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Exterior of a Trader Joe's store

6 trending Central Texas stories: Cities consider new Trader Joe’s and Costco locations, state vehicle inspection changes

By Hannah Norton

Here are some trending stories you may have missed from Community Impact’s Central Texas coverage areas from Dec. 30-Jan. 3.

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Leaders of San Antonio nonprofit Aid the Silent, among other local organizations, applauded the city of San Antonio's move to establish a $17.5 million spending framework for disbursing federally funded grants to local groups adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy Aid the Silent)
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School boards provide local governance of their school districts and can only take action by a majority vote at public meetings. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
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San Antonio District 10 Council Member Clayton Perry speaks out on the city’s proposed fiscal year 2022-23 budget at the Aug. 11 council meeting. (Courtesy city of San Antonio)
Proposed San Antonio budget contains $50M return to CPS Energy customers
Bexar County is allocating $25 million in federal pandemic relief funds to support private/public collaborative efforts toward expanding affordable internet service. Local nonprofit SA Digital Connects, a key community player in such efforts, said they and partner organizations and agencies will now focus on improving digital infrastructure, access and literacy in the most underserved county precincts, shaded in dark green here. (Courtesy SA Digital Connects)
Bexar County budgets $25M in federal funds for efforts to shrink the local digital divide
Using federal COVID-19 relief funds, Bexar County is establishing a $20 million spending framework to buoy public-private partnerships toward increasing affordable housing countywide. (Courtesy Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio)
Bexar County allocates $20M in federal funds for affordable housing
A male student looks forward in a classroom.
Record percentage of Texas teachers considering quitting, survey shows
Building behind trees reads 'Texas Department of State Health Services'
Texas health department accepting grant applications to expand access to health care
The city of San Antonio will accept online applications from eligible local homeowners needing assistance with rehabilitation of their home. The city’s $1.2 billion voter-approved bond contains funds to help with home rehabilitation. (Courtesy city of San Antonio)
Applications for San Antonio’s home rehabilitation program can be submitted Aug. 8-Sept. 19
Fruits and vegetables on shelves in a grocery store.
Texas extends emergency SNAP benefits through August
Present and past San Antonio city officials, including (from right to left) City Manager Erik Walsh, District 9 City Council Member John Courage, Mayor Ron Nirenberg and former District 9 Council Member Joe Krier, cut the ribbon to symbolically open the Walker Ranch Senior Center, San Antonio's first District 9 public senior center, on Aug. 1 at 835 W. Rhapsody Drive. (Edmond Ortiz/Community Impact Newspaper)
San Antonio leaders open the doors to city’s newest senior center
The statewide sales tax holiday applies to school supplies. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Texas sales tax holiday on school supplies planned for Aug. 5-7
A purple and blue image of the monkeypox virus
Texas receives over 14,000 monkeypox vaccines as cases rise