San Antonio s wish list, curated by Henry Cisneros, waiting on biggest wish of all - money
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Construction along U.S. 281 between Wilderness Oak and Marshall Road in January. Possible infrastructure funding legislation in Congress in the coming months has local governments dusting off their priorities.William Luther /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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In his new role as CEO of a San Antonio-based infrastructure finance firm, Henry Cisneros has unveiled a nationwide survey that identified some 1,800 major U.S. infrastructure projects, including some in Bexar County, that local governments say are immediate funding priorities.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Commentary: Modernize the infrastructure, or face future of more failures
Henry Cisneros and William Fulton, For the Express-News
Feb. 19, 2021
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A worker in Dallas seeks to restore power during the arctic blast. A failure to invest in infrastructure is a failure to invest in our present and future.Smiley N. Pool /Associated Press
The loss of electrical power in neighborhoods across Texas last week has been attributed to breakdowns in the ERCOT system.
ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, was set up to share and distribute power across the interconnected utilities of Texas. The failure of the statewide electrical system resulted in emergency conditions for families huddled in cold homes, separated from all the electrical devices upon which we have come to depend. That meant doing without heat, personal communications, emergency news reports, recharging of cellphones, hot water and medical contacts.
Terramark to build first for-sale housing at Brooks
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Terramark Urban Homes plans to build 60 houses at Brooks.Courtesy of Terramark Urban HomesShow MoreShow Less
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Terramark Urban Homes plans to build 60 houses at Brooks.Courtesy of Terramark Urban HomesShow MoreShow Less
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The first for-sale housing is coming to Brooks, a former Air Force base on the South Side that San Antonio leaders are turning into a bustling hub of businesses, apartments, stores and hotels.
Terramark Urban Homes recently bought nearly 5 acres for $1.8 million from the Brooks Development Authority and plans to construct 60 single-family homes. Prices will start at $270,000.
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Currently Reading Moonlighting - Justin Rodriguez is both a Bexar County commissioner and a bond lawyer, and that s perfectly legal in Texas
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Commissioner Justin Rodriguez greets new Commissioner Trish DeBerry prior to swearing-in ceremonies shortly New Year s Day in the Bexar County Courthouse.Robin Jerstad, San Antonio Express-News / ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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Bexar County Pct. 2 Commissioner Justin Rodriguez talks during the daily COVID-19 update, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Joining Rodriguez were San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and San Antonio Metro Health Interim Director Colleen Bridger.Jerry Lara, Staff / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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