First lawsuit filed against San Antonio’s CPS Energy after recent home explosions

The first lawsuit has been filed against city-owned utility CPS Energy following the explosions of two homes last week in Northwest San Antonio, KSAT reports. The joint lawsuit against CPS Energy was filed by Monday by Jose Ochoa and Mayte Terrie Reeves in Bexar County District Court. The couple, wh

40-year reunion for Phazez nightclub will celebrate hub of the city’s ’80s post-punk scene

It hardly seems like 40 years since a nightclub on San Pedro Avenue with a black-and-white checkered floor emerged as the hotbed for San Antonio’s post-punk, goth and industrial music scenes. Yet the 40-year reunion for seminal nightspot Phazez will take place Saturday, May 2, at The Bang Bang Bar,

Esperanza Center hosting San Antonio premiere of anti-censorship documentary

Your librarians aren’t just softly shushing you in their cardigans — they’re on the frontlines fighting for your rights. On Saturday, May 2, the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center is hosting the San Antonio premiere of The Librarians, a documentary by Kim A. Snyder. The film follows a demand by a ri

Supreme Court weakens key pillar of Voting Rights Act, opening door for Texas to redraw political maps

The U.S. Supreme Court weakened but did not eliminate a key provision of the Voting Rights Act on Wednesday, making it harder to bring voter discrimination claims against electoral maps while stopping short of a widely anticipated full strikedown.  The ruling will likely help Texas in its yearslong