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A sales tax holiday on emergency preparation supplies is planned for this weekend.

Jamal Murrays 23 points led six Nuggets in double figures and Denver routed the San Antonio Spurs 108-90 Tuesday night to move within one win of their first playoff series triumph in a decade.

Severe weather is expected to impact the San Antonio area Wednesday.

Accenture Federal Services recently opened a cyber center in San Antonio.The center is not only protecting the government from cyberattacks but is helping to grow the cyber and tech field in San Antonio.Its a state of the art cyber center that has capabilities that we can provide to our clients as a service where they need specific expertise resources software to help manage their cyberthreats, Benjamin Peavy, officer managing director for Accenture San Antonio, said.The new facility on the Northwest Side already employs 40 people, including cybersecurity specialists and analysts.Employees in this new cyber center are working in real time, protecting federal agencies from across the nation, Peavy said.In total, Accenture Federal Services employs 1,300 people in San Antonio.There are a lot of cyber professionals because of all the cyber work that we have with the Air Force with the 24th and 25th Command, the Army research lab and great institutions like UTSA have a huge focus on cybersecurity. Its one of the reasons we decided to open the cyber center here in San Antonio, Peavy said.Accenture Federal Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture.Accenture recently became the anchor industry partner for San Antonio Cyber P-tech at Sam Houston High School that is opening up next school year and will provide students with skills related to cybersecurity.

The former mens tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin is set to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scandal .Michael Center is expected to plead guilty in Boston federal court on Wednesday to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.Center was charged with accepting $100,000 to help an applicant get admitted to the school as a tennis recruit even though the student didnt play the sport. Authorities say $60,000 of that was given to Center in cash during a meeting in a hotel parking lot.Center was among dozens of coaches, prominent parents and others arrested last month in the nationwide admissions scam.Former coaches at Yale and Stanford have already pleaded guilty. Fourteen parents have agreed to plead guilty.

A new Conns HomePlus store may replace a vacant Toys R Us and Babies R Us at The Forum at Olympia Parkway off Interstate 35, according to a document submitted to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.Conns Inc. Nasdaq: CONN the Houston-based specialty retailer of furniture, mattresses, home appliances and consumer electronics would take 47,628 square feet at 8270 Agora Parkway in Selma, according to the plans. The new store is being designed by San Antonio-based Open Studio

A ranch comprised of just over 880 acres has hit the market for $14,569,500, or about $16,500 per acre. Located near Sisterdale, Rancho Kendall offers premier equine facilities, three modern cabins, plentiful fresh water and a 3,600-foot paved airstrip situated amid seasoned live oaks, cypresses and limestone bluffs.The ranch, which is being marketed by Dave Culver of Hall and Hall, features a mile-long frontage along the Guadalupe River.The equine and related facilities are designed for performance

The city could issue a request for proposals as early as May that would bring big changes to micromobility.

For its annual Fiesta celebration, the San Antonio Symphony welcomes guest conductor Andrs Lopera to lead the ensemble through an evening of Mexican and Latin American music.

Kali Fajardo-Anstine is a Chicana author from Denver whose debut short story collection, Sabrina & Corina, was published by One World/Penguin Random House on April 2.

Planet X Cinema fanatics Blair and Drew Hicks unequivocally declare John Woos Hard Boiled 1992 to be the greatest action movie ever filmed, and its hard to disagree.

Local designers analyze the 2019 city election seasons campaign graphics from an artistic standpoint, finding hits and misses.The post The Campaign Signs Are Everywhere. How Do They Rate Artistically appeared first on Rivard Report.

Legislators have been battling over this question for decades and soon Texas voters may get to decide. On Tuesday, The Texas House passed the first proposal in a two-part legislative plan that would kill twice-a-year time changes and let voters decide in November on Texas permanent time. The measure passed on a 133-9 vote. The post Texas House Advances Resolution to Allow Texans to Vote on Daylight Saving Time appeared first on Rivard Report.

The 80/20 Foundation, City of San Antonio, SATX Social Ride, and the San Antonio Cycling Alliance have joined forces to promote bike safety awareness.The post City, Foundations Partner With Cycling Groups to Fund Bike Safety Projects appeared first on Rivard Report.