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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program offering free income tax filing help

Written by Joe Ruiz on Feb 21, 2012

As they did last year, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program is available for people who would like some free help filing their tax returns this year.

Texas Public Radio hosting town hall meeting on Voting Rights Act

Written by Joe Ruiz on Feb 21, 2012

Texas Public Radio will host a town hall meeting on the Voting Rights Act and its relevancy now and in the future.

Plaza de Armas forum on Eagle Ford shale's impact on San Antonio, South Texas

Written by Joe Ruiz on Feb 20, 2012

REPLAY THE VIDEO: Plaza de Armas hosted a readers' forum to discuss the impact of the Eagle Ford shale on San Antonio and the surrounding region. The recent oil and gas boom coming from the 24-county stretch has created thousands of jobs and benefitted countless others. But what does the future hold with regards to long-term job prospects and environmental impact?

Video: Rev. Claude Black espouses doctrine of success and compassion

Written by abnaz on Feb 16, 2012

For nearly 50 years, Rev. Claude Black’s sage and strong voice resounded words of wisdom, resilience, and peaceful civil rights protest as the pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, from 1949 to 1998. He has served as a civil rights leader, as well as a San Antonio political figure as a city councilman and as mayor pro tem.

Help San Antonio build an interactive bond map

Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Jan 26, 2012

We need your help.

In May, San Antonio citizens will be asked to vote on a $596 million bond package that includes 140 different projects that are, quite literally, all over the map.

With help from you, we can put together the information we all need to make an informed choice on that huge and diverse package of projects.

At NOWCastSA, we built this map that identifies and shows the location of each of the projects.