Little Bites: Holiday events at Dog & Pony Grill, Tony's Siesta make San Antonio food news

The Current's Little Bites feature is a weekly roundup of San Antonio food-focused events and news tidbits. Dog & Pony Grill will host a "Beery" Christmas Pajama Party Thursday, Dec. 14, from 5-8 p.m. The event will feature rounds of Singo — a musical version of bingo — also with happy-hour specials

San Antonio mainstay Garcia's serves one of 2023's best dishes, NY Times says

Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant, a 61-year-old neighborhood dining spot north of downtown San Antonio, serves up one of the nations' best dishes, according to the New York Times. Last week, the Gray Lady's food editors named their 23 Best American Dishes of 2023, including Garcia's smoked brisket taco.

Latino Texas Democrats in U.S. House push back as White House entertains GOP border policy

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — As the White House and U.S. Senate negotiate a deal to harden the southern border in exchange for aid to U.S. allies, Texas Democrats are pushing back against Rep

Ted Cruz, John Cornyn dodge questions about Kate Cox abortion ruling

How scared are Republicans over the deep unpopularity of their decades-long crusade to dismantle abortion rights? In the case of U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, scared enough to shut their pie holes — for once. Both of Texas' senators repeatedly dodged questions from NBC News about Kate Cox, th