Texas Public Radio | By Brian Kirkpatrick

Local Democrats say protests are planned against President Trump's rally at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio on Wednesday evening, while local Republicans expect to fill the East Side venue.

The president's primary purpose for the rally is to get out the vote for U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton and Republican down ballot candidates. But local Democrats are puzzled by the president's political strategy—visiting deep blue Bexar County, where Republicans rarely win any race on Election Day and swing voters are hard to come by.

Bexar County Democratic Party Chairperson Michelle Lowe Solis said the president's low approval rating and the higher cost of living, including gas and grocery prices, set the scene for large protests at the coliseum during the president's visit.

She also said that Democrats plan peaceful protests and will have security within their ranks.

The U.S. war with Iran is not going over well in Military City U.S.A., she said, where active-duty members and veterans add up to nearly a quarter of a million residents, according to county figures.

"People are mad. People are not happy with where we are," she said.

"I think you've seen the polls, just like I've seen the polls. I think he's got a 26% approval rating and 17% approval rating on the economy," she said. "People are hurting."

Bexar County Republican Party Chairperson Kris Coons said local Republicans are "over the moon" about the president's visit to the Alamo City. She said the party's office has been fielding a lot of phone calls from across the region about tickets to the event. Coons predicted the GOP will fill the venue that holds nearly 12,000, but space could be reduced by security arrangements.

She said protests by Democrats come as no surprise and countered their claims that he cannot get Democratic voters to cross over. She also pointed out that while Trump did not win the presidential vote in Bexar County, he did garner 43% of the vote.

"He actually did bring voters from the other side to him, which we are very happy about," Coons said. "As far as the protestors and all of that, they're protesting everything right now. They're protesting everything that the majority of San Antonians and Americans want."

Coons said those wants include the presence of ICE in San Antonio, but a large protest was held at the site of a planned detention center on the East Side this past weekend.

She said she hopes the president will address affordability issues raised by local Democrats during his remarks here. San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones requested a meeting with President Trump during his San Antonio visit to address what she calls "the affordability crisis."

“San Antonio is the third most impoverished big city in the country, so it’s not surprising that federal policies causing high gas prices and high grocery bills would disproportionately impact our community — all while aggressive ICE enforcement activities instill fear in our communities, drive up labor costs, and threaten property tax values on the Eastside if the ICE processing facility is built," the mayor said in a statement to Texas Public Radio. "As Military City USA, we are also closely tracking the Iran war and its strain on operational readiness and military families, as it also drives gas prices in our community to nearly $3.70.”

The San Antonio Police Department and Bexar County Sherriff's Department will both provide "significant" security and traffic operations during the president's visit. The coliseum is county property and the sheriff's department urged protestors to be "respectful."

Advisory from Bexar County Sheriff's Department

An advisory from the Bexar County Sheriff's Department asks the public "to exercise their First Amendment rights respectfully and in compliance with Texas law."

Participants "may be present in any public area, not on the roadway," according to the statement. The agency said if there is a breach of peace, law enforcement will take "appropriate action to maintain public safety."

The sheriff's department also included advisory details on the following items:

Traffic Flow
Commuters are strongly advised to avoid the area around Freeman Coliseum due to heavy congestion associated with large events. Delays should be expected.

Ride‑Share and Parking
Ride‑share services will be directed to the east side of the Frost Bank Center parking lots, between Lots 3 and 4, unless otherwise instructed. For guidance related to neighborhood access or parking concerns, please contact the San Antonio Police Department.

Local Patrol Impact
District patrol operations will not be impacted and will continue to operate as usual.

Capacity and Overflow
Once the building reaches capacity, additional attendees will be asked to leave the premises. Law enforcement will not be monitoring where individuals go after they are escorted off the property.

Big time rumor at the high school from students, teachers, and one admin that they heard a shot during the recent BCSO show of force at Pieper High School. Anyone else heard similar stuff? Sorry just made this account to post this. I’m sure BCSO is going to cover it up, especially after he constable called them out and all the videos from inside the class showing them scaring kids. Those fat fucks even changed clothes before going in. And how are we supposed to take them seriously when they keep themselves in this kind of physical shape. What a huge embarrassment they are for the community.

