query: What county is San Antonio, Texas in?

title: Stevens Building (San Antonio, Texas)

text: Stevens Building (San Antonio, Texas) The Stevens Building is located in the Bexar County city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. Completed in 1891, architect James Riely Gordon designed the building for local businessman John J. Stevens. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas. The structure was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1984. The three-story Richardsonian Romanesque Stevens Building at 315 E. Commerce was designed by architect James Riely Gordon for San Antonio businessman John J. Stevens and completed in 1891. The Wagner & Chabot bicycle wholesaler

title: Stevens Building (San Antonio, Texas)

text: were used to restore the exterior as authentically accurate to the original as possible. The facade is detailed with oriel windows, and brick and red granite, finished with carved limestone. Stevens Building (San Antonio, Texas) The Stevens Building is located in the Bexar County city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. Completed in 1891, architect James Riely Gordon designed the building for local businessman John J. Stevens. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas. The structure was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1984. The three-story Richardsonian Romanesque

title: San Antonio

text: 2010, and the second from 1990 to 2000. Straddling the regional divide between South and Central Texas, San Antonio anchors the southwestern corner of an urban megaregion colloquially known as the "Texas Triangle". San Antonio serves as the seat of Bexar County; recent annexations have extended the city's boundaries into Medina County and, for a tiny area near the city of Garden Ridge, into Comal County. Since San Antonio was founded during the Spanish Colonial Era, it has a church (San Fernando Cathedral) in its center, on the main civic plaza in front, a characteristic of many Spanish-founded cities, towns,

title: University of Texas at San Antonio

text: university stylized as "The University of Texas". It was during this year's legislative session that the UT System was given uniform designations based upon each institution's respective location. Two years later, San Antonio (one of the largest cities at the time without a public university) was finally granted its own institution in The University of Texas System. The University of Texas at San Antonio was officially founded on June 5, 1969 by the 61st Texas Legislature as H.B. 42 and signed into law by Governor Preston Smith. Frank Lombardino, a conservative Democrat who represented northwest Bexar County in the state

title: San Antonio Springs

text: San Antonio Springs San Antonio Springs (also known as the Blue Hole) is a cluster of springs in Bexar County, Texas. These springs provide a large portion of the water for the San Antonio River, which flows from San Antonio to the Gulf of Mexico. The San Pedro Springs also feed into the San Antonio River. The San Antonio Springs are located about three miles (5 km) north of Downtown San Antonio; most are now on the property of the University of the Incarnate Word in the Midtown Brackenridge district of San Antonio. The springs are fed by water from

title: Bexar County, Texas

text: Bexar County, Texas Bexar County ( , ) is a county of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,714,773, and a 2017 estimate put the population at 1,958,578. It is the 17th-most populous county in the nation and the fourth-most populated in Texas. Its county seat is San Antonio, the second-most populous city in Texas and the seventh-largest city in the United States. Bexar County is included in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan statistical area. Bexar county includes Government Canyon state natural area in northwestern part of the county. Bexar County was

title: San Antonio FC

text: being eliminated. San Antonio plays its home matches at Toyota Field in San Antonio, Texas. Toyota Field is an 8,400-seat soccer-specific, natural grass stadium, which is designed to be expandable to over 18,000 seats. Originally built for the former San Antonio Scorpions, the stadium was sold by its owner, Gordon Hartman, to the City of San Antonio and Bexar County in November 2015. San Antonio FC set a Toyota Field attendance record of 8,466 for its inaugural home match vs Swope Park Rangers on April 9, 2016. San Antonio's club colors are black and silver, showing strength and unity with

title: Greater San Antonio

text: after and . There are eight counties that combine to form Greater San Antonio. The central county is Bexar. The MSA covers a total of 7,387 sq. mi. 7,340 sq. mi. is land and 47 sq. mi. is water. Greater San Antonio has a number of communities spread out across several counties and regions. It is centered around the City of San Antonio, the second largest city in Texas and the seventh largest city in the USA, with roughly 1.5 million residents spread across approximately 500 square miles. Other regions include the Randolph Metrocom and the surrounding counties. San Antonio–New

title: Downtown San Antonio

text: college in midtown San Antonio, approximately five miles due north of downtown. The six-story Central Library, a branch of the San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) system, is located at 600 Soledad Street. SAPL also operates a library portal located at the Briscoe Western Art Museum on Market Street. BiblioTech digital public library has a satellite branch at the Bexar County Courthouse in the Central Jury Room. The Alamo Mission in San Antonio ("the Alamo"), located in Downtown, is Texas' top tourist attraction. Because of the mission, San Antonio is often called the "Alamo City". The River Walk, which meanders through

title: Yanaguana (San Antonio)

text: Yanaguana (San Antonio) Yanaguana was the Payaya Indian village in the geographical area that became the Bexar County city of San Antonio, in the U.S. state of Texas. Some accounts believe the Payaya also referred to the San Antonio River as Yanaguana, and it is sometimes promoted as such for the tourist industry. For a number of years, the city of San Antonio contracted with Yanaguana Cruises Inc. for an exclusive monopoly to operate tour barges on a select section of the river. The National Park Service has a designated "Yanaguana Trail" that runs along the river at Mission San

title: Woman's Club of San Antonio

text: J. and May Bock Woodward House at 1717 San Pedro Avenue, in the Alta Vista district of San Antonio. The furnished house was purchased in 1926 for $47,000. In keeping with the stipulations of the sale, the Woman's Club of San Antonio maintained a home-like setting and made changes only to accommodate areas for meetings and storage. The house was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1994. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas on February 16, 1996. Woman's Club of San Antonio The Woman's Club of San Antonio is a

title: Port San Antonio

text: site. Port San Antonio The Port Authority of San Antonio (doing business as Port San Antonio) is a public entity created to redevelop the site of the former Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The site's 1,900-acre (7.7 square kilometer) campus is the single-largest commercial/industrial property in Bexar County. Several public- and private-sector tenant customers lease former Air Force and newly-built facilities from the Port. The Port’s customers are principally engaged in aerospace/aircraft maintenance and completion (for both military and commercial/private aircraft), tech, IT/cybersecurity, Department of Defense, logistics and manufacturing activities. The Port is regarded as a notable

