Downtown San Antonio's Maddy McMurphy's Irish Sports Bar has closed

After five years in business, downtown hangout Maddy McMurphy's Irish Sports Bar has poured its last pint. The owners announced the closure on Instagram over the weekend but provided no reason for their decision. The post encouraged visitors to continue the Maddy McMurphy's tradition of football- wa

Texas prisoners are going hungry, posting TikToks during statewide lockdown

Texas prisoners are posting TikTok videos documenting their hunger and showing off inedible food they say they're being served during a statewide prison lockdown now stretching into its third week. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, citing a rise in drug-related homicides within its 104 priso

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro wants your help deciding which Latinx recordings belong in U.S. archive

To celebrate the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, is asking the public to let him know which songs by Latinx recording artists are most worthy of preservation. Castro is leading the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in collecting nominations of works by Latinx p

FDA issues alert for canned Spam sold at H-E-B, warns product may pose health risk

Federal authorities have issued a public health alert for Spam food products shipped to H-E-B grocery locations across Texas. Twelve-ounce metal cans of Spam Classic stamped with a "Best by Aug 2026" date and a lot code of A08173 printed on the bottom of the can "may not have been adequately process