San Antonio's love for hanging out downtown, snacking on Tex-Mex dates back to the 1860s, when the iconic Chili Queens sold enchiladas, bowls of beans and you guessed it — chili — throughout ...

In 1860, Lt. Col. Robert E. Lee arrived in San Antonio. The West Point-educated Army officer did not expect a long stay out West. Lee rented a room in the city plaza, where he regularly visited a ...

“San Antonio 1860s – 1990s: A Photographic Chronology from UTSA Special Collections,” drawing on the treasures of the UTSA Libraries Special Collections to tell San Antonio’s story in photographs.

The original Tex-Mex staple dates back further than most historians realize. He believes that the slow-simmered mélange of meat, garlic, chile peppers, wild onions, and cumin betrays Moroccan ...

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio is a city steeped in ... During Reconstruction in the 1860s, segregation forced many Black San Antonians to create their own communities. Many historic East Side ...

In the 1860s, Huebner also opened a stage stand ... The Huebner video was posted by the city of San Antonio on its official account on X, formerly known as Twitter. So far, the post has ...