SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is on pace to go over budget on jail overtime, though Sheriff Javier Salazar hopes a new union contract could help slow things down. On Tuesday, Salazar appeared before the Bexar County Commissioners Court to request approval for 68,912 hours of paid overtime for uniformed officers working … Read more
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar has made his second request for overtime pay this fiscal year and is on track to request over the budgeted amount. Kin Man Hui /San Antonio Express-News Bexar County Commissioners Court approved over 60,000 hours of overtime for jail staff, setting Sheriff Javier Salazar on track to go over the … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A major change was announced Monday for the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office as part of the collective bargaining agreement — no more arbitration, and the deputy discipline and appeals process is changing significantly. “This is going to revolutionize the way disciplinary cases are handled within the sheriff’s office,” Sheriff Javier Salazar said. … Read more
Editor’s note: This story was published through a partnership between KSAT and the San Antonio Business Journal. The largest office tower completed in downtown San Antonio after more than 30 years is on the market. Newmark Group Inc. quietly listed Frost Tower, the 24-story headquarters of Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc., for sale Nov. 5 without a … Read more
A new initiative to boost small businesses on the West Side has been launched by a partnership of local organizations led by Prosper West San Antonio. The program, called ESTAR West, aims to coordinate new services for small businesses and to help connect them with existing ones. City and county leaders joined the program’s local … Read more