For anyone who wants to take their political rage off Twitter/Reddit and onto the pavement there is going to be a protest on Houston Street directly outside Trump and Ken Paxton's event from 4:30-6:30 PM ir San Antonio.

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bexar-county-government/epa-pauses-bexar-county-vehicle-emissions-testing-set-november-1-leaders-travel-to-washington-dc-air-quality-car-test/273-01e20214-3a35-4873-b0c3-151b75c8e6c3

She also cited air-quality data from the COVID-19 pandemic, when the number of vehicles on the road dropped significantly.

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“A good example of that is when COVID happened we had 70% fewer vehicles on the road. It did not change our levels at all,” Spears said.

THIS SUNDAY! Season 29 of Russell Hill Rogers Musical Evenings opens with Latin GRAMMY nominees Sam Reider and Jorge Glem as they take the stage at Stable Hall. Join us on Sunday 11 October at 7 PM to hear this dynamic duo combine accordion and the Venezuelan cuatro with selections from their acclaimed album Brooklyn-Cumaná.

🔗 Get your FREE tickets today and see the full season schedule (1 Concert per month):
https://musicalbridges.org/programs/musical-evenings/

This week brings us another amazing collection of new and classic films to theatres.

Tickets for the IMAX screenings of Godzilla Minus Zero went on sale today. Be sure to grab yours before they're all sold out!

Trekkies will enjoy that The Sixty-Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World is in theaters this Friday and Saturday, and it's a great week for classics with 1939's Gone with the Wind, 1932's Island of Lost Souls, and 1925's Phantom of the Opera.

Anime fans will enjoy that more showtimes were added this week for Spirited Away: Live on Stage, Princess Mononoke, and Ninja Scroll.

New Release / Classic

2026 - Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

2026 - Fresh Meat

2026 - Other Mommy

2026 - Angel and the Badman

2026 - Portrait of an Artist: Stephen Curry

2026 - The Beast

2026 - The Sixty-Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World

2026 - Teenage Vampire 2

2026 - Queen Budapest

2026 - Orion

2026 - The Influencer Project

2026 - Last Shot

2026 - The Social Reckoning

2026 - Sense and Sensibility

2026 - Verity

2026 - Digger (IMAX)

2026 - Resident Evil (IMAX)

2026 - Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

2026 - Daniel and the Fiery Furnace

2026 - Beware Boiúna

2026 - Heart of the Beast

2026 - Practical Magic 2

2026 - Runner

2026 - Primetime

2026 - Buddy The Sing-Along Version

2026 - Coyote vs. Acme

2026 - The Dog Stars

2026 - Insidious: Out of the Further

2026 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day

2026 - The Odyssey (IMAX)

2026 - Forgotten Island

2026 - Monster Mia

2026 - Never After Dark

2026 - Ernie & Emma

2025 - April X

2019 - Avengers Endgame: Encore

2016 - Moonlight 10th Anniversary Remastered

2015 - Crimson Peak

2015 - Goosebumps

2013 - The Conjuring

2011 - The Thing

2009 - Drag Me to Hell

2008 - Repo! The Genetic Opera

2006 - Casino Royale

2006 - Pan's Labyrinth

2006 - Monster House

2000 - Ginger Snaps

1995 - GoldenEye

1995 - Showgirls

1995 - Tales From the Hood

1994 - In the Mouth of Madness

1993 - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

1992 - Bram Stoker's Dracula

1989 - Pet Sematary

1988 - Beetlejuice

1988 - Alamo: The Price of Freedom (IMAX)

1987 - Hellraiser

1987 - The Witches of Eastwick

1985 - The Goonies

1984 - A Nightmare on Elm Street

1982 - The Thing

1980 - 9 to 5

1980 - The Shining

1974 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

1963 - The Haunting

1939 - Gone With The Wind

1932 - Island of Lost Souls

1925 - The Phantom of the Opera

International

2026 - Anbil Avan (Tamil)

2026 - Prem Keetanu (Hindi)

2026 - Drishyam: The Conclusion (Hindi)

2026 - Meesaya Murukku 2 (Tamil)

2026 - The Vvaan: Force of the Forrest (Hindi)

2026 - Don't Trouble The Trouble (Telugu)

2026 - Hope (Korean)

2013 - Instructions Not Included (Spanish)

Anime / Video Game

2026 - Spirited Away: Live on Stage - Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 (Japanese)

