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President Eighmy welcomes a new academic year
AUGUST 27, 2024 — Welcome to a new academic year! The start of each semester always brings great excitement as we look ahead to all the events and traditions that make UTSA such a special place. This year is especially exciting as we recently announced the integration of our...
Public works budget at nearly $600 million; what does that translate to?
SAN ANTONIO- More street improvements, pothole repairs, and new sidewalks are in the works for 2025. In fact, the budget public works is proposing is nearly $600 million dollars. One community member who has lived in District 2 for decades and has seen little to no improvement in street or...
Latin Jazz and Art Festival: celebrating and supporting Latin artists
SAN ANTONIO - On Tuesday, San Antonio held a media day in preparation for the Latin Jazz and Art Festival. The actual festival will take place on October 5th, at the UTSA Downtown Campus, and will bring award-winning talent to our city. It's being put on by the San Antonio...
Texas dental school names inaugural director of pain therapeutics center
The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry appointed Kenneth Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, as inaugural director of the center for pain therapeutics and addiction research at the school. The center aims to take a multidisciplinary approach to decrease pain and addiction, according to an Aug. 27 news release from the...
San Antonio Couple Pleads Guilty to Fatal Dog Attack on Air Force Veteran, Facing Up to 20 Years
A San Antonio couple, Christian Moreno and Abilene Schneider, avoided trial by pleading guilty to a second-degree felony of dangerous dog attack causing death after their pit bulls fatally attacked 81-year-old Ramon Najera, a former Air Force veteran. In a plea bargain with the Bexar County District Attorney's Office, a charge of recklessly causing bodily injury to an elderly person will be dismissed, with a sentencing date set for September 20, according to FOX San Antonio.
Owls Open FBS Era at UTSA
• Kennesaw State begins a new era on Saturday, Aug. 31 at UTSA as it begins its inaugural FBS season and first year as a member of Conference USA. • Kennesaw State is currently in its final year of completing the NCAA-mandated two-year transition from Division I FCS to Division I FBS and will be bowl eligible in 2025.
UT School of Public Health San Antonio welcomes its inaugural class for Fall 2024
The UT School of Public Health recently welcomed its inaugural class for its new Master of Public Health graduate program. This fall semester brought the first class of 40 students to the UT Health San Antonio campus this month. The school is a collaboration between the University of Texas at San Antonio and UT Health San Antonio.
San Antonio Area School Briefly Lockdown as Police Detain Armed Man Near Campus
Earlier today, a charter school in the San Antonio area was put on lockdown after a man, reportedly wielding a knife, ran towards the institution, triggering security protocols. The Schertz School of Science and Technology, which serves students from pre-K to the eighth grade, was secured for about ten minutes, as stated in a press release from the Schertz Police Department. The lockdown was a preventative response to the incident which began at approximately 7:54 a.m. near the 21600 block of the I-35 NB Access Road, as reported by Express News.
San Antonio Awards Over $2 Million in Sustainability Grants to Strengthen Climate Resilience
The City of San Antonio is pushing forward with its sustainability efforts through significant grants aimed at bolstering community resiliency against climate change. The SA Climate Ready Community Action Fund has distributed over two million dollars in funding to local businesses and organizations, as reported by the City's Office of Sustainability. These grants, drawn from the Resiliency, Energy, Efficiency, and Sustainability (REES) Fund, are part of a concerted effort to empower local entities to undertake projects that support the overarching goals of the SA Climate Ready Plan.
Seek Justice After a Truck Accident
Truck accidents can be very serious and life threatening. Our good friend Attorney Raul Rodriguez is here to help us navigate what to do should we or a loved one be involved in a truck accident. Raul B. Rodriguez Law, P.C. 918 S. Alamo St. San Antonio. (210) 899-0300. IG...
WWE Received Over $500,000 In Site Fees And Incentives From San Antonio For Royal Rumble 2023
A new report provides more information about WWE Royal Rumble 2023. Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics obtained government records regarding the event. The records show that the City of San Antonio gave WWE “$500,000 in value, including a $250,000 cash site fee”, in order to have the Alamodome host the Royal Rumble premium live event in […] The post WWE Received Over $500,000 In Site Fees And Incentives From San Antonio For Royal Rumble 2023 appeared first on Wrestlezone.
Megabus departs San Antonio and Texas because of chapter
In 2010, Morgan’s Wonderland redefined theme parks, offering an expertise that might be loved by all friends, together with these with particular wants. Now, founder Gordon Hartman is ready to do the identical for the hospitality business. In late August, the corporate introduced its foray into lodging, the “ultra-accommodating”...
Pflugerville ISD superintendent: The urgent need for real public education funding in Texas
As the superintendent of Pflugerville ISD, I have the privilege of witnessing the transformative power of public education every day. Our schools are more than just buildings where students learn; they are the heartbeat of our community, the places where our children grow into thoughtful, capable and responsible adults. Yet, despite the essential role public schools play, they continue to be underfunded, even in a time of unprecedented state surpluses. ...
Legal Reminders: Time for hunters, anglers to buy new licenses, permits ahead of new fiscal year
September 1 marks the beginning of a new fiscal year for the folks at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Time for Texas hunters and anglers to pay the piper and get their paperwork in order. New Texas hunting and fishing licenses, along with assorted stamp endorsements and permits valid for fiscal year 2024-25, went on sale statewide August 15. If you haven’t purchased a new license yet, you need to take care of business soon. Most current licenses and permits expire at midnight on August 31. The exceptions are year-from-purchase fishing licenses, lifetime licenses and Lake Texoma fishing licenses. Anyone planning to...
Abbott: 1 million people purged from voter rolls since 2021
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Texas has removed more than 1 million people from the state’s voter rolls since Senate Bill 1 went into effect in 2021, Gov. Greg Abbott said in a news release issued on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The people who have been removed have moved out of state, are dead, or are […]
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