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Why does the federal government want to keep this ādrug houseā standing?
Read full article: Why does the federal government want to keep this ādrug houseā standing?The federal government has sued the City of San Antonio to keep it from demolishing a nuisance property on the West Side that neighbors know as a "drug house." The home was the target of a city raid in August after complaints about suspected drug sales.
San Antonioās Building Standards Board orders demolishment of problematic East Side bar
Read full article: San Antonioās Building Standards Board orders demolishment of problematic East Side barTwin Sisters Cantina on the city's East Side to be demolished following decision by Building Standards Board.
āHave a happy Thanksgiving,ā: Couple says to man who allegedly destroyed their home with his truck
Read full article: āHave a happy Thanksgiving,ā: Couple says to man who allegedly destroyed their home with his truckSan Antonio ā A couple is wishing the best for the man responsible for destroying their home with his pickup truck Saturday morning. āWe came back from the clinic and our neighbor was calling me out for some reason,ā Fonseca said. You need to get here now!āāThe man ran off, leaving his truck behind and the home the couple just inherited from Fonsecaās father in ruins. āHave a happy Thanksgiving,ā Fonseca said. God will take care of everything.āRELATED: Search underway for man that drove truck into neighborās Southwest Side home, police say
Demolition begins on the old county jail for UTSA expansion downtown
Read full article: Demolition begins on the old county jail for UTSA expansion downtownSAN ANTONIO ā As the University of Texas at San Antonio plans for a heavier presence downtown, the city and county are making room as well. The old county jail on Dolorosa Street was in the process of being torn down Friday. The land will be sold to UTSA, who plans to utilize the land for a $160 million building that will be an expansion of its college for business. You can watch the full story on the old county jail demolition in the video player above. RELATED: UTSA releases renderings for $90 million downtown expansion near San Pedro Creek
Oops! Demolition company tears down wrong home in Dallas
Read full article: Oops! Demolition company tears down wrong home in DallasDALLAS, Texas ā When you go to tear down a house, itās probably a good idea to triple check the address. Thatās what one Texas company is learning after it demolished the wrong house, KTVT reports. A crew tore down a 97-year-old house on the same street as the one that was actually supposed to be demoed. He inherited it from a friend who died three years ago and was planning to renovate it, KTVT reports. He says he wants to be compensated for both the value of the house and its sentimental value.