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300 Years of San Antonio

The history of San Antonio is fascinating and complex. Here, we highlight some of the people and developments that have shaped the Alamo City into what it is today

By Jeremy Banas, Cynthia J. Drake, Becca Hensley, Edmond Ortiz, Kathleen Petty, Sarah Stockman and Claire Winesett

Mission San Jose: UTSA General Photograph Collection; Pearl: Courtesy Historic Pearl; Brackenridge: Sean Loyless; Baseball: Courtesy San Antonio Missions; Empire Theatre: Courtesy Majestic & Empire Theatres; Flood: Courtesy San Antonio Conservation Society; Sunshine Cottage: Courtesy School; McNay: Courtesy Museum; Spurs: Courtesy Spurs Sports & Entertainment; Hemisfair: Courtesy Hemisfair Conservancy; Tobin Center: Courtesy Tobin Center for the Performing Arts

1718: The Founding of San Antonio

The city’s official operation begins in May of 1718 with the nearly simultaneous founding of military and mission establishments, according to Bruce Shakelford, one of the primary curators behind the Witte’s tricentennial Confluence and Culture exhibition. On May 1, 1718, the Spanish priest Father Antonio Olivares founds Mission San Antonio de Valero, named after St. Anthony of Padua. A few days later on May 5, San Antonio de Béxar Presidio, a military garrison, is established on the west side of the river. Within a few decades, four additional missions are planted near tribes along the river with the intent of converting indigenous people to Catholicism and Spanish ways of life, says Shakelford. Mission San José is founded in 1720 and Mission Concepción, Mission San Juan Capistrano and Mission San Francisco de la Espada are all established in San Antonio in 1731 after being relocated from other areas. Open plazas, jacal (sturdy houses made of logs, mud and straw) villages, workshops and acequias for irrigation surround the missions’ iconic central churches and allow for life filled with hard work making clothes and other goods, attending to new types of crops in the fields and herding cattle on ranches.

1730s: Spanish Governor’s Palace Established

The first section of the palace, also known as the Comandancia, is constructed in the 1730s by José de Urrutia, captain of the San Antonio de Bexar Presidio. The palace serves as a military outpost, a general store and a private home to another family over the next 100 years and in the 1850s—when City Hall is built nearby—houses a clothing store and other businesses. In 1929, the city purchases the building and it becomes one of San Antonio’s first preservation projects.

1731

Canary Islanders sent by the king of Spain to populate what is then the province of Texas travel to San Antonio de Bexar.

1773

San Antonio de Bexar is named the capital of Spanish Texas.

1793

The Spanish government secularizes San Antonio de Valero, transitioning the mission into a military post.

1813

The city declares for Mexican independence, but is recaptured following the battles of Medina and Alazan Creek.

Trailblazer: Samuel Maverick

A Texan not by birth but one who got here (nearly) as quick as he could, Samuel Maverick was among the two delegates selected to serve in the 1836 Independence Convention. He’d moved to San Antonio just before the Siege of Bexar but left the state again in 1836 to live in Alabama, returning to San Antonio a few years later after the birth of his son (another important San Antonian, Samuel Jr.). Maverick served as mayor and is known now largely because of the term “maverick,” which denotes unbranded calves and later led to the term being used for independent thinkers. It came about after Maverick let his own cattle roam in the 1840s, something uncommon at the time. He also served in the Texas Legislature, where he was known for working to win equal land rights for Mexican and German immigrants.

1835-1836: Battle of Goliad, Siege of Béxar and Battle of the Alamo

The Battle of Goliad, the second battle in the Texas Revolution, results in an early Texas victory when the Texan forces attack the Mexican Army at Presidio La Bahía near Goliad on the morning of Oct. 10, 1835. Samuel McCulloch Jr., a free black soldier, is the only Texan wounded in battle, becoming the first Texan casualty of the revolution. The first major campaign for Texas freedom is ignited during the Siege of Béxar (Oct. 27 – Dec. 9, 1835), which ends in a Texas victory over the Mexican troops. A few months later, the Mexican Army launches a return attack on San Antonio de Valero resulting in the deadly 13-day Battle of the Alamo (Feb. 23 – March 6, 1836). Every defender is killed, and “Remember the Alamo” becomes the rally of the Texan army as they continue to fight—and eventually gain—independence.

1837: San Antonio Named County Seat

In December 1836, Mexican forces leave the soon-to-be-formed Republic of Texas, which organizes Bexar County and, in January 1837, delegates San Antonio as the county seat.

1852: Higher Education Comes to Town

St. Mary’s University (first called St. Mary’s Institute) brings Catholic education, rooted in the Marianist ideals, to San Antonio. But that is just the start of higher education in the Alamo City:

Founded in 1869, Trinity University moves to San Antonio in 1942.

The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word found Incarnate Word College in 1881 for women. Men are first admitted in 1970 and it becomes the University of the Incarnate Word in 1996.

The Sisters of the Congregation of Divine Providence open Our Lady of the Lake College in 1895. It becomes Our Lady of the Lake University in 1975.

University of Texas at San Antonio is founded by the Texas Legislature in 1969. The first class (which includes just 1,113 students) begins taking courses in 1973.

The Legislature establishes Texas A&M–San Antonio as its own campus in 2009, fulfilling a vision that began over 10 years earlier.

Southwest School of Art is formed in 1965 at La Villita before moving to its current home in the former Ursuline Convent and Academy in 1971. In 2014, it establishes a bachelor’s of fine arts degree program. The first class will graduate this year.

