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  • Sen. John Cornyn Joins the Fight Against Patent Trolls With New Bill

    Legislation targeting patent trolls is picking up steam in Congress. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) became the latest lawmaker to offer a solution, introducing a bill aimed at making it easier for the victims of frivolous patent suits to fight ...

  • SAHA and San Antonio Food Bank serving up a Farmers Market

    San Antonio Housing Authority and the San Antonio Food Bank will host a Farmers Market at SAHA headquarters on May 23. The San Antonio Food Bank and the San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA) are gearing up to host the first SAHA Farmers Market. The first market will take place on May 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Moving forward, the market will be held on the second and fourth Thursday of each ...

  • Mountain Real Estate looking to San Antonio as part of Texas growth plan

    Mountain Real Estate Capital is setting its sights on new opportunities in the Texas residential market. Charlotte-based equity firm Mountain Real Estate Capital (MREC) is looking to expand its investment platform in Texas. And San Antonio could be part of that plan. Arthur Nevid, chief investment officer for MREC, recently announced that his firm, had recapitalized a development by Land Tejas ...

  • Megabus to offer additional low fares next month

    Megabus.com is expanding to 28 U.S. cities and is rolling out special low-cost fares during the month of June. Megabus.com, which has turned heads and filled seats with its $1 fare promotion, is lowering the price of travel on additional routes. During the month of June, Megabus.com will offer thousands of $5 and $9 seats for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The low fares will be ...

  • ETF chairwoman Lower-than-requested funding is vote of confidence

    Terry Hazell is chairwoman of the Texas Emerging Technology Fund Advisory Council. Earlier this week, the Texas Legislature approved replenishing the Emerging Technology Fund with $50 million over two years versus $139 million requested by the office of Gov. Rick Perry. The low funding level came after years of controversy and allegations of political influence connected to the fund thats ...


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Movie Review

Wait Until Dark

With Marisa Tomei and Quentin Tarantino currently getting mixed reviews in the big-budget Broadway revival of Frederick Knott's 1966 suspense play "Wait Until Dark," this would be a good time to revisit the 1967 film version, which starred Audrey Hepburn (who was nominated for an Oscar), Alan Arkin, and Richard Crenna. Although I have not seen the current stage revival, I've read enough reviews to ... ...

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  • San Antonio craft brewers ready to tap into larger market

    Freetail Brewery's Scott Metzger is optimistic that the state's changes to the brewpub laws will create more opportunities for craft brewers. Craft beer brewers in the Lone Star State finally have the legislative relief they have sought for years. The Texas Legislature has approved a number of changes to the states alcohol laws, which could provide San Antonios craft beer industry with a ...

  • Equity group buys up San Antonio firms BlackBrush TexStar and SunTerra

    Tailwater Capital, a new Dallas-based private equity group, has purchased three San Antonio-based energy companies from its former parent. Tailwater spun off Monday from HM Capital, also of Dallas, snapping up its equity stakes in BlackBrush Oil & Gas, TexStar Midstream Services and SunTerra Well Services. All three companies are based in San Antonio with operations in the nearby Eagle Ford ...

  • InGenesis Alamo Travel Group among fastest growing inner-city firms

    Veronica Edwards, CEO of InGenesis, leads one of the fastest-growing Inner City firms in the country. Two San Antonio companies have been ranked among the fastest growing inner city companies in the U.S. by Fortune magazine and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC). InGenesis, a staffing and management consulting company founded in 1998, ranked No. 4 on the list while the Alamo ...

  • Enerjex sells off oil leases in Eastern Kansas

    EnerJex Resources has sold off two non-core oil leases for $450,000. EnerJex Resources Inc., a domestic oil producer, has sold two non-core oil leases in Eastern Kansas for $450,000. The properties are located outside of EnerJexs core operating areas, and their transaction is expected to lower the companys unit-operating expenses, company officials said Wednesday. The company did not identify ...

  • Valero refinery in Oklahoma unaffected by tornado

    A file photo of a Valero refinery. Company officials announced that its refinery in Ardmore, Okla. was unaffected by the recent tornado. Valero Energy Corp. said its refinery in Ardmore, Okla., was unaffected by the tornado that tore through the nearby town of Moore on Monday, killing at least 24 people. All employees at the 87,400 barrel-per-day refinery are safe and accounted for, company ...

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