City of San Antonio

District 10 Councilman Clayton Perry said that migrants may be carrying the coronavirus — that accusation struck a nerve with his council colleagues.

A new San Antonio Police Department text alert system has been applauded by some criminal justice and criminology experts for bringing increased transparency and communication between police and the public, but there were also concerns about its potential to circumvent the media.

Fueled by some increased sales, hotel taxes revenue and federal recovery funds this year, the proposed 2022 budget is slightly heartier than 2021. However, the potential medical and economic strain from the coronavirus’ delta variant has created some uncertainty.

President Joe Biden selected Dr. Bechara Choucair to oversee the nation’s vaccination efforts late last year before taking office. After meeting with San Antonio’s health officials and hospital executives Friday, Choucair said he praised the vaccination ground game in Bexar County where approximately 64% of the eligible population is fully vaccinated.

The delta variant appears to have a greater impact on children who are coming down with COVID-19 cases — so severe they require hospitalization with at least one 4-year-old on a ventilator at the Children’s Hospital 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.