The Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) is teaming up with the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center (STBTC) to host an emergency blood drive on Friday in an effort to help the victims of the Hill Country Floods.

Bexar County is expected to use a Department of Energy grant to better track greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) across the region, developing a county-wide GHG emissions inventory assessment in response to high local ozone levels.

A peace officer academy instructor says that all first responding agencies should review the Department of Justice report and consider updating their policies and training.

The AACOG board voted without opposition to accept besieged Executive Director Diane Rath's resignation Wednesday morning following a closed door discussion and public comments from a half-dozen former employees who slammed her performance leading AACOG since 2014.

Board members were notified Friday that Executive Director Diane Rath had been placed on leave, pending an investigation. KSAT was unable to immediately determine what the specific complaints were, though one board member said they’d also been notified on Sept. 29 about an anonymous complaint from employees.

Changes to Medicaid enrollment could impact seniors, disabled and pregnant women. Friday, March 31, is the last day to register.

SAN ANTONIO Requests from local governments for coronavirus relief funds greatly exceed the amount of money that will be made available to the region, which includes San Antonio and Bexar County, records from the Office of the Governor confirmed on Wednesday. Entities belonging to the Alamo Area Council of Governments, or AACOG, have requested more than $4.1 million in coronavirus relief funds through the states Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program. Requests exceeding available funds likely means that entities will receive only a portion of the funds requested to help offset budget issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Bexar County Commissioner Kevin Wolff. An official with the Public Safety Office previously said the coronavirus relief funds would not be dispersed until after the June 15 deadline and after applications had gone through several layers of review.