Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii will open five San Antonio stores

Plenty of new stores from out-of-town coffee chains have percolated up across San Antonio recently, but none has a name as fun to say as the city's latest entrant. Colorado-based Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii — yes, the "of Hawaii" is part of its full name — plans to open five new stores in the Alamo Cit

San Antonio council supports creating fund to help people travel for out-of-state abortions

A majority on San Antonio City Council signaled support for creating a $500,000 fund as part of next year's city budget to help residents obtain legal abortions outside of the state, the Express-News reports. Metro Health would administer the money and authorize grants to nonprofits that work for ab

Ken Paxton took a 'corrupt' interest in lawsuit on Nate Paul’s behalf, whistleblower testifies

A Ken Paxton whistleblower testified Tuesday that the attorney general took an unusually intense interest in a charity’s lawsuit against Nate Paul in 2020, leading to the belief that Paxton had “turned over” his office to Paul. The whistleblower, Darren McCarty, said he ultimately found the agency’s

Bad Takes: The zeal to protect 'religious liberty' can devolve into its own form of intolerance

Editor's Note: Bad Takes is a column of opinion and analysis. So-called “religious liberty" can cover a myriad of sins. Take the case of Southwest Airlines flight attendant Charlene Carter.