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UNDERFUNDED, Part 1: 2020's racial reckoning - San Antonio Express-News

Last year was an extraordinary moment for many historically Black colleges and universities. HBCUs shared the national spotlight with Vice President Kamala Harris, a Howard University alumna. And as the country grappled with a new racial reckoning in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, some of those schools received high-profile donations. Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $160 million to HBCUs and Black college organizations across the country in July 2020. She followed that in December with a $50 million gift to Prairie View A&M University, and an anonymous donor gave Prairie View $10 million in November to help students during the pandemic. “It’s not surprising that during a moment of national agony on race that minority-serving institutions stand out,” said Ruth Simmons, president of the HBCU, which is part of the Texas A&M System. “We’ve been around since 1876 doing the same work continuously throughout that time. … I think it’s our time to be recognized for what we’ve always been able to do and accomplish.”

2020 rough on Fiesta Texas, SeaWorld as COVID-19 pandemic thinned crowds

2020 rough on Fiesta Texas, SeaWorld as COVID-19 pandemic thinned crowds FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Visitors view stingrays in the Aquatica area as SeaWorld San Antonio entertains a limited amount of guests last July.Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less 2of8 SeaWorld park President Byron Surrett shows off the Christmas lighting on Dec. 21, 2020.Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less 3of8 4of8 Guests are socially distanced during a performance at the Sundance Theater during Halloween activities at Six Flags Texas. The haunted houses moved outdoors with social distancing and mask protocols put in place.Robin Jerstad /ContributorShow MoreShow Less 5of8 SeaWorld park President Byron Surrett shows off the Christmas lighting at the park.Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less

List: Restaurants open in San Antonio on Wednesday

You'll be crushing on the new 2021 Rodeo Tomato, Ruby Crush

You'll be crushing on the new 2021 Rodeo Tomato, Ruby Crush Calvin Finch, Gardening FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 2of5 3of5 4of5 5of5 The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is going to be pretty different this year thanks to COVID, but nothing can stop the picking of the annual Rodeo Tomato. And as far as Jerry Parsons, the horticulture specialist with the Texas Cooperative Extension in San Antonio, and I are concerned, this choice is excellent and extremely easy for us to support. It is the Ruby Crush cherry tomato that we have been recommending to area gardeners for a number of years. The Ruby Crush is a determinate selection which means that it quickly grows to its full size and then concentrates on producing fruit.

Black Restaurant Week San Antonio list of participating Black-owned restaurants, vendors, events released

Black Restaurant Week San Antonio list of participating Black-owned restaurants, vendors, events released FacebookTwitterEmail 1of15 The Jerk Shack is participating in Black Restaurant Week San Antonio Feb. 21-28. Clockwise from top left: coco bread, jerk chicken, Ting soda, braised oxtails, mac and cheese with jerk chicken wings and a Jamaican beef pattie from The Jerk Shack.Mike Sutter /Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less 2of15 Mark's Outing is participating in Black Restaurant Week San Antonio Feb. 21-28. Pictured is Mark Outing reminding people to mask up and maintain social distancing as people gather to celebrate Martin Luther King Day at Mark's Outing on Jan. 18.Kin Man Hui /Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less

Rackspace co-founder, one-time billionaire Graham Weston and wife ending 26-year marriage

Rackspace co-founder, one-time billionaire Graham Weston and wife ending 26-year marriage FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Graham Weston, left, son Glenn, and wife Elizabeth watch performers during Carnival Cuatro celebrating Geekdom’s fourth birthday in 2015 in Main Plaza. Graham and Elizabeth Weston are now getting divorced.Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less 2of5 Graham Weston talks about his Community Lab COVID-19 testing program in September. He and his wife of 26 years are involved in a contentious divorce.Tom Reel, San Antonio Express-News / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 Graham Weston, right, chairman of Community Labs, bumps elbows with J. Bruce Bugg Jr., vice chairman of Community Labs, in September. The nonprofit was established to provide coronavirus tests to the San Antonio community.Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less

H-E-B limits chitlins across Texas - Laredo Morning Times

CPS Energy to consider closing coal plant, but withholds details

CPS Energy to consider closing coal plant, but withholds details FacebookTwitterEmail Fog is shown near CPS Energy’s J.K. Spruce coal plant in 2018. The utility has resisted calls to close the plant, citing its debt of more than $1 billion still owed on the facility.Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-News CPS Energy officials Monday said the utility will consider closing the Spruce coal plant ahead of schedule — and then opted to withhold from the public details of what such a move would cost ratepayers. CPS has long faced criticism for operating the J.K. Spruce coal plant, which emitted over 7 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2019 — the sixth-highest amount of emissions among more than 300 power plants in Texas, according to the Energy Information Administration.