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CPS Energy CEO Paula Gold Williams will be leaving her post early next year.

Finding the next CPS Energy CEO will not be easy

Opinion: The executive team of CPS Energy, at least what is left of it, is in shambles. Finding the right new leader will be crucial.

by Robert Rivard

the latest

Día de los Muertos returns with in-person events, including the annual river parade

by Nicholas Frank

Phase three of the San Pedro Creek Culture Park will extends southwest of downtown.

Design plans for third phase of San Pedro Creek project get go-ahead

by Shari Biediger

City Council members push for further discussion of 2022 bond priorities

by Jackie Wang

Celebrating manufacturing month in the greater San Antonio region

by greater:SATX Regional Economic Partnership

COVID-19 BY THE NUMBERS • UPDATED OCT. 20

268 7-DAY CASE AVERAGE

297 HOSPITALIZATIONS

4,736

TOTAL DEATHS

75.6%

FULLY VACCINATED RESIDENTS

San Antonio Still Life

Children gather to watch a butterfly release during the Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival at Confluence Park on Saturday. Credit: Nick Wagner / San Antonio Report

CORONAVIRUS in San Antonio

Fernando De La Mora, 12, receives a COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination pop-up clinic at the San Antonio International Airport on Wednesday.

Coronavirus

A COVID-19 vaccine for ages 5-11: What parents need to know

by Lindsey Carnett

Suburban streets continue to be bought, sold, and constructed in the city's far Westside.

Gov & Politics

Thousands of households still past due on water bills as SAWS resumes disconnections

by Lindsey Carnett

Lamar Elementary School is one of 21 campuses in SAISD that will undergo a full renovation in the main building. SAISD voters passed a $1.21 billion bond in 2020 to refurbish campuses in the district.

Education

San Antonio ISD data shows extent of learning loss during pandemic

by Brooke Crum

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GovERNMENT

CEO Paula Gold-Williams announces she will depart CPS Energy in early 2022

by Lindsey Carnett

Bexar County sheriff, commissioner exchange jabs over jail consultant dispute

by Jackie Wang

San Antonio takes ‘moderately conservative’ route to determine size of 2022 bond

by Jackie Wang

Bexar County sheriff hires jail consultant ahead of commissioners approving another

by Jackie Wang

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett will leave 35th District seat to run in new Austin-area district

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune

Biz & Development

Express-News owner finds buyer for its historic downtown building

by Shari Biediger

Fortune 500 company buys San Antonio IT firm Sirius Computer Solutions for $2.5B in cash

by Waylon Cunningham

Rare opportunity: Century-old former cattle market property up for sale

by Shari Biediger

San Antonio startup Betty’s Co. wins TechFuel pitch competition

by Waylon Cunningham

CityFest: Could the pandemic ultimately make the workplace more equitable?

by Waylon Cunningham

EDUCATION

A man walks to cast his vote at the Las Palmas library polling station in May.

Early voting for Nov. 2 election starts Monday

by Jackie Wang

Early voting begins for school bond, tax rate elections

by Brooke Crum

Remembering one of the great Hispanic athletes: Jefferson High School’s Gabe Rivera

by Ken Rodriguez

Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks SAISD vaccine mandate

by Brooke Crum

University of the Incarnate Word to use $2.9M federal grant to boost Latino graduation rate

by Brooke Crum

OPINION

Rallying to shine a light on Paul Rusesabagina’s kidnapping and show trial

by Robert Rivard

U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent leaves the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse holding the hand of his wife in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Monday, May 11, 2009. Kent was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to obstructing a judicial panel's investigation of charges he sexually assaulted two female employees.

A federal judge’s crime and how a former San Antonian touted for the Supreme Court minimized it

by Rick Casey

ARTS & CULTURE

Musicians and their supporters picket during a strike of the musicians of the San Antonio Symphony outside of the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday October 12, 2021.

As the San Antonio Symphony teeters on the brink, some revived orchestras offer lessons in survival

by Nicholas Frank

Nora Balmer, 6, right, dances with her sister, Mae, 3, while wearing handmade butterfly wings during the Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival at Confluence Park on Saturday.

Butterfly festival flutters through new venue

by Iris Dimmick

Peter J. Holt, CEO of HOLT Cat, joins the Alamo Trust's board of directors.

Peter J. Holt joins Alamo Trust board

by Iris Dimmick

video

Watch: Texas bull rider Ezekiel Mitchell learned the basics on YouTube

by Nick Wagner

Watch: Medical research leaders discuss impact of local collaboration

by San Antonio Report Staff

fallout from the winter storm

Ed Kelley, CPS Energy trustee, will finish his second five-year term in January. The process to replace him is underway.

Finding the next CPS Energy trustee

by Robert Rivard

Legislators affirm commitment to Texas gas, oil industry while pushing for clean energy future

by Lindsey Carnett

Former City Councilman Reed Williams leads a conversation in March as chair of the Committee on Emergency Preparedness.

‘They did a lousy job’: Local report slams Legislature for power grid failures

by Brendan Gibbons

SA REPORT EN ESPAÑOL

San Antonio tiene un plan para cerrar su brecha digital, pero el precio podría ser de 600 millones de dólares

San Antonio Digital Connects ha desarrollado un plan para cerrar la brecha digital. Ahora necesita fondos.

SAWS quiere usar el estacionamiento de un restaurante en el West Side para instalar una estación de aguas residuales

SAWS quiere construir una estación de bombeo de aguas residuales en el estacionamiento de un restaurante en el West Side. La familia Rodríguez dice que será el final de su negocio.

El distrito hospitalario del condado de Béxar comprará terrenos para nuevas instalaciones en el sur de la ciudad

El nuevo hospital proporcionaría a los pacientes que viven en el lado sur de San Antonio un mejor acceso a servicios de atención médica de rutina.

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268

7-DAY CASE AVERAGE

297

HOSPITALIZATIONS

4,736

TOTAL DEATHS

75.6%

FULLY VACCINATED RESIDENTS

San Antonio Still Life

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