Bexar County

Fallen Deputies To Be Honored At Public Ceremony

Eileen Pace — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:36:10 +0000

As part of National Police Week, San Antonio Police Department and Bexar County Sheriff's Department are honoring their slain officers and deputies.

SAPD held a ceremony earlier this week and Sheriff Susan Pamerleau will hold a special candlelight vigil Thursday evening for members of her department - the first time Bexar County has held such a private event.

Bexar County Meeting With Residents On Flood Control Project For VFW Blvd.

Eileen Pace — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:02:21 +0000

Bexar County is beginning a new project in its 10-year, $500 million flood control plan, and the public is invited to ask questions about the project at tonight’s information session.

The meeting is to inform residents, business people and other members of the public what will be affected by the $8.5 million project on VFW Blvd. near Roosevelt Avenue.

Bexar County Sheriff Responds To Recent Deputy Arrests

Eileen Pace — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:06:21 +0000

Following the arrest of several deputies in the past week, Bexar County Sheriff Susan Pamerleau told reporters she has implemented programs to address disciplinary problems among deputies and detention guards.

In three separate incidents, two deputies were arrested at their homes in connection with domestic violence issues.

Paul Berry, a sheriff's department spokesman, said that in another incident two jail guards got into a fight Sunday evening.

Mental Health Court Celebrates Five Years Of Changing Lives

Eileen Pace — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:00:39 +0000

On Tuesday Bexar County Commissioners celebrated the 5-year anniversary of the Mental Health Court.

In 2008, the program began diverting non-violent, mentally ill offenders from jail, and instead entered them into a structured treatment program and case management to stop the cycle of arrest-release-arrest that many offenders get caught in.

The Source: CPS Energy And Solar San Antonio Talk SunCredit

Paul Flahive — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:17:44 +0000

In the first segment:

The announcement that CPS Energy is considering changing the amount of money it would reimburse its solar generating customers - cutting it by nearly 40 percent - caused more than a stir in the solar community.

The Source: West, Texas Explosion And Child Welfare In Bexar County

Paul Flahive — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:33:18 +0000

Leading the Show:

A fire burning out of control turned a fertilizer plant into a bomb in the heart of the small town of West, Texas last night.

Doggett Urges Committee To Act Quickly On Missions Expansion Resolution

Ryan Loyd — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:12:21 +0000

Congressman Lloyd Doggett testified Tuesday before a committee on Capital Hill to expand the boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Park.

Doggett expressed his desire to expand the boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Park by 137 acres to the Committee on Natural Resources.

The area includes Missions San Jose, San Juan and Espada.

The Source: Boy Kings Of Texas And The Bexar County Sheriff

Paul Flahive — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:07:16 +0000

In The First Segment:

Domingo Martinez's "The Boy Kings of Texas" transports people into his Brownsville childhood, warts and all, in his memoir.

It's been called "an emotional roller coaster rendered in exquisite detail," by Publisher's Weekly and was a finalist for the National Book Award.

Martinez was in town for the San Antonio Texas Book Festival last weekend and stops by the studio to talk about his recent literary success and why living in Texas is not something he ever sees himself doing again.

Construction Begins On Digital 'BiblioTech' Library For Fall Opening

Joey Palacios — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:58:55 +0000

BiblioTech, the nation’s first bookless public library, is now in the construction phase after Bexar County began demolition on walls in the Precinct 1 satellite office this morning.

Come this fall the county will open BiblioTech on Pleasanton Road with more than 10,000 electronic titles that can be downloaded to e-readers or tablets.

Commissioner Chico Rodriguez said BiblioTech is not taking anything away from the city’s current library system.

The Source: How Healthy, Or Unhealthy, Is San Antonio?

Paul Flahive — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:24:44 +0000

In The First Segment:

The health of San Antonio is gauged each year by the San Antonio Metro Health District's annual report. Bexar County and San Antonio have never been beacons of health, but the report details the specific issues that we are dealing with locally.