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Buttercup’s new album Send More Yellow is a zen rallying cry against life’s miseries
19+ hour, 3+ min ago (922+ words) Don't Miss a Moment. A popular yarn about Vincent Van Gogh comprises the heart of Buttercup's 18-song new album Send More Yellow, which the band will celebrate with a Friday, March 6, album-release show." That tale about the Dutch late-impressionist painter…...
San Antonio officer who crashed in front yard while drunk booted off the force
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (249+ words) Don't Miss a Moment. The San Antonio Police Department has fired an officer who plowed his vehicle into a home's front yard while drunk on duty last year, suspension records obtained by the Current show. David McCall, an 18-year veteran…...
Muslim parent sues Texas over exclusion of Islamic private schools in voucher program
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (723+ words) Don't Miss a Moment. A Muslim parent has sued Texas leaders for excluding Islamic private schools from participating in the state's private school voucher program. The federal lawsuit, filed March 1 by a parent acting on behalf of two children who…...
Assclown Alert: Bringing the culture war to the Texas Comptroller’s Office with Don Huffines
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (453+ words) Don't Miss a Moment. Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. Any Texan with a TV has been barraged with primary ads from Republican political hopefuls trying to out-Trump each other. " And few have embraced Trumpian hyperbole…...
John Cornyn attends Pastor John Hagee's 'End of Days' sermon to drum up last-minute support
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (236+ words) Don't Miss a Moment. As part of a last-minute effort to drum up primary votes, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn attended controversial San Antonio Pastor John Hagee's "End of Days" sermon at Cornerstone Church on Sunday. "[Cornyn] is one of Israel's greatest…...
Paxton's Senate campaign takes $7,000 donation from indicted Trump election co-conspirator
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (366+ words) Don't Miss a Moment. Scott Hall, the first defendant to take a plea deal in the Georgia election-racketeering case against Donald Trump and 18 other defendants, is among the last-minute donors to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's U.S. Senate campaign, filings show....
D'oh! Texas Gov. Greg Abbott thought a video game was actual footage of Iran war
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (276+ words) Don't Miss a Moment. Texas governor Greg Abbott was duped by someone's upload of a video game clip and retweeted it Sunday night thinking it was actual footage of the Iran war. In a since-deleted post, Abbott "a vocal ally…...
Burger chain Hopdoddy opening third San Antonio location this Tuesday
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (248+ words) Don't Miss a Moment. Austin-based chain Hopdoddy Burger Bar is celebrating the launch of its third San Antonio location with a food giveaway and a patio party. When the new store at 11267 Huebner Road opens this Tuesday, the first 100 guests…...
Republican meddling roils Senate Democratic primary in final days
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (957+ words) Don't Miss a Moment. The Democratic primary for U.S. Senate is closing with a fierce debate that has animated it from the start: Who would Republicans rather face in November? The leading candidates, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas and state Rep....
Waymo driverless taxi blocks ambulance trying to get to Austin mass shooting
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (320+ words) Don't Miss a Moment. To quote the ad campaign for Westworld, the 1970s science-fiction flick about an android amusement park gone haywire: "Nothing can go wrong." Robot-taxi firm Waymo'is facing fresh scrutiny after one of its driverless vehicles blocked an ambulance…...