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Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen Expanding Into Central Texas

Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen is expanding into the Austin area with planned restaurants in Kyle and Leander, marking a larger move beyond its Houston-area base. The Austin Business Journal reported that the 33-year-old Tex-Mex chain selected sites along Interstate 35 as it continues growing outside its home market. The Kyle...

Austin, TX · 9d

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See inside H-E-B's new San Antonio store, opening today

H-E-B welcomes the first group of eager customers to its new East Side store today. At 6 a.m., the San Antonio-based grocer opens its 125,000-square-foot location at Interstate 10 and Loop 1604 in Schertz, where it purchased about 60 acres in 2015. "This community is very near to my heart,"...

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A Stage for Everyone in San Marcos

The Hot Seat Lipsync Smackdown took place on October 6, 2026, at The Marc in San Marcos, Texas. Hosted monthly the event brings together established performers and emerging entertainers for a night of creative expression. Bingo Baddies took place on October 15, 2026, at Showdown in San Marcos, Texas. Held...

San Marcos, TX · 8d

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Texas Fall Antique Trails: Round Top & Hill Country Autumn Bazaars

The best antique finds in Central Texas aren’t always sitting in a shop window. Sometimes they’re tucked inside a weathered barn, displayed in a dealer’s booth, or waiting beneath a tent along a country road. The Texas fall antiques trail brings together antique shows, vintage markets, and...

Round Top, TX · 7d

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H-E-B customer waits 16 hours to be first inside new Converse store

Shoppers gathered before sunrise for the new store’s opening near I-10 and Loop 1604.

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Texas barbecue favorite with 3-hour line ranked No. 1 in Texas

The acclaimed smokehouse is once again scoring honors.

Texas · 10d

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San Antonio steakhouse that shuttered after 73 years to be demolished

The property will make way for a new Soluna location in 2028.

San Antonio, TX · 10d

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Some Of The Most Unforgettable Meals In Texas Begin With These 10 Local Traditions

A three-quarter-pound chicken fried steak in Texas gets cooked on a grill instead of dunked in a deep fryer. That one detail made me stop and read the whole menu twice. Then the stories kept getting better, including a taco shell that puffs into a golden pocket and a trademarked name to protect it. Another kitchen helped make fajitas famous after starting in a little building in front of a struggling tortilla factory.

Houston, TX · 10d

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These 11 Texas Restaurants Know Exactly What Comfort Food Should Taste Like

One breakfast spot in this lineup never locks its doors. It serves German pancakes around the clock, so a 3 AM craving is fair game. That detail made me grin. Then I learned another place on this list folds macaroni and chicken into its menu, and a third serves duck fat biscuits in a chic downtown dining room.

Texas · 10d

San Antonio Express News

Blue Bell is sleighing the season with the return of a minty holiday favorite

Blue Bell's Peppermint Bark ice cream is officially back on store shelves, giving Christmas connoisseurs yet another reason to celebrate the season.

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Walmart plans $400 million distribution center in Cibilo

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart plans to build a $400 million distribution center in Cibilo, just off Interstate 10 in Guadalupe County, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Guadalupe County, TX · 8d

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This unassuming Texas gas station serves some of the best brisket tacos in the state

It looks like an ordinary gas station. Cars pull in, somebody heads toward the convenience-store shelves and another driver is probably thinking about the quickest route back to the road. Nothing about the first glance prepares you for a plate of chopped brisket tucked into a tortilla with coconut street corn and a sauce that brings a little island influence to Texas barbecue.

New Braunfels, TX · 19d

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You Can Fill An Entire Cart For Under $25 At This Massive Discount Store In Texas

There are stores that promise a deal and deliver a disappointment, and then there’s Bargains Depot in San Antonio, Texas, which promises a deal and then somehow exceeds it. That’s a rare thing in retail, and it’s worth driving to Northwest Loop 410 to experience it for yourself.

San Antonio, TX · 20d

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Layne's Chicken Fingers finally opens first San Antonio restaurant

The wait is finally over.

San Antonio, TX · 10d

San Antonio Express News

Texas barbecue joint says Paxton rally wasn't approved by owners, but a 'rogue employee'

"We are not in the business of endorsing political candidates," representatives for Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que wrote.

New Braunfels, TX · 11d

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5 more shade trees to consider for your landscape

This is a great time of year to plant shade trees. Last week, we discussed live oak, Texas red oak, cedar elm, Mexican sycamore and crape myrtle. Once you've chosen a tree, proper planting and care will help it get off to a healthy start. Things to do this week...

Live Oak, TX · 7d

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Neiman Marcus will serve your family’s secret recipe for a cool $15K

Nostalgic San Antonio Neiman Marcus fans who remember the $250 cookie recipe hoax can now pay even more to add to the department store's foodie lore: One customer could see a cherished family recipe take its place on all Neiman Marcus menus — including at Mariposa at the Shops at La Cantera — for a year.

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