Taiwanese bubble tea chain Gong Cha plans big San Antonio expansion
International bubble tea chain Gong Cha is about to suck up more Texas market share. The Taiwanese company said it’s inked a 50-unit franchise agreement in Texas with Houston-based Bakers Acres & Cattle Co. — currently a Nothing Bundt Cakes franchisee — which will include new Gong Cha stores in San
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Documents contradict right-wing blog’s claim that Texas Rep. James Talarico committed election fraud
Weeks after a joint ProPublica-Texas Tribune investigation accused Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton of committing voter fraud, a right-wing news blog is flipping the script and alleging his Democratic opponent, James Talarico, is actually the one breaching election laws. However, document
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Stand-up comedian Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias to record special at San Antonio’s Tobin Center
After being forced to scrap plans five years ago to record a Netflix special in San Antonio, stand-up comic Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias is taking another shot. In a Tuesday Facebook announcement, the funnyman with a soft spot for the Alamo City said he’s taping his next comedy special Thursday, Aug. 2
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The number of children at Dilley prison camp has gone up yet again
The number of children at the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Dilley has increased over the past month due to a surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, according to U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro. Castro, a San Antonio Democrat, told reporters at a Tuesday press conference held afte
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