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Stephanie Koithan

San Antonio

Digital Editor at San Antonio Current

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  • Be Kind Rewind owners opening spooky new tiki bar in downtown San Antonio

    1 week ago | sacurrent.com | Stephanie Koithan

    Wikimedia Commons / Kent Wang Skull-shaped mugs are a common sight at tiki establishments like the one pictured here, but Paradise Unknown promises to be even spookier. The team behind San Antonio retro bar and arcade Be Kind & Rewind has plans to open a spooky tiki bar downtown, MySA reports. The new drinking spot, Paradise Unknown, is slated to open on Losoya Street next march, Be Kind & Rewind officials told the online news outlet.

  • San Antonio Rep. Henry Cuellar among Dems who signed 'gratitude to ICE resolution'

    2 weeks ago | sacurrent.com | Stephanie Koithan

    U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, whose South Texas district includes part of San Antonio, is one of 75 House Democrats who crossed the aisle Monday to sign a resolution expressing "gratitude to ICE."The Republican-backed House Resolution 488 expressed thanks to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement even as the agency draws criticism for arresting undocumented migrants outside immigration courts and on worksites.

  • Mayor Ron Nirenberg blasts Gov. Greg Abbott for sending National Guard to San Antonio

    2 weeks ago | sacurrent.com | Stephanie Koithan

    Nirenberg, who ends eight years in office this month, said he empathizes with residents over the "serious fatigue this federal administration is causing within our community." He added that he understands local "anger and frustration ... with the government's crude interpretations of immigration law and cruel approach to human rights."However, the mayor also expressed support for McManus’ call for peaceful protests and his plan to arrest those involved in property damage or violence.

  • Gov. Greg Abbott deploys Texas National Guard to San Antonio ahead of anti-ICE protests

    2 weeks ago | sacurrent.com | Stephanie Koithan

    "The State of Texas stands ready to deploy all necessary personnel and resources to uphold law and order across our state," Abbott's press secretary said in a statement to CBS News. "Texas National Guard soldiers are on standby in areas where mass demonstrations are planned in case they are needed. Peaceful protests are part of the fabric of our nation, but Texas will not tolerate the lawlessness we have seen in Los Angeles.

  • Texas bill restricting campus protests amounts to major free-speech violation, ACLU warns

    2 weeks ago | sacurrent.com | Stephanie Koithan

    "Free speech matters not just when you agree with the speech, but most importantly when you disagree with the speech," Caro Achar, engagement coordinator for free speech at ACLU Texas, told the Current.

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