1855: Brewing Begins in San Antonio

San Antonio’s brewing history begins in 1855 when William Menger and Charles Degen open the Western Brewery, located next to the Alamo. In 1887, the San Antonio Brewing Association (aka Pearl Brewery) begins brewing and—along with the original Lone Star Brewery—ushers in the city’s golden age of beer.

The growth, however, is halted just over three decades later by Prohibition. Only Pearl survives, and it goes on to become the largest brewery in the Southwest. Between 1933 and 1994 San Antonio has just two breweries: Pearl and the second iteration of Lone Star.

In 2001, after 115 years in business, Pearl Brewery closes (Lone Star already had halted production).

The growth of craft beer, though, means Pearl isn’t the end of local beer. Entrepreneurs behind Blue Star, Freetail, Alamo Beer and others have once again made the city a hub for brewing.

1858: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Opens

Though missionaries form the group behind the church in 1850, it isn’t until eight years later that the downtown landmark (designed by Richard Upjohn) opens, according to a book by Lewis F. Fisher. It becomes a community leader in San Antonio and among Episcopalian churches. It’s also the site of future president Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1934 wedding.

1860s: Chili Queens Introduce New Flavors

The smell of simmering chili, the cacophony of horse-drawn wagons, musicians, a community trading news around giant tables in San Antonio’s plazas—this is the domain of the Chili Queens, San Antonio’s original team of culinary entrepreneurs who help give the city its signature spice. “This is where Tex-Mex starts,” says Amy Fulkerson, chief curator for the Witte Museum. “They were taking things that they might have cooked at home and bringing them to the marketplace—chili con carne, enchiladas—and bringing them to a larger group of people who may not have grown up with that. They really gave it a flavor that was unique to San Antonio and to Texas.”

With the rise of tighter health codes, the Chili Queens fade away by the late 1930s, but many argue their culinary legacy lives on in present day food trucks as well as in the city’s beloved Tex-Mex cuisine.

1876: Construction Begins on Fort Sam Houston

Known as one of the oldest U.S. Army posts, Fort Sam Houston begins with the Quadrangle in 1876. It is expanded between 1885 and 1891 and officially named Fort Sam Houston (for Gen. Sam Houston) in 1890. The base serves an important role in the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Fort Sam Houston is the site of the first solo military flight, leading to the construction of Kelly Field in 1917. The hospital that will become Brooke Army Medical Center opens in 1938. The Aviation Cadet Center is separated from the now-closed Kelly AFB and becomes Lackland Air Force Base, named in 1947 for Brig. Gen. Frank D. Lackland. In 2005, President George W. Bush calls for joint basing, which results in Joint Base San Antonio, made up of Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base and Randolph Air Force Base.

1877: First Passenger Train Arrives

The Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway, the city’s first railroad connection and path for passenger trains, is established. A second railroad is added in 1881 (and three more in the 20 years following), spawning economic growth. By 1900, San Antonio is the largest city in the state with a population of 53,321.

Trailblazer: Artemisia Bowden

Established by St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, the first iteration of St. Philip’s College in 1898 was merely a sewing class. Artemisia Bowden was appointed head of the school in 1902, and by 1926 she had grown it into a private junior college. When the church could no longer support it during the Great Depression, Bowden lobbied the school district, arguing it needed to have a public community college for blacks since there was one for whites. It was incorporated into the public system in 1942. Bowden is listed among the saints of the Episcopal Church.

1869 San Antonio Missions Play Ball

Known initially as the Missionaries, the baseball team moves from Austin in the middle of the 1888 season while a charter member of the Texas League. The team—which has several names before becoming the Missions—face Babe Ruth in 1930. Over the years, its roster includes legends like Brooks Robinson. The team will advance to Triple-A baseball in 2019.

1891: Inaugural Battle of Flowers Parade

Ellen M. Slayden, wife of State Rep. James Slayden, suggests the first Battle of Flowers Parade, modeled after the floral parades of Spain, to recognize the fallen from the Battles of San Jacinto and the Alamo. A storm forces the parade to be moved from April 21 (the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto) to April 24, but the tradition sticks. The all-female organized parade grows and inspires dozens of other events, what we now recognize as Fiesta San Antonio.

1899: Brackenridge Park Opens

Founder of San Antonio National Bank and president of San Antonio Water Works, George W. Brackenridge had an impact on San Antonio and the state that is far reaching. And while his philanthropic and civic endeavors focused largely on education, his most noticeable gift might be the land on which Brackenridge Park now sits. The land is notable not just for its park, golf course, zoo and Japanese Tea Gardens but also because artifacts have been found there that date as early as 9200 B.C., when indigenous people lived on the land at the headwaters of the river.

Sports First: In 1922, Brackenridge Park Golf Course hosts the first Texas Open (now the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio), which is the third oldest PGA tournament. The event takes place at Brackenridge off and on through 1959.

Trailblazer Clara Driscoll

When Clara Driscoll moved back to Texas after attending school and traveling abroad, she was dismayed to find the Long Barrack next to the Alamo covered with billboards and under consideration to be transformed into a hotel. She partnered with the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) in 1903 to advocate for the preservation of the historic structure and in 1905 covered most of the cost for the DRT to buy the Long Barrack (the state later paid her back).

