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Sneakers, snacks and shelter - CAM event connects homeless to services in San Antonio FacebookTwitterEmail 1of10 Andrew Wright, who has been living in a tent near the Interstate 37 overpass, tries on a new pair of shoes he received at an outreach event on March 16, 2021, at Christian Assistance Ministry near downtown San Antonio.Jessica Phelps /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of10 John Mellow sweeps the area around his friends’ tents under the Interstate 37 overpass near McCullough, eas...

Freezing on the streets In a city lacking stable housing for the homeless, Februarys record cold exposed the vulnerability — and shortage of options — for those living in a tent camp under Interstate 37. Freezing on the streets In a city lacking stable housing for the homeless, Februarys record cold exposed the vulnerability — and shortage of options — for those living in a tent camp under Interstate 37. March 12, 2020 Under the Interstate 37 overpass on the north side of downtown, Lesl...

Commentary: Modernize the infrastructure, or face future of more failures Henry Cisneros and William Fulton, For the Express-News Feb. 19, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A worker in Dallas seeks to restore power during the arctic blast. A failure to invest in infrastructure is a failure to invest in our present and future.Smiley N. Pool /Associated Press The loss of electrical power in neighborhoods across Texas last week has been attributed to breakdowns in the ERCOT system. ERCOT, the Electric R...

BCSO says 150 people fled from 18-wheeler suspected in human smuggling operation FacebookTwitterEmail The Bexar County Sheriffs Office said approximately 150 immigrants on Thursday fled from a semi-truck parked at a gas station in South Bexar County and used in a suspected human smuggling operation. Sheriff Javier Salazar is seen during a news conference about the incident.Screenshot- Facebook The Bexar County Sheriffs Office said approximately 150 immigrants on Thursday fled from an 18-wheeler...

Texas Blackouts Hit Minority Neighborhoods Especially Hard James Dobbins and Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times Feb. 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Jorge and Fidel Benitez grill meat outside their home in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, as they have been without power since Sunday evening. Huge winter storms have plunged large parts of the central and southern United States into an energy crisis this week as frigid blasts of Arctic weather crippled electric grids and left millions of America...

Councilman Treviño slept at his field office overnight ahead of planned homeless removal FacebookTwitterEmail District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño spent the night in his field office ahead of a planned abatement of a homeless encampment on the premises Friday morning.Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño spent the night in his field office ahead of a planned abatement of a homeless encampment on the premises Friday morning. Around 6:30 a.m. Frid...

East Side auto shop owner proud of service to his San Antonio community and rodeo FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Johnny Guerra, owner of A & A Body Frame & Paint Shop on the East Side, admires his 1930 Ford, which is in good running condition. For more than 30 years Guerra, 85, has served on the Freeman Coliseum Community Advisory Board and is a nine-year member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of JerusalemBilly Calzada /an Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less 2of5 Johnny Guerra, owne...

Filled up tanks as they head out on interstate 37, 35, interstate 45 out of corpus christie and houston. this is so impactful, we could see some areas, computer models saying, about 40 inches of rain. >> unbelievable. >> the next 1995 days -- the next five days. >> thank you. she mentioned gas there, not being able to get gas. gas for everyone else is probably going to go higher. around the country -- hurricane harvey heading straight to the heart of oil refineries. that means higher prices at...

Hurricane harvey building strength as it takes direct aim at southeast texas. now a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. harvey is rapidly becoming more powerful. it was just a tropical depression this time yesterday. the national weather service says harvey will bring life-threatening amounts of rain, nearly three feet in spots. the storm will linger for days. well have the full forecast in a moment. this morning, there are polander to evacuation orders for...

And it will linger along the gulf coast for days. a powerful storm like this, when it slows down, it is bad news. the national weather service says harvey will bring life-threatening amounts of rain, nearly three feet in spots. >> over 17 million people under a hurricane or tropical storm warning. we have the full forecast for you in a moment. texas highways filled with cars yesterday. interstate 37 out of corpus christie, you see here, backed up for miles. those choosing to stay in place not ...