San Antonio father, son charged in connection with death of pregnant teen Savanah Soto

San Antonio police arrested a father and son late Wednesday in connection with the headline-grabbing shooting deaths of pregnant 18-year-old Savanah Soto and her boyfriend Matthew Guerra, 22. Christopher Preciado, 19, has been charged with capital murder in the deaths of Soto and Guerra, Sgt. Washin

Former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores accused of cribbing others’ pictures of Mexican food as her own cooking

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In a bizarre micro-scandal that some have dubbed “GrubGate,” a former GOP congresswoman who is running for her old seat in South Texas is being accused of routinely stealing p

Otaku Food Festival headed to San Antonio to celebrate anime, Asian fare

San Antonio fans of anime, manga and video games will be able to partake in plenty of those plus a wide array of Asian eats at the Otaku Food Festival, a free gathering scheduled for Jan. 27-28. The Japanese term “otaku” refers to people obsessed with pop culture, but the traveling festival adds cui

Texas' Abbott tears into federal official for saying climate change leads to border crossings

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took a clumsy swing at U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, blasting the White House official as "pathetic" for blaming the migrant surge, at least in part, on climate change. Abbott's insulting tweet came shortly after Mayorkas lambasted the Re