San Antonio Zoo throws quinceañera for gorilla who turned 15

How often does one celebrate a birthday party for a Western Lowland Gorilla, let alone her quinceañera? And what in the hell do you wear? The San Antonio Zoo’s lovely Merry Leigh, a recent transplant from Atlanta, turned 15 this Saturday, and zoo officials invited the city to celebrate her right of

All the amazing culture we saw at Esperanza’s 17th Annual Paseo por el Westside

San Antonio’s West Side can’t be replaced. The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center on Saturday presented its 17th Annual Paseo por el Westside, celebrating the culture and history of the neighborhood and honoring the community’s struggle against destruction and displacement. More than 100 people gath

In parched Texas, a state fund to boost water projects falls almost $3 billion short of demand

As Texas struggles to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population, a state fund had $1.28 billion available this year to support projects that could deliver water even in a severe drought.  Unfortunately, 23 worthy projects requested a total of $4.2 billion, prompting the state to deny 13 of them

Border wall plans scrapped for Big Bend national park after backlash, Border Patrol official says

Plans to build portions of the border wall in Big Bend National Park are off after bipartisan backlash over the proposed construction, a top U.S. Customs and Border Patrol official told the Washington Examiner. CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said the Trump administration was no longer planning to con