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3+ hour, 33+ min ago (560+ words) SAN ANTONIO " Drivers on part of the Northwest Side could have to pump their brakes as the city considers a plan to downshift the default speed limit on city streets from 30 to 25 mph. The city council's Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 5-0 Tuesday in support of moving forward with a pilot program to lower the speed limit in some still-undetermined portions of District 7, whose councilwoman, Marina Alderete Gavito, floated the idea of lowering the speed limits on neighborhood streets back in January. "There's that long-term solution of looking at it citywide. We know that that's going to take a long time," she told reporters after Tuesday's meeting. "So we're looking for a more immediate solution." It's not clear how immediate even that smaller test run might be, though. An engineering study would have to be done before the speed limit could…...

7+ hour, 9+ min ago (201+ words) Move over,McRib. The holiday season's naughtiest fast-food collaboration has arrived, and it's clad in green. Starting today, McDonald's locations in San Antonio and across the U.S. are serving up a dose of holiday mischief with the "Grinch Meal," a limited-time offering created in partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises. The centerpiece of the Grinch's culinary caper is the debut of Dill Pickle McShaker Fries, a bag of the chain's famous fries served along with a packet of vibrant green, tangy dill pickle seasoning " or "Grinch Salt." The combination is something McDonald's promises to be a "puckering" twist on its classic side. The meal bundles the seasoned fries with a choice of a Big Mac or a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, plus a medium-sized drink. But theGrinch's plot includes more than just food.Each Grinch Meal comes with a pair of "unhinged" holiday…...

9+ hour, 42+ min ago (252+ words) The San Antonio Philharmonic has not been evicted from the Scottish Rite, and Christmas performances will go on as scheduled this month, according to Executive Director Roberto Trevi'o. Late last month, reports emerged saying the organization had received an eviction letter and that they were being evicted from the Scottish Rite. There was no word about what prompted the eviction notice received by the philharmonic. They had plans to make the Scottish Rite auditorium their permanent home. The venue, a century-old downtown landmark, had been central to the orchestra's plans for long-term stability and audience growth. The letter said the Philharmonic would have to stop using the Scottish Rite Temple by Friday, Nov. 26. However, the organization would still be permitted to rent the auditorium and continue rehearsals for already-scheduled concerts on Dec. 1213 and Jan. 1617. Trevi'o told TPR that legal talks…...

10+ hour, 18+ min ago (372+ words) Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton will practice without a boot starting Wednesday. It will be his first week of practice without the boot since suffering a lower-leg injury on Oct. 11. The senior quarterback missed two games while rehabbing the injury but has started in Texas Tech's previous four wins. Head coach Joey McGuire required Morton to practice with the boot, despite proving his health in the games for precautionary reasons. "I'm feeling better. We're just being cautious about it, which I understand," Morton said. "There's no reason to really rush back into it." Morton has done mental reps and air routes during practice weeks while wearing the boot. He will continue with mental reps Tuesday before a day of full movement Wednesday. "Wednesday we'll take off the boot, put some cleats on and move around a little bit," Morton said....

11+ hour, 33+ min ago (197+ words) SAN ANTONIO " One of Netflix's biggest live-action hits returned with vengeance to along with its currents of '80s scifi nostalgia." The fifth and finale season of "Stranger Things" " the streamer's massively popular show about interdimensional ghouls going bump in the night in the fictional Indiana town of Hawkins " arrived with a bang over the Thanksgiving holiday. The new episodes netted 60 million views, according to Netflix, making it "the biggest premiere week ever for an English-language show" in the streamer's history." Anticipation continues to mount as Netflix prepares to release three more episodes on Christmas and the series finale on New Year's Eve. Fans will be able to swap the TV screen for the cinema: In a rare move, some U.S. theater chains plan to hop onto the hype train and screen the final episode, which will clock in at two hours and…...

11+ hour, 47+ min ago (281+ words) San Antonio Spurs (14-6, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (13-8, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -7.5; over/under is 234.5 BOTTOM LINE: Orlando will try to keep its six-game home win streak alive when the Magic face San Antonio. The Magic are 8-3 in home games. Orlando is fourth in the Eastern Conference scoring 119.5 points while shooting 47.7% from the field. The Spurs are 5-4 in road games. San Antonio is eighth in the league with 33.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Victor Wembanyama averaging 10.9. The Magic are shooting 47.7% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points higher than the 46.1% the Spurs allow to opponents. The Spurs average 119.2 points per game, 4.9 more than the 114.3 the Magic give up. TOP PERFORMERS: Franz Wagner is averaging 22.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Magic. Desmond Bane is averaging 37.0 points over…...

11+ hour, 48+ min ago (515+ words) As many as nine new suppliers may soon be active in the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP), a development experts say is likely to bring more competition, lower prices and easier access to one of the nation's most feeble medical THC programs. The Texas Department of Public Safety, which administers TCUP, named the new providers Monday evening, potentially broadening the state's number of approved suppliers of medical-grade THC from two to 11. Until now, there had just been three license holders, only two of which actively supply patients. The new companies still must pass a final state evaluation before they can begin opening stores and supplying patients with prescriptions, according to DPS officials. The state will review the business' disciplinary actions, financial records and litigation history'before granting final approval. The expansion of the 10-year-old TCUP was authorized under House Bill 46, which…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago (598+ words) The needle is about to hit the groove for a new vinyl "listening room" in San Antonio's Government Hill neighborhood. Poised to be a paradise for local crate diggers and vinyl junkies " not to mention, others simply looking for a classy and curated night out " Volta is nearly ready to make its big debut. Volta has already held its soft launch in the space once occupied by Gen Z haunt Snake Hill. Over Thanksgiving weekend, the fledgling nightspot played host to a full roster of DJs spinning tunes ranging from '60s and' 70s psych and garage rock to cumbia, soul, blues, jazz and hip-hop. "Basically anything that's on vinyl, you can spin here," co-owner Danny Delgado said. Volta is the latest brainchild by the group behind the Lonesome Rose, Holy Diver, Palomino and '70s-sleaze biker bar Slow Ride, which inhabits the spot…...

12+ hour, 12+ min ago (230+ words) A group of 18 multi-faith and nonreligious Texas families filed a'class action lawsuit Tuesday'in San Antonio federal court to block public school districts statewide from displaying the Ten Commandments. Since the GOP-controlled Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 10, which requires the religious text be posted in every classroom, two federal judges have ruled the law unconstitutional and blocked the displays in districts named as defendants. "The courts are clear that forcing displays of the Ten Commandments on Texas students is unconstitutional," ACLU of Texas attorney'Chloe Kempf said in an emailed statement. "Yet Texas school districts won't stop. Enough is enough. With this class action lawsuit, Texans are coming together to say: Students and families " not the government " should decide how or whether they practice their faith." The new suit, Ashby v. Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD,'is the first class action filed to shut down…...

13+ hour, 34+ min ago (493+ words) U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is spearheading a Senate committee hearing intended to challenge federal safety requirements for vehicles, the Wall Street Journal reports. Features that could come under challenge by the committee include Automatic Emergency Breaking (AEB), which won't go into effect as a federally mandated requirement for new vehicles until 2029, according to the Journal. Also potentially on the chopping block is the "check the backseat" reminder to ensure parents don't leave kids in the vehicle. The Cruz-chaired Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has already issued summons to executives of Detroit's "Big Three" automakers " General Motors (GM), Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis (which absorbed Chrysler properties like Dodge, Ram and Jeep) " demanding they explain the rising cost of vehicles. The hearing will get rolling on Jan. 14, ostensibly to get some answers from industry titans on how to bring down…...