New McNay exhibit examines French artists’ defiance of censorship to skewer the powerful 

As the current presidential administration resorts to lawsuits and intimidation to rein in the press, a new McMay Art Museum exhibition examines how an earlier generation of artists defied censorship to offer blistering critiques of those in power. “Do Not Meddle With It!!: Print Censorship in 19th

SA rapper MexStep drops powerful EP, Tráfico, with Principe Q

With little fanfare, San Antonio professor, rapper and cultural commentator Marco Cervantes, known as MexStep, this Friday released the new EP Tráfico, a six-song collaboration with South Texas beatmaker and screwmbia pioneer Svani Quintanilla, or Principe Q.  The EP is the first multi-song solo rel

Retailers relieved that Texas skirted a THC ban — again

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. When news broke Wednesday afternoon of a last-minute push to pass new, stricter regulations for consumable hemp products, the employees at Austin Vape & Smoke sprung into acti

The Spurs aren’t leaving San Antonio, even if the arena vote fails in November, experts say 

Pick up a local newspaper these days or turn on a news broadcast, and it’s hard to avoid speculation that the San Antonio Spurs may blow town if city leaders can’t serve up a deal for a new arena — and do it quickly.  For example, TV station KSAT last week ran the alarming headline “Could […] The po