San Antonio Rep. Chip Roy says U.S. isn't worth defending due to transgender music teachers

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy — a Republican whose district includes parts of San Antonio and Austin — this week announced that the United States isn't worth defending anymore because a friend's daughter has a transgender music teacher. Yep, you read that right. The firebrand congressman's latest absurd claim

Olive Garden planting 10th San Antonio store near North Star Mall

Italian casual-restaurant chain Olive Garden is opening its 10th San Antonio location, this one near North Star Mall. Olive Garden is developing the new eatery inside a former Golf Galaxy retail store in the San Pedro Crossing shopping center, new state regulatory filings show. The company will spen

Federal border agency report on Uvalde massacre recommends policy changes

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency on Thursday released its internal review of Border Patrol agents’ response to the May 2022 Uvalde school shooting in which an 18-

Texas pro-Trump evangelist says Harris used 'witchcraft' to win debate

Donald Trump and his surrogates have come up with all sorts of colorful ways to excuse his trouncing by Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday's debate. But, so far, they all pale compared to the one cooked up by Texas evangelist Lance Wallnau. His explanation for why Harris spanked Trump so badly?