1914: Empire Theatre Opens

Around 1,800 people crowd in for a Dec. 14 screening of Neptune’s Daughter, the silent film that opens the opulent Renaissance Revival theater. In 1921, over 9 feet of water floods the facility. It reopens after renovation (and then closes in 1978). The original walls are restored before it reopens in 1998, thanks to the Las Casas Foundation and Red and Charline McCombs.

1921: Flood Kills 51

A hurricane that forms in the Gulf of Mexico in early September leads to disaster for San Antonio and other parts of Texas. Though it turns into a tropical storm as it moves inland, over 20 inches of rain hits Williamson County on Sept. 7. It moves to the Alamo City the following day and on Sept. 9 major thunderstorms bring sheets of rain. By Sept. 10, there has been up to 17 inches of rain in the upper Olmos Basin. Flooding in the Olmos Basin creates a surge in the San Antonio River, flooding downtown buildings with up to 12 feet of water and wreaking havoc along the San Pedro and Alazan creeks in the city’s largely Hispanic West Side neighborhoods. Fifty-one people die, the majority on the West Side, and dozens of others are never accounted for. The San Antonio Light declares it “the greatest disaster in the history of San Antonio.” Tragedy, however, leads to change. Mayor John Tobin proposes a bond in 1923 that pays for a dam at Olmos Basin plus the construction of bridges and storm sewers—the precursor to development along the River Walk.

1922: USAA Forms

The insurance, banking and investment services company starts in 1922 when 25 Army officers team up to insure one another’s vehicles. William Garrison is elected the first president.

HQs

San Antonio is home to several major companies, including Valero, which was named for the San Antonio Mission and opened in 1980, and radio company iHeart Media, known as Clear Channel Communications when Lowry Mays and Red McCombs founded it in 1972.

1924: San Antonio Conservation Society Founded

Thirteen women establish the society, in large part to restore and preserve the San Antonio missions. The group is among the first of its kind in the U.S. It has been credited with making San Antonio a city known for its history, both in preservation and in neighborhood restoration as can be seen in the King William Historic District.

1929: Majestic Theatre Opens

Though not the first Majestic Theatre in the state, the San Antonio Majestic is the first fully air-conditioned theater in Texas and the largest movie house in the South when it opens June 14, with over 3,700 seats. Follies of 1929 is the first film shown, followed by live acts.

1941: First Portion of River Walk Completed

Architect Robert Hugman and developer Jack White, manager of the White Plaza Hotel, are credited with the plan that, years after Hugman’s first pitch, results in the March 1941 completion of the initial River Walk plus the Arneson River Theatre at La Villita. Hotels along the River Walk that open in time for the 1968 World’s Fair cement its place as a tourist destination and growth continues. In 1998, a 13-mile expansion begins that results in the Museum and Mission Reaches. “It’s the lifeblood of the community,” says Visit San Antonio’s Richard Oliver.

1947: Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children Opens

In 1945, Dela and John White learn that their infant daughter, Tuleta, is deaf. The Whites discover the John Tracy Clinic, one of only a few schools equipped to educate deaf children—but it is in California. Nevertheless, Dela has a strong belief that her daughter can learn to speak, so the Whites travel to the Tracy Clinic with their 18-month-old. With encouragement from its founder and initial funding from the Junior League of San Antonio, 26-year-old Dela White decides to open a school of her own. Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children enrolls seven students in 1947 in a former caretaker’s cottage near the site of today’s Landa Library, painted with bright yellow paint that had been donated. Over the next 70-plus years, Sunshine Cottage grows, moving from to what’s now the Zoo School and eventually to a 20-acre campus on Hildebrand that opens in 2010. There, the student body, which now includes 300 from infancy through fifth grade, benefit from state of-the-art spoken-word education.

Trailblazer The Rev. Claude Black

Black is named pastor at Mount Zion First Baptist in 1949. He goes on to be a Civil Rights leader, serving on City Council and becoming the first black mayor pro tem.

1950: The First Modern Art Museum in Texas

In a 24-room Spanish Colonial Revival mansion, one of the country’s most captivating modern art collections beckons. Built for painter, art collector and heiress Marion Koogler McNay, the 1920s-era home on sweeping, 23-acre, Eden-like grounds now holds more than 20,000 works of art—including pieces by Picasso, Van Gogh, O’Keefe, Hopper and others. Designed by architects Atlee and Robert Ayres and built originally as McNay’s abode, the home was part of an endowment that when McNay died in 1950 established Texas’ first modern art museum. Since then, the trove has only continued to grow. The private collection began in 1927 with Diego Rivera’s “Delfina Flores” and grew to include more than 700 works by 1950. The home was opened as a museum in 1954. “We offer an escape from the outside world, and the side benefit is all of this wonderful art,” says Heather Lammers, curator of collections. McNay, ever the visionary, more than achieved her lofty goal.

5 pieces to see at the McNay

“LOVE” by Robert Indiana

“Reclining Woman” by Pablo Picasso

“Girl With the Blue Eyes” by Amedeo Modigliani

“Corn Hill” (Truro, Cape Cod) by Edward Hopper

Costume design for Vaslav Nijinsky as Chinese Dancer in Les Orientales by Léon Bakst (on display through June 10)

Art Houses

The Lone Star Brewery complex was purchased in the 1970s by the San Antonio Museum Association and underwent a $7.2 million renovation before opening in 1981 as the San Antonio Museum of Art. The Beretta Hops House was renovated into classrooms in the 1990s and the Cowden Gallery and other spaces have been added.