title: Port San Antonio

text: Port San Antonio The Port Authority of San Antonio (doing business as Port San Antonio) is a public entity created to redevelop the site of the former Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The site's 1,900-acre (7.7 square kilometer) campus is the single-largest commercial/industrial property in Bexar County. Several public- and private-sector tenant customers lease former Air Force and newly-built facilities from the Port. The Port’s customers are principally engaged in aerospace/aircraft maintenance and completion (for both military and commercial/private aircraft), tech, IT/cybersecurity, Department of Defense, logistics and manufacturing activities. The Port is regarded as a notable example

title: San Antonio River

text: Riverwalk was opened in the south, which features hiking, biking, and paddling trails. Work was authorized to begin in 2015 by the Bexar County Commissioners Court on the restoration of the former Hot Wells hotel, spa, and bathhouse, located along the San Antonio River in the south side of the city. San Antonio River The San Antonio River is a major waterway that originates in central Texas in a cluster of springs in midtown San Antonio, about 4 miles north of downtown, and follows a roughly southeastern path through the state. It eventually feeds into the Guadalupe River about 10

title: San Antonio FC

text: San Antonio FC San Antonio FC is a professional soccer team based in San Antonio, Texas that competes in the USL Championship (USL), the second highest level of American Soccer as a member of the Western Conference. The team was awarded the thirty-first USL franchise on January 7, 2016 and are the USL Championship affiliate of New York City FC. The establishment of the club, along with the concurrent purchase of Toyota Field by the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, was part of a plan by local officials to obtain an expansion franchise in Major League Soccer. As

title: San Antonio Water System

text: San Antonio Water System The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) is the largest drinking water and sewage utility in Bexar County, Texas, USA. Based in the Midtown Brackenridge district of San Antonio, SAWS draws water from the Edwards Aquifer to service its customers in all 8 counties of the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area. It is owned by the City of San Antonio. SAWS was formed on May 19, 1992 as a result of a merger of three separate entities: the City Water Board, the City Wastewater Department, and the Alamo Water Conservation and Reuse District. In 2012, SAWS took

title: San Antonio Water System

text: over (merged with) another local water utility - BexarMet. San Antonio Water System The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) is the largest drinking water and sewage utility in Bexar County, Texas, USA. Based in the Midtown Brackenridge district of San Antonio, SAWS draws water from the Edwards Aquifer to service its customers in all 8 counties of the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area. It is owned by the City of San Antonio. SAWS was formed on May 19, 1992 as a result of a merger of three separate entities: the City Water Board, the City Wastewater Department, and the Alamo

title: Travis County, Texas

text: county in Texas, after Harris (Houston), Dallas, Tarrant (Fort Worth) and Bexar (San Antonio) counties. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.2%) is water. Travis County is located in the southern part of central Texas, between San Antonio and Dallas–Fort Worth. The county's geographical center lies two miles northwest of downtown Austin at 30°18' north latitude and 97°45' west longitude. Travis County straddles the Balcones Fault, the boundary between the Edwards Plateau to the west and the Texas Coastal Plain to the east. The western part of

title: San Antonio Independent School District

text:
San Antonio Independent School District San Antonio Independent School District is a school district based in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. San Antonio ISD is one of 15 school districts serving the San Antonio area. San Antonio ISD serves the Downtown, Midtown, and inner city areas of the city of San Antonio and a small portion of the city of Balcones Heights. With over 53,000 students (as of 2015), the district is the third largest school district in the Bexar County area. 1875-????, C. Plagge
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title: San Antonio National Cemetery

text: in 1999. San Antonio National Cemetery San Antonio National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses , and as of the end of 2005, had 3,163 interments. San Antonio National Cemetery was a part of the city's cemetery, which was deeded to the federal government 1867. The first interments were Civil War Union soldiers reinterred from the city cemetery and outlying cemeteries, over 300 of which are unknown. San Antonio National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of

title: San Antonio National Cemetery

text: San Antonio National Cemetery San Antonio National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses , and as of the end of 2005, had 3,163 interments. San Antonio National Cemetery was a part of the city's cemetery, which was deeded to the federal government 1867. The first interments were Civil War Union soldiers reinterred from the city cemetery and outlying cemeteries, over 300 of which are unknown. San Antonio National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places

title: Acequia Madre de Valero (San Antonio)

text: Texas Historical Commission placed the historic landmark plaque on a limestone block at the Hemisfair Plaza section of Acequia Madre de Valero. Acequia Madre de Valero (San Antonio) Acequia Madre de Valero is an 18th-century agricultural irrigation canal built by the Spanish and located in the Bexar County city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. When Martín de Alarcón founded San Antonio for Spain by establishing San Antonio de Valero Mission in 1718, Franciscan priest Antonio de Olivares and the Payaya Indians dug Acequia Madre de Valero by hand. It was vital to the missions to be

title: Bexar County, Texas

text: county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.3%) is water. Bexar County is in south-central Texas, about 190 miles (305 km) west of Houston and from both the US-Mexican border to the southwest and the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. The Balcones Escarpment bisects the county from west to northeast; to the north of the escarpment are the rocky hills, springs and canyons of the Texas Hill Country. South of the escarpment are Blackland Prairie and the South Texas plains. The San Antonio River rises from springs north of Downtown San Antonio, and flows

title: San Antonio Police Department

text: the current ranks of the San Antonio Police Department: San Antonio Police Department The San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of San Antonio, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. Its headquarters are at South Santa Rosa district. SAPD is one of the largest municipal police department in Texas. The current chief of police is William McManus. Early law enforcement in San Antonio begins with the alguacils of the Villa de San Fernando de Bexar and progresses to the Texas Rangers, vigilantes, and City Marshals of early San Antonio. Chief of Police,

title: Guenther House (San Antonio)

text: days a week. Guenther House (San Antonio) The Guenther House is a restaurant, museum and store located at 205 E. Guenther Street in the King William neighborhood of the Bexar County city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. Currently operated by C. H. Guenther and Son. Inc., the home was originally built as a private residence in 1859 by Pioneer Flour Mills founder Carl Hilmar Guenther. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas on October 11, 1990. Carl Hilmar Guenther (1826–1902).was one of eight children born to millwright Carl

