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The city has earmarked $20 million for CPS Energy bills and $10 million for SAWS bills. It’s expected to assist about 10,000 CPS Energy customers and 13,000 SAWS customers on bills that go back as far as March 2020. Residents must meet certain guidelines in order to apply.
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Under the plan, which needs city council approval, a third terminal would be built over a span of three to five years with more than a dozen new gates. An existing runway would grow by about 1,500 feet and existing facilities would be relocated and upgraded. Officials say the airport is nearing its capacity and to meet anticipated city and regional demand, it must expand.
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An effort to revive the theater kicked off in the mid-2010s to restore the facility and build a new headquarters for Texas Public Radio. However, renovations on the theater were paused in March due to a funding shortfall attributed to the pandemic. About $27 million is needed to finish the second and final phases of the project.
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The city estimates it needs about $6.5 billion, but what’s included in the final package is up to the city council.
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District 10 Councilman Clayton Perry said that migrants may be carrying the coronavirus — that accusation struck a nerve with his council colleagues.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.