City of San Antonio

Face masks are now recommended for all indoor public settings across Bexar County under a new health advisory from San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. It follows similar guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this week.

San Antonio health officials are doubling down on the urgency to get vaccinated as hospitalizations reach 418 people, a sharp increase compared to the beginning of July.

San Antonio Metro Health has a new public health director. Claude Jacob joined the city earlier this month and will lead the countywide response to the pandemic at a time when cases are beginning to rise.

San Antonio and Bexar County leaders are strongly urging people to get fully vaccinated as both the positivity rate among COVID-19 tests in Bexar County doubled and hospitalizations dramatically increased over the last week.

A report analyzing the February energy crisis found the City of San Antonio and its utilities need improved resiliency and communication to better handle devastating winter storms in the future.

San Antonio’s special committee on emergency preparedness met for the last time Friday before it plans to release a full report later this month. A new series of maps showing how long certain parts of the city went without power during the winter storm were released.

The San Antonio Department of Arts and Culture has released the city's official 2021 Fiesta medals which celebrate the latest public art installation of the Bloom sculpture series by San Antonio Artist Leticia Huerta.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff ended what was at one point a daily update on COVID-19 information for the city and county. It’s a sign conditions during the pandemic are improving, but the threat is not over yet.

San Antonio is recovering economically from COVID-19 but a deficit in the city’s budget is projected over the next five years, according to a forecast presented to the city council on Wednesday.

Proposition B is on the On the May 1 municipal election ballot. It would repeal collective bargaining for the police union. Supporters say this would allow the public to have a say in future police contracts. Opponents claim this will make it harder for the department to recruit and maintain officers.