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Mayor Ron Nirenberg on Thursday said ending the statewide order requiring the use of masks in public spaces would be a mistake.

‘Big mistake’: Mayor slams possible end to statewide mask order

by JJ Velasquez February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

Mayor Ron Nirenberg on Thursday said ending the statewide order requiring the use of masks in public spaces would be a mistake.

Nonprofits & Philanthropy

‘Never turn people away’: Food bank distributing supplies for thousands in need

by Shari Biediger February 20, 2021February 20, 2021

The lights of the Alamodome and the Tower of the Americas were turned off in an effort to conserve energy as hundreds of thousands of people in San Antonio were without power earlier in the week.

The utility crisis leaves some people with little choice but to put themselves in virus’s path

by JJ Velasquez February 18, 2021February 18, 2021

Health care workers push through snow, ice as pandemic and arctic blast collide

by Lindsey Carnett February 17, 2021February 17, 2021

The City of San Antonio guides media through a tour of the Alamodome COVID-19 mass-vaccine site. Photos taken on January 11, 2021.

Angered by dwindling vaccine supply, Nirenberg urges feds to ship more doses to San Antonio – or Alamodome site will close

by JJ Velasquez February 12, 2021February 14, 2021

San Antonio remains in a deadly phase of the pandemic, as 22 more fatalities were reported on Thursday.

Commissioner Rodriguez: San Antonio ‘still in a very deadly phase of this pandemic’

by JJ Velasquez February 11, 2021February 11, 2021

As local coronavirus rate dips, school districts look to bring more students back to campus

by Brooke Crum February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

Photos of the Week

San Antonio’s week in photos, Feb. 1-7

by Scott Ball February 8, 2021February 7, 2021

Tina Guzman, a nurse at University Hospital, assists Carlos De Hoyos, a COVID-19 patient who is recovering from the virus.

‘It’s still here’: University Hospital nurses battle latest COVID-19 surge

by Lindsey Carnett February 4, 2021February 5, 2021

School districts across Bexar County are seeing an uptick in positive COVID-19 cases among both students and staff following the holiday break.

COVID-19 cases in San Antonio schools more than double in January

by Brooke Crum February 2, 2021February 2, 2021