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Earning a high school diploma in two years may be considered a rare feat. Doing it while learning English and working two jobs to support a family of 13 may seem impossible.

San Antonio's historic missions are in the lead among three U.S. sites nominated for World Heritage designation, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said Friday.

In the fall of 1835, angered by the rebellion in the Texas colonies, the president of Mexico, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, organized an army of more than 5,000 soldiers and marched north.

As summer moseys on into San Antonio, so do high temperatures and humidity. To take care of the city's most vulnerable citizens, seniors, residents are asked to donate a box fan to Project Cool.

The health care industry and the military remain constants in the San Antonio's economy, but Workforce Solutions Alamo reports the biggest job creators in the area are the energy, hospitality and construction industries.

While the north and west sides of San Antonio are booming, some might argue it is the south side that has seen the most explosive growth.

Two members of the Texas Syndicate have signed plea deals admitting to their roles in the gang's racketeering and violent acts in San Antonio.

Conspiracy theories and urban legends are nothing new, and while they exist throughout all cultures, in the Black community, many of them have become legendary.

The second annual Moreno Middle School Invitational Golf Tournament was a huge success at the Beeville Country Club last week.

The San Antonio economy is in the best shape it's been in in five years, according to figures released by the Greater Chamber of Commerce, 1200 WOAI news reports.

Michael Barnes is the Austin American-Statesman's social columnist. He lives in South Austin with his partner, Kip, two dogs and two cats.

San Antonio police said they arrested a man who's a suspect in the robbery of a Wal-Mart on the far west side.

Guides catch a lot of fish. They also eat a lot of fish. So they know how to cook fish - and they all have their favorite recipes.

Sure, he's called our women "fat" and the river walk "disgusting," but it looks like the hot and cold relationship between San Antonians and Charles Barkley has warmed up.

A runoff for a San Antonio-based congressional seat will test the regional strengths of Ciro Rodriguez and Pete Gallego who are vying for the chance to boot a Republican incumbent, campaign officials saidA Wednesday.

If Mayor Michael Bloomberg has his way, New York City could have the toughest anti- soda laws in the country.

City Council unanimously approved a $150,000 grant to an Austin-based medical technology company for the relocation of its headquarters to San Antonio.

Disclaimer: The author of this entry is responsible for this content, which is not edited by the Wilson County News or wilsoncountynews.com. 1 comment M. Ray Perryman Texas oil and natural gas exploration and production activity has been on a strong upswing.

That's the question that inevitably comes up whenever two members of Austin's creative community connect.

"He had me out block-walking yesterday in the heat," laughed Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole at Lloyd Doggett 's East Seventh Street headquarters election party Tuesday night, sharing with other newly skeptical Doggett supporters who had been convinced by his late-stage pleas for help that he might really be in trouble in his congressional race in the ... (more)