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hill country + environment reporter @ExpressNews • past lives: @ocplaindealer, @hearstcmg, @BmtEnterprise • far-flung Rhode Islander
San Antonio, TX
Joined December 2013
Another injunction issued against San Antonio school districts, preventing them from displaying Ten Commandments. From @LizTeitz: https://t.co/aVhsQbTJdm
#txed #txlege
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Tuesday's ruling is the latest legal blow to the law, which is being challenged by multiple federal lawsuits.
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After July's fatal flooding, the Upper Guadalupe River Authority is looking into building dams on the river and creeks to reduce future risks. Experts say that could be effective, but they're only one part of a solution: https://t.co/TLC4UorCBT via @expressnews
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River management officials are looking into the the possibility. Experts say the dams could be effective, but they are costly and would take years to build.
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Five months after 11 people died in Beitel Creek, San Antonio says it's determined that even though models showed the 410 frontage road could be flooded, "both the city and TxDOT were unaware ... this type of event could have happened." https://t.co/CQboC0lR1q via @ExpressNews
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An engineering firm’s report blames excess vegetation along the creek for worsening the flood, and calls for a number of new warning and safety measures.
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A publicly financed downtown arena for the @spurs could be on its way to becoming a reality if early voting returns hold as election day ballots are tallied. About 53% of Bexar County voters approved Prop B, according to early voting results. https://t.co/9xeSJ5748L
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About 52% of Bexar County voters approved devoting up to $311 million in county tax dollars to help pay for a new $1.3 billion Spurs arena to be built at Hemisfair.
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When SB13 passed the Legislature, advocates argued it would increase transparency and empower parents in their kids' learning. But @melissm8 found that it often hinders public school librarians' ability to get books into students' hands. #txed #txlege
https://t.co/VCmufyNCOd
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A new state law has complicated efforts to expand access to reading materials and get books into the hands of students at school libraries across San Antonio.
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As it grapples with rapid growth, Comal County is asking the state for $30 million to start a land protection program to prevent more development on key watersheds: https://t.co/Z5slGcS7ir via @expressnews
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The loan, which would come from the state, could be used to buy land or easements to protect the recharge zones of the Edwards and Trinity aquifers.
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Hill Country city to spend $800K+ to move historic oak tree for road project
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The live oak tree will be moved to make way for widening Old Stagecoach Road.
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After a devastating flash flood killed more than 140 people, Colorado communities invested in extensive flood warning and prediction systems. Could Texas do the same on the Guadalupe? @SamOwensphoto and I went to CO to find out: https://t.co/fpfQ40TcV0 via @expressnews
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After the deadly July 4 floods, Texas officials promised a better warning system. Colorado has already created one after its own flash flood disaster.
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Judge Sakai found out from E-N reporting that the Spurs & city were discussing leaving the FBC for a downtown arena. But he had leverage: they wanted the county to help pay for it. Yet he & commissioners extracted little, if anything, for their support:
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Bexar County voters will head to the polls this fall to decide whether to raise visitor taxes to help pay for a new Spurs arena downtown.
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Not to get political… but I’ll vote for anyone who promises to extend the city’s summer pool season.
Waiting on a City Council member to file a CCR to make @SAParksandRec glow aqua zumba a weekly event from April through October
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Texas buys land for new state park right next to Garner State Park
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The 1,700-acre property will be named Bear Creek State Park. It's less than a mile from Garner State Park and includes a stretch along the Frio River.
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City Council voted 7-4 to approve a term sheet for building a $1.3B Spurs arena downtown, handing Mayor Jones her first big loss. The arena would be the centerpiece of Project Marvel.
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The City Council voted 7-4 to give the city manager the OK to executive a term sheet with the Spurs for a $1.3 billion downtown arena.
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BREAKING; San Antonio federal judge blocks Texas school Ten Commandments law https://t.co/qNDOb6nmwq via @expressnews
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U.S. District Judge Fred Biery rules the law, set to take effect Sept. 1, is unconstitutional, and allowed lawsuits opposing it to proceed.
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With Spurs arena deal looming, San Antonio mayor will put delay to a vote
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San Antonio City Council will vote Thursday on a term sheet for a Spurs arena downtown.
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After historic flooding, area lake and aquifer levels dropping again. Story by @LizTeitz. https://t.co/jOQqLtWoyj via @expressnews
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The Edwards Aquifer Authority has tightened restrictions back to Stage 4, and Canyon Lake's water level has dipped after steadily rising for a month.
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A look at how one Hill Country camp averted a catastrophe during the July 4 flood
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Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly said all 580 people visiting and working at the Hunt property the day before the July 4 floods were safe and accounted for.
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There’s only two weekends left before most of San Antonio’s public pools close for the season — luckily I went to all 24 of them to help you decide where to go!
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From the small and quiet New Territories Pool, to the sprawling expanse of San Pedro Springs, here’s what to know about these free San Antonio summer oases.
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Twenty-seven of the 33 houses in Bumble Bee Hills, a subdivision in Ingram that’s across Highway 39 from the Guadalupe River, flooded on July 4. Residents are trying to recover, with the help of volunteers. https://t.co/yirUV5CqjS
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Camp Mystic is among several youth summer camps in flood-ravaged Kerr County that is not accredited by the American Camp Association, the industry's only accrediting body. Did it matter on July 4? https://t.co/4D9RnZ2Sy0
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The Spurs are proposing contributing $500M to a new arena downtown, spearheading another $500M of development around it, and devoting $60M to childcare initiatives, discount tickets and other offerings:
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Spurs Sports & Entertainment is also proposing childcare initiatives, discount tickets and other offerings in exchange for local leaders’ and voters’ support for public funding for the...
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