Gov & Politics
PR Entrepreneur, Former Mayoral Candidate Trish DeBerry Launches Commissioners Court Bid
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Nearly 11 years after her last run for office, Trish DeBerry will seek the open Bexar County Commissioners Court, Precinct 3 seat.
Health
H-E-B, County Buildings Ban E-Cigarettes
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The County’s decision comes after Texas grocery giant H-E-B last week discontinued sales of all e-cigarette products throughout its stores.
Health
Bexar County Needle Exchange Program Set to Become First In State
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Providing sterile needles to IV drug users helps stop the spread of disease and cuts down on costs associated with treating people who have contracted HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C.
Health
Regional and Bexar County Veterans Programs Receive $1.9 Million from State Agency
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Since 2009, the Texas Veterans Commission has awarded more than $137 million to organizations to help veterans throughout the state.
Social Issues
$2 Million Grant Will Help Double Efforts of Bexar County Children’s Courts
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A five-year grant will be used to increase staff and programming at agencies that partner with the county’s courts handling child abuse and neglect.
Gov & Politics
Bexar County Starts Negotiations for New Voting Machines
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County commissioners directed Bexar County Elections to start negotiations to purchase new voting machines and return with price options in one month.
Gov & Politics
County Moves to Free Up Detention Center for UTSA Downtown Development
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Bexar County has set in motion a plan to clear a facility housing federal inmates in order to allow UTSA to proceed with downtown development plans.
Commentary
How Old-Style Paul Elizondo Became Ally of New-Style Nelson Wolff
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Elizondo became a close ally who helped Wolff transform county government from a medieval circus of competing fiefdoms into something of a modern big-city powerhouse.
Gov & Politics
Judge Wolff to Pick Next Bexar County Commissioner Soon
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Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff said he will appoint a Precinct 2 commissioner “soon.”
In Memoriam
Officials, Public Bid Final Farewell to County Commissioner Paul Elizondo
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A capacity crowd at San Fernando Cathedral paid their respects to the longtime commissioner and former state lawmaker and educator who died Dec. 27.
