Tony Gonzales, Chip Roy clash over mass deportation plans

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, warned that indiscriminate mass deportations under a new Trump administration would be unfeasible and damaging to the Republican Party.

Proposed $1.2 billion San Antonio Spurs arena faces major hurdles

After almost a year of speculation and rumor, city officials will unveil the details of Project Marvel — a multi-billion-dollar sports and entertainment complex — during Thursday's City Council meeting. The project includes a Henry B. González Convention Center expansion, a new hotel, much-needed upgrades to the three-decades-old Alamodome and "potentially a new arena for the San Antonio Spurs," according to the agenda item posted online last week. Even so, an array of hurdles stand in the way of the massive project, including its astronomical price tag, skeptical public attitudes and the historic designation of building scheduled for destruction.

North San Antonio cocktail bar Conversa Elevated has shut its doors

Another San Antonio nightspot appears to have quietly shut down — this one less than a year after opening. Conversa Elevated debuted in February on I-10, about five minutes from The Rim. A play on the word, “conversation,” the two-story bar promised an elevated nightlife and cocktail experience paired with an upscale dinner menu and weekend brunch.

W.A.S.P. coming to San Antonio after staging controversial Trump-worship show in NYC

Over the weekend, '80s heavy metal band W.A.S.P. went viral for all the wrong reasons. The shock rockers got massive online attention for performing their New York City show on Saturday against an ultra-cringey pro-Trump stage setup. The question now is whether they'll bring that same set to San Antonio when the group plays the Aztec Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 30.