Councilwoman faces constituent backlash over ‘condescending’ behavior at budget town hall

District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur’s town hall meeting on the city budget descended into chaos Tuesday after she barred residents gathered at the San Antonio Central Library from asking unauthorized questions. Constituents questioned Kaur’s professionalism, accusing her of using techniques more suite

Social media users roast Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick over his Dolly Parton tribute

Online tributes to country music legend Dolly Parton have poured in since her death on Tuesday. But one from Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wasn’t exactly well received. In a Tuesday evening Facebook post, Patrick — known as one of the state’s foremost Republican culture warriors — reminisced about his

Federal judge rules that most of ex-Alamo CEO’s legal claims can proceed in court

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that most of the claims former Alamo Trust CEO Kate Rogers made in her lawsuit against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham can move ahead in court, the Express-News reports. Rogers filed her suit in U.S. District Court in San Antonio last fall, al

Silicon Valley company to build $200 million plant in San Antonio that will employ 3,000 people

A Silicon Valley company that builds power distribution and control systems will develop a $200 million manufacturing plant at the Brooks development that’s expected to create 3,000 jobs. Industrial Electric Manufacturing (IEM) will use the 1 million-square-foot plant to crank out engineered power e