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Webcast: Mayoral Candidate Debate on Quality of Life in San Antonio (Updated with Timestamped Questions)
Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Apr 03, 2019
A mayoral debate hosted by NOWCastSA and sponsored by AARP covered a myriad of issues including gentrification,  transportation, and, yes, the controversial vote to keep Chick-fil-A out of the San Antonio International Airport. The event was a unique opportunity to hear incumbent Mayor Ron Nirenberg and his challenger, District 6 Councilman Greg Brockhouse, address political issues and quality of life issues on how the city can remain accessible to people of all ages.
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Displaced residents might get aid from the city, but when?
Written by JoleneAlmendarez on Mar 29, 2019
Sobbing and pleading for help, Silvia Rodriguez stood before a special meeting of the Housing Commission on March 12. In the previous nine years, her rent at the Soapworks apartment increased by about $100 a month, or just under 3% a year. But when the apartment complex changed hands in October of 2017, the new owner raised her rent about $100 - a whopping 20 percent - to $600 a month.
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Texas officials say it would cost $1 billion to cool prisons – but they’ve grossly overestimated AC costs before
Written by Texas Tribune on Mar 21, 2019
By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune | March 21, 2019
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Texas Supreme Court deals City of San Antonio an upset in Hays Street Bridge case
Written by AJPesquera on Mar 17, 2019
The Texas Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision that favored the City of San Antonio in a long-running dispute with a community group that has been trying to transform a tract of land surrounding the Hays Street Bridge into a visitors park.
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How one migrant family got caught between smugglers, the cartel and Trump's zero-tolerance policy
Written by Texas Tribune on Mar 11, 2019
By Jay Root, The Texas Tribune | March 7, 2019
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