San Antonio Philharmonic planning more free holiday performances to expand its audience

The San Antonio Philharmonic last Friday performed a free, standing-room-only Diez y Seis concert at the Lanier High School Auditorium.  The first-of-its-kind performance at the public school followed a move by the orchestra — created last year from the ashes of the San Antonio Symphony — into a new

San Antonio's Alamo Beer buying local craft beer brand VIVA

San Antonio craft brewers Alamo Beer Co. and VIVA Beer have struck a merger deal amid a wave of consolidation sweeping the industry, the Business Journal reports. “In the last few months, it became apparent it would be better to merge,” Alamo Beer CEO and founder Eugene Simor told the publication. “

Democrats ask White House to halt Texas' purge of people from Medicaid rolls

Texas' entire Democratic congressional delegation has asked the White House to pause the state's ongoing removal of people from the Medicaid rolls, saying a botched process has dropped children, seniors and others who should still have access to the federal program. The 13 lawmakers — including San

Four San Antonio-area state parks will offer prime view of solar eclipse

Four San Antonio-area state parks will offer prime viewing of Oct. 14's historic solar eclipse, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife officials. The Alamo City sits in the path of totality for two solar eclipses, one next month and another next spring.