ERCOT issues voluntary conservation notice as summer heat bakes Texas

With temps soaring and energy demand is expected to break records, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking power users to voluntarily conserve on Tuesday afternoon. Demand for energy in Texas is expected to peak around 4 p.m. Tuesday at 80,526 megawatts, breaking the previous rec

San Antonio is getting hotter, and climate change is to blame, study says

You may need to get used to San Antonio's current bout with blazing heat. It could be the new normal according to a recent study. Temperatures in the Alamo City are expected to climb to a record 106 degrees Tuesday, with the heat index reaching a painful 118 degrees from 3-5 p.m.

Even as states legalize cannabis, more young people try alcohol before they try weed, study finds

Legal cannabis may be easier to come by, but a new study suggests that young people are still trying cigarettes and alcohol before they take their first puffs of weed. A new analysis published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence found that alcohol is still the most common "substance initiatio

San Antonio all-you-can-eat sushi spot Izumi opens new location in nearby Schertz

San Antonio's northeastern suburbs now have one more sushi option. Izumi Sushi & Hibachi, a San Antonio-born restaurant that opened in early 2021 with an all-you-can-eat model, has quietly opened a second outpost at 17323 I-35 North, Suite 102, in nearby Schertz. Like the original location at 2844 T