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San Antonio (/ ˌ s æ n æ n ˈ t oʊ n i oʊ / SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; Spanish for "Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in the 2020 United States census. [12]
Located along the city's Broadway corridor about two miles (3 km) northeast of Downtown San Antonio, lies Alamo Heights, an incorporated city completely surrounded by San Antonio. Often known simply by its ZIP Code (" 78209 " or " the '09 "), Alamo Heights is roughly bordered to the south by Hildebrand Avenue, to the north by Interstate 410 ...
The San Antonio Police Department's organization includes a chief of police a command and executive staff, [11] and the use of community crime mapping. [ 12 ] As of November 2018, the department had 2,358 officers of which 1,204 were Hispanic (51.1%), 1,003 were white (42.5%), 119 were Black (5.0%), and 32 other (1.4%).
Erik James Walsh was born on February 7, 1969, in San Antonio, Texas, the son of John Brendan Walsh and Irene Ramirez. His mother was a native of the city and of Mexican-American heritage, while his father was an immigrant from Ireland. [1] Walsh graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1987.
CPS Energy (formerly "City Public Service Board of San Antonio") is the municipal electric utility serving the city of San Antonio, Texas.Acquired by the city in 1942, CPS Energy serves over 840,750 electricity customers and more than 352,585 natural gas customers in its 1,566-square-mile (4,060 km 2) service area, which includes Bexar County and portions of its 7 surrounding counties.
The San Antonio Municipal Archives are the official archives of the city of San Antonio, Texas. They are a division of the Office of the City Clerk. [1] The mission of the archives is to arrange, describe, preserve, and provide access to archival materials that document the history of San Antonio. [2] They are accessible by appointment only. [1 ...
The San Antonio City Council is the legislative arm of the municipal government of the city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. It consists of 10 members elected from single-member districts. San Antonio has a council-manager form of government in which the city manager, Erik Walsh, is the city's
In 1937, New Mexican artist Howard Cook won a national mural competition sponsored by the Treasury Department's Fine Arts Section to paint a 750 square foot fresco in the lobby of the Federal Building. "San Antonio's Importance in Texas History" was completed in May 1939 at a cost of $12,000. The 16 frieze panels depict the history of San Antonio.