Author: KROV News Department
The University Health System will seek approval from the Bexar County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 for $500 million dollars for 2 new hospitals in northeast Bexar County and South Central Bexar County. The ball got rolling on both projects from two separate experiences about three years apart from Precinct 4 County Commissioner […]
Republic Golf Course, Southeast Baptist Hospital, Hotwells Park, UIW Medical School Part of Commissioner’s Turn Around Legacy In a video, posted Monday, November 15, 2021, Commissioner Tommy Calvert laid out the latest plan to ensure that blight is not the fate of the former Republic Golf Course, located on the southeast side. On September 14, […]
To Honor Indigenous People and promote reconciliation, Calvert selects a new monumentlocation, provides more funding, and creates a diverse Oversight Committee to promote unity Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert Jr. will announce that Pletz County Park will be the new location of a Buffalo Soldiers monument. The monument and its process will initiate efforts to […]
UHS CareLink will Monitor Health Outcomes of Food Distribution On October 26, 2021 the Bexar County Commissioner’s Court voted to move forward with Phase II of the Greenies Urban Farm construction, just in time for the farm’s second harvest. The nearly $2.3 million phase will include the construction of a vegetative perimeter fence, 100-person outdoor […]
And on this day in 1933 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg is born. She is the second female U.S. Supreme Court Justice and spent her legal career advocating for women’s rights before taking the bench.
In Local News – Bexar County Precinct 3 reserve constable deputy Calloway Lawson was suspended for one month after disparaging Facebook comments and threatening emails he left for a woman he thought reported him to Facebook. It all started with a post on social media. In December 2018, a conservative New Braunfels resident took to […]
And on this day in 1997 – Simone Biles is born. She becomes the most decorated American gymnast, winning four gold medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
In Local News – The San Antonio current reported that: “A long-simmering dispute between Bexar County Democratic Party officials overflowed on Wednesday into allegations by its current leader that loyalists to former chairman Manuel Medina committed financial crimes.”At a press conference outside the Bexar County Courthouse, current Chairwoman Monica Alcantara said she discovered documents showing “more than […]
And on this day in 1986 – Susan Butcher wins Iditarod, becoming the second woman ever to win the Alaskan dog sled race.
In Local News – CNN News reported that: “Democrats easily kept control of a Texas House seat Tuesday night, holding off another push by the state’s top Republicans to flip a solidly blue district in a special election runoff.”Democrat Ray Lopez defeated Republican Fred Rangel, 58 percent to 42 percent, according to unofficial returns. Rangel called […]