title: Guenther House (San Antonio)

text: Guenther House (San Antonio) The Guenther House is a restaurant, museum and store located at 205 E. Guenther Street in the King William neighborhood of the Bexar County city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. Currently operated by C. H. Guenther and Son. Inc., the home was originally built as a private residence in 1859 by Pioneer Flour Mills founder Carl Hilmar Guenther. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas on October 11, 1990. Carl Hilmar Guenther (1826–1902).was one of eight children born to millwright Carl Gottfried Guenther and

title: Alamo Mission in San Antonio

text: San Juan Bautista. One mile (two km) north of the mission, Alarcón built a presidio (fort), the Presidio San Antonio de Bexar. Close by, he founded the first civilian community in Texas, San Antonio de Bexar (now San Antonio, Texas). Within a year, the mission moved to the western bank of the river, where it was less likely to flood. Over the next several years, a chain of missions were established nearby. In 1724, after remnants of a Gulf Coast hurricane destroyed the existing structures at Mission San Antonio de Valero, the mission was moved to its current location. At

title: San Antonio Police Department

text: San Antonio Police Department The San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of San Antonio, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. Its headquarters are at South Santa Rosa district. SAPD is one of the largest municipal police department in Texas. The current chief of police is William McManus. Early law enforcement in San Antonio begins with the alguacils of the Villa de San Fernando de Bexar and progresses to the Texas Rangers, vigilantes, and City Marshals of early San Antonio. Chief of Police, Command and Executive Staff. Community crime map. These are

title: San Antonio Conservation Society

text: San Antonio Conservation Society The San Antonio Conservation Society (SACS) is located in the Bexar County city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. Founding members were Emily Edwards, who became the organization's first president, and Rena Maverick Green. The organization was formed on March 22, 1924, and officially incorporated on July 8, 1925. SACS is currently headquartered in the Anton Wulff House, which they saved from destruction in 1974. The home was built 1869–1870 by German immigrant Anton Wulff, who became the city's first Park Commissioner. They actively endeavor to educate the public about San Antonio's history.

title: Hot Wells (San Antonio, Texas)

text: including palms. The baths themselves could still be used as recently as 2004. Lifschutz earlier worked with the Edwards Aquifer Authority to cap the well, which once released 180,000 gallons of water daily. County Judge Nelson Wolff of Bexar County said, "Everybody's talked about trying to do something with Hot Wells, and it looks like we may get there". Lifschutz describes Hot Wells as "a significant historic resource that kind of already belongs to the public in their hearts and minds, and I'm just pleased to make it official." Hot Wells (San Antonio, Texas) Hot Wells was from 1894 to

title: San Antonio station (Texas)

text: San Antonio station (Texas) San Antonio is an Amtrak railroad station located on the eastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio Station hosts two Amtrak services; the tri-weekly "Sunset Limited" and the daily "Texas Eagle". Four days a week, San Antonio is the southern terminus of the "Texas Eagle," which originates in Chicago. Three days a week, the "Texas Eagle" joins with the "Sunset Limited", continuing westbound to Los Angeles. San Antonio Station provides an Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach route serving Harlingen, Brownsville, and McAllen, Texas. Amtrak previously used the historic Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) Station,

title: San Antonio station (Texas)

text: of San Antonio at the end of its service life in 1956, and placed on static display at nearby Maverick Park for many years before being relocated to the station. It has been operated on excursion trains for live steam enthusiasts by the Austin Steam Train Association. San Antonio station (Texas) San Antonio is an Amtrak railroad station located on the eastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio Station hosts two Amtrak services; the tri-weekly "Sunset Limited" and the daily "Texas Eagle". Four days a week, San Antonio is the southern terminus of the "Texas

title: San Antonio Texas Temple

text: an area spanning from Hillsboro to Brownsville. It has a total of , two ordinance rooms, two sealing rooms, and a baptistry. San Antonio Texas Temple The San Antonio Texas Temple is the 120th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). On June 24, 2001 the LDS Church announced it would build a temple in San Antonio, Texas, making it the state's fourth. Within ten years, the number of church members in the area grew from 9,000 to 12,000. Until the San Antonio Texas Temple was completed, Latter-day Saints in the area travelled to

title: San Antonio Texas Temple

text: San Antonio Texas Temple The San Antonio Texas Temple is the 120th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). On June 24, 2001 the LDS Church announced it would build a temple in San Antonio, Texas, making it the state's fourth. Within ten years, the number of church members in the area grew from 9,000 to 12,000. Until the San Antonio Texas Temple was completed, Latter-day Saints in the area travelled to reach the nearest temple, near Houston. On March 29, 2003 a site dedication and groundbreaking ceremony initiated construction. As the temple neared

title: Texas A&M University–San Antonio

text: Texas) and San Antonio's second public university, Texas A&M University-San Antonio complements the crosstown University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) in bringing public education to the San Antonio metropolitan area. Texas A&M University-San Antonio as of 2016 is a 4-year institution, with freshmen being admitted for the Fall semester. Texas A&M University-San Antonio plans to reach an enrollment of 25,000 students by 2025. The campus is being built in part due to a plan by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to enroll 630,000 students in college by 2015. Texas A&M San Antonio opened their doors to college freshman

title: St. Joseph Catholic Church (San Antonio, Texas)

text: St. Joseph Catholic Church (San Antonio, Texas) The St. Joseph Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio, located at 623 East Commerce Street in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. The Gothic Revival house of worship was the fourth Catholic parish in the city. The church is an example of what the Chinese describe as a nail house; when the church refused to sell to a property developer a large shopping mall was constructed around it. The church occupies the probable second site of the Missión San Antonio de Valero (later

title: Sam Houston High School (San Antonio, Texas)

text: Sam Houston High School (San Antonio, Texas) Sam Houston High School, also known as Houston High School, is a public high school located in eastern San Antonio, Texas (USA) and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. This school is one of twelve schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. The Sam Houston Hurricanes compete in the following sports: On September 11, 1990, three high school students were shot and wounded in what was believed to be a gang-related confrontation on the school grounds. Three

