Garrett Brnger

Financial forecasts show high-profile portions of the city's annual budget could face deficits for years to come, but federal money from the American Rescue Plan Act could help soften the blow.

A DFPS spokesman was unable to definitively say when the contract would end but said the state would be taking over that role until “if and when” they decide to put the contract out for bid again.

Former District 8 Councilman Reed Williams told city council he expects the Committee on Emergency Preparedness to wrap up its work with a report by June 15. Mayor Ron Nirenberg established the committee to examine what went wrong during February's winter freeze, which left many without power or water.

Precinct 1 Bexar County Commissioner Rebecca Clay-Flores spent Cinco De Mayo and her own birthday trying to set an example for vaccination.

The Emergency Housing Assistance Program has already allocated more than $93 million to more than 34,000 households