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TxDOT wants community to weigh in on San Antonio area bicycle plan
SAN ANTONIO – The Texas Department of Transportation is reaching out to the community to weigh in on a draft plan for the future of bicycle mobility in Texas. TxDOT, using public and stakeholder feedback from last year, developed a plan to guide improvements in the future. The plan analyzes the needs for bicycle infrastructure on the state highway system, prioritizes locations for bicycling improvements and identifies what role different routes should play in the bicycling network, a press release said.
San Antonio Community Mourns Housekeeper's Tragic Pool Drowning, Alcohol Possibly Involved
A housekeeper's life was tragically cut short in an incident involving a home pool on the North Side. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office confirmed the discovery of a 52-year-old woman named Cristina Rodriguez, who was found unresponsive by a pool cleaner near Lofty Heights and Bitters Road, as reported by FOX San Antonio.
Drunken motorist who killed cyclist in front of Central Catholic gets 8 years in prison
A San Antonio woman who killed a cyclist in a drunken-driving crash in front of Central Catholic High School has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Samantha Leigh Castillo is in the Bexar County jail, awaiting a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to begin her prison term for killing Beatrice "Bea" Gonzalez, 44, on April 7, 2021.
'God gave me strength' | Business owner shot at while opening up his auto shop
SAN ANTONIO — A northeast-side business owner said he had to dodge bullets while opening up his auto shop Saturday morning. The chaotic confrontation was caught on surveillance cameras. The shop owner is hoping it will help deputies track down the suspects. It happened around 5:45 a.m. at the...
Spectrum outage affects hospital system, 911 calls in Bexar County
This story has been updated. Bexar County’s courts, a local hospital system and public safety entities were among San Antonio-area agencies warning about disruptions caused by a statewide Spectrum outage affecting internet and phone services for customers on Tuesday afternoon. “If you have phone service provided by SPECTRUM, you...
To ease jail crowding, Bexar County is sending inmates elsewhere
Bexar County has sent more than 100 inmates to be housed in two nearby county jails after the inmate population reached historic highs this summer, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. The jail was dangerously close to being above capacity last month, leading to a spate of transfers...
San Antonio is no longer tracking COVID cases, but epidemiologists report increases. Here’s what to know.
Coronavirus cases have been rising in Bexar County in recent weeks, and as Texas rolled back its reportable condition requirement on COVID-19 cases, local officials emphasize it hasn’t gone away. Though the city has suspended its realtime dashboard showing infection rates and hospitalizations, the Metropolitan Health District said it...
LiftFund CEO departs suddenly, just shy of one year on the job
This story has been updated. The first CEO to take the helm of LiftFund after the retirement of founder Janie Barrera has left the nonprofit “to pursue new opportunities outside of the organization,” the board chairman wrote in an email to supporters Monday evening. Laurie Vignaud served as...
Letter to the Editor:
Huisache Ramblings – Bob Oberlender (7/7/2024) On the 14th I fly to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to attend the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) Republican Party National Convention as a delegate. I am a little concerned that I have not been able to find out a few things. Things like when...
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