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Downtown baseball stadium for San Antonio Missions expected to open by 2028, letter to MLB says
Read full article: Downtown baseball stadium for San Antonio Missions expected to open by 2028, letter to MLB saysThe San Antonio Missions are set to have a new ballpark built in downtown San Antonio by April 2028, according to a letter from the City of San Antonio sent to Major League Baseball.
San Antonio Missions sold to group of local business, civic leaders, sports greats
Read full article: San Antonio Missions sold to group of local business, civic leaders, sports greatsThe San Antonio Missions minor league baseball team has been sold to a local ownership group that includes a lot of well-known business, civic and sports greats.
San Antonio Missions to be sold to group of local business, civic leaders pending city approval of new Wolff Stadium lease
Read full article: San Antonio Missions to be sold to group of local business, civic leaders pending city approval of new Wolff Stadium leaseThe San Antonio Missions minor league baseball team will soon be sold to a new ownership group, pending city approval of a new lease at Wolff Stadium.
Why is a market-rate, downtown high-rise getting $7.5M in city incentives?
Read full article: Why is a market-rate, downtown high-rise getting $7.5M in city incentives?The city may have turned its focus to affordable housing, but the remnants of a now-defunct incentive program will provide San Antonio's tallest apartment building millions in incentives.
New program at CAST Tech High School building a tech talent pipeline in San Antonio
Read full article: New program at CAST Tech High School building a tech talent pipeline in San AntonioA San Antonio high school is adding a new program to help build a pool of local talent to fill high-demand tech jobs.
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Bexar County to give $2 million to nonprofit for COVID-19 testing of students
Read full article: Bexar County to give $2 million to nonprofit for COVID-19 testing of studentsSan Antonio – Bexar County Commissioners voted Tuesday to send $2 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds to help a nonprofit expand its COVID-19 testing program to additional schools. The nonprofit started a pilot program in the Somerset Independent School District on Sep. 23, beginning with testing athletes and staff at Somerset High School. “So not only can high school students do it. A San Antonio Independent School District spokeswoman said it would like to be prioritized for the next testing pilot. Community Labs has also partnered with the City of San Antonio to offer testing for asymptomatic people.
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Nonprofit conducting mass testing for COVID-19 at Somerset ISD
Read full article: Nonprofit conducting mass testing for COVID-19 at Somerset ISDSOMERSET, Texas – A new nonprofit is conducting mass testing for COVID-19 at the Somerset Independent School District to get students back into the classroom safely. Somerset ISD received the testing service for free as part of the nonprofit’s pilot program. Last week, more than 200 Somerset High School students and staff members were tested for COVID-19. Somerset ISD Superintendent Saul Hinojosa said testing is only mandatory for students participating in extracurricular activities and are required to travel outside of the school. “It’s only mandatory for any students who participate in extracurricular activities being that they travel.”Hinojosa said around 1,600 of the 4,100 students enrolled at Somerset ISD are back in classrooms for in-person learning.