San Antonio ISD demands affordable-housing deal in exchange for ballpark land sale

San Antonio ISD wants major concessions — including the construction of at least 1,250 affordable housing units — before it will sell the land a developer needs to build a $160 million stadium for the city's minor league baseball team The school district outlined its demands in a document sent Wednesday to city officials and real-estate developer Weston Urban, which is behind plans to develop the San Antonio Missions' new stadium. Those demands also include construction of a new building for the district and annual payments to cover lost revenue.

GWAR frontman talks about his love for San Antonio’s weirdness before upcoming show

Hilarious and terrifying — hilarifying? — the band GWAR is bringing its hostile alien takeover back to San Antonio. The band, which turned 40 this year, will bring its costumed and very messy take on metallic shock rock to Vibes Event Center on Saturday, Nov. 16, with Dark Funeral and Squid Pisser opening the show.

Willie Nelson returning to San Antonio area's Whitewater Amphitheater in spring

Texas country music legend Willie Nelson will return to Whitewater Amphitheater this spring for a two-night stint with another of the state's musical icons, Robert Earl Keen. The shows will take place Friday, April 18, and Saturday, April 19, with general tickets going on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, according to an online announcement from Nelson.

Texas enacted the nation's third-highest number of book bans last academic year

The number of book bans in the United States nearly tripled during the 2023-2024 school year, according to a new study — and Texas was at the forefront of yanking titles from shelves. With 538 book bans enacted from June 2023 through June 2024, the Lone Star State accounted for the third-largest number of bans during that time period, free expression group PEN America reports. Only Florida, with 4,561 bans, and Iowa, with 3,671, enacted more.