title: University of Texas at San Antonio

text: University of Texas at San Antonio The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is a state research university in San Antonio, Texas, United States. With nearly 31,000 students, it is the largest university in San Antonio and the eighth-largest (2014) in the state of Texas. It includes three campuses across the San Antonio metropolitan area that span 725 acres of land. UTSA offers a wide array of academic studies, with 67 bachelor's, 69 master's and 24 doctoral programs. In 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017, it was selected by Times Higher Education as one of the best universities in

title: Greater San Antonio

text: Greater San Antonio San Antonio–New Braunfels is an eight-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Colloquially referred to as , the metropolitan area straddles South Texas and Central Texas and is on the southwestern corner of the Texas Triangle. The official 2017 U.S. Census estimate showed the metropolitan area's population at 2,473,974—up from a reported 1,711,103 in 2000—making it the 24th largest metropolitan area in the United States. Austin–Round Rock lies about 80 miles northeast of Greater San Antonio. San Antonio–New Braunfels is the third-largest metro area in Texas,

title: San Antonio Creek (San Bernardino County)

text: San Antonio Creek (San Bernardino County) San Antonio Creek is a major stream in Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County, California, draining southwards from Mount San Antonio in the San Gabriel Mountains into Chino Creek, a tributary of the Santa Ana River. Upon leaving San Antonio Canyon and entering the broad alluvial plain of the Pomona Valley, it is known as the San Antonio Wash or the San Antonio Creek Channel, the former referring to the creek's seasonal dry nature below the mouth of San Antonio Canyon. The creek is long and has a drainage basin of about .

title: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

text: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, d/b/a UT Health San Antonio is an institute of health science education and research located in the South Texas Medical Center, the medical district of the U.S. city of San Antonio, Texas. It is a component of the University of Texas System. UT Health San Antonio is the largest health sciences university in South Texas. UT Health San Antonio serves San Antonio and all of the area of Central and South Texas. It extends to campuses in the Texas border communities

title: Texas A&M University–San Antonio

text: Texas A&M University–San Antonio Texas A&M University-San Antonio is a state university located in San Antonio, Texas, United States, that was established on May 23, 2009, and held its first classes as a stand-alone university on August 20, 2009. It currently enrolls approximately 6,546 students and offers undergraduate and graduate-level classes, as well as a graduate alternative teacher certification program. Texas A&M-San Antonio has 161 full and part-time faculty. Forty two were recently recognized with Teaching Excellence Awards based on student evaluations. In the past academic year, the faculty published 116 articles in professional journals and books; presented at 89

title: Scottish Rite Cathedral (San Antonio, Texas)

text: Scottish Rite Cathedral (San Antonio, Texas) The Scottish Rite Cathedral of San Antonio, Texas is located at 308 Avenue E in San Antonio. Construction began on it in 1922 and was completed in 1924, at a cost of $1.5 million. It is a 5.5-story building in the style of a classic revival temple, and serves as a headquarters and meeting place for Scottish Rite Masonry in San Antonio, and for the South Texas Region. The building also frequently serves as an event hall for performing arts and various cultural events. The building features notable architectural elements including: gabled front portico,

title: Texas A&M University–San Antonio

text: in Business Information Technology, Information Assurance and Security, Project Management, and Enterprise Resource Planning. Texas A&M University is designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense by the National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Texas A&M University is the only university in Texas to partner with Facebook in instituting a cyber security program for addressing shortages in the career field. Texas A&M University–San Antonio Texas A&M University-San Antonio is a state university located in San Antonio, Texas, United States, that was established on May 23, 2009, and held its first classes as a

title: Media in San Antonio

text: for the market: San Antonio, Texas is the 28th largest radio market in the USA as ranked by Arbitron. The following is a list of radio stations serving the San Antonio area. Media in San Antonio This is a list of media outlets in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio is currently ranked as the 36th largest market by Nielsen. Despite the relatively large size of both the city proper and the metropolitan area, San Antonio has always been a medium-sized market. This is mainly because the nearby suburban and rural areas are not much larger than the city itself. By

text: by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide flood control. In recent years, the lower watershed has become much more urbanized, and the headwaters region is mainly used for recreation, summer hiking and camping, and winter skiing at the Mount Baldy Ski Lifts area. San Antonio Creek (San Bernardino County) San Antonio Creek is a major stream in Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County, California, draining southwards from Mount San Antonio in the San Gabriel Mountains into Chino Creek, a tributary of the Santa Ana River. Upon leaving San Antonio Canyon and entering the broad alluvial plain of

title: Texas A&M University–San Antonio

text: professional conferences; and were involved in 46 significant professional service activities. Texas A&M-San Antonio is the first Texas A&M University System institution to be established in a major urban center. Texas A&M University-San Antonio opened under the name Texas A&M University–Kingsville System Center after SB 629, authored by Senator Frank Madla, was passed in 2006. The Texas Legislature authorized $40 million in tuition revenue bonds for this new campus in 2006 under HB 153, contingent on full-time enrollment reaching 1,500 by January 1, 2010. Texas A&M University-San Antonio was created to address an educational need in the South Side of

title: Playland Park (San Antonio, Texas)

text: Playland Park (San Antonio, Texas) Playland Park was an amusement park formerly located at 2222 North Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. Playland Park opened in 1943 and was owned by Jimmy Johnson. Prior to this it operated as a small venue at Brackenridge Park ca. 1942. It was the original home of The Rocket, a popular wooden roller coaster. Ed Gaida, who lived at Playland Park and had access to records and archives, wrote a book about the park and Johnson. Playland Park of San Antonio, Texas should not be confused with Playland Park of Houston, Texas which operated around

title: San Antonio

text: operates the Parole Division Region IV headquarters in the San Antonio Metro Parole Complex. San Antonio district parole offices I and III are in the parole complex, while office II is in another location. The Texas Department of Transportation operates the San Antonio District Office in San Antonio. The United States Postal Service operates San Antonio's Main Post Office. Other post offices are located throughout San Antonio. San Antonio hosts over 100,000 students in its 31 higher-education institutions. Publicly supported schools include UT Health San Antonio, the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), Texas A&M University–San Antonio, and the

