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Desert Door premieres Easteños: True Cowboys of the Wild Horse Desert
The short film, Easteños: True Cowboys of the Wild Horse Desert, tells the story of brothers and cowboys Timo and Miguel Rodriguez. As part of a collaborative series with Desert Door Texas Sotol and Ocotillo films, this film highlights the cowboy’s connection to the land and explores what it means to be a true cowboy. Hosted by Desert Door at the Hotel Emma in San Antonio’s Pearl District, the short film premier was followed by an interactive Q&A session with the East Foundation cowboys featured in the film, Foundation CEO Neal Wilkins, and the film producers.
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Change is Brewing Across the Nation!
Ben & Jerry's new cold brew ice cream supports a new vision for public safety
You don't have to be a barista to enjoy Ben & Jerry's newest Limited Batch flavor—a cool combination of cold brew coffee ice cream, marshmallow swirls and fudge brownies. "Change is Brewing" was created to help transform the nation's approach to public safety to one that prioritizes community needs.
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MOVE Texas’s Statement on the Start of Texas’s Third Special Session
The third special session of the Texas Legislature starts today, marking the beginning of yet another month where Texas lawmakers will go to extreme lengths in an attempt to pass abhorrent laws and further exhaust an already weary electorate. This time around, the focus is on redistricting, where some cynical Texas lawmakers are setting out to redraw voting maps along partisan lines in order to further entrench their own political power.
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'Hotlanta' is even more sweltering in these neighborhoods due to a racist 20th-century policy
On a warm September afternoon, Mona Scott sat on the front porch while her home baked like an oven. As she ran a frozen water bottle across her forehead and arms, Scott told CNN her air conditioning broke 10 days earlier and had not yet been fixed.
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Texas doctor who says he performed abortion sued in first known challenges under new law
A San Antonio doctor who wrote a Washington Post op-ed claiming that he had violated Texas' six-week abortion ban now faces at least two lawsuits brought against him under the ban, both brought by plaintiffs who say they oppose the new law.
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Two-for-one vaccine clinics fight flu and Covid, too
hey're a fall staple in most communities across the United States: flu shot clinics. But this year many will offer something extra -- Covid-19 shots. As the Delta variant spreads and uncertainty...
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A Texas school board proposes the non-renewal of a contract for a principal accused of promoting critical race theory
A Texas school district board voted unanimously to give notice of a proposed non-renewal of the contract of a principal at the center of controversy over critical race theory.
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Vaccinate all health care workers now
Covid-19 has killed over 600,000 Americans and sickened many more. It's hard for me to understand why people would refuse a vaccine that could save their lives and those of their family. But as a nurse, what I find even harder to understand is why some health care workers choose not to get vaccinated and put patients at risk as a result.
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DHS chief 'horrified' by images of US Border Patrol confronting migrants
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday said he was "horrified" by images that appear to show US Border Patrol agents on horseback confronting Haitian refugees at the US border.
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Why 'all eyes' will be on the Virginia suburbs this fall
Reassured by the results of California's gubernatorial recall election last week, Democrats now face tougher electoral tests this fall that will measure whether they can defend their most important political advance of the Donald Trump era.
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White House says it's seeking more information on 'horrific' footage of Border Patrol agents confronting Haitian immigrants
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that the White House is seeking more information on the "horrific" viral videos that appear to show US Border Patrol agents on horseback confronting Haitian refugees at the US border.
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US to ease travel restrictions on fully vaccinated foreign visitors
The United States plans to ease travel restrictions on all fully vaccinated foreign visitors starting in November, the White House said Monday, relaxing a patchwork of bans that had begun to cause fury in Europe and replacing them with more uniform requirements for inbound international air passengers.
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Children’s Health Defense Files Amended Motion to Stay against the FDA
14 members of the U.S. military detail the toll vaccine mandates are taking on men and women who serve our country
On September 17, Children’s Health Defense (CHD) filed an Amended Motion to Stay as a follow up to its suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for simultaneously approving and authorizing Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine in a classic “bait and switch.” The FDA’s action created mass confusion, disorder, and deception regarding the differences between the two Pfizer vaccines.
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Statement of Administration H.R. 3755 – Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 (Rep. Chu, D-CA, and 214 cosponsors)
The Administration strongly supports House passage of H.R. 3755, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021.
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Governor Abbott Appoints Seven to Texas Medical Board
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Ada Booth, M.D. and Ebony Todd and reappointed Michael Cokinos, Kandace Farmer, D.O., LuAnn Morgan, Jayaram Naidu, M.D., and Sherif Zaafran, M.D. to the Texas Medical Board for terms set to expire on April 13, 2027. The Board regulates the practice of medicine in Texas.
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Ribociclib added to endocrine therapy extends survival in postmenopausal patients with metastatic breast cancer
A study led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed a significant overall survival benefit with ribociclib plus endocrine therapy for postmenopausal patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer. This is the first demonstration of a survival advantage with a front-line CDK4/6 inhibitor in postmenopausal patients with HR+/HER 2- advanced breast cancer.
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Elon Musk takes shots at Joe Biden after SpaceX sends civilians to space
Elon Musk mocked President Joe Biden over the weekend after Saturday's successful splashdown of SpaceX's Inspiration4 flight carried four tourists on a three-day orbital mission.
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Thousands evacuated as volcano erupts on Spain's La Palma island
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma island is continuing to expel molten lava and ash after erupting on Sunday and is likely to do so for days, the president of the Canary Islands regional government warned Monday.
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#EmmysSoWhite ... again
There was more diversity in the Emmys presenters Sunday night than there was in the actual winners -- and people have feelings about that.
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1 in 5 parents say their kids eat more fast food during the pandemic, poll finds
For some families, the pandemic has thrown a wrench in healthy eating plans due to stress from remote work, e-learning, money problems, sickness and more.
