REPLAY Video of the webcast of the Hatton W. Sumners 2016 Careers in Politics Conference at the University of Texas at San Antonio College of Public Policy Southwest Room, Durango Building on March 5, 2016.

Challenged by the prospect of thousands of new houses being located within the Edwards Aquifer watershed, the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance set about studying methods that might mitigate the effects of suburban development in this extremely fragile area. The result is a 106-page manual that is intended to fill a gap in the storm water management measures that currently protect the Edwards Aquifer in Central Texas.

Economic Issues for Women in Texas is a report produced by Texas Women’s Foundation and authored by the Center for Public Policy Priorities that examines the building blocks of economic security - those that impact a family budget - and then drills down to highlight the differences and commonalities across nine Texas metro areas (

Colorectal cancer is a major killer in the U.S., but it’s relatively simple to prevent through early screening and detection, the topic of the May 10 free public lecture at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Several methods exist for colorectal screening, but the gold standard is the colonoscopy, which has a reputation as an unpleasant experience that many people would rather avoid.

Once again, Communities in Schools, joined by corporate partners and nonprofit agencies, will Stuff the Bus with school supplies and school uniforms for kids in Bexar County.The long-running yearly project by Communities in Schools began July 25 and runs through Aug. 22. About 1,200 volunteers will be out across the city collecting school supplies Aug 6.