title: University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries

text: University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries The University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries (UTSA Libraries) is the academic library of The University of Texas at San Antonio, a state research university in San Antonio, Texas, United States. UTSA Libraries consists of the John Peace Library (JPL) on the Main Campus, the Downtown Library, and the Applied Engineering and Technology (AET) Library. The libraries provide students and faculty with a comprehensive access to information as well as spaces for active learning, teaching, and interdisciplinary scholarship. The John Peace Library was the first library built at UTSA and officially opened

text: to promote research at the institution. The $300 million project, titled "The Campaign for the Future of Health", seeks to build new infrastructure with the South Texas Research Facility and the President's Excellence Fund. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, d/b/a UT Health San Antonio is an institute of health science education and research located in the South Texas Medical Center, the medical district of the U.S. city of San Antonio, Texas. It is a component of the University of Texas System. UT Health San Antonio is

title: La Cantera, San Antonio

text: La Cantera, San Antonio La Cantera is a master-planned development and district of the City of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas, on the city's Northwest Side. "La Cantera" is Spanish for "the quarry", in reference to what the district was before USAA turned it to a mixed-use master-planned development. La Cantera is located north of the University of Texas at San Antonio Main Campus and west of the Rim. It lies northwest of an interchange between IH-10 and Loop 1604. La Cantera is home to Six Flags Fiesta Texas, the largest amusement park in South Texas, and

text: Corinthian columns, a terracotta frieze, and elaborately sculpted bronze front doors featuring George Washington and Sam Houston which were created by Pompeo Coppini. Coppini was a thirty-second degree member of the San Antonio Consistory. In 1936, sculptor Coppini was one of the honored guests who delivered an address at the November 15 dedication and installation of the doors. The cathedral was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Scottish Rite Cathedral (San Antonio, Texas) The Scottish Rite Cathedral of San Antonio, Texas is located at 308 Avenue E in San Antonio. Construction began on it in 1922

title: Presidio San Antonio de Béxar

text: Presidio San Antonio de Béxar Presidio San Antonio de Béxar was a Spanish fort built near the San Antonio River, located in what is now San Antonio, Texas, in the United States. It was designed for protection of the mission system and civil settlement in central Texas. It also served to secure Spain's claim to the region from French, English and American aggression. It was built by Franciscan priest Antonio de Olivares and the Payaya; and along with the Misión de San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo) and the Acequia Madre de Valero, is the origin of the present city

title: Edison High School (San Antonio)

text: Edison High School (San Antonio) Thomas A. Edison High School is a public high school serving the Monte Vista Historic District of San Antonio, Texas (United States). Thomas Edison High School has an enrollment of approximately 1700 students, with a faculty to student ratio of 16.75. It is in the San Antonio Independent School District. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. High School was opened in 1929 on what is now the campus for John Greenleaf Whittier Academy at 2101 Edison Drive, San Antonio, Texas. It was originally a six-year junior-senior school. Increased

title: Media in San Antonio

text: Media in San Antonio This is a list of media outlets in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio is currently ranked as the 36th largest market by Nielsen. Despite the relatively large size of both the city proper and the metropolitan area, San Antonio has always been a medium-sized market. This is mainly because the nearby suburban and rural areas are not much larger than the city itself. By comparison, the other two Texas cities with populations of over a million people, Houston and Dallas, are among the 10 largest markets. Below are a list of TV channels and their subchannels

title: San Antonio

text: The city also plays host to SAFILM-San Antonio Film Festival every summer in August. About to celebrate 24 years, the film fest is the largest in South Texas. The San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is located in uptown San Antonio, about eight miles north of Downtown. San Antonio International Airport is the 6th busiest airport based on passenger boardings in Texas and 44th in the United States. It has two terminals and is served by 11 airlines serving 42 destinations. In May 2017 Air Canada opened its reach to Texas creating a non-stop flight between San Antonio and Toronto. Stinson

title: Presidio San Antonio de Béxar

text: James C. Neill briefly commanded Béxar and the Alamo. The town and the Alamo fort were recaptured by the Mexican army at the Battle of the Alamo in March 1836 and the Mexican garrison was temporarily reinstated. The presidio officially ceased to exist when the Mexican Army acknowledged Texas independence and presented their formal surrender in San Antonio on June 4, 1836, to Béxar Military Chief Juan Seguin. Presidio San Antonio de Béxar Presidio San Antonio de Béxar was a Spanish fort built near the San Antonio River, located in what is now San Antonio, Texas, in the United States.

title: Alamo Mission in San Antonio

text: Alamo Mission in San Antonio The Alamo Mission in San Antonio () is commonly called The Alamo and was originally known as "Misión San Antonio de Valero". It was founded in the 18th century as a Roman Catholic mission and fortress compound, and today is part of the San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site in San Antonio, Texas. It was the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, and is now a museum in the Alamo Plaza Historic District. The compound was one of the early Spanish missions in Texas, built for the education of area American Indians

title: Birchville, Texas

text: it approximately 2 miles south of the El Paso - Hudspeth County line nearby Texas State Highway 20. Birchville, Texas Birchville, or Smith Ranch, now a ghost town, in what is now Hudspeth County, Texas. Birchville was a settlement on the San Antonio-El Paso Road in what was El Paso County. Birchville lay 35 miles northwest of the First Camp on Rio Grande and 24.8 miles southeast of San Elizario, according to the table of distances for the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line in the Texas Almanac of 1857. Later used as a station on the Butterfield Overland Mail, the

title: Hot Wells (San Antonio, Texas)

text: Hot Wells (San Antonio, Texas) Hot Wells was from 1894 to the early 1920s, a spa, hotel, bathhouse, and health resort along the San Antonio River in the southside of San Antonio, Texas. Plans are underway in 2015 to restore Hot Wells to the glamour of its heyday, when international visitors included U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and Porfirio Diaz, a president of Mexico. A sulfur-laden artesian spring was found on the site in 1892. Two years later, a bathhouse and hotel followed under the direction of developer McClellan Shacklett. Hot Wells claimed its waters would benefit persons with diseases of

title: San Antonio Dam (San Bernardino County)

text: structure. San Antonio Dam (San Bernardino County) San Antonio Dam is an embankment flood control and debris dam on San Antonio Creek in San Bernardino County, California, about north of Ontario. The dam was authorized by the Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 1938 as part of a major program to provide flood protection in the Santa Ana River system. Construction began in April 1952 and finished in May 1956. The dam controls runoff from a rugged catchment area of in the San Gabriel Mountains. The dam was built by the Los Angeles District of the U.S. Army Corps of

