Retailers relieved that Texas skirted a THC ban — again

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. When news broke Wednesday afternoon of a last-minute push to pass new, stricter regulations for consumable hemp products, the employees at Austin Vape & Smoke sprung into acti

The Spurs aren’t leaving San Antonio, even if the arena vote fails in November, experts say 

Pick up a local newspaper these days or turn on a news broadcast, and it’s hard to avoid speculation that the San Antonio Spurs may blow town if city leaders can’t serve up a deal for a new arena — and do it quickly.  For example, TV station KSAT last week ran the alarming headline “Could […] The po

San Antonio’s Nama Ramen to close this September after a decade in service

Nearly a decade after serving its first bowl of tonkotsu, Nama Ramen — the humble eatery launched in 2015 by then-24-year-old entrepreneur Kevin Chu — is preparing to close its doors.  Chu announced the news on Nama Ramen’s social media channels.  “After 10 years, Nama is doing our final call,” he w

Texas Republicans in Congress scaled back town halls over summer recess amid criticism of Trump megabill

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Most Texas Republicans in Congress refrained from holding public town halls back in their districts during their annual August recess, skirting the protests and heckling that