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By Mason Brand and Chris Schuchardt Texas history is full of legend and lore, but no such lesson should be needed here in the Alamo City.   Some of the Texans who fought for Texas Independence are lesser known, like Captain James Eberly in General Sam Houston’s Army.  He was one of the leaders during…

By Mason Brand, Major USMCR (ret.) In a draft 2015 City of San Antonio (CoSA) annexation planning document for the 281 North areas is the following: “Many residents choose to locate to the US 281 area for its scenic quality, with rolling hills and a rich tree canopy. As development continues, the extension of San…

By Robert Bruce, Bexar County Appraisal District Board of Directors, Place 3 At the last special session of the Texas Legislature, responding to years of taxpayercomplaints about the ways of State created Appraisal Districts, an amendment was passed addingthree new elected officials to the Board of Directors. This took effect in counties with apopulation of…

By Justice Lori Massey Brissette, Fourth Court of Appeals Recently, I posted on Facebook a simple question: “Where are our leaders?”   I asked that question because, in the face of the death of three tourists in downtown San Antonio, our leaders have been silent.  I asked that question because, as a mother whose son…

We sat down recently for a chat with Precinct 3 Bexar County Commissioner Grant Moody to talk about the county budget.  He was particularly interested in talking about the debt and fiscal trajectory of the county.  “I prodded County Manager David Smith and county staff to have a proposal on the debt.”  The county budget…

As our city officials continue to push their narrative about removing our horse carriage industry on paid posts, the comments from “bless their hearts” uninformed opponents are astonishing. They say ”poor horses shouldn’t work in heat conditions,” “it’s so unsafe for drivers,” “the exhaust/emissions is bad for them,” “they are outdated and should be put…

We applaud and stand with Denise here (12:25 mark) in forcing into the spotlight the inconsistent and questionable (to put it nicely) treatment of Dr. Ben Espy. The implication by District 6 Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda at Tuesday’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing that Dr. Espy sees no negative health impacts to horses from pulling…

We look forward to binge watching this season!  “A bipolar CIA operative who graduated from Ron Nirenberg’s San Antonio Ready to Work program convinces a disgraced City of San Antonio Animal Care Services Director that social media operatives are planning to carry out an open records blitz.” Co-starring Mandy Patinkin as CoSA Attorney Andy Segovia and F. Murray Abraham as City Manager…

We attended a neighborhood association (NA) meeting recently on the inner west side.  The concerns were probably not unlike those of residents in other U.S. urban centers: crime, public intoxication, vagrancy, etc. One that drew a notable response from District 5 Councilwoman Teri Castillo was the cost of housing.  This issue provides a good example…

San Antonio District 2 City Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez was recently on the Express-News’ “Puro Politics” podcast when the subject turned to the city charter commission.  Regarding their consideration of changing the city manager pay structure, he said “there is a fix inherently baked-in.” He was referring to the fact that the salary is tied to…