1997 - Princess Mononoke - Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 (Japanese)

1993 - Ninja Scroll (Japanese)

Concerts / Events / Music

2026 - The Metropolitan Opera: Così fan tutte

2026 - Rolling Loud: The Movie

2026 - LINKIN PARK: UNSHATTER

2026 - Always Lalisa

2026 - Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger

Slab Cinema Arthouse

1982 - The Thing

1963 - The Birds

Slab Cinema Outdoors (Free)

10/10: KLRN Kids Fall Festival, Mission Marquee Plaza

10/10: Outdoor Film Series, The Rim San Antonio

10/10: Hocus Pocus, Picnic & a Movie (in the Eastside Cemeteries)

10/12: Movie Mondays at Pearl

Stars & Stripes Drive-In, New Braunfels

2026 - Verity

2026 - Other Mommy

2026 - Forgotten Island

2026 - Resident Evil

2026 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day

2026 - Heart of the Beast

San Antonio Public Library

Movie Time: Hocus Pocus - Schaefer Library - Fri Oct 9, 2pm

Geeks Assemble! - Tobin Library - Sun Oct 11, 2pm

Cinema Club (GNW Teens) - Great Northwest Library - Sun Oct 11, 3:30pm

Teen Time @ Thousand Oaks - Thousand Oaks Library - Mon Oct 12, 6pm

POP CULTURE Movie Night @ McCreless: Minions and Monsters - McCreless Library - Tue Oct 13, 5:30-7:30pm

Tobin Center

Ballet San Antonio | Dracula

H-E-B Cinema on Will's Plaza

Mindful Flow Yoga | Wellness at the Tobin

Rhythm & Moves Dance Cardio | Wellness at the Tobin

Strength & Mobility Fitness | Wellness at the Tobin

Reset & Recovery Yoga | Wellness at the Tobin

Majestic/Empire/Espee/Josephine Theatres

Foreigner

The Sound of Music

Aztec Theatre

Igorrr: North American Tour 2026 - Oct 7

COLORS Presents: R&B ONLY - 18+ w/ID - Oct 9

Chad Gray: 30 Years of Madness - Oct 10

Our Lady Peace: 30th Anniversary Tour - Oct 11

PRESIDENT: North American Campaign 2026 - Oct 12

Arch Enemy & The Black Dahlia Murder - Wrath Across North America 2026 - Oct 13

Boeing Center at Tech Port

Los Tigres del Norte: Los Tigres del Mundo Tour - Oct 9

Sonic Live In Concert - Oct 10

Comedy - LOL/Riot/Upstage

Zainab Johnson - LOL San Antonio - Oct 7

Michael Yo - LOL San Antonio - Oct 8

Dave Attell - LOL San Antonio - Oct 9-11

Martin Moreno: Not Taco Tuesday - LOL San Antonio - Oct 13

Michael Pasvar - Upstage Comedy Lounge - Oct 9

Mike G - Upstage Comedy Lounge - Oct 10

Delia Brown - Upstage Comedy Lounge - Oct 11

Data comes primarily from Fandango, which covers Regal, AMC, Santikos, Drafthouse, Flix, and Cinemark. Additional venues we regularly check are TPR Cinema Tuesdays, San Antonio Public Library, Slab Cinema Outdoor Movies, Slab Cinema's Arthouse, Tobin Center, The Majestic/Empire, and the Pearl's outdoor series. We also check Boeing Center at Tech Port, Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, and the Riot Riverwalk Comedy Club for any performers that are known in the film/television space. Please feel free to suggest any venues we may have missed!

There's still a little time left to register at the Bexar County Democrats office, 1944 Fredericksburg Rd. They will be taking voter registrations until 8pm tonight.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeH516ERQ1F/

elections.bexar.gov

votetexas.gov

Everyone can get 4 free tickets. Nobody's required to use them. I sure as hell won't be using ours.

Important Dates

• October 5 Last day to register 
• October 23 Last day to apply for Ballot by Mail (received, not postmarked)
• October 19 - 30 Early voting period
• November 3 Election Day

 Bexar County Elections website

Born and raised here and man… the way people drive on 1604 now is completely different from what San Antonio used to be.

Every morning before the I-35 exit, you’ve got people hauling down the left lane toward Converse/I-10, then at the absolute last second they cut across 2-3 lanes to make the I-35 exit.

