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Everything was there and then it wasnt: Developers allowed to skirt tree ordinance FacebookTwitterEmail Trees were bulldozed to make way for new housing next to Government Canyon State Natural Area, in the background.Billy Calzada /Billy Calzada In 2019, a city environmental plans examiner emailed then-state Rep. Roland Gutierrez to inform him he had violated San Antonio’s tree preservation ordinance by chopping down a large heritage oak without a permit on a lot he was developing. “There w...

Some of Donald Trump’s most loyal allies in Texas expect he’ll be a force in the state for years. Credit: Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune Last week, for his first public appearance since his supporters laid a deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol, President Donald Trump chose a rather predictable refuge: Texas. Texas, after all, is the biggest and reddest border state in the country, and the border has been inseparable from Trump’s political identity since the start...

4 Children Lose Parents in Two-Vehicle Collision  Sponsored content from Thomas J. Henry Law Jan. 20, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail About the Tragic Helotes Incident  According to KSAT News, on Sunday evening, January 2, two parents died in a crash on the  12000 block of Bandera Road and Diamond K Trail. The parents were driving a van with their four children when the accident occurred. Early reports state that they drove their van in front of an oncoming pickup truck and collided with it. The s...

Riverside Emma Elizabeth "Betty" Soukup, 95, of rural Riverside, died peacefully of non-Covid related ailments on Jan. 13, 2021, at Pioneer Park in Lone Tree with family at her side. A private Mass of Christian Burial for family will be held on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hills. Father Michael Spiekermeier will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Stanislaus Cemetery. Friends may join the family by way of a Zoom link which may be found under the Tr...

Skip to main content Currently Reading How to update your bathroom by adding more color in tile and finishes, more luxury with a soaking tub and more lighting variety FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Homeowners today are more willing to mix and match colors and finishes when designing a bathroom. Give a room high visual energy by mixing rustic wood cabinets with a modern, polished quartz counter top, copper sink and a pop of color in the tileNew Generation Kitchen & BathShow MoreShow Less 2of8 Today, ...

One viewer wondered if people need to go back to basics. “Why don’t drivers know to let others merge/zipper into a lane?” Christina asked. Others cited the presence of yield signs on some on-ramps, which can be an adjustment for some people from other areas. “Why do loops accessing interstate or highways have posted yield signs?” Desiree asked. “Most drivers treat these as stop signs and fail to merge appropriately, causing unnecessary backups.” According to the Texas Department o...

A man and a woman accused of robbing a store in Helotes were allegedly influenced by a television show about the crime, according to police.

<figcaption> Pro-Trump demonstrators gathered in Freedom Plaza to protest the Presidential election results in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2021. <cite>Credit: Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via REUTERS</cite> </figcaption>

Support rallies for 4 children orphaned by fatal crash in Helotes Sunday Two hospitalized, all ‘deeply shaken,’ says family’s bishop Tags:  HELOTES, Texas – What began Sunday with a mother and father taking their four children to get ice cream at Dairy Queen ended tragically in just a matter of seconds. Helotes police say it appears Craig Smith, 54, and his wife, Susan, 39, pulled out in front of an oncoming pick-up truck. They were killed in the impact and their youngest and oldest ch...

, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas politicians in both parties pleaded for peace Wednesday afternoon after supporters backing President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, disrupting the Electoral College certification of his reelection defeat. “I like many people voted for President Trump in the 2020 election and hoped for a different result,” tweeted U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin. “But violence and destruction is not th...