PETA demands San Antonio Aquarium release octopus accused of attacking 6-year-old

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is calling on the San Antonio Aquarium to release a giant Pacific octopus housed that grabbed national headlines last week after it allegedly attacked a 6-year-old boy, leaving a string of bruises up his arm. “This slimy facility’s exploitative

Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In June 1870, 13 Texas senators walked out of the Capitol to block a bill giving the governor wartime powers, depriving the upper chamber of the two-thirds quorum required for

Authorities arrest San Antonio-area man on charges he was building bombs, planning racist attack

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), working in conjunction with other local and federal law-enforcement agencies, arrested San Antonio-area man Nathan James Henderson on accusations that he collected explosive components and planned to carry out a racist attack. Authorities took the 39-year-ol

Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to arrest, remove Texas House Dems involved in redistricting walkout

Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to begin the legal process of removing Texas House Democrats from office if they don't return to Austin by 3 p.m. Monday for a scheduled vote on controversial plan to redraw the state's congressional maps. In a Sunday tweet, Abbott also suggested that House Democrats who