Joe Jama, a key figure in San Antonio's West Side soul sound, has died

Singer-bassist Joe Jama, a key figure in San Antonio's Chicano soul sound, died Sunday at age 74, according to details shared online by friends and family. Jama was a late-joining but key member of the Royal Jesters, a group formed in the late 1950s by Lanier High School students. By the time Jama —

Gov. Greg Abbott denies responsibility for migrant drownings near Eagle Pass

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took to social media late Sunday to deny state responsibility in the drowning deaths of three migrants near a park in Eagle Pass the state closed off to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents. In a tweet, Abbott alleged that the migrants had already drowned on the Mexican side

San Antonio City Council censures Marc Whyte following DWI arrest

San Antonio City Council voted 10-0 Sunday to censure District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte over his arrest last month on a DWI charge. Whyte was apologetic on the dais, saying that he'd make a mistake and even encouraging his colleagues to vote "yes" on the censure resolution. The first-term councilman

San Antonio cancels Martin Luther King Jr. March due to freezing conditions

San Antonio's 2024 MLK March and Celebration, one of the largest in the nation, has been canceled due  to freezing rain and icy roads.  Originally, the event was to have started at 10 a.m., but following forecasts Sunday of inclement weather, officials with the city and the Martin Luther King, Jr. C