These 15 foods and drinks have San Antonio origins

San Antonio’s culinary legacy goes well beyond tacos and tequila. These 15 foods, drinks and iconic combos all trace their roots to the Alamo City — or at least wouldn’t exist in quite the same form without it. Chili con carne  Credit is due to San Antonio’s famous Chili Queens for this meaty, chili

Drifting anti-immigrant buoys in Rio Grande temporarily close two bridges with Mexico

About 100 buoys that the federal government planned to install as anti-immigration deterrents near Eagle Pass drifted into the Rio Grande, prompting officials to close two key bridges along the U.S.-Mexico border for about three hours, reopening them just after midnight Friday. Eagle Pass shut down

Texas Republicans’ refusal to participate in debates follows broader trend in GOP politics

Two high-profile Republican candidates in Texas are under fire from their Democratic opponents for declining to participate in debates, long considered a cornerstone of U.S. democratic traditions. On Friday, State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, lambasted Gov. Greg Abbott

FBI suggests migrants’ van in fatal Houston shooting had meth. A lawyer says it was salt.

The FBI sought a search warrant to seize plastic bags with “crystal-like substances” inside the van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by an immigration agent last week. The FBI said it suspects methamphetamine, but the lawyer representing Salgao Araujo’s brother on Thursday said it was