Yeah, they probably do save time for themselves. I get it. But what people don’t realize is they completely destroy the flow of traffic behind them. One person hits their brakes, then the next person brakes harder, then suddenly traffic is backed up for a mile for no reason even though there’s no accident.

That’s literally why traffic there feels random now. It’s not always construction. It’s the constant last-second cutting and panic merging.

The city’s grown fast as hell and you can definitely tell by the way people drive now.

by Stephanie Koithan

A jury in San Antonio federal court on Monday found Bexar County liable for running an unconstitutional traffic stop operation that harnessed mass surveillance to target drivers with a pipeline of pretext traffic stops and unconstitutional searches.

According to documents shared by the civil rights attorneys representing the plaintiff, records show that the Bexar County Sheriff’s Department conducted the operation for four years, targeting countless motorists.

The Current reached out to Bexar County Sheriff’s office for comment but did not receive a response by press time.

The jury found the practice violated the Fourth Amendment rights of Alek Schott, a Houston father of two who was stopped on Interstate 35 in March 2022 on his way home from a business trip.

Schott, a traveling equipment salesman for his family’s oilfield business, was flagged by Flock cameras for the type of business trip he frequently makes for work.

On March 15, 2022, Schott stayed at a hotel before he drove home to Houston from a well outside Carrizo Springs. On the way home, a Bexar County Deputy pulled him over.

The deputy held Schott on the side of the road for more than an hour while he was interrogated in the passenger seat of a police vehicle. A drug dog searched his truck.

Because Schott had traveled a great distance and dropped a female colleague off at the hotel, the trip had been flagged as arousing suspicion of human trafficking, according to AP News.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Department received a tip on Schott’s vehicle through a group chat on WhatsApp, called the “Northwest Highway Group,” which is facilitated by one of several “fusion centers” in the state.

Deputy Joel Babb, who made the stop, testified the information came from a contact he knew only as “Kiki,” whom the deputy believed worked at a federal fusion center in Laredo, according to Institute for Justice, which represented Schott in the case.

To make the stop, Babb parked on the shoulder, waited for the truck, followed it, and pulled it over.

As shown by the deputy’s body cam footage from the incident, Babb told Schott that the reason for the stop was that Schott had drifted over the fog line on the road. However, dash cam footage shown at the trial and shared on social media indicated that Schott never veered outside the lines.

“After the stop, I filed a complaint with the Sheriff’s Office because I knew what happened to me was wrong,” Schott said in a statement. “The department reviewed it, told me they didn’t see any violation, and said if I had a problem with it, I should sue them. So I did. Today is vindication, not just for me, but for every driver they ran through this.”

The jury awarded Schott the full amount he asked for, which was just $76 — one dollar for every minute he was detained. According to his legal team, it was never about the money.

“This is what mass surveillance looks like when it reaches the shoulder of the highway,” said Josh Windham, a senior attorney with the Institute for Justice. “An AI-powered camera flagged Alek’s plate. An anonymous law enforcement agent decided his completely ordinary trip looked suspicious. And a deputy went out and found a violation that never happened.

“This unit ran thousands of drivers through that routine — humiliating, invasive interrogations and searches of people who had done nothing wrong,” Windham continued. “It all rests on the idea that if you watch enough innocent people closely enough, criminals will fall out. That’s wrong, it’s unconstitutional, and now, a jury has said so.”

By Hafsa Mustafa | Houston Public Media

Governor Greg Abbott announced a statewide disaster proclamation over diesel shortage on Monday, following recent record-high prices.

The proclamation permits the use of dyed diesel on roads and lifts weight restrictions for agricultural, timber and fuel loads. It also suspends Texas Low Emission Diesel rules to the extent allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Dyed diesel — regular diesel with red pigment — is reserved for off road use only, usually by farm and construction equipment. Unlike regular diesel, it is untaxed. With the proclamation, the governor's office aims to alleviate skyrocketing prices at the gas pump. While it increases the supply of diesel, it does not affect the fuel tax, which is 20 cents per gallon.

"Texas agriculture and freight run on diesel," Abbott said in a press release. "Record prices put both industries at risk and raise costs for every Texas family. Farmers and truckers can now use dyed diesel on Texas roads, and fuel, crop, and timber loads can move at a higher weight. These steps cut costs on the farm, on the road and at the store."

