San Antonio approves $20 million in renovations for Tower of the Americas

One of San Antonio's most iconic landmarks is about to get a pricey makeover. City Council on Thursday morning unanimously approved nearly $20 million in renovations for the Tower of the Americas. Upkeep on the tower was initially proposed in 2022, but multiple delays prevented the project from movi

San Antonio City Council votes to remove horse-drawn carriages from city streets by 2030

City Council voted Thursday to send downtown's horse-drawn carriages riding into the sunset — albeit at a slow pace. Council voted unanimously — although with one abstention — to phase out for-hire carriages in the city center over the next five years. Under the new plan, the vehicles will operate a

Texas professors self-censor for fear of retaliation, survey found

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. University professors across the political spectrum in Texas are preemptively self-censoring themselves for fear of damaging their reputations or losing their jobs, according

San Antonio's Overtime Theater presenting The Perfect Gift this month

The Overtime Theater is doing admirable work by producing the works of local playwrights at an affordable price, something that expands the appeal of the art form to regular folks, not just the New Yorker festival set. The Perfect Gift — written by Susan Cain McQuilkin and running at the Overtime th