A new West Side counter is serving homemade enchiladas, birria tacos and a family-style welcome at 430 Bandera Road. Small menu, big flavors.

Erica Aracely Carmona was sentenced to 11 years and ordered to pay $955,350 after prosecutors tied her to an alien‑smuggling ring that left a migrant dead.

ICE is reportedly scoping a 639,595‑square‑foot Oakmont 410 warehouse on San Antonio’s East Side, a development that raises local and national questions.

Devin Elder has agreed to plead guilty in a federal wire‑fraud case and will be required to repay roughly $66 million, local prosecutors say.

Police are searching for a driver who fled after striking a woman on an electric scooter downtown on Christmas night; detectives renewed a public appeal this week.

Texas will distribute $44 million to stabilize rural hospitals identified as financially at-risk; eligible facilities must submit forms by Feb. 5.

State filings show Salt Lick Cellars and a new restaurant are planned at The Sycamore in Fredericksburg. The tasting room is budgeted at about $2.4 million and is scheduled to be built in 2026–27.

Roosevelt High students walked out Wednesday afternoon to protest local ICE activity, joining a wave of demonstrations across San Antonio. The action followed earlier campus and downtown rallies this month.

Tenants at a West Side San Antonio complex say sewage flowed across the parking lot for weeks; after a local TV report, management promised repairs and crews cleaned the area.

Governor Abbott celebrated Texas' job growth leading the nation in 2025, with an increase in nonfarm jobs and a labor force of over 15 million. The state's unemployment rate is at 4.3%, below the national average.

Three young brothers drowned after falling through ice on a pond in Texas during a winter storm. Despite rescue efforts, they were pronounced dead at a hospital. Their mother tried to save them but needed assistance to get out of the water.

Tia's Taco Hut is converting a shuttered Wendy's on Fredericksburg Road into a new San Antonio outpost; a temporary sign is up and interior work is underway. The chain recently opened a Montgomery Road location and has several more planned.

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues nurse practitioner Debra Lynch and Her Safe Harbor group for illegally shipping abortion pills into Texas, violating state law.