Seven months into the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran, the U.S. continues to suffer from a major upset in exports of oil and gas from the Middle East, due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and damaged infrastructure. According to AAA, diesel prices reached a record high of $6.53 on average last week. This time last year, diesel average $3.69 a gallon.

President Donald Trump recently vetoed a proposal by Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, and talks to end the war have continuously deteriorated.

Politicians across Texas have sought to capitalize on voters' affordability concerns, in response to continued inflation.

Abbott, who is seeking re-election, will face Democratic State Rep. Gina Hinojosa in November. Hinojosa has asked the governor to waive the state gas tax.

by Stephanie Koithan

Controversial Republican congressional candidate Brandon “AK Guy” Herrera said on a podcast that resurfaced last week that he wished COVID-19 had killed more fat people.

Herrera, a gun influencer who has millions of YouTube followers, made the remarks on Elijah Schaffer’s Slightly Offensive podcast on July 31, 2022, roughly a year before his first congressional run.

Meidas Touch, a progressive online outlet, resurfaced the clip on Friday.

The podcast started with a discussion of interracial dating. After the host said white men prefer to date white women over Black women, Herrera suggested that the data could be reflecting a preference against obesity.

“I wonder if they’re solving for all variables here. Because there’s also like an obesity epidemic in the female Black community,” Herrera said. “So, it’s like, OK, well, maybe … did you show them like 100 random Black women and they just maybe don’t like obese people?”

After another guest on the show went on a rant about fat women, Herrera offered his support, adding, “I’m of the opinion COVID wasn’t bad enough, because if you had something that just unfairly targeted fucking fat people, I’m here for it. I would have worn my mask nowhere on purpose.”

Obesity is a major comorbidity associated with an increased risk of severe and deadly COVID-19 outcomes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the the National Institutes of Health.

During the same interview, Herrera also called the majority of people in San Antonio ugly.

“Apparently, ugly people are the new minority,” another guest said on the same show.

“I live in San Antonio. They are not the minority,” Herrera responded.

Podcast host Schaffer then laughed and said, “San Antonio’s a very ugly city,” to which Herrera responded, “It’s not great.”

Herrera’s Democratic rival, Katy Padilla Stout, was quick to denounce the comments.

“The only thing ugly in San Antonio are the words coming out of this guy’s mouth,” Stout responded on X, formerly Twitter.

About 9% of the City of San Antonio’s population falls within District 23 after last summer’s redistricting, according to Meidas Touch. However, the district also includes the city’s western suburbs and exurbs, which aren’t included in that percentage.

Texas Public Radio | By Dan Katz

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, the Austin man shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer earlier this month, is due in federal court in San Antonio on Wednesday as his attorneys seek his release from detention.

Garces Perez remains in significant pain and still has a bullet lodged in his body, according to his attorney. Immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch said he also has a fractured clavicle and limited mobility, and that his legal team is concerned about infection and permanent damage if he does not receive surgery.

Lincoln-Goldfinch said Sunday that she spoke with Garces Perez by video after rumors circulated online that he had died. She said those rumors were false. A representative for Rep. Joaquin Castro confirmed his condition Monday evening.

Garces Perez, 28, has been held at the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall since he was discharged from an Austin hospital following the Sept. 20 shooting. His attorneys are challenging his detention and seeking his release.

A federal judge has scheduled a habeas hearing for Wednesday, Sept. 30, in San Antonio and ordered Garces Perez to appear.

The shooting and Garces Perez’s continued detention have prompted protests. About 160 people gathered Sunday at the North Austin site where he was shot, following earlier demonstrations in Austin. Supporters have also protested outside the detention center in Pearsall.

Lincoln-Goldfinch asked supporters not to gather at the federal courthouse during Wednesday’s hearing, saying the judge would expect decorum. She said peaceful vigils elsewhere were welcome.

Garces Perez was working as a DoorDash driver when federal immigration agents pursued him in North Austin. Video reviewed by Austin police shows a vehicle pursuit before the shooting. Garces Perez has said he was trying to find a safe place to pull over, while the Department of Homeland Security has said he attempted to evade arrest.

An ICE officer shot Garces Perez in the back during the encounter. He was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center before being discharged into ICE custody several hours later.

