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4+ hour, 19+ min ago (448+ words) Days after receiving an order to vacate the venue it has occupied for the past year, the San Antonio Philharmonic has cancelled its Holiday Pops and New Year's Eve concerts, according to an email sent to its musicians. "We regretfully cancel all services for both the Holiday Pops and New Years Eve productions," reads the email, dated Wednesday afternoon. The message offers no explanation for scrapping the December performances but invites the musicians to attend a Friday afternoon meeting to "address questions and concerns you may have." The option to purchase tickets for the Holiday Pops shows, originally scheduled for Dec. 19-21, and the New Year's performance have also been removed from the Philharmonic's website. However, the group's Friday, Dec. 12, and Saturday, Dec. 13, classical concerts are still listed on its website, as are a series of both classical and pops shows…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago (622+ words) [Guitar whiz Gary Clark Jr. will perform at Gruene Hall this week.]Guitar whiz Gary Clark Jr. will perform at Gruene Hall this week. " data-image-caption="Guitar whiz Gary Clark Jr. will perform at Gruene Hall this week. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.sacurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/GaryCJr.jpg?fit=300%2C192&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.sacurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/GaryCJr.jpg?fit=780%2C500&ssl=1" /> The Doc Watkins Trio also will present A Charlie Brown Christmas "for those who already scored tickets. The post Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Gary Clark Jr., Marc Broussard and Ellis Bullard appeared first on San Antonio Current. [Guitar whiz Gary Clark Jr. will perform at Gruene Hall this week.]Guitar whiz Gary Clark Jr. will perform at Gruene Hall this week. " data-image-caption="Guitar whiz Gary Clark Jr. will perform at Gruene Hall this week. [Gary Clark Jr.]Guitar whiz Gary Clark Jr. will perform at Gruene Hall this week. The holidays are fast approaching, but that's…...

8+ hour, 25+ min ago (807+ words) No. 4 Texas Tech has its eyes on history with the Big 12 Championship and the College Football Playoff on the horizon, but it hasn't put aside the future. Tuesday afternoon, Texas Tech extended head coach Joey McGuire through 2032, a day before early signing opens for high school commits. With its head coach committed beyond the 2026 class's eligibility, McGuire and the Red Raiders will welcome in a historic class of mid-years. Here's a look at where Texas Tech's recruiting class currently stands. This article will be updated as players sign with schools. No. of signees: 20 Current 247 Sports Composite team ranking: 19th How Texas Tech measures up to the rest of the Big 12: 1st Texas Tech broke the internet on July 4 when Ojo announced his commitment because of the reported $5 million price tag that came with it. The nation's No. 2 offensive lineman and 247 Sports' No....

8+ hour, 28+ min ago (413+ words) The state Comptroller's office announced Tuesday it is removing women- and minority-owned businesses from the state program intended to give additional exposure to businesses owned by economically disadvantaged groups. The Historically Underutilized Business program will now focus on businesses owned by disabled veterans and be renamed the Veteran Heroes United in Business program, or VetHUB. Only veterans with a 20% percent or higher service-connected disability will be eligible, according to a news release from the Comptroller's office. Businesses that have a HUB certification connected to their owners' race, ethnicity or sex will have their certification revoked under the new rules, according to the office. The restructuring, which the Comptroller's office said was made under emergency rules and is effective immediately, greatly reduces the scope of the decades-old program created by the Legislature. The HUB program was created with the intention of…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago (440+ words) Survivors of Texas's increasingly restrictive abortion ban spoke out this week about a law taking effect Thursday that puts bounties on women who order pregnancy-ending pills online." House Bill 7, signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott in September, will go into effect just weeks before the one-year anniversary of the death of San Antonio mother Tierra Walker, who was denied a life-saving abortion despite her severe underlying medical conditions." HB 7 allows private citizens to file lawsuits against anyone who manufactures, distributes, or plays any part in helping a pregnant Texas woman access abortion-inducing medication. That includes out-of-state doctors who prescribe the medication, companies responsible for the mailing and even family members or friends who order the medication for their pregnant friends." What makes the law particularly troubling for those who've already survived the chaos caused by the Texas abortion ban,…...

