An American flag and the Texas flag on a flagpole.
Texas ranks 45th in the nation for overall child well-being, new data shows
Shavano Park-area brewery Freetail Brewing Co. collaborated with JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa to create Hill Country Honey Blonde, sourcing honey produced by bees maintained on the North Side resort property. (Courtesy JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa)
North San Antonio resort, brewpub collaborate to create new beer
San Antonio will be offering 12 town halls to get public input on the city's fiscal year 2022-23 budget process. (Courtesy city of San Antonio)
Eight things to do in San Antonio, Aug. 12-18
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
U.S. Army personnel conducted drills involving simulated gunfire and controlled explosions in and around the Alamodome, seen here during Fiesta 2022, on Monday night, Aug. 8, San Antonio city officials said. The Army will continue nightly downtown-area exercises through Aug. 12. (Courtesy Google Streets)
City of San Antonio: First night of US Army training a success
A male student looks forward in a classroom.
Record percentage of Texas teachers considering quitting, survey shows
The San Antonio Police Department said U.S. Army personnel will conduct a training exercise Aug. 8 in the downtown San Antonio area and near east side neighborhoods. (Courtesy Joint Base San Antonio)
US Army set to carry out training exercise in downtown San Antonio
North East, Northside, Comal and other San Antonio-area independent school districts are warning of possible delays and are introducing temporary measures in response to local school bus driver shortages. (Courtesy North East ISD)
North San Antonio school districts cope with bus driver shortages
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
The city of San Antonio’s Centro de Artes Gallery in downtown near Market Square will host two new exhibits from artist Elizabeth Montelongo, pictured, and Leila Hernández, beginning Aug. 9. (Courtesy city of San Antonio/Glasstire)
8 things to do in San Antonio Aug. 6-10
Eleanor 1909, which specializes in Philly cheesesteaks, will take over the kitchen at Weathered Souls Brewing Co. on Aug. 9, becoming the Hill Country Village-area craft brewery's newest food provider. (Courtesy Weathered Souls Brewing Co.)
10 culinary business updates in North San Antonio
The city of Hill Country Village is considering a possible bond election toward building a new City Hall on Bitters Road or replacing the existing municipal complex at 116 Aspen Lane. This is one of two possible options featuring a reconfiguration of city government offices and functions in a larger, more modern municipal complex at the Aspen Lane site. (Courtesy City of Hill Country Village)
Hill Country Village residents have their say in first City Hall bond meeting
Fruits and vegetables on shelves in a grocery store.
Texas extends emergency SNAP benefits through August
The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District is responding to the monkeypox outbreak by receiving 1,000 doses of Jynneos monkeypox vaccine and preparing it for immediate disbursement to local known at-risk patients. (Courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
San Antonio public health authority receives 1K monkeypox doses
The city of Hill Country Village will hold its first town hall Aug. 2 to get public input on a potential City Hall bond election. (Courtesy Google Streets)
Hill Country Village schedule town halls on potential bond election
San Antonio nonprofit lender LiftFund is again partnering with the city to distribute COVID-19 financial assistance grants to eligible local small businesses. (Courtesy Google Streets)
San Antonio businesses may now apply for up to $35K in small-business COVID-19 relief grants