesday Instagram post that it’s pausing A Night in Old San Antonio (NIOSA), one of Fiesta San Antonio’s most popular events. “NIOSA is a beloved tradition, and this decision…
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Published September 16Metallica bringing its M72 World Tour to San Antonio’s Alamodome next summer
One of rock’s biggest acts will steamroll into San Antonio next summer as part of a tour that’s taken it to 26 countries since April 2023. Metallica will bring its M72 World Tour to the Alamodome on Saturday, May 22, 2027, with nu-metal act Limp Bizkit and Swedish melodic death…
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Published September 16San Antonio councilwoman proposes smaller increase in property taxes to deal with deficit
With debate over the city’s budget reaching a crescendo this week, District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzales proposed an amendment that raised eyebrows among some City Hall staffers. As the City of San Antonio considers raising property taxes to deal with a $158 million budget…
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Published September 15‘No Sacred Cows’: Mayor wants to cut Ready to Work, Fiesta and Siclovia funding as $158M deficit looms
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones on Tuesday floated her latest proposal to fix the city’s $158 million budget deficit. The components of that plan include shifting funds to reduce the deficit while also saving programs she deems necessary for low-income San Antonians. Specifically, Jones…