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WEBNonprofits & Philanthropy. by Lindsey Carnett. by Iris Dimmick. by Dana Fuller. by Tracy Idell Hamilton. The San Antonio Report is a nonprofit, hyper-local online news source in San Antonio. Our mission is to create a more informed community.
Remember the Alamo for what it really represents - San Antonio …
WEBMar 5, 2020 · Credit: Scott Ball / San Antonio Report. In popular culture, the Alamo, a Spanish mission in San Antonio, is regarded as an untrammeled symbol of freedom. Referred to as the “cradle of Texas liberty,” in Texas, devotion to it is fervent. Its name is invoked incessantly: San Antonio is referred to as “the Alamo City” and corporations ...
Government & Politics - San Antonio Report
WEBGovernment & Politics. Crime is down by 3% in San Antonio. Experts are not 100% sure why. The city launched several crime reduction strategies in recent years, but officials stopped short of attributing decreases to one initiative. by Iris Dimmick.
‘No rest’ for Tony Gonzales: San Antonio native rises from humble …
WEBApr 4, 2021 · But Gonzales is getting an early start on 2022, raising roughly $600,000 in the first quarter of 2021, according to a spokesperson. In the 2020 election, Gonzales’ top donors were from the oil and gas industries, nearly 10% of his total haul of $2.8 million, according to OpenSecrets.org.
Rise of the Pearl: How a historic brewery transformed a city
WEBOct 5, 2017 · And it delivers to the city yet another culinary trend, a key ingredient of the development’s magnetic appeal. Brewing History. Though the Pearl gets its name from the beer produced there, named so by German Kaiser-Beck’s brewmaster who thought the foamy bubbles in a freshly poured glass resembled sparkling pearls, the plant opened in 1881 as the J.B. Behloradsky Brewery.
Construction begins on UT Health San Antonio’s new hospital
WEBMar 30, 2021 · Credit: Courtesy / UT Health. UT Health San Antonio broke ground Monday on a new $430 million hospital at the South Texas Medical Center that will focus on the research and treatment of cancer and other complex diseases. The eight-story, 144-bed hospital will offer specialty care in cancer, orthopedics, urology, and …
Federal dollars nearly secured for VIA's first advanced rapid transit ...
WEBMar 31, 2022 · The first route in a planned advanced rapid transit system for San Antonio could be well on its way, with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announcing Wednesday the agency would recommend the project for federal funding.. What could become San Antonio’s first such system was among seven projects in six states nationwide added to President Joe Biden’s list recommended for funding in ...
An American treasure: Thomas Jefferson High turns 90 - San …
WEBFeb 1, 2022 · The hallways of Thomas Jefferson High School echo. They echo with sound and stories, with the footsteps of students moving across hallowed space and time. The campus listed in the National Register of Historic Places turns 90 Tuesday, and I can hear the pride of alumni swelling into song: “ There is a school we all love well, ‘tis Thomas ...
Sheriff Salazar evokes migrant tragedies at Democratic convention
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, who has been steadily creeping onto the national political scene over the past two years, scored a prime speaking gig at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday night. In a roughly two-minute minute speech, Salazar described how a lack of federal action on …
Cornerstone Church in San Antonio set to expand sanctuary
WEBMar 25, 2021 · The 14,000-member Community Bible Church, which has a 3,500-seat auditorium, opened in 2001 on 56 acres east of U.S. Highway 281. This story has been updated with current renderings. A $12.5 million expansion plan to renovate and nearly double the size of the Cornerstone Church sanctuary is set to begin in May.
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