Cities & Counties
News Briefs: Judson ISD fires superintendent; San Antonio council rejects Guajolote Ranch district; TxDOT opens final North Side flyover ramp
By Edmond Ortiz This round of news briefs includes the firing of a Northeast Side school district leader, San Antonio City Council rebuffing a developer’s key request for a proposed massive residential community. Also, a new flyover ramp at a major North Side freeway intersection has opened to traffic while closures affect traffic in two…
Bexar County OKs pacts for projects in Kirby, Leon Valley, Universal City
By Edmond Ortiz Bexar County leaders have approved agreements to activate grant-funded projects in three small cities. Bexar County commissioners meeting Feb. 3 passed a consent agenda that included infrastructure agreements concerning three separate initiatives, with each involving a Community Development Block Grant. One agreement supports a $118,540 CDBG, which will help to fund repairs…
Construction begins on new San Antonio Animal Care Services hospital
By Edmond Ortiz City leaders gathered Feb. 3 for the ground-breaking ceremony on San Antonio Animal Care Services’ veterinary hospital. According to local officials, the 17,000-square-foot facility will be nearly six times larger than SAACS’ current 3,000-square-foot clinic, allowing staff to provide more critical pet care. Development of the new veterinary hospital at the SAACS…
Sheridan wins Schertz runoff election
By Edmond Ortiz Dr. Robert Sheridan was the winner of a Jan. 31 runoff election to fill a vacant Schertz City Council seat. Sheridan, a retired Air Force medic and a parks and recreation commission member, received 65% of the vote to beat John Carbon, a U.S. Air Force veteran and a current city planning…
Schertz runoff election set for Jan. 31; primary voter registration due Feb. 2
By Edmond Ortiz The end of January and the start of February also herald one special runoff election in a Northeast Side suburb, and a key deadline for voters wanting to cast a ballot in the leadup to this fall’s midterm elections. Schertz runoff election Schertz voters are asked to head to the polls for…
News Briefs (Jan. 29): Southtown bar serves up gourmet hot dogs; Kendall County to help Comfort merchants; 1900s Gruene storefront to host new business
By Edmond Ortiz This new slate of San Antonio-area news briefs features a new cafe/bar concept in downtown, the closure of a Southtown Italian eatery, a new partnership between a Southtown bar and a gourmet hot dog stand, local government support for Comfort merchants, and the planned reopening of a century-old New Braunfels storefront. El…
Bexar County leaders OK projects on Blanco Road, Southwest Side park
By Edmond Ortiz Bexar County Commissioners took action Jan. 20 to approve a large-scale road widening project and a park improvement initiative, with both efforts designed to positively impact opposite parts of the county. Blanco Road Commissioners awarded a $28.2 million bid to the construction firm Dan Williams Co. to oversee the expansion of Blanco…
San Antonio leaders begin weighing the city’s next potential bond package
By Edmond Ortiz According to some San Antonio officials, an increase to the city’s property tax rate might be needed to support the city’s next potential bond issuance before the end of this decade. What you should know. City Council was briefed by top city staff Jan. 21 on the city’s next bond cycle, where…
San Antonio panel advances Hemisfair, South Side construction projects
By Edmond Ortiz The San Antonio Historic and Design Review Commission recently approved a new commercial development at Hemisfair, and a new public swimming center for the city’s South Side. Hemisfair On passage of the Jan. 21 meeting consent agenda, the HDRC recommended conceptual approval of a project at 400 E. Market St. at the…
How the San Antonio area is preparing for the big freeze
By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio-area authorities and nonprofits are getting their community members ready for what meteorologists are calling one of the more major winter weather events to hit the region in recent years. What is happening The approaching storm, called Winter Storm Fern by the Weather Channel, is due to affect more than 200…