Abbott recommends sweeping data center regulation, including eliminating sales tax exemption

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday released sweeping regulatory recommendations on data centers for the Legislature to pass in the 2027 session, as Texas grapples with an explosion of artificial intelligence-driven development and soaring power demands. In a letter to state regulators, Abbott outlined a se

Americana icon Alejandro Escovedo talks about new album, mortality ahead of San Antonio show

As a recording artist, if you hang around long enough, you get to look back at your body of work.  And if you’re really lucky, you not only get to revisit your canon but get a shot at reinterpreting and reimagining the fruits of your earlier labor.  That’s what Austin’s Alejandro Escovedo has done w

Government watchdog says Texas detention center wasted up to $11.5 million before detainees arrived

A federal watchdog agency said Camp East Montana, the country’s largest immigration detention facility, wasted up to $11.5 million of taxpayer money during its first two weeks of operation in August 2025. During that time, the camp in El Paso was still empty — the first detainees didn’t arrive until

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones ramps up attacks against Charles Barkley

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is continuing to rail against NBA commentator and 11-time NBA All-Star Charles Barkley over his jokes about the waistlines of San Antonio women. During Jones’ appearance Monday on Texas Public Radio’s The Source, host David Martin Davies asked her about her verbal scuffle with