The Briscoe Western Art Museum is housed in what was the city’s first public library in 1903. It was later transformed into the Hertzberg Circus Museum (from 1968-2001) and opened in its current form in 2013 with an extensive Western art collection.

Trailblazer Carlos Cadena

Cadena and attorney Gustavo Garcia become the first Mexican Americans to win a case at the Supreme Court in 1954, which ultimately paves the way for Mexican Americans to be selected for service on juries (the case originated from a murder conviction the pair argued was unconstitutional because Mexican Americans had not been considered for the jury). A San Antonio native whose parents had immigrated in 1907, Cadena graduated with a law degree from the University of Texas in 1940. He was the only Mexican American in his class. He worked as an assistant attorney for the city of San Antonio before being drafted into World War II. In the late 1940s, he wins a court case that helps Mexican-Americans to purchase homes in previously restricted areas of San Antonio. In 1970 he is among those who found the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

1959: UT Health San Antonio Established

Though it doesn’t open until 1968, what’s now known as UT Health San Antonio is established in 1959 when Gov. Price Daniel signs a bill creating the South Texas Medical School. The former Nix Dairy Farm is transformed into the medical school and University Hospital campus by July of 1968. The Biomedical Sciences Graduate School, Dental School and School of Nursing have been added in the years since the school opened.

Health Pioneer

The creation of the first successful intravascular stent is credited to Dr. Julio Palmaz, who worked at UT Health from 1983-2005. The Palmaz Stent was patented in 1988.

Trailblazer Henry B. Gonzalez

The son of Mexican immigrants and a World War II veteran, Gonzalez became the first Mexican-American city councilman in 1953. His advocacy helped lead to desegregation of public facilities. He was elected to the State Senate in 1956 where he also fought for integration (mainly in schools). In 1961, he won a special election to become the U.S. representative for District 20, a position he held until 1998.

1973: San Antonio Spurs Arrive

Established as the Dallas Chaparrals in 1967 (one of 11 ABA teams), the franchise relocates to San Antonio as the Spurs, thanks to work by businessmen Red McCombs, Art Burdick and Angelo Drossos. Their first game is Oct. 10.

Spurs By the Numbers

2 Years After drafting David Robinson with the No. 1 pick in 1987, the Spurs wait this long for him, while he fulfills his commitment to the Navy. During his first year of play, the Spurs improve their record by 35 wins, the biggest one-year shift in NBA history.

3 Players The Spurs’ “Big Three,” Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker, recorded the most wins by any NBA trio (575 regular season and 126 playoff games)

5 NBA Titles 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014

7 Retired Numbers Johnny Moore (00), Avery Johnson (6), James Silas (13), Sean Elliott (32), George Gervin (44), David Robinson (50) and Tim Duncan (21)

1,000 Wins In 2016, Tim Duncan became the first NBA player to win 1,000 games with the same team. He spent 19 seasons with the Spurs.

26,595 Points George Gervin’s career points (all-time leader in points per game).

Trailblazer Becky Hammon

The six-time WNBA all-star who led the San Antonio Stars to seven playoff appearances is hired as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs in 2014, becoming the first female coach in the NBA. She acts as head coach of the Spurs summer league team in 2015 and 2016. Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich has had nothing but compliments for her coaching and “basketball IQ,” saying that Hammon could coach anywhere at any level. Here’s hoping she’s remembered as the NBA’s first female head coach when she ultimately retires.

1968 The World’s Fair Opens

An estimated 6.4 million visitors descend on downtown San Antonio during the six-month World’s Fair, HemisFair. Fifty years later, the park is once again undergoing a transformation that will include green space, apartments and more.

Trailblazer Lila Cockrell

If it’s possible to fall in love with a river, former mayor Lila Cockrell, now in her 90s, says she did so with the San Antonio River. Cockrell was recruited to run for City Council in 1963 (where she served until 1970) and in 1975 becomes the city’s first female elected as mayor. She is instrumental in the World’s Fair, negotiates the “energy wars” and leads in parks and river development (as an elected official and a volunteer).

Trailblazer G.J. Sutton

Sutton is the first black San Antonian elected to the Texas House in 1972. His accomplishment, according to Everett L. Fly, a local historian, architect and landscape architect, is the result of decades of leadership by his parents—his father Samuel Sutton was the first black school principal in Bexar County. “If it hadn’t been for Samuel there would be no G.J.,” Fly says, adding that one of G.J.’s sisters was among the first black women to earn a medical degree in the Alamo City.

1987: City and MLK Jr. Commission Hold First Official Martin Luther King Jr. March

While the city’s first official march doesn’t take place until 1987, the Rev. Raymond “R.A.” Callies Sr. first organizes a March for Justice starting in 1968. Callies’ march continues to grow and is the catalyst for the current event, which is known as one of the largest MLK marches in the U.S. Callies also is credited with having a statue of MLK Jr. added in what’s now MLK Plaza.

Trailblazer Henry Cisneros

Cisneros first ran for City Council in 1975 at just 27, becoming the youngest council member to date. He is elected mayor in 1981, the first Hispanic mayor of a major U.S. city in the 20th century, and is reelected three times, serving until 1989. In 1993, President Bill Clinton appoints him secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

1998: Rackspace Founded

Now one of the largest managed cloud computing companies in the world, Rackspace starts in the mid-1990s in the apartment of Trinity student Richard Yoo. He’s joined by Dirk Elmendorf and Pat Condon. The trio refocus their efforts on web hosting. Graham Weston and Morris Miller provide the capital needed to launch and in October 1998, Rackspace is officially born. Weston goes on to serve as CEO and champions for the tech industry.