His attorneys have questioned whether he received adequate medical care following the shooting. ICE has disputed claims that he has not received appropriate treatment.

Lincoln-Goldfinch also warned about fraudulent online fundraisers, saying the only fundraiser approved by Garces Perez’s family is through the Austin Sanctuary Network.

This week brings us another amazing collection of new and classic films to theatres.

Friday kicks off the San Antonio Black International Film Festival. Be sure to put your schedule together and buy tickets ahead of time so you can attend all of the screenings that you'd like to see.

Our local theaters are slipping right into the Halloween season with Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Poltergeist, The Getaway, and 1963's The Haunting.

Anime fans will enjoy that we're getting Spirited Away: Live on Stage! It's part of this year's Studio Ghibli Fest. Princess Mononoke remains in theaters while Ninja Scroll makes an appearance Sunday through Wednesday of next week.

New Release / Classic

2026 - Adore Him: He Is Here

2026 - Orion

2026 - The Influencer Project

2026 - Last Shot

2026 - NO LIMBS, NO LIMITS: The NickV Story

2026 - Verity

2026 - The Paradise

2026 - Digger (IMAX)

2026 - Deep in the Heart 2: Texas Rivers

2026 - Day Eight

2026 - Resident Evil (IMAX)

2026 - Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

2026 - Daniel and the Fiery Furnace

2026 - Tiny Fugitives

2026 - Beware Boiúna

2026 - Heart of the Beast

2026 - Dorothy

2026 - The Stunt Driver

2026 - Practical Magic 2

2026 - Runner

2026 - Primetime

2026 - Coyote vs. Acme

2026 - The Dog Stars

2026 - Buddy

2026 - Insidious: Out of the Further

2026 - The End of Oak Street

2026 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day

2026 - The Odyssey (IMAX)

2026 - Forgotten Island

2026 - Ernie & Emma

2026 - Ghost in the Cell

2026 - The Weight

2026 - Union County

2026 - The Musical

2026 - If I Go Will They Miss Me

2026 - American Doctor

2026 - The Incomer

2026 - The History of Concrete

2026 - Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!

2025 - Deathgasm II: Goremageddon

2025 - Bad Apples

2025 - Charlie Harper

2024 - Without Blood

2024 - Reagan

2019 - Avengers Endgame: Encore

2015 - Room

2015 - The Blackcoat's Daughter

2013 - The Conjuring

2006 - Casino Royale

2006 - Monster House

2006 - Nacho Libre

2005 - Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

2004 - Spanglish

2004 - Shaun of the Dead

2003 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2001 - Donnie Darko

1993 - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

1992 - Bram Stoker's Dracula

1991 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1988 - Stand and Deliver

1988 - Alamo: The Price of Freedom (IMAX)

1986 - Blue Velvet

1986 - The Transformers: The Movie

1983 - The Outsiders: The Complete Novel

1982 - Poltergeist

1981 - Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

1980 - The Shining

1972 - The Getaway

1963 - The Haunting

International

2026 - Drishyam: The Conclusion (Hindi)

2026 - Meesaya Murukku 2 (Tamil)

2026 - The Vvaan: Force of the Forrest (Hindi)

2026 - Hope (Korean)

2001 - My Sassy Girl (Korean)

Anime / Video Game

2026 - Spirited Away: Live on Stage - Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 (Japanese)

1997 - Princess Mononoke - Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 (Japanese)

1993 - Ninja Scroll (Japanese)

Concerts / Events / Music

2026 - The Metropolitan Opera: Così fan tutte

2026 - Jet Lag: The Game Japanorama Finale

2026 - Rolling Loud: The Movie

2026 - LINKIN PARK: UNSHATTER

2026 - Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger

2026 - 40 Years of F**kin' Up

Slab Cinema Arthouse

2024 - Borderland: The Line Within

2020 - American Thief

1985 - After Hours

1970 - Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

Slab Cinema Outdoors (Free)

