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Southwest San Antonio Farmers Adjust Strategies Amid Intensifying Drought and Heat
As South Texas grapples with an intensifying drought and searing heat waves, its agricultural community faces growing challenges. Farmers and ranchers around Southwest San Antonio, in an effort to adapt, have been reducing their cultivated acreage to conserve scarce water resources and switching to more drought-resistant crops. Larry Stein, a horticulturist at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, highlighted the difficult conditions, stating to San Antonio Report, “The heat is bearable if you have water, but the big challenge we have is we’ve had some rain, but not rain to ease the drought.”
Calling future deputies: Bexar County Sheriff's Office hosts July career fair!
SAN ANTONIO - Bexar County is set to gain plenty of new deputies!. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has held a very successful July career fair at the Tri-Point YMCA near the corner of North Saint Mary’s and East Huisache Drive on the North Side. Dozens of potential...
BCSO says sheriff's deputy among 3 dead in fiery wrong-way crash in San Antonio
UPDATE (3:20 p.m.):. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office shared a statement on Sunday, July 21, that identified one of the people who was involved in the crash as one of their own. "It is with great sadness to report that Deputy Meredith Portillo, 20, lost her life earlier this morning," the BCSO said.
Microsoft outage causes delays at U.S. borders; San Antonio also affected
SAN ANTONIO - The global Microsoft outage has impacted the Northern and Southern borders, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In a statement, they confirmed they're experiencing processing delays. CBP says “While ensuring national and homeland security, we are working to mitigate impacts to our operations and...
Glitch from Texas-based company CrowdStrike affects tech systems in Bexar County and San Antonio
A glitch within an Austin-based cybersecurity company's software update grounded flights, disrupted city and county operations and snarled technology systems around the world. American, Delta and United grounded all of their flights Friday morning after the company, CrowdStrike, pushed out a software update to Microsoft Windows systems that contained a "defect," the company said in a statement.
Advocates focus on humanity one year after 12 migrants were found in semitruck in Bexar County
SAN ANTONIO – Friday marks one year since 12 migrants were found in a semitruck off Interstate 35 near Von Ormy in southwest Bexar County. Emergency crews at the scene said the 10 men and two women were in good health. Law enforcement found them huddled together in the back of the stolen semitruck on July 19, 2023.
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