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San Antonio’s $189 million job-training program will begin taking applications Monday
The Ready to Work program’s start date had already been postponed twice.
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Longtime San Antonio eatery Mi Tierra unveils altar to local celebrity Hispanic Elvis
The display features six life-size cutouts of Hispanic Elvis striking his signature poses.
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American Craft Beer Week is May 16-22, and San Antonio breweries could use your support
Texas’ craft beer industry provides an annual impact to the Texas economy of $5 billion.
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Company offering free therapy for Texas frontline workers through $1 million program
The initiative will offer therapy and mental health services via 12 free sessions per eligible frontline care professional.
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At least 50,000 Texans receive abortions in the state each year. Here’s a look behind the numbers.
Most Texans who get abortions in the state are in their 20s and 30s, and the vast majority of abortions are performed 10 weeks into pregnancy or earlier.
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Bad Takes: May Day may be over, but workers from Amazon to Starbucks aren’t done organizing
More than 40 Starbucks stores have unionized, and at least two in San Antonio have filed for representation.
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Nestle Toll House Café in San Antonio’s Culebra Commons permanently closing
In 2020, the owner asked community members to help her ride out the pandemic.
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How I decided on a second COVID-19 booster shot
Data on boosters’ effectiveness and immune system influence factored into my choice.
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$250K Shed, Isis Romero: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Apparently, people had a hard time believing a three-room shed east of downtown could be listed for $250,000.
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Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke tests positive for COVID-19
“In addition to being fully vaccinated and boosted, I regularly test for COVID-19 while traveling the state for town hall meetings,” he said in a statement.
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What experts told me to do after my positive COVID-19 at-home test
It gets complicated to figure out how to report results and when you’re no longer contagious.
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Bad Takes: Bill Maher continues his spree of COVID falsehoods on Joe Rogan’s podcast
The comedian used Rogan’s Austin-based podcast as a megaphone for his flawed faux-punditry.
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Two more San Antonio COVID-19 mass testing sites are closing as demand drops
The number of testing sites is declining nationwide as more people test at home.
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Texas ranks among the best states for remote work, according to study
New Jersey ranked as the best state for telecommuters while Alaska was listed as the worst.
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App that connects homeowners with lawn care services launches in San Antonio
Nashville based GreenPal has more than a million users in 23 cities across the country.
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We can do better than what was ‘normal’ before the pandemic
Improving indoor air quality is one way we can reinforce the public in public health
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Memorial service for San Antonio’s Hispanic Elvis will be open to the public, family says
The service will be held this Saturday at the Hillcrest Funeral Home and streamed online.
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Study: San Antonio has the second-fewest delivery drivers per capita in the U.S.
The findings also show that the average hourly wage for delivery drivers in SA is $20.29.
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Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas will send migrants to Washington, D.C., on charter buses
Abbott said he’s responding to the Biden administration announcement that it will lift a pandemic-era emergency health order that allowed immigration authorities to turn away migrants at the border, even those seeking asylum.
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Over 100 children have died in Texas’ child welfare system since 2020, report says
Most of the deaths were attributed to ‘preexisting medical conditions’ or abuse suffered before the children entered the system, according to the DFPS report.
