Texas ranchers blocked well operators from a 1,604-acre tract in 2004; on October 1, an appeals court ruled an oil company may cross the land to plug a shut-in well 15 to 20 yards from the San Antonio River

Texas ranchers blocked well operators from a 1,604-acre tract in 2004; on October 1, an appeals court ruled an oil company may cross the land to plug a shut-in well 15 to 20 yards from the San Antonio River

A long-running dispute between a South Texas ranch owner and an oil company over access to a shut-in well took another turn October 1, when a Texas appeals court ruled that state law allows the operator to cross neighboring private land to reach the well for plugging work. The ruling came from the Texas Thirteenth … Read more

Around 170 volunteers remove 43,000 pounds of trash from San Antonio dumping site after years of complaints; property was a homeless encampment and had a $100,000 cleanup estimate

Around 170 volunteers remove 43,000 pounds of trash from San Antonio dumping site after years of complaints; property was a homeless encampment and had a $100,000 cleanup estimate

Around 170 volunteers have removed 43,000 pounds of trash from a long-standing San Antonio dumping site. (Photo: KSAT) A long-standing dumping site in northeast Bexar County could soon be free of years of accumulated trash and debris, thanks to a volunteer-led cleanup effort. The roughly half-acre property near Elm Cove Drive, between Walzem and Old … Read more

Who is Aaliyah Aubrey Botello? Search underway for missing San Antonio teen

Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a missing teenage girl, Aaliyah Aubrey Botello, who was last seen on Sunday, August 30, at an address near the corner of Rasa Drive and Horal Street on the far West Side. Who is Aaliyah Aubrey Botello? Search underway for missing San Antonio teen (SBG San Antonio) … Read more

A San Antonio storm knocked out power and damaged homes; one barber simply moved his chair outside and kept cutting customers’ hair

A San Antonio storm knocked out power and damaged homes; one barber simply moved his chair outside and kept cutting customers’ hair

Martinez moved a barber’s chair outside the shop and continued cutting customers’ hair. (Photo: TPR) A powerful storm knocked out power and damaged homes across San Antonio on Friday night, but a barber refused to close his shop. Texas Publilc Radio reported that with no electricity, he moved his barber chair outside and continued cutting … Read more