title: San Antonio Dam (San Bernardino County)

text: San Antonio Dam (San Bernardino County) San Antonio Dam is an embankment flood control and debris dam on San Antonio Creek in San Bernardino County, California, about north of Ontario. The dam was authorized by the Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 1938 as part of a major program to provide flood protection in the Santa Ana River system. Construction began in April 1952 and finished in May 1956. The dam controls runoff from a rugged catchment area of in the San Gabriel Mountains. The dam was built by the Los Angeles District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

title: Karnes County, Texas

text: Karnes County, Texas Karnes County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,824. Its county seat is Karnes City. The county is named for Henry Karnes, a soldier in the Texas Revolution. The former San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway passed through Karnes County in its connection linking San Antonio with Corpus Christi. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.8%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 15,446 people, 4,454 households, and 3,246 families

text: school had occurred previously, although a cache of weapons had been found inside a school locker the week prior to the shooting and security was increased at the school as a result. Sam Houston High School (San Antonio, Texas) Sam Houston High School, also known as Houston High School, is a public high school located in eastern San Antonio, Texas (USA) and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. This school is one of twelve schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. The Sam Houston

title: Sports in San Antonio

text: AAA baseball team.) The University of Texas at San Antonio fields San Antonio's only NCAA Division I athletic teams known as the UTSA Roadrunners. The University recently added football, hiring former University of Miami coach Larry Coker as its initial head coach. Roadrunner football began playing in 2011. San Antonio is home to one major league professional sports team: the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs. San Antonio is also home to minor league professional sports teams in soccer, baseball, basketball, and hockey. San Antonio is also occasionally home to international professional sports events. The April 15, 2014 soccer match

title: San Antonio Heights, California

text: for various issues related to the Heights community. San Antonio Heights, California San Antonio Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Bernardino County, California. It is in the northern Pomona Valley and foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. The area is also part of the city of Upland. San Antonio is commonly mistaken for the one in Texas. The population was 3,371 at the 2010 census, up from 3,122 at the 2000 census. San Antonio Heights is an affluent area located at (34.153008, -117.661433). The area is directly north of the city of Upland. According to the United States

title: San Antonio Heights, California

text: San Antonio Heights, California San Antonio Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Bernardino County, California. It is in the northern Pomona Valley and foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. The area is also part of the city of Upland. San Antonio is commonly mistaken for the one in Texas. The population was 3,371 at the 2010 census, up from 3,122 at the 2000 census. San Antonio Heights is an affluent area located at (34.153008, -117.661433). The area is directly north of the city of Upland. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area

title: San Antonio Texas Temple

text: in a slightly muted southwest style, and the indigo and star motif inside the central spire sets this edifice apart from most all other LDS temples. LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the San Antonio Temple on May 22, 2005. A celebration was held at the Alamodome the night before the dedication. More than 20,000 people attended to watch a show featuring over 4,000 singers and dancers, horses, fireworks, and presentations of Texas history, family values, and Mormon beliefs. Hinckley spoke to those in attendance about the temple. The San Antonio Texas Temple serves about 45,250 members living in

title: Rancho San Antonio County Park

text: Rancho San Antonio County Park Rancho San Antonio County Park and Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve are a conjoined public recreational area in the Santa Cruz Mountains, in the northwest quadrant of Santa Clara County, California. The County Park is bordered by Los Altos with some parts of the eastern part of the County Park in western Cupertino. The Open Space Preserve is on the west side of the County Park, also bordered by Los Altos Hills, Monte Bello Open Space Preserve, and the Permanente Quarry. The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District manages both the 3988 acre Open Space

title: Sports in San Antonio

text: Sports in San Antonio Sports in San Antonio includes a number of professional major and minor league sports teams. The American city of San Antonio, Texas also has college, high school, and other amateur or semi-pro sports teams. The city's only top-level professional sports team, and consequently the team most San Antonians follow, is the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. The Spurs have been playing in San Antonio since 1973 and have won five NBA Championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014). Previously, the Spurs played at the Alamodome, which was built for football, and before that

title: Greater San Antonio

text: San Antonio Station serves as the area's Amtrak train station. "Interstate Highways" "Other major highways" The City of San Antonio is home to many public institutions. The San Antonio area's largest university is the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Other public institutions include the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas A&M University–San Antonio, and the five colleges of the Alamo Community College District. The city has many private institutions as well, such as Our Lady of the Lake University and St. Mary's University on the inner west side. Trinity University and the University of

title: Birchville, Texas

text: Birchville, Texas Birchville, or Smith Ranch, now a ghost town, in what is now Hudspeth County, Texas. Birchville was a settlement on the San Antonio-El Paso Road in what was El Paso County. Birchville lay 35 miles northwest of the First Camp on Rio Grande and 24.8 miles southeast of San Elizario, according to the table of distances for the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line in the Texas Almanac of 1857. Later used as a station on the Butterfield Overland Mail, the distances to the station for that line were given as 24 miles from San Elizario, 33 miles from

title: San Augustine County, Texas

text: San Augustine County is part of the 1st Congressional District, which is currently represented by Louie Gohmert, a Republican from Tyler. In the Texas Legislature, the county is represented by State Representative Trent Ashby (R-Lufkin), and by State Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville). American photographer John Vachon took a series of photographs of rural schoolchildren in San Augustine County, Texas, for the Farm Security Administration in 1943. San Augustine County, Texas San Augustine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,865. Its county seat is San Augustine. San Augustine

title: Old San Antonio Road

text: Old San Antonio Road The Old San Antonio Road (sometimes called "El Camino Real" or "King's Highway") was a historic roadway located in the U.S. states of Texas and Louisiana. Parts of it were based on traditional Native American trails. Its Texas terminus was about southeast of Eagle Pass at the Rio Grande in Maverick County, and its northern terminus was at Natchitoches, Louisiana. The road continued from Texas through Monclova to Mexico City. Louisiana Highway 6 mostly runs alongside the Old San Antonio Road for the entirety of its route through that state from Natchitoches to west of Many.

