City officials, utility leaders to provide update on cold weather response efforts in San Antonio
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SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio city officials and utility representatives held a news conference to provide an update on cold weather response efforts.
The news conference was scheduled to take place at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Emergency Operations Center at Brooks City Base.
Expected attendees include:
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones
City Manager Erik Walsh
CPS Energy Chief Strategy Officer Elaina Ball
San Antonio Water System President/CEO Robert Puente
Texas Department of Transportation San Antonio District Engineer Charles Benavidez
VIA Metropolitan Transit President/CEO Jon Gary Herrera
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