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Bexar County has entered a new era, where the way we live, work, and build our future is being reshaped by a leader who embraces change. One year into his term, Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai has made a remarkable departure from the longstanding norm of “we’ve always done it this way.” In a county…

This article began simply because, I have to truthfully say, I love BBQ!!  And by word of mouth, I heard that Ballhogs had the best ribs in town.  So, one Saturday, I found myself there, ordering brisket and ribs, and I met Hubert Brown, the man who owns and runs Ballhogs.  He began telling me…

We recently received campaign literature from the Bexar County Democratic Party chair in which she bragged, perhaps understandably, about how several of their candidates have no republican challengers this year. When we received a letter from the Republican Party of Bexar County chair a few days later, we kinda saw why. In it he informed…

The San Antonio Report recently reported that the Ready to Work job-training program will continue to pay for-profit colleges after the “collapse of coding bootcamp Codeup” last December. First off, there is nothing wrong with for-profit schools (or for-profit anything, really; it’s where societal progress is born). But this is essentially corporate welfare since the…

By David Moore, Unite San Antonio The Arboretum San Antonio recently announced the purchase of a 188-acre tract of land on the city’s southeast side, formerly the Republic Golf Course, for the creation of a tree sanctuary.  The Arboretum San Antonio, a non-profit (tax-exempt) group which includes such members as Henry Cisneros, Rebecca Viagran and…

By David Moore, Unite San Antonio Back in November 2020, citizens of San Antonio voted to divert 1/8th cent sales tax revenue from Aquifer Protection and Green Way projects to SA Ready to Work, and then in 2026 to VIA.  This was based upon lies and false claims by city officials and VIA President/CEO Jeffery…

First, NEWS4SA reports that CPS is spending $2 million for a pavilion for “employee events,” among other things.  Then, the San Antonio Report tells us they “may write-off” almost $43 million in delinquent accounts, while at the same time pulling in an extra $130 million from markets across Texas. “CPS Energy claims the pavilion is…

“Trustee Corinne Saldaña said the district needs to ‘get with the program’ and catch up with technology at other districts.” But how affordable is it? That should be the main question.  That was our initial takeaway from an Express-News report on the NISD plan to spend $4.5 million on “fancy” new scoreboards at Gustafson and…

“Who controls the past now, controls the future.  Who controls the present now, controls the past.” Phillip W. Magness of the American Institute for Economic Research would likely recognize that as a line from George Orwell’s “1984.”  Whether or not it informed a recent study he co-authored is an open question, but it would be…

By Fernando Centeno All human settlements aspire to serve the needs of their respective inhabitants. They design processes, rules, and policies to shape the character and direction of their visionary path forward.  But it is done ideally, in support of balance for the whole. Physical, subsidized growth in itself should not be the ultimate objective,…