Provides the latest RSS feeds for San Antonio News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Texas Guardian.com http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/cat/f18f75b7970654da/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 00:22:06 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:22:06 -0400 30 Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas is supporting the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber's CORE4 STEM project to the tune of $100,000, it was announced this week. Patricia Salas Pineda, group vice president, National Philanthropy and Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America Inc. made the presentation to Hispanic Chamber CEO Ramiro Cavazos and the chamber's chairman of the board, Alexander ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214676591/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 20:34:11 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214676591/scat/f18f75b7970654da Legislation to tackle Texas' water woes was approved by the Texas Senate on Monday. House Bill 4, filed by State Rep. Allan Ritter, R-Nederland, would direct $2 billion into a water infrastructure fund that would offer loans for projects such as new water reservoirs, pipelines and conservation projects. The legislation will restructure the Texas Water Development Board to a three-member, ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214674177/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 17:23:30 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214674177/scat/f18f75b7970654da The governor's office and legislative leaders have agreed to supply the Texas Emerging Technology Fund with $50 million over two years to continue operations, State Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, told the Austin American-Statesman yesterday. Gov. Rick Perry originally requested $69.5 million for each of the next two years. Lawmakers still must decide whether to strip the states top three ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214679246/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 17:22:10 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214679246/scat/f18f75b7970654da Pica Pica Plaza has launched a new Celebrations Event Center. Pica Pica Plaza, a 130,000-square-foot retail/entrepreneur incubator on San Antonios South Side is adding a new service the Celebrations Event Center. The newly completed event center will be open for any kind of event, be it formal or casual. Celebrations will also provide such services as catering, party planning and floral ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214674133/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 16:55:11 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214674133/scat/f18f75b7970654da AT&T U-verse TV has been named the leading video service in the country by Frost & Sullivan. Frost and Sullivan has named AT&T U-verse TV the market research companys 2013 Video Company of the Year. Frost selected AT&T U-verse as the leading provider due to excellence in customer value, innovation and growth. The company also won the award in 2009. Growing market share in a ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214671975/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 16:27:33 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214671975/scat/f18f75b7970654da Putting about $900 million into Texas roadways over the next two years is not enough for the long term, said State Rep. Joseph Pickett, D-El Paso. As the final days of the session draw near, lawmakers are still wrestling over legislation to deal with Texas' transportation infrastructure challenges. Funding a $2 billion water plan and providing $1.8 billion in tax cuts are two issues that have ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214671250/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:55 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214671250/scat/f18f75b7970654da Y&L Consulting has finalized its buy-out of The Operari Group. Y&L Consulting has closed on the companys buy-out of the Operari Group. Now that the acquisition is completed, San Antonio-based Y&L plans on significantly expanding its information technology offerings. This is a good union for all concerned, Operari co-founder and managing partner Shaun Williams says. Operari has spent the last five ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214670239/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 14:50:27 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214670239/scat/f18f75b7970654da The family of a slain oilfield worker has filed a lawsuit against San Antonio-based Forge Energy LLC and Thornton Drilling Co. in Odessa. The family of an electrocuted oilfield worker has filed a wrongful death suit against rig owner San Antonio-based Forge Energy LLC, and its contractor, Thornton Drilling Co. in Odessa, claiming the companies gross negligence led to the fatality. Officials at ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214667915/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 13:49:16 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214667915/scat/f18f75b7970654da In its tentative approval of campus construction bonds, the Texas House upped the total from about $2.4 billion to almost $2.7 billion. Billions of dollars in bonds for campus construction have received tentative approval by the Texas House, the Texas Tribune reports. The version of Senate Bill 16 by State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, considered by the House on Monday allocated bonds to ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214667769/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 13:15:43 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214667769/scat/f18f75b7970654da The five bills that passed through the Senate provide a new approach to help grow the expanding craft beer industry and update several business practices and regulatory issues in the Alcoholic Beverage Code, according to the Beer Alliance of Texas. Its bottoms up for craft beer brewers in Texas after the House passed a package of bills Monday to help create a more robust craft beer ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214665097/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 12:39:34 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214665097/scat/f18f75b7970654da Wm. Stacy Locke, president and CEO of Pioneer Energy Services, says the company is testing out compressed natural gas for its fleet trucks and drilling rigs. Drilling-services company Pioneer Energy Services has begun testing a truck powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) with its eye on converting more of its fleet to the low-cost fuel. The San Antonio-based companys new 2013 Chevrolet 2500HD ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214665399/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 11:29:09 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214665399/scat/f18f75b7970654da Trident Insurance Services and The McGowan Cos. have formed a new partnership that will allow McGowan agents and brokers to sell Trident's public entity insurance program in Pennsylvania. One of Trident's products is law enforcement liability. Trident Insurance Services LLC has formed an exclusive partnership with The McGowan Cos. to provide public entity insurance in Pennsylvania. The ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214665338/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 11:17:32 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214665338/scat/f18f75b7970654da A file photo of Tesoro Corp.'s refinery in Hawaii. Tesoro has agreed to sell its logistics assets in Carson, Calif. to Tesoro Logistics LP. Tesoro Corp. will sell some of the storage infrastructure it acquires through its takeover of BP Plcs Carson, Calif., refinery to Tesoro Logistics LP, a partnership it formed in 2011 to develop pipelines and other oil-logistics assets. The infrastructure ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214666795/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 11:02:48 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214666795/scat/f18f75b7970654da Dr. Ren Zenteno has agreed to join the University of Texas at San Antonio faculty as a professor of demography. He formerly served as undersecretary of population, migration and religious affairs at the Ministry of the Interior in Mexico. University of Texas at San Antonio officials said late Monday that Dr. Ren M. Zenteno, the former undersecretary of population, migration and religious affairs ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214661509/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 07:30:06 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214661509/scat/f18f75b7970654da Texas shoppers will be able to buy select Energy Star-rated appliances tax free from May 25 through May 27. Texas Comptroller Susan Combs reminded shoppers this week that the states annual Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday is this weekend from Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27. Consumers will be able to buy Energy Star-qualified air conditioners priced at $6,000 or less; refrigerators at $2,000 ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214660863/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:04 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214660863/scat/f18f75b7970654da Memphis Grizzlies ' blowout loss in Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference finals. No one on either team expects him to play so poorly for the rest of the series. As ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214656146/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 03:14:12 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214656146/scat/f18f75b7970654da pecial agents are trying to figure out what killed an active-duty Army Sergeant found dead in a dormitory on Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston today. Fire crews were called to the Warrior Transistion Battalion dorms around 7:00 a.m. for a water leak, when they found the body.Investigators tell News 4 they don't suspect foul play, but aren't ruling it out.News 4 will update as ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214653583/scat/f18f75b7970654da Tue, 21 May 2013 00:04:23 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214653583/scat/f18f75b7970654da sami.the.great ) just finished her "Great Animation Tour" and she is ready to hit the road again. She is gearing up for her Spring/Summer 2013 Tour and her first stop is San Antonio. She is playing at ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214652698/scat/f18f75b7970654da Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:47 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214652698/scat/f18f75b7970654da SAN ANTONIO -- The Bexar County Sheriff's Office is investigating after someone dialed 9-1-1 threatening Tony Parker's life before the end of last night's western conference game against the Grizzlies.According to Paul Berry, spokeman for the Sheriff's Office, which they believe came from a payphone. "We received a call from San Antonio Police that there was a potential ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214650756/scat/f18f75b7970654da Mon, 20 May 2013 20:48:19 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214650756/scat/f18f75b7970654da ant the very best education for your child, but are they attending a top school? Today, Children At Risk presented their list of top local schools and handed out awards. Health Careers with the Northside Independent SchoolDistrict was named the best high school. The Young Women's Leadership Academy won top middle school and Roan Forest Elementary scored the top elementary school. Winners ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214644458/scat/f18f75b7970654da Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:31 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214644458/scat/f18f75b7970654da W. Marvin Rush has retired as chairman of the board of Rush Enterprises, a company he founded in 1965. Rush Enterprises Inc. officials announced late Monday that W. Marvin Rush is retiring from his position as chairman of the board. He will continue to serve as a member of the board of directors and will have the honorary title of chairman emeritus. His son, W.M. Rusty Rush, will assume the title ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214649596/scat/f18f75b7970654da Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:27 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214649596/scat/f18f75b7970654da SAN ANTONIO -- Randy Beamer has your 4pm News Update: Four men were killed in a crash south of San Antonio, and the Spurs went back to practice today.Other stories we're watching ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214643236/scat/f18f75b7970654da Mon, 20 May 2013 17:25:02 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214643236/scat/f18f75b7970654da South Texas Project increased its nuclear energy output to full capacity from 70 percent after being offline a week for maintenance. U.S. nuclear-power output increased to its highest level in 10 weeks as the South Texas Nuclear Project and other plants returned to production after maintenance closures, according to a Bloomberg analysis of Nuclear Regulatory Commission data. Generation rose 1.9 ... http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214644344/scat/f18f75b7970654da Mon, 20 May 2013 17:09:29 -0400 http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/sid/214644344/scat/f18f75b7970654da