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Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Watch live: Vigil honors dozens of Guadalupe River flood victims, many more across Texas
A candlelight vigil will be held Monday evening at Travis Park in downtown San Antonio to honor the lives lost in the recent flash floods that have devastated communities across the Texas Hill Country. At least 81 people have died in flooding triggered by unrelenting rain Thursday night into Saturday afternoon. Hosted by Centro San Antonio, the event aims to bring the city together in solidarity with families and residents affected by the disaster. The vigil begins at 8:30 p.m. at 301 E. Travis St., and free parking will be available at city garages downtown, according to the City of San Antonio's parking division. 'We stand in solidarity with our neighbors across Texas, especially in times of tragedy and loss,' Centro said in a statement on Instagram. 'Unity isn't just for times of celebration; it's essential during times of hardship.' Centro is also encouraging attendees to contribute to ongoing recovery efforts. Representatives from Goodwill and the American Red Cross will be on-site to collect nonperishable food donations to benefit flood survivors in Kerr County. For more information about the vigil and relief efforts, follow @travisparksa and @centrosanantonio on Instagram. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Watch live: Vigil honors Texas flood victims in San Antonio
Axios
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
A San Antonio poem for National Poetry Month
To close out National Poetry Month, we're sharing an excerpt from " A Love Letter to San Antonio: San Antonio, You Know," written by San Antonio Poet Laureate Eduardo "Eddie" Vega. Catch up quick: Vega wrote the poem for Centro San Antonio earlier this month. "Let's two-step to our hearts' desires, chancla dance to our souls' content. Wear that guayabera with Penner's pride and dale shine and go to the Alameda, mark time at Market Square. Make it a year-round Fiesta con mariachis and marching bands and floats that have to actually float. So kiss me in downtown Christmas lights, hug me with your Wembanyama arms, sing to me in George Strait melodies and dance cumbias to Flaco's accordion. San Antonio, I love you. Be my barbacoa, and I will be your Big Red because we're a match made in heaven, a match made here, a match to light up Civic Park on a New Year's Eve countdown."
Axios
21-04-2025
- Axios
What's new with security at Fiesta San Antonio 2025
Fiesta San Antonio partygoers will see several new security measures this year amid high-profile incidents at large gatherings recently. Why it matters: 2024 was the second year in a row that a free Fiesta event was marred by a shooting. Officials also pointed to the terrorist attack in New Orleans amid New Year's Eve celebrations this year. What they're saying:"Because of the events that have been happening around the world (where) people are losing their lives — people driving into crowds, people shooting up in crowds — there was a lot of concern coming into this season," San Antonio police chief William McManus told reporters Monday. "There's nowhere you'll be able to look at any Fiesta event and not see a police officer" this year, he added. The big picture: Police "absolutely" have to be more aware of security at large events than in the past, McManus tells Axios. Context: The shooting at the annual Fiesta de los Reyes event at Market Square last year left two people dead and four bystanders injured. In 2023, a man was shot and critically injured at the same event. The New Year's Bourbon Street pickup truck attack this year killed 15 people and injured dozens more. Zoom in: For the first time, organizers of every Fiesta event this year had to submit a crisis communications plan that outlined safety policies and protocol in the event that something goes awry, Trish DeBerry, CEO of Centro San Antonio, tells Axios. Organizers of Fiesta de los Reyes at Market Square say they will: Enforce a security perimeter with bag screening; in the past, partygoers could simply walk into Market Square. Ensure bags are no larger than 12-by-6-by-12, and encourage clear bags. Backpacks and weapons are explicitly prohibited. End the event earlier — hours now run until 10 or 11pm, rather than midnight. Reality check: McManus says people will be turned away if they don't follow the bag policy. Plus: The 130 ambassadors with Centro San Antonio, who are downtown 24-7, received "enhanced" security training ahead of Fiesta, DeBerry told reporters. Centro also added safety administrators, who are retired or former police officers trained in de-escalation techniques. And new downtown security cameras powered by artificial intelligence will be in effect during Fiesta, DeBerry added. Between the lines: There will also be safety barriers in place meant to prevent vehicle attacks, McManus tells Axios, adding that the barriers were in place for this year's MLK March and NCAA Final Four events.
