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San Antonio's UT Teen Health lands $10 million grant to combat teen pregnancy

Teen pregnancy in South Texas is four times higher than the national average, according to UT Health officials.

By Brandon Rodriguez
Jul 7, 2023

Tags: San Antonio News, San Antonio, San Antonio News, UT Teen Health, Rio Grande Valley, The University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio, acquire federal funding
Texas ag agency says climate change threatens state’s food supply

A new Texas Department of Agriculture report also points to other factors that are making it harder for Texans to access and afford food, including wages falling behind rising costs of living.

By Jayme Lozano, The Texas Tribune
Jan 3, 2023

Tags: Texas News, Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas, global warming, climate change, crops, disasters, State Rep. Shawn Thierry, Texas Legislature, Texas politics, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP benefits, Rio grande Valley, RGV, drought, crop failures
Texas' National Butterfly Center makes a comeback after right-wing attacks

The wildlife sanctuary’s conservation work has been overshadowed by political drama over its location on the border.

By Delger Erdenesanaa and Kit O'Connell, The Texas Observer
Nov 14, 2022

Tags: Texas News, National Butterfly Center, Earth Day, Marianna Treviño-Wright, Border Wall, World Wildlife Fund, right-wing extremists, Texas Butterfly Festival, Texas National Guard, Border Patrol, conspiracy theorists, militants, Rio Grande Valley, monarch butterflies, Conservation of Nature, South Texas, immigration
Texas Department of Transportation seeks federal funding for San Antonio rail service

TxDOT's letter outlined plans for additional service along the I-35 corridor, and expanded service to the Rio Grande Valley.

By Michael Karlis
Oct 11, 2022

Tags: San Antonio News, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Flatonia, I-35, I-35 corridor, TxDOT, Texas, Department of Transportation, Infrastructure Act, Federal Railroad Administration, Texas Eagle, Sunset Limited, Amtrak, Rio Grande Valley, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, high speed rail, Boring Company, Elon Musk, transportation, news
Elon Musk's Starlink satellites — not aliens — lit up San Antonio's sky on Monday

Some San Antonio residents joked on Reddit that the otherworldly phenomena was actually the result of aliens.

By Michael Karlis
Sep 14, 2022

Tags: San Antonio News, San Antonio, Austin, Rio Grande Valley, Elon Musk, Starlink, Alien's, internet, boradband, Cape Canaveral, Florida, Federal Communications Commission, Kennedy Space Center, space, Reddit, news, science
In Texas youth prisons, children trapped in their cells use water bottles and lunch trays for toilets

Gov. Greg Abbott largely remained silent as dangerous conditions caused by a lack of staff persisted at Texas juvenile facilities during the summer.

By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune
Sep 13, 2022

Tags: Texas News, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, TJJD, Gov. Greg Abbott, Rio Grande Valley, Barbara Kessler, staffing, unsanitary conditions, unsafe conditions, juvenile detention, self-harm, suicidal behavior, Giddings State School, state reports, inspection reports, ombudsman, Gainesville State School, makeshift toilets, children, Texas

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15 Things Rio Grande Valley Transplants Living in San Antonio Will Understand

By San Antonio Current Staff
Nov 15, 2019

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San Antonio Artists Rep the Alamo City in ‘Seeing the Unseen’ Exhibition in Brownsville

By San Antonio Current Staff
Nov 22, 2017

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Events

Fiesta Noche del Rio (66th Season)

Fridays, Saturdays, 8:30-10:15 p.m. Continues through Aug. 5

Arneson River Theatre 418 Villita St, San Antonio San Antonio

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Thea's Window to the World

Fridays, Saturdays, 7-8 p.m., Thu., July 27, 7-8 p.m. and Sun., July 30, 2-3 p.m. Continues through Aug. 12

The Little OT at The Overtime Theater 5409 Bandera Road, Suite 205, San Antonio Leon Valley

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$10

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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

Barbaro
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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