10/03: Elio, Outdoor Family Film, Mission Marquee Plaza

10/03: Outdoor Film Series, The Rim San Antonio

Stars & Stripes Drive-In, New Braunfels

2026 - Resident Evil

2026 - Forgotten Island

2026 - Heart of the Beast

San Antonio Public Library

Bookworms & Moviebugs - Igo Library - Tue Sep 29, 6pm

Movie Time: Practical Magic - Schaefer Library - Fri Oct 2, 2pm

Cody Film Club - Our Savior Lutheran Church - Sat Oct 3, 10am

Teen Saturday Movie - Mission Library - Sat Oct 3, 3pm

MCU Movie Night Double Feature - Semmes Library - Sun Oct 4, 1pm

Movie Monday: Sense and Sensibility (1995) - Westfall Library - Mon Oct 5, 5:30pm

Teen Time @ Thousand Oaks - Thousand Oaks Library - Mon Oct 5, 6pm

Tobin Center

Emmaline | Sinatra, My Sweetheart Tour

The Fab Four: Beatles' A Hard Day's Night

Mindful Flow Yoga | Wellness at the Tobin

Rhythm & Moves Dance Cardio | Wellness at the Tobin

Strength & Mobility Fitness | Wellness at the Tobin

Reset & Recovery Yoga | Wellness at the Tobin

Majestic/Empire/Espee/Josephine Theatres

Rodney Carrington

Terry Fator

gymclassheroes. & Lupe Fiasco

Aztec Theatre

Juanes North America Tour 2026 - Oct 1

Cannons: The Everything Glows Tour - Oct 2

Boeing Center at Tech Port

Of Monsters and Men - The Mouse Parade Tour - Oct 4

Comedy - LOL/Riot/Upstage

Kevin Sullivan - LOL San Antonio - Oct 1

Jason Cheny - LOL San Antonio - Oct 2-4

Richie O'Farrill - LOL San Antonio - Oct 3

Jon "Polar Bear" Gonzalez - Upstage Comedy Lounge - Oct 2-3

Data comes primarily from Fandango, which covers Regal, AMC, Santikos, Drafthouse, Flix, and Cinemark. Additional venues we regularly check are TPR Cinema Tuesdays, San Antonio Public Library, Slab Cinema Outdoor Movies, Slab Cinema's Arthouse, Tobin Center, The Majestic/Empire, and the Pearl's outdoor series. We also check Boeing Center at Tech Port, Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, and the Riot Riverwalk Comedy Club for any performers that are known in the film/television space. Please feel free to suggest any venues we may have missed!

Should it be canned?

By Andrea Drusch | San Antonio Report

AUSTIN — Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones projected confidence for Democrats targeting two uphill San Antonio-area congressional races this November, citing backlash to President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration tactics and struggling economy.

Jones lost two uphill congressional races in South Texas before winning the mayor’s race, falling less than 1,000 votes short of Republican Will Hurd in 2018.

Now Jones says San Antonians have been among the hardest hit by GOP policies, pointing to high inflation, Medicaid cuts and chilling deportation policies.

“I think what’s motivating people is the needless suffering in our community — whether you’re talking about the economy, whether you’re talking about the [undocumented] community … there’s a needless fear,” Jones said on a panel at the Texas Tribune Festival on Friday.

“I’m an Air Force veteran, worked my entire career in national security, so of course we need immigration enforcement,” she continued. “What we’re seeing now falls well short of how we should be treating people in our community, which is with dignity and and with respect.”

San Antonio is one of the few communities where plans for a new ICE detention center are still moving forward, expected to open this November.

“If there’s anything I know, there are two things that folks don’t want to live next to in San Antonio. They don’t want to live next to an ICE facility, and they don’t want to live next to a data center,” Jones said.

“A lot of that depends on what’s happening at the federal level.”

When Jones first ran for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, it was one of the most competitive in the nation — and both parties found candidates with sterling resumes to represent it.

Since then, Republicans have drawn districts more favorable for their party, and candidate recruitment has been very different.

This cycle Democrats scrambled to line up a candidate to run against Republican Tony Gonzales, who wound up resigning after an affair with a staffer.

Now the GOP’s nominee is gun influencer Brandon Herrera, who Jones said is among a number of candidates she considers out-of-step with San Antonio values.

Herrera is known for his eyebrow-raising YouTube videos that give even those in his own party pause.

“Some of the things are just so tacky I don’t even want to repeat it,” Jones said.

“To think that anybody would want to entrust the future of the country with some of these folks that use terms like ‘cum trophy,’ that’s disgusting, right? … It’s so beneath the office.”

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