Lawsuit accuses Texas of 'horrific' treatment of inmates in un-air conditioned prisons

Four nonprofit prisoner-rights groups filed a complaint Monday in an Austin federal court alleging that Texas prisons' widespread lack of air conditioning violates the constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The organizations joined a lawsuit filed last summer by Bernie Tiede, an inmate

San Antonio's Santikos Theaters offering free family movies this summer

San Antonio-based Santikos Theaters is bringing back free family movies this summer, trotting out two months of screenings of animated favorites including How to Train Your Dragon, Shrek 2 and Minions: The Rise of Gru. Beginning in June, the theater chain will offer its Free Summer Movies Series acr

Here's how San Antonio's congressional delegation voted on Israel, Ukraine aid

Editor's note: This article was updated to clarify that U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar voted in favor of sending aid to Ukraine. Over the weekend, three members of San Antonio's congressional delegation voted against parts of the U.S. House package that would send a total of $95 billion fo

Gunter Hotel to bring South Korea-based bakery, cafe concept to San Antonio

The owner of downtown's Gunter Hotel is bringing the first Paris Baguette location to San Antonio later this year. Gunter owner Jiwon Choi Song will open a unit of the South Korea-based bakery-cafe chain in a now-vacant space inside the hotel, located at 205 E. Houston St., officials with the hospit