2002: Pearl Transformation Begins

Silver Ventures, led by Kit Goldsbury, purchases the 22-acre Pearl Brewery complex, and begins work turning the once active brewery into a live-work-play destination full of restaurants, shops, apartments, a Culinary Institute of America campus and recreation spaces.

2003: Toyota Establishes $1.2 billion Manufacturing Plant in SA

Toyota Motor Corp. becomes one of San Antonio’s biggest employers in 2003, breaking ground on a 2-million-square-foot Tundra pickup assembly plant. Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff plays a key negotiating role in landing the company.

2014: Tobin Center for the Performing Arts Opens

After seven years of work and a $203 million investment (that included voter-approved bond money, county funds and city property), the Tobin Center opens on Sept. 4, bringing what leaders call a “world class performing arts center” to San Antonio. Built on the site of the Municipal Auditorium, which opened in 1926, the Tobin Center couples the preserved façade from the auditorium with new construction to create the large H-E-B Performance Hall plus a smaller theater and River Walk plaza.

2015: San Antonio Missions named UNESCO World Heritage Site

The five Spanish missions constructed by Franciscan missionaries in the 18th century are named the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas during a July summit in Germany. Missions Espada, San Juan, San José, Concepción and Valero (the Alamo) make up the largest collection of still functioning Spanish colonial missions in existence. The process to become a UNESCO site started nine years earlier and involved extensive work by the San Antonio Conservation Society, the city, the county and others.

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San Antonio Express-News editor to retire next month

SAN ANTONIO — Mike Leary has announced that he plans to retire May 18 as editor of the San Antonio Express-News.

According to the newspaper , the 69-year-old journalist says he’s retiring to travel and spend more time with his five grandchildren.

Leary came to the Express-News in August 2012 after a 30-year tenure at The Philadelphia Inquirer, where he directed and edited a series on school violence that won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize gold medal for public service.

Express-News Publisher Susan Lynch Paper says a national and internal search will begin for a new editor-in-chief. In the meantime, Managing Editor Jamie Stockwell will continue to run day-to-day newsroom operations.

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Multifamily Assets Have Long-Term Returns

The properties sold included Hidden Lakes Apartment Homes in Haltom City, TX.

DALLAS–In the first two months of this year, 12 multifamily transactions totaling 3,699 units were completed in Dallas, Houston, Halthom City and San Antonio. The cumulative sales price was $317 million.

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New South San ISD Trustee Lends Financial Expertise To District With Projected Shortfall

South San Antonio ISD District 6 Board Trustee Luis Rodriguez.

When Luis Rodriguez takes his oath as South San Antonio Independent School District’s newest trustee, he will bring two things to the board: financial acumen and a positive attitude.

These traits are important for a district like South San, which faces an approximate $7 million budget shortfall for the 2018-19 school year, and still has room for improvement after the Texas Education Agency removed its state-appointed supervisor in January.

Rodriguez has spent most of his life working in finance, beginning just two days after his graduation from Trinity University when he started a job at a bank, and ending with his last job before retirement as a university budget analyst at Texas A&M University – San Antonio.

He said his experience managing money allows him to understand what goes into the making of a large budget, something that can take hundreds of hours before the final vote to approve. With the district projecting a shortfall, Rodriguez thinks this skill set will be particularly advantageous.

“I can’t wait to get my hands on that budget,” he said, noting that looking at the budget is what he is most excited and anxious about in his new role.

Board President Angelina Osteguin said the board anticipates that Rodriguez’s “vast experience in educational finance” will benefit the district.

“Now that the final vacancy is filled, we plan to move forward as a united board to meet the needs of the district and the students whom we serve, with the first priority being the development of next year’s school budget,” she said.

Related: Three Months After Spot Opens, South San ISD Fills Vacant Board Seat

It was a move of chance that brought Rodriguez to live in his current home, which placed him within South San’s District 6.

Prior to Rodriguez and his three other peers’ applications, no one who lived within the district’s boundaries had applied. One person had submitted an application for the District 6 vacancy, but didn’t reside within the boundaries and was nixed from consideration. City Councilman Rey Saldaña, whose District 4 is home to South San ISD, lamented the limiting effects single-member districts’ geographic boundaries can have on a candidate pool.

Four-and-a-half years ago, Rodriguez wanted to move from an apartment to a house, but struggled to find a property he liked. One day, his real estate agent called him to visit a home on the city’s Southside between Armstrong and Five Palms elementary schools that was just listed on the market. Within minutes of walking inside, Rodriguez said he knew “this was the place.”

This move qualified him for the position he was appointed to last Wednesday. Even though Rodriguez is not a lifelong South San ISD resident, he brings an understanding of the challenges facing the district’s students, having grown up in Edgewood ISD, a district with similar student characteristics.

Stella Camacho, Rodriguez’s sister, serves on Edgewood ISD’s board of managers. She said her brother will bring a “passion for education and an attitude of living life to its fullest” to the school board.

“Our family is so excited and proud of his decision to represent his neighborhood school district,” she said.

Both Edgewood and South San ISDs serve student bodies that are more than 90 percent economically disadvantaged and 97 percent Hispanic. Both have been the subject of state oversight in recent years, although South San ISD recently became an independent operator when the TEA, having confidence in the district’s leadership, pulled its state conservator.

