With Easter just around the corner, San Antonio promises not to disappoint families! There are a variety of fun events to choose from, so below is an outline of events, and links to purchase tickets and find out more information.   Easter Eggspress: The Easter Egg Hunt at the Texas Transportation Museum will be held on April 9th. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

Carrizo Springs, TX -- Dimmit County Commissioners rejected a proposal from Stratton Oilfield Systems that would have turned a former “Man Camp” into a privately operated detention facility similar to those in Karnes and Dilley which are used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain asylum-seeking mothers and children. After heated opposition and even heckling from Dimmit residents and refugee advocates, Dimmit County Commissioners unanimously turned down the proposal, becoming the second Texas county in June to reject a federal family detention center.

January is Nation Radon Action Month. This Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiative brings the dangers of radon to the forefront of news and media nationwide. Radon is a naturally occurring carcinogen with many case studies showing a direct correlation to Lung Cancer and other possible diseases. Radon is a radioactive gas produced by the breakdown of uranium, thorium and radium in rock and soil. With no scent or taste and being invisible, Radon is a silent killer that seeps into building structures and does not discriminate against its victims.

Four reasons why the 18th annual Mission to Mission Charity Bike Tour hosted by Mission Trail Rotary Club on December 5, 2015 is the best of the season. 

The Edge: news that may have flown under your radar, a look at what you can expect people to be talking about next week and the links to share it all.

Shaded by a grove of pecan trees, the campus of Blessed Sacrament Academy (BSA) at 1135 Mission Road graces the South Side of San Antonio. A ministry of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament since 1926, BSA continues to impact the lives of individuals and strengthen families on a daily basis.

San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department officials announced today that the park curfew will be lifted at selected City parks for the Easter holiday. The park curfew will be lifted beginning at 11 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, and will resume at 11 p.m. on Easter Sunday, April 20.

Young adults, based on recent polls, are unaware of the benefits they can obtain from the Health Insurance Marketplace, one of the major elements of the Affordable Care Act. They dislike the individual mandate which requires that adults purchase a health insurance policy or pay a penalty. The principle of the mandate is that, to enable a few sick people to be in the insurance pool while holding premiums steady, a large number of healthy people need to join the pool.

Kerri and Keith Chucci sat down recently and shared their inspiring adoption journey with Methodist Mission Home and how their precious son Jack came to make their family whole.  It was just over a month ago now, on Nov. 2, that Kerri and Keith Chucci finalized the adoption of their baby son, Jack. “It was love at first sight,” Kerri smiled, thinking back to April 30, 2012, the day Jack was born. “He has the biggest blue eyes you’ve ever seen, and he’s now quite the flirt with the ladies.”