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News from August 2023

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San Antonio Airport System Shares Contracting Opportunity Information

By San Antonio Standard Report | Aug 29, 2023

Next week, the San Antonio Airport System (SAAS) will help host a Virtual Texas Airports Rental Car Supplier Diversity Outreach Day. The main goal is to share information about contracting opportunities with rental car concessionaires.

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Casar, Doggett, & Texas Democrats Urge Pause on Medicaid Redeterminations, Corrective Action to Texas System

By San Antonio Standard Report | Aug 29, 2023

Texas already has the worst uninsured rate in the nation.

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Rep. Tony Gonzales Announces Bipartisan Ag Hotline Legislation

By San Antonio Standard Report | Aug 29, 2023

Agricultural Producers Currently Face a Suicide Rate 3.5X Higher Than the General Population

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Congressman Castro, Texas Democrats Call on Biden Administration to Stop Catastrophic Loss of Medicaid Coverage in Texas

By San Antonio Standard Report | Aug 29, 2023

This week, Reps. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) and Greg Casar (TX-35), together with the entire Texas Democratic congressional delegation, urged the Biden Administration to quickly intervene in the Medicaid redetermination process in Texas to prevent the catastrophic loss of health care coverage for vulnerable Texas families.

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Home sales in Bexar County during week ending Aug. 19

By San Antonio Standard | Aug 26, 2023

There were 398 reported residential sales in Bexar County in the week ending Aug. 19, according to BlockShopper.com.

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San Antonio Standard area weekly mass times

By San Antonio Standard | Aug 26, 2023

The following parishes in the San Antonio Standard coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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More school closures? 10 positive COVID-19 tests shut down Texas school district

By San Antonio Standard Report | Aug 25, 2023

South Texas school district Runge Independent School District (RISD) temporarily closed due to multiple staff members testing positive for COVID-19, with the closure occurring around two weeks after the school year began, according to a report. The closure was reported on Aug. 21, and classes are set to resume on Aug. 29.

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Airport Adds Another Nonstop Flight: Philadelphia

By San Antonio Standard Report | Aug 22, 2023

San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is adding another city to its list of nonstop destinations. American Airlines announced today it will launch daily, nonstop service from SAT to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) on June 5, 2024.

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Congressman Castro and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Call on the Biden Administration to Investigate Governor Abbott’s Migrant Family Separation Practices

By San Antonio Standard Report | Aug 22, 2023

This week, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragán, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Congressman Tony Cárdenas (CA-29), Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and 23 additional CHC members sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) demanding a full and transparent investigation into the intentional separation of migrant families at the hands of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). The letter also requested that both agencies take necessary measures to prevent this cruel practice and ensure that families can remain together. This letter comes following multiple reports that DPS is arresting and incarcerating men who arrive in the United States and separating them from their families as part of Operation Lone Star.

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Home sales during week ending Aug. 12 in Bexar County

By San Antonio Standard | Aug 19, 2023

There were 372 reported residential sales in Bexar County in the week ending Aug. 12, according to BlockShopper.com.

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San Antonio Standard area weekly mass times

By San Antonio Standard | Aug 19, 2023

The following parishes in the San Antonio Standard coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Rep. Chip Roy: 'The American healthcare system is broken...it's time for Healthcare Freedom'

By Andy Nghiem | Aug 17, 2023

Texas Legislators Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX-21) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) have introduced the "Personalized Care Act," a groundbreaking initiative aimed at expanding Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) to empower Americans with greater autonomy in their healthcare decisions, challenging the prevailing healthcare paradigm and receiving widespread support, according to an Aug. 7 press release. The legislation seeks to grant millions of Americans nationwide increased authority over their healthcare decisions.

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Bexar County schools enroll 615,739 students in the 2021-2022 school year

By San Antonio Standard | Aug 16, 2023

Bexar County was ranked second in enrollment numbers across the state in the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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Abbott: 'We will continue busing migrants to sanctuary cities until Biden does his job & secures the border.'

By BD | Aug 16, 2023

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed in a tweet to keep busing migrants to sanctuary cities until President Biden takes action to secure the border. Also, Texas Rangers apprehended MS-13 gang member Emerson Lopez Fugon, exposed an armed migrant guide, and disrupted human smuggling attempts by sex offender Joseph Hamilton and Latin King gang member Tyler Garza, Abbott said in a press release.

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Bexar County median home valuation prices fell by 2.8% in July 2023 compared to July 2022

By San Antonio Standard | Aug 15, 2023

In July 2023, the median sale price of a home in Bexar County fell by $4,894 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 25%.

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Mayor Announces Housing Board Appointments

By San Antonio Standard Report | Aug 15, 2023

Mayor Ron Nirenberg today named new commissioners to the Opportunity Home San Antonio board and to the Housing Commission.

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Casar, Castro, Cuellar, Gonzales Urge USPS to Bring Back Water for San Antonio Letter Carriers

By San Antonio Standard Report | Aug 15, 2023

San Antonio’s letter carriers used to get water bottles at the start of work – in the middle of a heat wave, that ended.

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Castro, Salazar, Meeks, Mccaul Statement on Assassination of Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio

By San Antonio Standard Report | Aug 14, 2023

On August 10, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Ranking Member Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Chairwoman María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (NY-05) and Chairman Michael McCaul (TX-10), issued the following statement expressing outrage and calling for an investigation and prosecution of the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio:“

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San Antonio Standard area weekly mass times

By San Antonio Standard | Aug 12, 2023

The following parishes in the San Antonio Standard coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Weekly recap, week ending Aug. 5 home sales in Bexar County

By San Antonio Standard | Aug 12, 2023

There were 333 reported residential sales in Bexar County in the week ending Aug. 5, according to BlockShopper.com.