Libertarian think tank rates Texas dead last for personal freedoms

Texas' Republican leadership frequently paints itself as a champion of a hands-off leadership approach that prizes personal freedoms and a libertarian mindset. However, a report published last week by the Washington, D.C.-based Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank co-founded by billionaire busin

Board of San Antonio-based CPS Energy OKs rate increase. City Council is next.

CPS Energy is that much closer to another rate increase. On a 5-0 vote Monday, the city-owned utility's board of trustees approved a 4.25% increase over its base rates. That would raise the average customer's monthly bill by an estimated $4.45, according to CPS officials.

Appeals court rules federal border agents can't cut through Texas' razor wire

A federal appeals court on Monday issued a stay prohibiting federal border agents from cutting razor wire deployed along the Texas-Mexico border as part of Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star immigration crackdown, according to the Texas Tribune. The 5th Circuit of Appeals — recognized as the nat

Chrissy Anthony, co-founder of San Antonio staple Sea Island Shrimp House, has died

Chrisanthy “Chrissy” Anthony, co-founder of San Antonio's Sea Island Shrimp House chain, has died at 89 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Officials with longtime casual-dining institution announced Anthony's death Monday in an Instagram post. She passed on Nov. 30, according to her online obituary