Bexar County

Costs continue to mount to house inmates in the Bexar County Adult Detention Center.

Talk concerning the project originally started in 2019.

Commissioners formally approved a memorandum of understanding with rodeo officials on the redevelopment of the Frost Bank Center and Freeman Coliseum if the Spurs end up moving into a proposed downtown arena.

Javier Salazar explained to Bexar County commissioners that a violent crimes task force is documenting gang members and confiscating their guns. But, he said, for every gun confiscated, another 10 are stolen from vehicles.

The total grounds will cover 200 acres on the Southeast Side, off Southeast Military, between I-37 and Loop 410.

Commissioners also approved an agreement with the City of San António, which will eventually see a combined $200,000 applied to harm reduction strategies, including the distribution of overdose reversal drugs to first responders.

The Philharmonic said that it will perform three of five concerts in the 'Bach: Reverberations & Reflections' series at Our Lady of the Lake University and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower.

The company reports unbolted barriers can stop a vehicle traveling 30 miles per hour within 14 feet and are rated to withstand armor-piercing NATO ammunition up to .50 caliber ballistic rounds.

The decaying sandstone in some locations on the Bexar County Courthouse is among the biggest concerns.

Tommy Calvert requested commissioners name him along with County Judge Peter Sakai as the county negotiators because he represents the arena area, but commissioners rejected his proposal. Sakai will serve as the county's sole negotiator.