San Antonio City Council looks to ramp up protections for wild peacocks

Members of San Antonio City Council have filed paperwork necessary to bring new protections for the city's wild bird population before the whole body. District 7 Councilwoman Marina Alderete Gavito on Tuesday filed a Council Consideration Request (CCR) to begin discussing new protections for birds i

Texas exotic hunts are dangerously unregulated

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San Antonio Zoo named best in Texas for third consecutive year

This week, the annual Texas Travel Awards named the San Antonio Zoo the best in the state for a third consecutive year. The award comes after 12 months of big announcements and the completion of large-scale projects at the zoo. Among those, the facility completely redesigned its main park entrance,

Judge tosses anti-abortion groups' suit against San Antonio's Reproductive Justice Fund

A Bexar County judge on Thursday swatted down a suit anti-abortion activists filed to block San Antonio from using its newly created Reproductive Justice Fund to cover travel expenses for women seeking out-of-state abortions, City Attorney Andy Segovia said. Groups including Texas Right to Life and