Growing up in a district whose students face a number of challenges, Rodriguez said his parents made all the difference by fostering in him a strong work ethic. His father worked two jobs, often leaving the house at 6 a.m. and not returning until 11 p.m. so his mother could stay home and raise Rodriguez and his four siblings.

Rodriguez put this work ethic to use in high school, serving in ROTC, National Junior Honor Society, and a number of other clubs.

When applying for colleges, Rodriguez knew he didn’t want to place a financial burden on his family.

“If I didn’t get [a] four-year scholarship, I could not have gone to Trinity,” he said, positing that he likely would have ended up at San Antonio College otherwise.

With this perspective in mind, Rodriguez said he knows college isn’t for everyone, but wants to help students who do have aspirations for higher education.

In 2015, Rodriguez retired from his job as a university budget analyst and became a certified life coach. He used time freed up by retirement to author guides that help people “find happiness.” One such guide, “College Prep 101,” gives students in high school advice on how to be successful in their pursuit of a college education.

Rodriguez said his No. 1 piece of advice contained in the text is building a strong relationship with school counselors. That person would know “what it takes” to get students to college, he said.

His other books cover gratitude, healthy lifestyle choices, and everyday stressors. Rodriguez said it is important to enjoy the process, not just the final result. This belief might prove to be especially pertinent in South San ISD, where there is still much to be done before achieving the district’s goals.

“It is all about the process,” he said. “People focus too much on the end goals and don’t realize there is worth in getting there.”

He is applying this theory to his nascent term in office, not yet deciding whether he will run for the seat in the November election. In his seven months in office, Rodriguez said he wants to “just help people” and see if he represents his district well.

“I don’t like politicians very much,” Rodriguez said, noting that an election means campaigning. “I guess that would make me like a politician.”

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Package Meant for Austin Explodes at FedEx Facility in San Antonio

A package that was destined for Austin, Texas, exploded early Friday morning at a FedEx distribution center near San Antonio.

The package exploded around 12:25 a.m. local time and injured one employee, according to the Associated Press, who "apparently suffered a non-life-threatening ‘percussion-type’ injury from the blast."

MAJOR INCIDENT SCHERTZ TEXAS AREA. This is what we have gathered unofficially:Shortly after 12 midnight, a package destined for Austin, Tx detonated at the FedEx distribution facility located at 9935 Doerr Lane. The package was said to have contained nails and shrapnel.

— sanantonioFIRE (@saFIREorg) March 20, 2018

Of the 75 people working at the facility, only one complained of injury described as a non life threatening percussion type injury.All inbound and outbound packages are in limbo, and transport vehicles are in gridlock. At this hour, ATF and FBI assets are beginning to arrive.

— sanantonioFIRE (@saFIREorg) March 20, 2018

The incident marks the fifth explosion of a device linked to Austin. Authorities are now labeling the suspect behind the attacks a “serial bomber,” as the devices have killed two people and injured several others so far.

Had Tuesday’s package reached its intended recipient, it could have proved lethal.

"[T]he package was moving from an elevated conveyor belt to a lower section when it exploded," according to CBS Austin, noting that it "contained shrapnel consisting of nails and pieces of metal, sources said.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to find the suspect behind the attacks on Monday and said more than 500 federal agents are working throughout the city and state to find the perpetrator.

"We are going to find this bomber and we are going to find this bomber soon," he said.

Austin Interim Police Chief Brian Manley, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives held a press conference Sunday announcing they were increasing the reward to $115,000 if someone has information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the bomber.

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TX Austin/San Antonio TX Zone Forecast

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217 FPUS54 KEWX 080947

ZFPEWX

Zone Forecast Product for South Central Texas

National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

TXZ192-082300-

Travis-

Including the city of Austin

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Mostly cloudy until late afternoon then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. South winds 5 to

10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance

of showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a slight

chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South

winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Warmer. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing.

Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…Cooler. Partly cloudy. Highs in the

upper 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

Lows in the lower 40s.

TXZ205-082300-

Including the city of San Antonio

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy late in the

morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 70. Southeast

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.

Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance of

showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a slight chance

of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds

10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Warmer. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing.

Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.SUNDAY…Cooler. Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming

mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

.MONDAY…Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly

cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Lows in the mid 40s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid

40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

TXZ183-082300-

Including the city of Del Rio

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Partly cloudy. Highs around 70. Southeast winds 10 to

20 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds

10 to 20 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to

15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast

winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Warmer. Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming

mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph

increasing to northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.

.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…Much cooler. Mostly cloudy. Highs in

the upper 60s. Lows in the upper 40s.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.

Highs in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper

60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

TXZ220-082300-

Including the city of Pleasanton

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds

10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast

winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 mph after midnight.

showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a slight chance

of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast

winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 60.

.SUNDAY…Cooler. Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50.

.MONDAY…Cooler. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Highs in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows

in the mid 40s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.

Highs in the mid 60s.

40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

TXZ187-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy late in the

morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.

Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.

South winds 10 to 15 mph.

showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a slight chance

of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds

10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Clear before midnight then becoming partly

cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.

.SUNDAY…Cooler. Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming

mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Colder. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

.MONDAY…Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.

Highs in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

Lows in the lower 40s.

TXZ193-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Mostly cloudy until late afternoon then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to

10 mph.

showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a chance of

showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds

10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Warmer. Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers

and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to

15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

upper 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

Lows in the lower 40s.

