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1+ hour, 19+ min ago (277+ words) If you're a Spotify listener, this is about the time they tell you what you listened to the most all year, all tied up in a bow, like a present. They call it Wrapped. Mine's all over the place: Dylan, David Byrne, Megan Thee Stallion, Brandi Carlile, Kendrick Lamar, Sturgill Simpson. It's a buffet, and I'll take a little bit of everything. If plates, bowls, baskets, trays and paper wrappers from San Antonio restaurants were songs on Spotify, it's fair to say I streamed more than 2,000 of them in 2025. And they're all over the place: Nepalese momos, Mexico City tacos, Japanese ramen, Moroccan zaalouk, Ethiopian injera, Southern meatloaf. Welcome to Wrapped: San Antonio. The 25 best things I ate this year. A little bit of everything. The New York Times essentially declared 2025the year of the pastrami-and-egg sandwich. Here at home, this…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago (280+ words) The historic property will include a new full-service Texas brasserie and a prohibition-style basement speakeasy. Just four years shy of being a century-old property, New Braunfels" Faust Hotel will reopen in spring 2026 with new culinary offerings following a multimillion-dollar top-to-bottom renovation." The boutique property "which debuted as The Traveler"s Hotel in 1929 and now operates under the Lark Hospitality flag "will make its grand return with 45 rooms, a 2,000-square-foot grand ballroom and nine junior suites, according to details its owners shared Tuesday. From a food and beverage standpoint, the revamped hotel will feature a new full-service Texas brasserie dubbed Wilhelm & Werner and a prohibition-style basement speakeasy called Walter"s. It also will boast an upgraded Prince Solms lobby bar and a fully refreshed Magnolia Patio. While the Faust"s makeover is extensive, its team remains dedicated to staying true to its…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago (884+ words) For the first time in decades, Texas Democrats have candidates in every state House, state Senate, congressional and State Board of Education race, marking a historic shift for the Lone Star State's underdog party. Texas Democrats touted the accomplishment with a Wednesday morning Facebook post trumpeting the dawn of a new era. "Since 1994, Texas Democrats have allowed on average about 50 of these seats to go uncontested, leaving millions of Texans without the option to vote for Democrats below the top of the ticket," the post read. "That ends now." It's also been over a decade since Texas Republicans ran a candidate in every race in the state, their last full docket being recorded in 2014. Though running a Democrat in every race is a huge milestone, Southern Methodist University political scientist Cal Jillson says it's just the first step to seeing…...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago (256+ words) The San Antonio Food Bank is sharing more than 4 million pounds of produce this season to create a happier holiday for those in need. The hunger-fighting nonprofit is giving out the produce and other food this week during a series of distribution campaigns aimed at ensuring no San Antonio child or senior will experience food insecurity during the holidays, Chief Philanthropy Officer Michael Guerra told the'Current. "It's the difference between a hungry holiday and a happy holiday for so many," he added. The Food Bank received its record-high donation total of 4 million pounds of produce as part of its 14th annual Harvest from the Heart campaign, according to Guerra. He credited local grocer H-E-B and its produce vendors for stepping up their holiday contributions. On three dates this week, the Food Bank also partnered with'local philanthropist Harvey Najim'for mobile food distributions…...

9+ hour, 2+ min ago (299+ words) It's rare for a San Antonio kid to see any snow in the Alamo City, perhaps even in a young lifetime. Local weather records indicate San Antonio only sees a significant snow of several inches about every ten years. So imagine a child's thrill, and maybe even the faces on some adults, when they see 100,000 pounds of frozen white stuff at the River of Lights event, hosted by the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) and produced by Mireles Ice of San Antonio and not the North Pole. The free event on Dec. 13 runs from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the SARA Lock and Dam in the Museum Reach of the San Antonio River, located at 550 Brooklyn Ave. "It's kind of like a snow cone machine that they have, but instead of making a little cup, they're making bags and bags at a time,…...

9+ hour, 22+ min ago (353+ words) For the first time in franchise history, the San Antonio Spurs will play a win-or-go-home NBA Cup game. After going 3-1 in group play, with impressive wins over the Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets, ... For the first time in franchise history, the San Antonio Spurs will play a win-or-go-home NBA Cup game. After going 3-1 in group play, with impressive wins over the Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets, the Spurs will take on the star-studded Los Angeles Lakers in the quarterfinals. They'll do so without their superstar big man, Victor Wembanyama, who is still not ready to return from his calf strain, officially listed as out for the contest. These teams looked significantly different the last time they played. The Lakers were without LeBron James and Austin Reaves, while the Spurs had Wembanyama, but no De'Aaron Fox. Their last matchup was a…...

11+ hour, 40+ min ago (718+ words) SAN ANTONIO "San Antonio residents are filing far more complaints about dangerous dogs than they used to, and Animal Care Services says the sharp rise has kept officers busy. ACS Director Jon Gary says the number of dangerous dog affidavits coming into the department has doubled in just one year, jumping from about 300 to nearly 600. "It's been a busy year for our officers working those cases," Gary said. "But it had its desired effect. People now know what their options are." Gary says the surge caught the department off guard, but also proved that their messaging to the public was working. ACS has slowly grown its staff and enforcement capacity in recent years. RELATED | Residents report improvements after one year of new dangerous dog enforcement policies "It's been challenging as we've grown and how we manage that workload," he said....

18+ hour, 34+ min ago (95+ words) Fox News Channel offers its audiences in-depth news reporting, along with opinion and analysis encompassing the principles of free people, free markets and diversity of thought, as an alternative to the left-of-center offerings of the news marketplace. Bodycam footage reveals tense stop as Texas troopers find 23 migrants hidden in truck Body camera footage shows the moment U.S. Border Patrol officers and Texas authorities discovered 23 illegal migrants hidden inside of a truck, leading to the arrest of John David Amaya in La Salle, Texas, on Nov. 28, 2025. (Texas DPS)...

18+ hour, 59+ min ago (246+ words) You can catch the San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Cup quarterfinal on Prime Video, which holds exclusive rights to every playoff game and the Championship Final in December. Date: Dec. 10, 2025 While many games in the group stage were televised on broadcast TV, tonight's quarterfinal between the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers will stream exclusively on Prime Video at 10 p.m. ET. You can catch the San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers and every other playoff game, as well as the Championship final, on Prime Video. Prime Video will be streaming every playoff game of the 2025 NBA Cup, including this year's NBA Cup Championship final on Dec. 16. In addition to coverage of the NBA Cup, you can also tune in to great original shows like Reacher, The Wheel of Time, and Pop Culture Jeopardy. Amazon offers a…...

20+ hour, 24+ min ago (409+ words) Energy and Natural Resources Reporter The amount of ERCOT's large load interconnection requests ballooned to more than 230 gigawatts this year, a massive increase from the 63 gigawatts reported in December 2024. The agency, which operates the electrical grid for most of Texas, reported "many" of the interconnection requests exceed one gigawatt per site. More than 70% of the large loads were data centers. The number of applications " and the amount of power requested by each client " underscore how the economic benefits of the artificial intelligence boom are colliding with the reality of Texas increasingly strained resources. This year, ERCOT received 225 large load interconnection requests through mid-November, compared to 152 requests for the comparable 2022 to 2024 time frame, according to data published ahead of ERCOT's board of directors meetings this week. The most requests were submitted in the second quarter, with 78 requests totaling more than 70,000 megawatts....