{"id":237408,"date":"2026-04-06T17:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/237408\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:36:10","slug":"san-antonios-tamales-people-will-get-this-shirt-immediately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/237408\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio\u2019s tamales people will get this shirt immediately"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In San Antonio, tamales aren\u2019t just food. They\u2019re arguments, recommendations, and the kind of thing that can take over a whole table.<\/p>\n<p>That idea shows up on a new shirt in the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mysanantonio.com\/?utm_source=site&amp;utm_medium=site&amp;utm_campaign=merch_20260406\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">MySA merch shop<\/a>, featuring two cartoon tamales in cowboy hats.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a playful nod to the city\u2019s deep tamales culture and to MySA\u2019s Tamale Throwdown, an event that celebrates one of San Antonio\u2019s most beloved foods.<\/p>\n<p>The shirt is one of the first designs in MySA\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mysanantonio.com\/?utm_source=site&amp;utm_medium=site&amp;utm_campaign=merch_20260406\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">online merch store<\/a>, which features apparel and accessories inspired by San Antonio culture and the stories the newsroom covers.<\/p>\n<p>The shop includes tote bags, hats, sweatshirts, and other items tied to San Antonio culture and MySA\u2019s coverage. Some designs also include Rosita the Jalape\u00f1o, a character inspired by the region\u2019s long-running love of Tex-Mex food.<\/p>\n<p>The store gives readers another way to connect with MySA\u2019s coverage of food, events, and neighborhood life. It also helps support the reporting behind those stories.<\/p>\n<p>And honestly, tamales in a cowboy hat feel pretty fitting for San Antonio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In San Antonio, tamales aren\u2019t just food. They\u2019re arguments, recommendations, and the kind of thing that can take&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237409,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[87925,91332,82,84,83,87929,87928,87927],"class_list":["post-237408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-aff-hnp","tag-aff-national-news","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-sfgfreelance","tag-sfgshopping","tag-thebuyarea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}