TXZ190-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Mostly cloudy until late afternoon then clearing. Highs

in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Warmer. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South

winds 10 to 15 mph.

of showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a slight

chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 70. South winds

10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Lows around 60. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

mid 60s. Lows in the lower 40s.

.MONDAY…Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.

Highs in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

Lows in the lower 40s.

TXZ172-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. South winds 5 to

10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds

10 to 20 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Lows around 60. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Warmer. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing.

Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Clear before midnight then becoming partly

cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.

.SUNDAY…Cooler. Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming

mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the

lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

TXZ208-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy in the late

morning and early afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in

the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. South winds 5 to

10 mph.

and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a chance of showers in

the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Chance of rain 30 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Warmer. Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers

and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to

15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

upper 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

.MONDAY…Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.

Highs in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly

cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid

40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

TXZ206-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy in the late

morning and early afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in

the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a chance of showers in

the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Chance of rain 30 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Warmer. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing.

Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

upper 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

.MONDAY…Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.

Highs in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

Highs in the mid 60s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid

40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

TXZ224-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds

5 to 10 mph.

lower 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a chance of showers and

isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s.

Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Warmer. Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers

and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to

15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Highs in

the lower 70s. Lows in the upper 40s.

.MONDAY…Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly

cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent

chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid

40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

TXZ228-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Mostly sunny early in the morning then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy

drizzle in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds

5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Warmer. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing.

Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to

the northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

.SUNDAY…Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…Cooler. Cloudy with a 20 percent

chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the upper 40s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70.

TXZ184-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

drizzle in the morning. Highs around 70. South winds 10 to

15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds

10 to 15 mph.

Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.

.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…Much cooler. Mostly cloudy. Highs in

the mid 60s. Lows in the lower 40s.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.

Highs in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

Lows in the lower 40s.

TXZ209-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy in the late

morning and early afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in

the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

5 to 10 mph.

showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a chance of

showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the

lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to

15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

upper 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.

Lows in the mid 40s.

Highs in the mid 60s.

40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

TXZ219-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast

winds 10 to 15 mph.

showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a slight chance

of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast

winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY…Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50.

.MONDAY…Cooler. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Highs in the mid 60s.

in the upper 40s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.

40s. Highs around 70.

TXZ188-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Lows around 50. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

of showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a slight

chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 70. South winds

10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds

10 to 15 mph.

Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

the mid 60s. Lows in the lower 40s.

Highs around 60.

.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

Lows around 40.

TXZ223-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy early in the

afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 70. Southeast

winds 5 to 10 mph.

and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a chance of showers and

isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s.

South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to

15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

the lower 70s. Lows in the upper 40s.

Highs in the lower 60s.

chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

TXZ207-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy early in the

afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 70. Southeast

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a chance of showers in

the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Chance of rain 30 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to

15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

around 70. Lows in the mid 40s.

Highs in the lower 60s.

chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

TXZ191-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Mostly cloudy until late afternoon then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a chance of

showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds

10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

upper 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

TXZ222-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Mostly sunny early in the morning then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.

Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a slight chance

of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in

the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain

20 percent.

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to

15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance

of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

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347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Temperature steady or slowly

rising after midnight. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

of showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a slight

chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. South

winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

showers. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

mid 60s. Lows in the lower 40s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

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347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

of showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a slight

chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. South

winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

showers. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

.SUNDAY…Cooler. Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming

mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

Lows around 40.

TXZ202-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast

drizzle in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds

Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to

the northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

.SUNDAY…Cooler. Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming

mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.

.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance

of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper

60s. Lows in the upper 40s.

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.TODAY…Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy early in the

afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 70. Southeast

winds 5 to 10 mph.

showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a chance of

showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the

lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain

30 percent.

showers. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to

15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

the lower 70s. Lows in the upper 40s.

Highs in the lower 60s.

chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

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347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Mostly cloudy until late afternoon then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to

of showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a slight

chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South

winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in

the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to

15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

upper 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

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347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs around 70. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Lows around 50. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds

Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

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mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

drizzle in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast

winds 5 to 10 mph.

Highs around 90. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the

northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

.SUNDAY…Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

Highs in the mid 60s.

showers. Lows in the upper 40s.

TXZ204-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.

Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a slight chance

of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds

10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance

of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

TXZ185-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. South

showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a slight chance

of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds

10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

showers. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

.SUNDAY…Cooler. Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming

mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.MONDAY…Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly

cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

TXZ203-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.

Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a slight chance

of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast

winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

showers. Lows around 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY…Cooler. Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming

mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.

.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance

of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

TXZ173-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TODAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly

cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to

Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

mid 60s. Lows in the lower 40s.

TXZ221-082300-

347 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy before midnight then becoming mostly

cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.

Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a chance of showers in

the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Chance of rain 30 percent.

showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in

the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 10 to

15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance

of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

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mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.

Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

of showers and patchy drizzle in the morning, then a slight

chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.

Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast

winds 5 to 10 mph.

Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to

the northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

.SUNDAY…Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

Highs in the mid 60s.

showers. Lows in the upper 40s.

60s. Lows in the upper 40s.

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TX-21 primary showcases intra-party conundrum for Texas Democrats in Trump era

JOHNSON CITY — Sitting inside a Mexican breakfast spot in this Hill Country town, a flat-screen TV above him flashing CNN’s coverage of President Donald Trump, Democrat Joseph Kopser spoke of tribalism.

