It has been a brutally dry spring in Texas, with 82% of the Lone Star State experiencing drought. Needless to say, we could use LOTS of rain. But instead of healthy rains, we’ve just got big-time heat in the forecast for Mother’s Day weekend. A high-pressure system will settle over Texas Mother’s Day Weekend, bringing … Read more
FAIRFAX, Va. – Amber Heard is expected to continue her testimony Thursday in the defamation trial brought by ex-husband Johnny Depp. On Wednesday, Heard testified that she knew she should leave Johnny Depp the first time he hit her, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it. “I knew I couldn’t just forgive him, right, … Read more
WICHITA COUNTY, Texas – A month after the avian flu was first detected in Texas in a commercial flock of pheasants, the state has its first confirmed case in a wild bird. The National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed this week that a great horned owl at a rehabilitation facility in Wichita County tested positive for … Read more
Ron Nirenberg has been mayor of San Antonio for half a decade and served on the City Council before that, but nothing could have prepared him for the last two years. How have a pandemic, an economic downturn and a movement for racial justice changed life in Texas’ second-largest city? Join The Texas Tribune for … Read more
[embedded content] A Conversation with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg Having trouble viewing? Watch this video on texastribune.org. Ron Nirenberg has been mayor of San Antonio for half a decade and served on the City Council before that, but nothing could have prepared him for the last two years. How have a pandemic, an economic … Read more
Marsha McCombs Shields says she was born into the automotive industry as the daughter of San Antonio auto magnate Red McCombs, and just naturally gravitated toward a career following in her father’s footsteps. She says she’s worked in almost every role in an auto dealership except for service technician, a job she said she’s happy … Read more
Police say the suspect shot two people on their way out of Walmart. Sujata Jana / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm San Antonio police are searching for a shooter who fled a Westside Walmart after shooting two people on their way out of the store on Thursday, April 5. The San Antonio Police Department responded to a shooting … Read more