title: Convocation Center (University of Texas at San Antonio)

text: "Bird Cage" to students as well. Convocation Center (University of Texas at San Antonio) The Convocation Center is a 4,080-seat multi-purpose arena in San Antonio, Texas, USA, on the Main Campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio. It was built in 1975 and is home to the UTSA Roadrunners men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team. It hosted the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament in 1992 and 2004. It has hosted many concerts, with acts like Bad Company, AC/DC and Black Sabbath. The Convocation Center is often called "The Convo" among the students and athletes of

text: Convocation Center (University of Texas at San Antonio) The Convocation Center is a 4,080-seat multi-purpose arena in San Antonio, Texas, USA, on the Main Campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio. It was built in 1975 and is home to the UTSA Roadrunners men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team. It hosted the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament in 1992 and 2004. It has hosted many concerts, with acts like Bad Company, AC/DC and Black Sabbath. The Convocation Center is often called "The Convo" among the students and athletes of the university. Also known as the

title: San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad

text: San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad The San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad was a South Texas railroad company in the first half of the 20th century that linked San Antonio with Corpus Christi, Texas. Chartered in 1909 as the Crystal City and Uvalde Railroad, it was renamed in 1912. Because of its unusual abbreviation, the SAU&G, the railroad was for years thereafter popularly called "The Sausage". From 1909 to 1911, Crystal City and Uvalde laid 120 miles of track between Uvalde, a city southwest of San Antonio, and Carrizo Springs, the county seat of Dimmit County, and also from

title: Rancho San Antonio County Park

text: picnic tables in the North Meadow, and at Deer Hollow Farm. Flush toilets are located at the last parking lot. Pit toilets are just beyond Deer Hollow Farm. Otherwise, no potable water or toilets are available past Deer Hollow Farm. Rancho San Antonio County Park Rancho San Antonio County Park and Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve are a conjoined public recreational area in the Santa Cruz Mountains, in the northwest quadrant of Santa Clara County, California. The County Park is bordered by Los Altos with some parts of the eastern part of the County Park in western Cupertino. The

title: San Antonio

text: "jumble of races, costumes, languages, and buildings", which gave it a quality that only New Orleans could rival in what he described as "odd and antiquated foreignness." In 1877, following the Reconstruction Era, developers constructed the first railroad to San Antonio, connecting it to major markets and port cities. Texas was the first state to have major cities develop by railroads rather than waterways. In Texas, the railroads supported a markedly different pattern of development of major interior cities, such as San Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth, compared to the historical development of coastal port cities in the established eastern

title: San Antonio Creek (Santa Clara County)

text: San Antonio Creek (Santa Clara County) San Antonio Creek is a northwesterly-flowing stream originating on the eastern edge of Santa Clara County just west of its border with Stanislaus County. On April 5, 1776, the de Anza Expedition called the area El Cañada de San Vicente as he traversed the west side of San Antonio Valley from north to south. The 1956 Thomas Brothers map spells it San Antone. This spelling mimics the way it is pronounced in common, modern usage by locals. It was spelled San Antone on the 1924 "Mount Boardman, California" U.S. Geological Survey 15-minute quadrangle. San

title: San Antonio College

text: San Antonio College San Antonio College (commonly called SAC; pronounced "sack") is a community college that is a part of the Alamo Colleges District. It is located on San Pedro Avenue, across from San Pedro Park and the VIA Metropolitan Transit headquarters, all of which are in the Tobin Hill district of San Antonio, just north of Downtown San Antonio. SAC is the oldest public two-year college in Texas. The college has an average semester enrollment of 22,028 credit students and an average annual enrollment of 16,000 other-than-credit students. San Antonio College is the largest single-campus community college in Texas

title: San Antonio

text: at San Antonio, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and the Northwest Campus of the University of the Incarnate Word, which includes the Rosenberg School of Optometry. The Medical Center District is also located in Northwest Side. Companies with headquarters in the area include Valero and NuStar Energy. The South Side area of San Antonio is characterized for its predominantly Latino and Hispanic neighborhoods, an average above 81 percent. Large growth came to South Side when Toyota constructed a manufacturing plant. Palo Alto College and the Texas A&M University-San Antonio are located in the area. East

title: San Jacinto County, Texas

text: (R) - first elected in 2016 School districts include San Jacinto County, Texas San Jacinto County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 26,384. Its county seat is Coldspring. The county's name comes from the Battle of San Jacinto which, in 1836, secured Texas' independence from Mexico and established a republic. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (9.3%) is water. The TTC-69 component (recommended preferred) of the once-planned Trans-Texas Corridor went through San Jacinto County.

title: San Jacinto County, Texas

text: San Jacinto County, Texas San Jacinto County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 26,384. Its county seat is Coldspring. The county's name comes from the Battle of San Jacinto which, in 1836, secured Texas' independence from Mexico and established a republic. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (9.3%) is water. The TTC-69 component (recommended preferred) of the once-planned Trans-Texas Corridor went through San Jacinto County. As of the census of 2000, there were 22,246

title: San Antonio

text: Municipal Airport is a reliever airport located six miles (10 km) south of Downtown San Antonio. The airport has three runways and is also home to the Texas Air Museum. A bus and rubber tired streetcar (bus) system is provided by the city's metropolitan transit authority, VIA Metropolitan Transit. VIA's full fare monthly unlimited Big Pass is $38 per month. VIA began operating a Bus Rapid Transit line known as VIA Primo in December 2012, which connects Downtown San Antonio to the South Texas Medical Center, the main campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio, and the independent

title: San Antonio

text: history in San Antonio. They closed their doors in June 2018. "Edible San Antonio," San Antonio's bimonthly food magazine, is published every eight weeks. The 64-page full-color magazine, distributed free across the city, is printed in soy ink on recycled paper and covers the city's food scene with an emphasis on local food and sustainability. The "San Antonio River Walk Current" covers general San Antonio news. The San Antonio Observer is the only African-American Newspaper in San Antonio since 1995 and the largest in all of South Texas. About 50 radio stations can be heard in the San Antonio area—30

title: San Antonio Stars

text: games were broadcast on Fox Sports Southwest (FS-SW), which is a local television station for the state of Texas. San Antonio Stars The San Antonio Stars were a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Utah Starzz before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; then moved to San Antonio before the 2003 season and became the San Antonio Silver Stars, then simply the San Antonio Stars in 2014. The team was owned by Spurs Sports &

