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The San Antonio City Council is the legislative arm of the municipal government of the city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. It consists of 10 members elected from single-member districts . San Antonio has a council-manager form of government in which the city manager, Erik Walsh, is the city's main, albeit unelected, executive.
The South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (also known as STP, STPEGS, South Texas Project ), is a nuclear power station southwest of Bay City, Texas, United States. STP occupies a 12,200-acre (4,900 ha) site west of the Colorado River about 90 miles (140 km) southwest of Houston. It consists of two Westinghouse Pressurized Water ...
The 1997 split made San Antonio one of the few cities split between two area codes. Some portions of San Antonio located in Medina and Comal counties, as well as a few portions of Bexar County, are in 830. However, because most of San Antonio and Bexar County are in the 210 area code, "210" has become part of the area's identity and culture.
The San Antonio Police Department ( SAPD) is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of San Antonio, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. Its headquarters are at South Santa Rosa district. SAPD is one of the largest municipal police departments in Texas. The current chief of police is William McManus, who is known, among ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km 2), of which 2.5 square miles (6.5 km 2) all land. Castle Hills is an independent municipality, completely surrounded by the city of San Antonio. It is bisected into a northern and southern half by interstate highway loop I-410.
CPS Energy (formerly "City Public Service Board of San Antonio") is the municipal electric utility serving the city of San Antonio, Texas.Acquired by the city in 1942, CPS Energy serves over 840,750 electricity customers and more than 352,585 natural gas customers in its 1,566-square-mile (4,060 km 2) service area, which includes Bexar County and portions of its 7 surrounding counties.
Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ; HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States.Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat and largest city of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the ...
San Francisco del Monte. San Antonio is a part of the San Francisco del Monte area named after its benevolent Spanish friar and founder, St. Francis of Assisi. Founded by Saint Pedro Bautista on February 17, 1590, it was meant to be a place of solitude or "retreat" nestled atop a hill. The present Santuario de San Pedro Bautista was the first ...