January 4, 2008 Bexar County Burning: Why Weren’t New Year’s Fireworks Banned? | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
Firefighters got a badly needed rest Wednesday after a fire-filled start to the New Year.
The San Antonio Fire Department alone received nearly 1200 calls between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday. Most of those fires were blamed on fireworks.
So, [...]
Posted in 2007, bexar county
December 12, 2007 New Program Allows State Signs for Victims of DUI | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
A new state program will allow friends and family of deceased victims of drunken driving accidents in Texas to purchase memorial signs that will be placed near the crash site for a year.
The signs will have the victim’s name, date of the [...]
Posted in wreckless driving
November 29, 2007 The Best Sports Blog in Town : Find a Place to Watch the Cowboys/Packers Game
Time Warner and the NFL Network have been unable to come to an agreement. So if Time Warner is your cable provider, you’re going to be looking for someplace to watch the huge Cowboys/Packers game Thursday night. We already [...]
Posted in Dallas Cowboys, NFL Network
November 21, 2007 The Trouble Shooters “Dirty Dozen” Restaurants | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
You’re about to fill up on turkey dinner for the next several days. But when you’re tired of leftovers, you’re going to want to eat out, right? How do you know if your favorite restaurant is clean?
WOAI put out its list of [...]
Posted in San Antonio, weird news
November 5, 2007 Plan to Lower I-35 Speed Limit, Direct Traffic to Toll Road | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
TxDOT would pay Cintra-Zachry for lost profits if some state projects interfere with toll traffic over 50 years.
You really have to wonder why in the heck Texas signed this contract. It sure isn’t for the betterment of Texas [...]
Posted in TX DOT, Toll Roads, texas
October 31, 2007 At least some people still get to have their day in court…
Update: Judge Upholds Restraining Order Against Boobie Rock Strip Club | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
The judge listened to arguments from both sides of the controversy and ruled to keep the temporary restraining order in place and let a jury decide the fate of the [...]
Posted in Boobie Rock, District 8, San Antonio, Strip club
September 21, 2007 Audit Reveals More Problems At Bexar Met | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
An independent audit is revealing more problems at Bexar Met Water District.
The audit found Bexar Met paid employees overtime that wasn’t approved, didn’t keep track of mistakes in customers’ bills, and entered into a contract with public relations guru T.J. Connolly that wound [...]
Posted in Bexar Met, Bexar Metropolitan Water District, BexarMet, T.J. Connolly
September 11, 2007 Health Insurance Premiums Rise 6.1%, Top $12K A Year For Families | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
Health insurance premiums paid by workers and their employers rose an average of 6.1 percent this year, outpacing inflation and pay increases and taking a bigger chunk out of families’ budgets, according to a new survey.
Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance [...]
Posted in health insurance costs, health insurance premiums, malpractice insurance rates, texas, tort reform
August 30, 2007 FYI
Some Important News Laws Go into Effect Next Week | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
Some of the hundreds of new laws that go into effect in Texas on Sept. 1…
Technorati Tags: Texas, new laws
August 23, 2007 I don’t recall this being reported in the paper:
REACT: Goodbye Nacho! Express-News Axes Conservative Cartoonist, Keeps Liberal | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
According to an executive with the Express News, twenty positions were cut: eight through attrition, and the other dozen as layoffs.
So who is going to report the news? My last post on the Express-News [...]
Posted in Newspaper, San Antonio, San Antonio Express News, business model, layoffs
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