Texas to double $5 billion state fund aimed at expanding the power grid

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The state of Texas plans to double a state fund aimed at expanding the power grid as demand for electricity is expected to nearly double over the next six years. The state wil

San Antonio's Little Flower Basilica offering free guided tours this Saturday

Do you know the difference between a basilica and a cathedral? An undercroft and a crypt? If you’re eager to find out, the good news is San Antonio has one of Texas’ four basilicas, which in a pinch can function as a papal seat.

Texas’ social media law remains blocked after U.S. Supreme Court sends it back to lower court

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. Supreme Court sent the legal challenge to a Texas social media law back to a lower court, sidestepping a landmark ruling for now.

San Antonio artists Tim Olsen, Lucia LaVilla-Havelin presenting joint show

Alamo City visual artist Tim Olson is known for incorporating text into his drawings and paintings on found objects, often the pages of discarded books. As an educator, Olson frequently works with special needs students and finds the simplicity of one of the basic tools of learning — alphabet flash