Little Bites: New Hotel Emma chef and Carriqui menu make San Antonio food news

The Current's Little Bites feature is a weekly roundup of San Antonio food-focused events and news tidbits. Hotel Emma has brought on a new executive head chef, Ned Elliott, whose past experience includes stints at Austin’s Foreign & Domestic and New York City’s Per Se, Thomas Keller's first restaur

San Antonio City Council approves Brackenridge Park tree removals

A divided city council on Thursday approved a controversial construction pact for Brackenridge Park that calls for the removal of 48 trees. The first phase of a 2017 bond project for one of San Antonio's most beloved green spaces, the project has drawn repeated criticism from environmentalists and n

Ken Paxton moves one step closer to trial on long-delayed securities fraud charges

Impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton moved a small step closer to trial Thursday on long-delayed felony securities fraud charges, though both sides agreed his Senate impeachment trial looms large as a factor. Meeting briefly in a Houston courtroom with a new judge in the case, defense lawyers and p

Texas ranks as fourth-best U.S. state for hiking

Texas ranks as the No. 4 state in the U.S. for hiking in 2023, according to a new analysis. Shoe company Kuru Footwear crunched numbers to find the 10 best U.S. states for hikers.