Kanye West suddenly announces summer show in San Antonio

Controversial rapper Kanye West will perform Saturday, July 4, at the Alamodome, according to a cryptic post shared late Sunday night by the city-owned venue. “Ye live in San Antonio,” read the post, which was made close to midnight. The text was so discreet and minimal, and the announcement so sudd

Roads, schools closed as rain pounds San Antonio

Monday’s torrential rains in San Antonio have closed roads, delayed school openings and left CPS Energy customers without power. A total of 2.59 inches of rain was recorded at San Antonio International Airport as of press time — a new record for June 15. The previous record of 1.68 inches for this c

At Texas GOP convention, friction overshadows talk of unity

HOUSTON — As the Republican Party of Texas Convention began last week, signs of unity appeared everywhere. But by the end of the three-day biennial gathering, it was not clear how strong that harmony would remain. Thousands of delegates saw it on the walls of the George R. Brown Convention Center in

Ted Cruz wants us all to know he was at Trump’s UFC beatdown

After lobbing insults at Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico’s masculinity that didn’t land as intended, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, appears to be doubling down on efforts to prove his own machismo. Cruz fired off a gushing tweet Sunday evening from President Donald Trump’s UFC fight birthda