Just a really quick post about another snag in putting out the Helotes Mulch Fire. SAWS is going to vote to see if they will get a restraining order against anyone using water to put out the Helotes mulch fire. At the bottom are links to all the previous CNN stories so you can do [...]

Posted in Bexar Met, Bexar Metropolitan Water District, BexarMet, Helotes, Helotes fire, Henry Zumwalt, SAWS, San Antonio, San Antonio Water System, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, aquifer, bexar county, mulch fire, texas No Comments »

Some quick updates on some of our past posts…
The Texas House rule to record their votes passed 81-57. I still don’t understand the reason why anyone would have voted against there being a written record but it doesn’t matter now. Now, on an interesting note, it was decided if they have a voice vote [...]

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Does anyone know anything about this judge’s decision ordering the TCEQ not to use chemicals to fight the fire? It certainly isn’t being reported in the news, just a tidbit here and there.
Fight over Compost Fire Costs Going to Court | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
Zumwalt’s attorney did tell News 4 WOAI the judge ordered the [...]

Posted in Helotes, Henry Zumwalt, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 1 Comment »

Did anyone see the story KSAT 12 did on how the Helotes Little League is about to lose their fields because a big, bad, mean land owner is going to kick them off their fields? I didn’t actually see it aired but you can go to the website and see it. What a touching story, [...]

Posted in Erik Barajas, Helotes, Helotes Little League, KSAT 12, Little League, Tony Pena 4 Comments »

This story exemplifies the problems with government on so many levels.
MySA.com: Metro | State
“It is in the county, not the Helotes city limits, and it comes down to
money and how much someone will have to pay to put this fire out,” he
said. “I have been working nonstop to get the ball rolling because my
primary concern [...]

Posted in Bexar County Commissioner's Court, Helotes, Henry Zumwalt, Jon Allan, Nelson Wolff, Seth Mitchell, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Uncategorized, bexar county 2 Comments »

Looks like Miller can’t sue individuals afterall.
MySA.com: Metro | State
District Judge Karen H. Pozza ruled Thursday that all of the defendants in a lawsuit filed by restaurateur Balous Miller over his failed plans to sell a tract of Helotes land to Wal-Mart should be excluded from the suit.The defendants’ request to be excluded was based [...]

Posted in Balous Miller, First Amendment, Free Speech, Frivolous Lawsuit, Helotes, Helotes Heritage Foundation, Lawsuit Reform, Lawsuit abuse, Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Texas Ethics Commission, Wal-Mart, Walmart 1 Comment »

MySA.com: Metro | State
The Helotes Heritage Association has responded to a lawsuit filed by Balous Miller against the mayor of Helotes, past and present members of Helotes City Council and the HHA by hiring a team of defense attorneys and counter-filing against Miller.
Miller, president of the Bill Miller chain, is accusing the defendants of civil [...]

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Maybe it’s just me, but more and more it seems government serves to protect the interests of businesses from being interfered with, lawfully or not. Just recently, Balous Miller filed a lawsuit against those in Helotes who prevented Walmart from building. Now we have builders that sue because someone complains publicly.
MySA.com: Metro | State:
An unusually [...]

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MySA.com: Metro | State:
Ten months after losing a bid to sell land for a controversial Wal-Mart Supercenter in Helotes, Balous Miller is going after critics who derailed his plan.
Miller, president of the Bill Miller restaurant chain, provoked an uprising by residents when Wal-Mart petitioned the town to develop the store on 32 acres owned by [...]

Posted in Balous Miller, Free Speech, Frivolous Lawsuit, Helotes, Lawsuit Reform, Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Walmart, scare tactics 2 Comments »