Analysis: Greg Abbott touts Texas’ religious freedom even as he targets and harasses Muslims

Gov. Greg Abbott professed the state’s religious tolerance in a post on X after the Texas Rangers broke with other Major League Baseball teams by hosting a Faith and Family Night in lieu of a Pride Night.  The Republican governor’s tweet comes just a week after reporting by Texas Monthly laid out ho

Blind standup who hit big on Kill Tony talks comedy ahead of San Antonio show

“Fuck, I hope this is real!” stand-up comedian Chris Silio exclaimed when he stepped up to the microphone during a live taping of stand-up comedy variety show Kill Tony in Austin last summer. The joke landed instantly because Silio is blind. In less than a minute, the comic, who had just moved to Au

South Texas community suing federal government over planned border wall

The municipal development district of a small Texas border town is suing the federal government to stop construction of the border wall in the area near Big Bend National Park. The municipal development district of Presidio — located some 250 miles east of El Paso — filed a federal lawsuit against t

Texas Education Agency closes investigation into San Antonio ISD

The Texas Education Agency on Wednesday dropped an investigation into whether San Antonio Independent School District improperly handled a child abuse allegation, district spokeswoman Laura Short confirmed. “The investigative warnings previously associated with the superintendent’s certification rec