News in San Antonio

Billboard decrying conditions inside Dilley ICE detention center goes up in San Antonio
The billboard was paid for by the Save America Movement, a nonprofit operated by anti-Trump Republicans.

Former San Antonio volleyball star featured in documentary We Belong Here: The Story of Team Dream
The film premieres at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, on the OWN Network.

Everything we saw during Rush’s first night at San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center
The legendary Canadian prog-rock trio is doing a two-night stand in the Alamo City as part of its 50 Something Tour.

Man shot by ICE in Austin receiving Tylenol, ibuprofen to reduce pain while in custody
A federal Judge in San Antonio also granted an emergency order halting Wilber Rafael Garces Perez’s deportation. A hearing is set for Sept. 30.

Pete Buttigieg slams congressional candidate Brandon ‘AK Guy’ Herrera for remarks about veterans, kids
Biden administration Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ripped controversial Republican congressional candidate Brandon Herrera while stumping for South Texas Democrats at a Sunday rally in San Antonio. Herrera, a YouTuber who makes gun-related content under the nickname of…

Environmental groups sue over San Antonio data centers
Three environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the developers of a pair of data center campuses in San Antonio, claiming the facilities and their associated gas-fueled power plants have been developed without the required permits, pollution-control technology…

Texas freezes installation of Flock cameras along state roads
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state Department of Transportation to stop issuing permits for automated license plate readers.

Mayor Pete coming to San Antonio this weekend to stump for two South Texas Democrats
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is coming to San Antonio this Sunday to support a pair of South Texas Democrats running for Congress. Buttigieg will speak at a rally for former Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Garcia, who’s running to represent Texas’…

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar says Hasan Piker’s University of Texas visit will make Jewish students ‘unsafe’
Twitch streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker is scheduled to make an appearance at the University of Texas on Sept. 30. And, predictably, not everyone’s happy about it. Students are now accusing university administrators of attempting to “soft cancel” the event by…

San 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.

Metallica 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…

San Antonio Reddit moderators look to block another local news outlet
After blocking content from the San Antonio Current last year, the moderators of the r/sanantonio Reddit page are moving to prevent users from posting content from another news outlet. Last week, the page’s moderators shared a poll asking users whether they should block articles…