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Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn of Texas vote to block bill codifying same-sex marriage

The Defense of Marriage Act was advanced in the Senate on Wednesday with the support of 12 Republicans.

By Sanford Nowlin
Nov 17, 2022

Tags: Texas News, Same-sex marriage, marriage equality, Texas, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, U.S. Senate, Senate Vote, National LGBTQ Task Force, Respect for Marriage Act, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Supreme Court, Republicans, conservatives, Kierra Johnson, Clarence Thomas, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ issues, civil rights
Some GOP donors said they want gun reforms. Don't hold your breath waiting for John Cornyn to deliver.

Given both current political realities and Cornyn's track record, there's plenty of reason to be skeptical.

By Sanford Nowlin
Jun 6, 2022

Tags: Texas News, John Cornyn, U.S. Senate, 250 Texas conservatives, open letter, Dallas Morning News, politico, Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez, Uvalde, Uvalde school shooting, Uvalde massacre, gun reform, gun laws, firearms laws, 2nd Amendment, NRA, Mitch McConnell, Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz, U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, gun law negotiations, senate negotiations, Frank Sharry, America’s Voice, Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, Connecticut, Democracy Now
Sens. Cornyn and Cruz both vote to block a commission to probe the January 6 insurrection

By Sanford Nowlin
May 28, 2021

Tags: John Cornyn, Ted Cruz, January 6 commission, U.S. Senate, January 6 insurrection, Capitol insurrection, Texas, Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, election certification, Capitol riot, January 6 riot, 2020 election, Tony Gonzales, U.S. House, Republican Party, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, blocked commission, filibuster, flip-flop, Cornyn Tweets, 9/11 commission, bipartisan commission
Please tell us WTF Ted Cruz was thinking when he decided to sell shirts of himself with a mullet

By Sanford Nowlin
Mar 26, 2021

Tags: Ted Cruz, mullet, spring break shirt, mullet shirt, U.S. Senate, McConnell in the front, MAGA in the back, marketing, merchandise, Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, Capitol Insurrection, January 6, Cancun, Cancun trip, CPAC conference, Texas politics, winter storm, U.S. Senate, MAGA, Republican establishment, cartoon Ted Cruz
Restaurant industry may see financial relief thanks to recently proposed $25 billion recovery fund

By Nina Rangel
Feb 4, 2021

Tags: San Antonio, Texas, restaurants, food industry, financial crisis, economic crisis, pandemic, COVID-19, coronavirus, COVID 19, corona virus, protocols, curbside, delivery, to-go, dine-in, The Texas Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Association, Congress, Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, Chuck Schumer, compromise plan, Paycheck Protection Program, PPP, grants, plan, Blueprint for Restaurant Revival, petition, online petition, RESTAURANTS Act, Image
Texas’ Ted Cruz, John Cornyn split in Senate vote to overturn Trump’s veto of the $740+ billion annual defense bill

By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune
Jan 2, 2021

Tags: Defense bill, Ted Cruz, John Cornyn, Donald Trump, U.S. Senate, Texas politics, Republicans, Mitch McConnell, $2, 000 checks, stimulus, Congress

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The best San Antonio restaurants to dine solo

Sure, grabbing a meal together can be a great way to spend time with friends, a date or family. Just the same,…

By San Antonio Current Staff

Jul 19, 2023

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2720 McCullough Ave., (210) 320-2261, barbarosanantonio.com
Grab a seat at the bar and prepare to get boozy — especially if you stop by during happy hour. Barbaro features a full bar so you can have your drink of choice while munching on one of their delicious wood-fired pizzas, making it an obvious choice when you want to dine alone and eat well.

Everything we saw as Butcher Babies sliced and diced San Antonio's Rock Box

Los Angeles' Butcher Babies brought their horror-tinged metal to San Antonio's Rock Box on Monday, and turned the venue upside down with…

By San Antonio Current Staff

Jul 18, 2023

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Photos: Mexican rapper Peso Pluma blew away the crowd at San Antonio's AT&T Center

Guadalajara, Mexico's top rap export, Peso Pluma, gave a dazzling performance at San Antonio's AT&T Center on Sunday, drawing thousands of die-hard fans.…

By San Antonio Current Staff

Jul 17, 2023

Photos: Mexican rapper Peso Pluma blew away the crowd at San Antonio's AT&T Center

Everyone we saw singing along at the San Antonio stop of The Emo Night Tour

Billed as the "ultimate Emo party," The Emo Night Tour came to The Rock Box on Saturday. San Antonio music fans flocked…

By San Antonio Current Staff

Jul 16, 2023

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