“One of the problems we have in the United States right now is everybody’s divided into tribes. Everybody reverts to their tribes. Take any issue — whether it’s gun control or immigration — everybody’s in their tribes,” said Kopser, who was at his first stop on a two-day tour of all 10 counties in Texas’ 21st Congressional District, where U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, is retiring. The traditionally Republican stronghold — which has drawn 18 GOP primary candidates — stretches from Austin to San Antonio and spreads out into the Hill Country.

It was a bipartisan-flavored message that drew knowing nods from the small coffee group that let him join its table Saturday morning — and it is one that could theoretically prove fruitful in a general election. But first Kopser has to win the Tuesday primary, and for Texas Democrats, the race to replace Smith epitomizes the conundrum they face as they look to seize the opportunities created by Trump: Should they nominate someone who can win over disaffected Republicans or someone who can turn out their energized base? Or can they have it both ways?

Among Kopser’s three primary opponents — fellow Austinites Derrick Crowe, Elliott McFadden and Mary Wilson — there is little appetite to actively court the other side.

“We have a turnout problem, and you don’t solve a turnout problem by trying to signal you’re a centrist,” said Crowe, a climate activist and former congressional staffer. “You solve a turnout problem by giving people something to believe in.”

Kopser, an Army veteran and tech entrepreneur, and his campaign are well aware of the debate. At his second stop of the day — a wedding venue on the dirt-road outskirts of Fredericksburg — not a minute passed after Kopser began speaking before he offered an unprompted rebuttal of his rivals’ contention that the election can be won exclusively with Democrats, arguing the "math doesn’t support it" and it runs contrary to his coalition-building persona anyway. The point was echoed before the stop by Joe Trippi, a veteran Democratic strategist working for Kopser.

“You’ve got to be able to win enough Republicans in a district like this,” Trippi said in an interview, pointing to his recent experience helping Doug Jones get elected in the U.S. Senate race in Alabama. “Yeah, it might feel good to nominate somebody who can’t get Republicans to vote for him, but that’s all — it’s going to feel good, but that’s about it.”

Kopser’s primary competitors instead see a path to victory by turning out the Democrats in the district who typically vote in presidential elections but not midterms. It is in those presidential years where the shifting political winds of TX-21 have been evident — Republican nominee Mitt Romney carried the district by 22 percentage points in 2012, while Trump won it by less than half that margin in 2016.

Kopser’s strategy has made him a frequent target of Crowe and McFadden, the CEO of Austin B-cycle and a former executive director of the Travis County Democratic Party. They have sharply questioned Kopser’s progressive credentials, pointing to everything from his Republican roots — he says he grew up as a Republican in the 1980s — to his board position with the Texas Association of Business, which largely supports GOP candidates and causes. Kopser has sought to use his TAB experience to his advantage, arguing he has helped push the organization in the right direction on some issues — including in its opposition to the “bathroom bill” last year at the Capitol.

The primary began as a race to challenge Smith, whose climate change skepticism made him a galvanizing target for Democrats. Kopser stood out in the primary field back then, outraising Smith — the chairman of the House Space, Science and Technology Committee — for two straight quarters.

But the primary took an unexpected turn in November, when Smith announced he would not seek re-election, giving way to the first open-seat race in the district in over three decades.

Days later, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee expanded its target list in Texas — it already had three districts on it — to include TX-21, encouraged by polling before Smith’s retirement that showed a generic Democrat trailing a generic Republican by single digits there. But there was at least one other reason: National Democrats saw Kopser as fitting the mold for the kind of candidate they believe can win traditionally GOP districts in 2018.

Before the end of the year, Kopser got the endorsement of Steny Hoyer, the U.S. House minority whip and the No. 2 Democrat in the lower chamber. He raised $261,000 in the fourth quarter of 2018 — far more than any of this primary opponents and a remarkable sum for a Democrat running for a seat that was on few people’s radar just a year ago.

Kopser’s primary rivals got the message.

“Washington Democrats are trying to pick our candidate for us,” McFadden declared in a late January speech at Scholz Garten, a Democratic haunt near the Capitol in downtown Austin. “And the candidate they’re pushing turns out to be a former Republican, now a corporate friendly executive who sits on the board of the most powerful conservative business group in Texas. What a choice!”

Since the primary became an open-seat race, it has only grown more spirited, drawing a number of local party leaders off the sidelines. Kopser won the endorsements of Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, state Sen. Kirk Watson of Austin and state Rep. Donna Howard of Austin. Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt has given her support to both Crowe and McFadden, who also has the backing of state Rep. Eddie Rodriguez of Austin.

In addition, Crowe has received the backing of state and national groups aligned with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. — including Our Revolution, the organization that grew out of his 2016 presidential campaign.

As the Democrats duke it out, the 18 Republicans are jockeying for a place in an all-but-certain runoff. Kopser and his rivals have been keeping an eye on the candidates as they size up the potential landscape in the general election.

"Eighteen Republicans — there’s only two that sound halfway moderate, and the rest are every flavor of the Republican civil war of today," Kopser said in Fredericksburg.

Meanwhile, the debate rages on over whether the Democratic path to victory in TX-21 should include GOP support. Wilson, a minister and mathematician, said in an interview that she was trying to find something of a third way in the debate.

"I don’t feel a need to go court Republican votes by sounding like I’m sort of Republican to them," she said. "I don’t need to court votes by other than being who I am."

Disclosure: Joseph Kopser has been a financial supporter of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune’s journalism. Find a complete list of them here.

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