Zachary-Taylor Wright

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UTSA Boulevard becoming booming college district in next 10 years?

1 week ago | mysanantonio.com | Zachary-Taylor Wright

The college team you root for in Texas says so much about you. Not necessarily because it’s working class or Ivy League but because it places a finger on a map and a metropolitan association on your back. The University of Texas at San Antonio, by comparison, has had a harder time finding its identity or sense of place. Could that change as swanky new developments overshadow the strip malls and faux rural feel that’s left its namesake boulevard stagnant?
What we’ve learned about the victims of San Antonio’s deadly floods so far

1 week ago | mysanantonio.com | Zachary-Taylor Wright

It’s been more than four days since a wave of water came rushing through the city, claiming 13 San Antonio souls. As locals continue to mourn the losses, new information is emerging about exactly who these victims were. In the very early hours of Thursday morning, a strong, unexpected wall of water came sweeping down the Beitel Creek channel.
Names of deadly San Antonio flood victims continue to be released

1 week ago | mysanantonio.com | Zachary-Taylor Wright

As San Antonio mourns the loss of at least twelve residents swept from roads during the record flood event Thursday, prayers can be assigned to names, or at least seven of them so far. The death toll from the floods continues to rise, nearly by the hour, and Bexar County officials are beginning to tell us who they are. Some 15 vehicles were washed off roads in San Antonio Thursday.
Map traces 1-mile path of flooding that turned deadly in San Antonio

2 weeks ago | mysanantonio.com | Zachary-Taylor Wright

As cars zoom down Perrin Beitel over the bridge that straddles Beitel Creek, the view from the sidewalk looking out over what is often a fairly dry creek bed is heart wrenching. Even as the water has receded and the twisted and crushed vehicles were removed, seeing the mile long path vehicles swept by floodwaters took is harrowing. Beitel Creek, while not widely known by its name, begins just south of Loop 1604 and snakes its way down past Loop 410 and cuts under Perrin Beitel.
New details emerge after historic flooding devastates San Antonio

2 weeks ago | mysanantonio.com | Zachary-Taylor Wright

Six inches: The length of a dollar bill, a standard pen or the average smartphone. It’s a measurement that seems so insignificant, one that couldn’t do much harm. This is nearly the exact measurement of rainfall that fell over San Antonio in a small window of time Thursday morning, causing a wave of water to sweep a creek and sent San Antonio residents to their death. Severe thunderstorms hit San Antonio hard early Thursday morning, June 12.
11K lightning strikes key factor in San Antonio power outages

2 weeks ago | mysanantonio.com | Zachary-Taylor Wright

It’s certainly not unusual for power outages to plague San Antonio when a storm hits. A little rain tumbles branches and downs lines for big chunks of neighborhoods. But the over 30,000 San Antonio residents whose homes went black Thursday morning may have been caused by an excessive amount of lighting. A severe storm or two in June is not unheard of in the Alamo City. It is, after all, severe weather season.
2 dead, 2 missing amid 65 high water rescues calls in San Antonio

2 weeks ago | mysanantonio.com | Zachary-Taylor Wright

Record rainfall abruptly hit San Antonio bringing about dangerous and deadly road conditions. On Thursday morning, June 12, the San Antonio Fire Department reported two were killed and two were still missing as dozens of high water rescue calls flooded emergency lines, starting at 5 a.m. Overall, first responders were able to save 10 individuals from cars succumb to high waters, but four of those drivers or passengers had to be transported to local hospitals for injuries.
Could San Antonio’s new global plant offer USAA-like perks?

2 weeks ago | mysanantonio.com | Zachary-Taylor Wright

San Antonio is no stranger to a giant corporation. Several continue to flock to the Alamo City, snatching up undeveloped regions of the Southside after decades of Northside headquarter stakes. In the process, these sprawling sites have expanded on-site services for staffers, something storied employers in San Antonio say helps employees bring their A-game to the workplace. The latest company to bring a major space to San Antonio is JCB, a British heavy equipment manufacturer.
Will possible highway overhauls disrupt San Antonio?

2 weeks ago | mysanantonio.com | Zachary-Taylor Wright

What does the future of the highway system around downtown San Antonio look like? That’s exactly what the Texas Department of Transportation's study on downtown feasibility is trying to figure out. There aren’t any clear plans in place, but San Antonians have voiced concerns about further dividing neighborhoods and the complexity of downtown infrastructure. There’s no question San Antonio traffic, especially around downtown, has gotten dicey.
Beloved supermarket chain to shakeup booming San Antonio area

2 weeks ago | mysanantonio.com | Zachary-Taylor Wright

Folks have been pleading for more grocery store options on the Far Northwest Side of Bexar County for years, especially now that hundreds of homes are on the market or on the way. Well, just about five miles up the road from Alamo Ranch, this booming community is getting a Sprouts Farmers Market. There’s no question the Far Northwest Side, and all the way over to the Far Westside, is seeing intense growth.