Aloha Day in Travis Park and Friday Community Events
The San Antonio Parks and Recreation and Travis Park Program Committee host Aloha Day featuring Coco Grove, Hawaiian dance and music, at Travis Park Friday from 11:49 am. Also Friday events include VFW Post 1533 meeting at 8 pm at the VFW Home, Shirley Jackson press party at 8 pm, Bonnie Brae Post Unit 11 Legion officer installation at noon with a fever dish dinner, a defensive driving course starting 7 pm in Spanish at Madonna Neighborhood Center, and open house sponsored by the Ladies of Charissa at Healy-Murphy Learning Center to fund athletic field conversion. The San Antonio Stamp Fall is set for Sunday at El Tropicano Hotel River Room.
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Through The Years From The Light Files August 1986
A montage of notes from San Antonio history recounts events from August dates across years. Key items include a 1986 homicide at Ft. Sam Houston, a 1956 vote recount request, a 1946 film and stage listing, a 1936 transit franchise talk, 1926 police force expansion, 1916 career guidance plan, 1904 high school duration change, and 1860 jail conditions during heat.
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Rail panel warns of gas limits if La-Vaca fails
Texas Railroad Commission says San Antonio may get only a few days of emergency gas for priority human needs if La-Vaca Gathering Co. goes bankrupt. Rex White cautions against expecting other pipelines to cover losses and flags risk of broader bankruptcy amid Coastal States lawsuits.
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Austin
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La-Vaca Gathering Co
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Rex White
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Coastal States Gas Corp
La-Vaca
Coastal
Emergency gas plan eyed amid court fights and shortages
A Texas emergency gas allocation plan would divert supply from other regions to San Antonio and La-Vaca customers for two to four days. About 15 pipelines were identified as potential sources, but the scheme risks court challenges and higher costs borne by consumers.
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La-Vaca
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San Amonio
Cisneros warns San Antonio over Coastal settlement tactics
San Antonio City Councilman Henry Cisneros urged keeping focus on the August 23 court date for the Coastal States Gas Corp case and rejected current out-of-court settlement plans as shallow. He pressed for a clear, rock-solid city position, real concessions, and tied any deal to meaningful rate and stock considerations, warning against PR tactics.
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Coastal States Gas Corp
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Coastal
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la Vaca
Texas Railroad Commission
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Becker argues for settlement with Coastal States over gas supply
Former Mayor Charles Becker warns San Antonio risks bankruptcy and energy shortages if the city fights Coastal States Gas Corp. He urges accepting the out-of-court plan to spin off Le-Vaca Gathering Co. and form a stabilized gas supply, arguing revenge politics and recent contract woes threaten jobs and growth. Becker cites past talks with McAllister and Jaffe, and notes gas prices have risen from 35 cents to around $1.65 per thousand cubic feet.
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San Antonio
Coastal States Gas Corp
Charles Becker
the Light
Becker
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Wyatt Jr
Coastal States
Oscar Wyatt
Joseph Stalin
Wyatt
Hecker
Sying
Alamo Gas
Walter W. McAllister
Good Government League
McAllister
Eyo-Leeya
Morris Jaffe
City Public’ Service
Le-Vaca Gathering Co
Le-Vaca
La-Vaca
Sell CPS to private firm urged by consumer advocate Brenner
Milton Brenner, newly named consumer advocate, urged San Antonio to sell City Public Service to a private company to save money for ratepayers. He pressed Mayor Pro Tern Al Rohde in a Tuesday letter ahead of a 7 p.m. public hearing at San Antonio College. Brenner urged settlement talks in the Coastal States case remain flexible, argued CPS is liable for damages, and proposed using proceeds to benefit consumers while ensuring the buyer is financially responsible and not tied to Coastal States. He called for distributing $8 million held from La-Vaca upon adjudication, phasing out the utility tax, and comparing city bills with Houston Dallas and Fort Worth utilities to justify selling CPS.
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Rohde
San Antonio College
McAllister Auditorium
CPS
La-Vaca
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Houston
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Fort Worth
Settlement Demanded in Cash to Remove Utility Bill Tax
A spokesman urged a cash settlement rather than stock, calling for immediate removal of the 14 percent utility tax now paid by CPS ratepayers and the 5 percent insurance tax. He argued transferring CPS debt bonds to the utility’s buyer would strengthen San Antonio’s finances and save consumers substantial money over time.
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CPS
San Antonio
Utility Fee Hall Urged by School Boards Federation
The Bexar County Federation of School Boards urged member boards to stop paying a 14 percent utility surcharge to City Public Service starting September. The action aims to comply with Texas House bill 61 which exempts standard school bonds. Don Harris noted the move, following legal advice from attorney Harvey Hardy.
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Bexar County Federation of School Boards
Ciy Public Service
Don Harris
Federation
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