WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, journalist Alsu Kurmasheva and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan were among 24 freed in prisoner swap with Russia. sanantonioreport.org/americans-free…

Qualifying for the incentives hinges on whether a majority of crew and cast jobs are based in the state, with a minimum budgeted expenditure of $100,000 within the metropolitan area. - nicholasfrank

“Obviously, there are going to be races happening and there’s politics in the background of a lot of things that happen at the city,” Ron Nirenberg said. “I’m confident that my colleagues can separate the two.”

“Folks, I would do what I did all over again, not just because I’m required by Texas law to report it, but because that’s what anybody should do,” Whyte Councilman Marc Whyte said at the board’s hearing Wednesday night. ✍️ Andrea Drusch 📷 Brenda Bazán

These tenants could be teachers, restaurant workers, senior citizens, hospital workers and others who are “the lifeblood of our community, and yet cannot find places to live that are commensurate with their income levels,” Olivia Travieso of OCI Group & OCI Development

“We support affordable housing when it’s convenient. We support affordable housing when we don’t hear too many complaints from the neighbors,” Councilman John Courage /John Courage added, using the acronym for not-in-my-backyard: “Are we NIMBYs ourselves?”

Strawberry milk is already gross, imo, but this is next level. ✍️ Isaac Windes

In which mayoral hopeful Councilman John Courage says he was wrong to vote against affordable housing in his own district 4 yrs ago “I made an error in judgment ...[but] the rest of my council had a broader perspective ... Are we NIMBYs ourselves?”sanantonioreport.org/most-city-coun… via Iris Dimmick 🌊

He's back sanantonioreport.org/former-council… w/ Iris Dimmick 🌊

With the voter registration deadline approaching, Bexar County, Texas Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen urged residents to mail (or drop off) their applications to Bexar County’s election office: 1103 S. Frio, Ste. 100 San Antonio, TX 78207 bexar.org/1701/Voter-Reg… ✍️ Tracy Idell Hamilton

“It was empty, it was available and it was super cheap,” said Honigblum. ✍️ Tracy Idell Hamilton

The firefighters are a feared political entity in San Antonio politics, will their phoned-in anti-Prop C campaign hold up? "They’re likable… When they really sink their teeth into campaigns... it’s difficult to be on the opposite side of them" sanantonioreport.org/with-fewer-fir… Iris Dimmick 🌊

"Because it is so small, they each wear many hats both behind the scenes and in front of guests to create the experience that just earned Mixtli global recognition — and has already begun to change their lives." ✍️ Tracy Idell Hamilton 📷 Bria Woods

Fresh off the removal of his salary cap, City Manager Erik Walsh could be in for raise sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-ci… w/ Iris Dimmick 🌊

Haven for Hope would like to thank the United Way's Dual Generation program for visiting campus and distributing Valentine's Day kits for our Haven kiddos. #havenforhope #hopeliveshere #transforminglives #volunteer #weloveourvolunteers

Permanent Supportive Housing: Housing and Homelessness "Homelessness is not a problem, it's the result of the problem". -Shaheem White, SAMMinistries #havenforhope #hopeliveshere #SAMMinistries # youtube.com/watch?v=yRNGeq…

This year, the National Corporate Housing team held its annual conference in San Antonio. Yesterday, they donated 3,100 hygiene kits to Haven and assembled them in 30 minutes!