San Antonio News

Rick Ehrlich, owner of Houston Electric Cars, 1005 St. Emmanuel, can't wait for the next generation of cars and trucks that don't depend on fossil fuels.

The Houston Street Bistro, just a few doors down, from the Majestic & Empire Theaters, is excellent.

San Antonio, as a result of the Pentagon's Base Realignment and Closure action in 2005, has seen a windfall of new construction at various military installations - to the tune of more than $2 billion worth of projects.

From afar, it appeared as though a car had just been in an accident. Officers on the southwest side of San Antonio approached the vehicle at 1 a.m. and tried to pull the driver over, but he took off, so they followed him home.

Overall, the rate of death was two to three times higher in people with chronic insomnia, regardless of which subtype they reported.

The proposed budget maintains the property tax rate at the same rate of $0.5302, decreasing the average homeowner's tax bill by $5.62, city officials said.

Firefighters are battling a house fire in the 1800 block of North Parkwood Drive, which neighbors say is vacant.

In the current political atmosphere that rewards big money and play-to-the-base campaigns, it takes a lot of nerve for anyone to think they can make a difference by going door-to-door to register people who traditionally do not vote.

For the fiscal year ending July 31, the bureau spent about $1.5 million in print, radio, television and online advertising.

Tropical Storm Earl is pounding Nova Scotia with heavy rain and gusty winds, after skirting New England.

A San Antonio man has been arrested in connection with a shooting at an East Side party Monday that left two people dead and injured another three.

A man who told Mexican authorities he ordered the March killing of a U.S. Consulate worker in Mexico has been extradited to the U.S. and appeared in a federal court in Texas, the San Antonio Express-News reported.

A new protocol is in place at the San Antonio Housing Authority due to an infestation of bed bugs in some of its properties.

This Labor Day weekend San Antonio will be swarming with the usual influx of tourists.

SURVIVORS: Two sisters, Mary Helen Gonzalez and Margaret St. Joseph; two brothers, George and Ralph Bustillo; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. SERVICES: 10 a.m. today at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church, 1214 Stonewall St., with interment to follow at Mission Burial Park South, 1700 Southeast Military Drive.

"Tea in 2010: from Gadgets to Gongfu" is the title of a presentation being given at the San Antonio Garden Center, 3310 N New Braunfels Ave at Funston Ave, September 9th at 6:30 pm.

A U.S. Army soldier with ties to the City of Mission was killed in action in Afghanistan earlier this week.

A cold front pushed heavy rains into San Antonio Friday morning, dropping temperatures, flooding roadways and snarling the city's busy morning commute.

Traffic in San Antonio is bad but it's not as bad as the congestion experienced by drivers in the state's other big cities.

China Sea is no stranger to the Kitchen Cops. Health inspectors have been keeping tabs on the buffet restaurant for years and so have we.