title: San Antonio Riders

text: Antonio in 1995. San Antonio Riders The San Antonio Riders were a professional American football team that played in the WLAF in 1991 and 1992. The team played at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio in 1991 and then were forced to move to Bobcat Stadium on the campus of Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) in San Marcos, Texas, 45 miles northeast of San Antonio, for the 1992 season after the San Antonio Independent School District refused to allow the sale of beer at WLAF games or the display of beer advertising at Alamo Stadium. In return, Riders

title: St. Mark's Episcopal Church (San Antonio, Texas)

text: on November 17, 1934. The rector is the Reverend Beth Knowlton (called to be rector on May 20, 2014). St. Mark's Episcopal Church (San Antonio, Texas) St. Mark's Episcopal Church is a historic church in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of West Texas. St. Mark's was founded as a parish in 1858. The church is located at 315 East Pecan Street in Travis Park, in the heart of the River Walk District and is only four blocks from the Alamo. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February

title: Alamo Mission in San Antonio

text: to a different location. Other concerns expressed include the proposed $450 million cost of the project and any efforts to allow political correctness to alter or modify the story of the Alamo. Alamo Mission in San Antonio The Alamo Mission in San Antonio () is commonly called The Alamo and was originally known as "Misión San Antonio de Valero". It was founded in the 18th century as a Roman Catholic mission and fortress compound, and today is part of the San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site in San Antonio, Texas. It was the site of the Battle of the Alamo

title: Playland Park (San Antonio, Texas)

text: The roller coaster operated from 1947 until the park's closure in 1980. Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania purchased the ride in 1984 and dismantled it in early 1985. As there were no blueprints to work with, each individual board was numbered and cataloged on site. The restored roller coaster opened at Knoebels on June 15, 1985 as The Phoenix. Playland Park (San Antonio, Texas) Playland Park was an amusement park formerly located at 2222 North Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. Playland Park opened in 1943 and was owned by Jimmy Johnson. Prior to this it operated as a small

title: Texas A&M University–San Antonio

text: San Antonio. The Texas Legislature asked the Texas A&M University System to establish a center that would offer junior- and senior-level courses in South San Antonio, an area that has been historically underserved in terms of higher education. Such a center was approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in January 2000. Texas A&M University–Kingsville was named the lead institution to create and operate the System Center, which first operated on nearby Palo Alto College, a community college in the Alamo Colleges system. The Center used surveys and research to determine the types of programs most in demand in

text: St. Mark's Episcopal Church (San Antonio, Texas) St. Mark's Episcopal Church is a historic church in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of West Texas. St. Mark's was founded as a parish in 1858. The church is located at 315 East Pecan Street in Travis Park, in the heart of the River Walk District and is only four blocks from the Alamo. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1998. Lady Bird Johnson and Lyndon B. Johnson were married at St. Mark's by Rev. Arthur R. McKinstry

title: San Antonio FC

text: League Soccer. The two clubs play the South Texas Derby. San Antonio also shares regional rivalries with the Oklahoma City Energy and the Tulsa Roughnecks. The club is owned by Spurs Sports & Entertainment. "For recent transfers, see 2018 San Antonio FC season." San Antonio FC San Antonio FC is a professional soccer team based in San Antonio, Texas that competes in the USL Championship (USL), the second highest level of American Soccer as a member of the Western Conference. The team was awarded the thirty-first USL franchise on January 7, 2016 and are the USL Championship affiliate of New

title: San Antonio

text: the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, played annually in the Alamodome and televised live on NBC. The Bowl is an East versus West showdown featuring the nation's top 90 high school football senior players. The game has featured NFL stars Reggie Bush, Vince Young, Adrian Peterson, and many other college and NFL stars. The University of Texas at San Antonio fields the only collegiate men's rugby team in the city. UTSA competes in Division III Texas Rugby Union. Crime in San Antonio began to rise in the early 1980s. In 1983 San Antonio had the 10th highest homicide rate in Texas

title: San Antonio Riders

text: San Antonio Riders The San Antonio Riders were a professional American football team that played in the WLAF in 1991 and 1992. The team played at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio in 1991 and then were forced to move to Bobcat Stadium on the campus of Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) in San Marcos, Texas, 45 miles northeast of San Antonio, for the 1992 season after the San Antonio Independent School District refused to allow the sale of beer at WLAF games or the display of beer advertising at Alamo Stadium. In return, Riders ownership scrapped plans

title: San Antonio

text: children's amusement park in the U.S. San Antonio is home to the first museum of modern art in Texas, the McNay Art Museum. Other art institutions and museums include ArtPace, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, the Briscoe Western Art Museum, Buckhorn Saloon & Museum (where visitors can experience something of cowboy culture year round), San Antonio Museum of Art, formerly the Lonestar Brewery, Say Sí (mentoring San Antonio artistic youth), the Southwest School of Art, Texas Rangers Museum, Texas Transportation Museum, the Witte Museum and the DoSeum. An outdoor display at North Star Mall features 40-foot (12 meters)-tall cowboy boots.

title: San Antonio

text: San Antonio include "Wings" (1927), "I Wanted Wings" (1941), "Viva Max!" (1969), "Sugarland Express" (1974), "Piranha" (1978), "Cloak and Dagger" (1984) and "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" (1985). The 2014–2017 NBC television series "The Night Shift" took place in San Antonio, with its themes focusing on the city's medical and military presence. San Antonio is twinned with: San Antonio San Antonio (; from Spanish, "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is the seventh most populous city in the United States, and the second most populous city in both Texas and the Southern United States, home to over 1.5 million

title: Texas A&M University–San Antonio

text: University sponsored organizations, meaning they receive funds originating from student fees. All other student clubs and organizations must meet set minimum requirements for recognition. Greek life at Texas A&M-San Antonio is slowly growing. There is one sorority and one fraternity that maintain active status within the University. The campus Criminology Department also established a Pre-Law Society that started in the Fall of 2012. There are also various honor societies on campus that are specific to their major of study. Texas A&M San Antonio also has intramural sports such as, basketball, flag football, sand volleyball, 8 ball pool, and many others.