San Antonio’s Saucy Birds restaurant closing after less than 6 months in business

Saucy Birds — the restaurant that arose when the owners of local favorite Sangria on the Burg underwent a major rebrand — will serve its last chicken strip on Friday, May 31, according an online post from the business. The concept was in operation fewer than six months. Sangria on the Burg closed at

Teacher at San Antonio's North East ISD accused of using racist language during class

A San Antonio has lost her job amid accusations she used racist language in front of students. North East Independent School District fired a Bradley Middle School teacher this week after she allegedly used the N-word during a May 14 discussion in her math class, the Express-News reports. The allege

Indicted South Texas Rep. Cuellar spends majority of campaign cash on legal fees

South Texas U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar has diverted more than half of his 2024 campaign cash into covering legal expenses as he faces federal charges of accepting bribes from Azerbaijan's state-run oil company and a Mexican bank, government transparency group Open Secrets reports. Nearly $785,000 of th

Report: Texas is the state with the highest risk of alcoholism

The Lone Star State just keeps getting bad news about booze. Texas already regularly lands near the top in studies ranking states by their drunk driving problems. Now, a new analysis reveals that the state's residents also have the highest risk of developing alcoholism.