The Current focuses on investigative journalism, political analysis, and critical coverage of local music and culture.

A member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, its style combines tough journalism with humor.

The Current has won many journalism awards, often for coverage of subjects and controversies that are largely ignored by other South Texas media outlets.

The paper also publishes a popular yearly "Best of San Antonio" issue, which invites readers to vote for their favorite food, media, and culture in the San Antonio area.

[3] After having several different owners in the 1990s, the paper was sold in 2000 to Times-Shamrock Communications and then to Euclid Media Group in December 2013.