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Funds addressing 2 connectivity projects in San Antonio remain under federal review, officials say
Read full article: Funds addressing 2 connectivity projects in San Antonio remain under federal review, officials sayFunds for two projects linked to addressing connectivity between downtown San Antonio and the greater East Side remain under federal review, according to nonprofit and city officials.
Nonprofit lands $2 million grant to address East Side connectivity around three highways
Read full article: Nonprofit lands $2 million grant to address East Side connectivity around three highwaysSan Antonio Growth for the Eastside (SAGE) was awarded $2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to address East Side connectivity, according to a USDOT news release.
Profiles in clean energy: Former Shell VP helps create a new way of making clean electricity
Read full article: Profiles in clean energy: Former Shell VP helps create a new way of making clean electricityAt oil and gas giant Shell, Cindy Taff was in charge of drilling wells that are considered unconventional because the oil or natural gas is difficult to access.
In Texas, ex-oil and gas workers champion geothermal energy as a replacement for fossil-fueled power plants
Read full article: In Texas, ex-oil and gas workers champion geothermal energy as a replacement for fossil-fueled power plantsTexas has become an early hot spot for geothermal energy exploration as scores of former oil industry workers and executives are taking their knowledge to a new energy source.
‘A weight is lifted off my shoulders:’ San Antonians celebrate CROWN Act taking effect in Texas
Read full article: ‘A weight is lifted off my shoulders:’ San Antonians celebrate CROWN Act taking effect in TexasHouse Bill 567 took effect Sept. 1. The law prohibits race-based hair discrimination across Texas.
Transgender adults are worried about finding welcoming spaces to live in their later years
Read full article: Transgender adults are worried about finding welcoming spaces to live in their later yearsA battle over transgender people’s rights in the United States has focused attention mostly on youth.
State of the Eastside surveys current and future needs, goals, priorities
Read full article: State of the Eastside surveys current and future needs, goals, prioritiesPerhaps more than ever, community leaders and residents alike are seeing more investment in long forgotten East Side neighborhoods within sight of downtown San Antonio.
Community groups eager for shot at federal recovery dollars
Read full article: Community groups eager for shot at federal recovery dollarsThe $326.9 million from the American Rescue Plan Act has hit the city’s financial books, but it hasn’t yet made its way the dozens of community organizations eagerly waiting for a piece of the singular financial windfall.