12+ hour ago (335+ words) San Antonio's La Gran Tamalada will return the weekend of Dec. 13-14 for its ninth annual installment, bringing holiday tamales, festive music and mercado vendors to Historic Market Square. Restaurant group La Familia Cortez and the City of San Antonio partnered the event's first installment in 2017, creating a free public gathering that combines storytelling, hands-on learning, live music, shopping and, of course, the South Texas holiday tradition of tamales. This year, six high-school culinary arts programs will participate in La Gran Tamalada's first cooking competition. Four to five students from each school will participate in the contest, which seeks to highlight the next generation of culinary talent, according to organizers. " The students will compete in two categories, Traditional and Chef's Choice, making one pork tamal plus another showcasing unique ingredients. The six schools include: At 4 p.m., Friday, Dec. 13, guest judges will pick…...

12+ hour, 49+ min ago (384+ words) Tejano singer Bobby Pulido's South Texas congressional campaign has drawn the attention of the New York Times, which published a recent profile favorably comparing him to former President Barack Obama. The Grammy-winning Pulido, a moderate Democrat, is running to represent Texas 15th Congressional District in hopes wresting the longtime blue stronghold back from recent Republican control. "This is our Obama," Victoria County Commissioner Danny Garcia told the Times of Pulido."He is our hope. The Democrats have not had many chances in the past. We are Democrats, not progressives. He represents that." Garcia's comments came during a recent Pulido political rally in the Valley. The paper described the congressional hopeful stepping onto the stage and singing his 1995 hit "Desvelado" before taking questions from attendees." Pulido's campaign is staking out a middle-of-the-road approach to lure South Texas Latinos back to the Democratic…...

15+ hour, 9+ min ago (1026+ words) Krampus is back to menace the streets of San Antonio this Friday after the city's first parade dedicated to the yuletide folkloric figure drew a crowd of 10,000 last year with its viral debut. The inaugural event wasn't without its controversy, though, as fundamentalists raised holy hell about the festivities and urged city leaders to shut them down. However, as this year's parade approaches, the critics appear to have fallen silent. At least for now. San Antonio's second annual Krampuslauf, or Krampus parade, will commence from historic German biergarten and halle Beethoven M'nnerchor at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lineup begins at 6:30 p.m., and a pre-party starts at 4 p.m. The parade, much like such events held for centuries in Germany and Central Europe, celebrates a folkloric demon called Krampus who punishes wicked children by whipping them with a switch or carting them off to Hell in…...

15+ hour, 18+ min ago (257+ words) Three more gorillas, this time a pack of males, arrived at the San Antonio Zoo this week ahead of the highly anticipated opening of Congo Falls " the city's first gorilla habitat in more than three decades." The three males "Shana, B'wenzi and Juba " will form a bachelor troop with the three females who arrived in San Antonio last week. Congo Falls eventually will include a total of seven western lowland gorillas, native to Central and West Africa." The gorillas' arrival from the Dallas Zoo is part of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums Species Survival Plan, a program designed to support genetically healthy, sustainable populations of endangered species in accredited zoos." Indeed, the World Wildlife Fund lists western lowland gorillas as critically endangered. The group cites poaching, habitat loss and disease among the main drivers of their decline." All of the…...

16+ hour, 10+ min ago (481+ words) Scandal-mired U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, has become the latest beneficiary of President Donald Trump's controversial pardon machine. Trump announced Cuellar's pardon Wednesday morning via Truth Social, blaming the South Texas congressman's legal woes on a favorite target of the current White House: former President Joe Biden. Cuellar, whose district also includes a portion of San Antonio, faced federal charges of bribery, money laundering and conspiracy related to his alleged interactions with the oil-rich government of Azerbaijan. A 2022 FBI raid on his Laredo home and office drew national media attention. However, in a post liberated from the confines of conventional grammar and capitalization, Trump claimed that Biden unfairly turned the Justice Department against the 11-term congressman because he dared to speak out against the administration's border policy. Trump concluded: "Henry, I don't know you, but you can finally sleep well tonight…...