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Friday, February 22, 2019

City Prepares for Upcoming Local Elections

Election season is upon us again with only 72 days until the May 4, 2019, General Election. The Mayor and all members of City Council are up for re-election. We have a total of nine candidates running for Mayor, including incumbent Ron Nirenberg who ...

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Friday, February 22, 2019

LSA44 explores economic development in San Antonio

Not so long ago, a group of complete strangers came together to plan an event in three weeks about a topic we knew nothing about—Economic Development in San Antonio.As cities like Austin and Houston explode with population and economic growth, ...

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Friday, February 22, 2019

Friends of Communities in Schools Present ED TALKS

Hear from thought leaders about the long-term effects of adverse childhood experiences and learn how we can become self-healing communities.Featuring: Colleen Bohmann: Executive Director of Learning Support Services, North East Independent School ...

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Friday, February 15, 2019

San Antonio Takes on Washington

A record-setting number of San Antonians traveled to Washington, DC last week for the 41st annual SA to DC advocacy trip. The delegation, which was made up of more than 175 business and community leaders, was led by Juan Antonio Flores, Executive ...

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Friday, February 15, 2019

SAISD is On Course

At the annual State of the District for SAISD, superintendent Pedro Martinez’s overarching message was that the district is “on course” with turning around underperforming schools and raising student success across the board. ...

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Friday, February 15, 2019

Texas District 125 Election Results

Two candidates vying for the Texas House District 125 seat are heading for a runoff election. Tuesday was Election Day and a total of 6, 215 ballots were cast, a mere 6% of registered voters in the district. After mail-in ballots were counted, the ...

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Friday, February 1, 2019

Texas Legislative Session Update

The Texas Legislative Session is moving along quickly now that both the Senate and House committees have been set. Several hearings have already taken place, primarily to discuss the state budget. This week, Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan ...

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Friday, February 1, 2019

Early Voting Open for Texas House District 125

Early voting for the Special Election for Texas House District 125 is open and will continue through February 8. Five candidates are vying for the seat previously held by Justin Rodriguez, who recently replaced the late Paul Elizondo on the Bexar ...

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Friday, February 1, 2019

LSA44 Begins New Year with Opening Retreat

After weeks of preparation and planning, the 44th Class for Leadership San Antonio (LSA) met for an opening retreat to connect and begin the important task of team-building and organizing the goals and vision for LSA this year.The retreat kicked off ...

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Friday, February 1, 2019

Doing Business with Japan 101 Business Workshop Series

Hosted by the UTSA East Asia InstituteThese workshop lectures and presentations on Japanese businesses and etiquette help to bridge the cultural gap with Japan for improved business outcomes.Friday, Feb. 22 from 12:00 to 5:00 pmUTSA Main CampusMain ...

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