Texas HB 3529 Signed into Law
Co authored by Senator Jose Menendez and State Representative Gutierrez, Texas HB 3529 was signed into law today. This innovative and forward looking legislation was developed together with Bexar County Judge Rosie Gonzalez and Stacy Lynn to establish a family...
Timeshare Broker Scam
Buying a vacation home can be out of reach for many people. But what about buying a “piece” of a vacation home? That’s the idea behind timeshares – you pay a fraction of the cost for a property and have access to it for a set amount of time each year. As the industry...
Soil Health to Prevent Trees from Toppling
By Rachel Cywinski Life Member of Native Plant Society of Texas Large trees across San Antonio uprooted and toppled, or shattered into pieces during unusual storms that brought winds at cross directions. Photos of the damage showed many trees that had root systems...
Counterfeit Goods Investigation
Research tells us that eight in ten Americans shop online- perhaps you’ve made an online purchase (or several) this month. However, nearly anything available online can be counterfeited. An in-depth investigative study by Better Business Bureau (BBB) finds that one in...
Community Council of South Central Texas
By: Ramon Chapa, Jr The Community Council of South Central Texas will host its annual fundraiser, A Night Out with Congressman Joaquin Castro, on Friday, June 28, 2019 in Seguin, Tx. This “night out” will consist of a social hour, dinner, music entertainment, silent...
Watch for Rental Scams BBB Consumer Advisory
Finding a new place to live can be a time-consuming process. Scammers know this and cash in on eager renters who rush into agreements without doing the necessary research. The proliferation of online real estate and vacation rental sites make it easy for scammers to...
HBG Remastered
(Left to Right) Louis Escareño, San Antonio artists Analy Diego and Ronald Rocha. (Courtesy photo) BY LOUIS R. ESCAREÑO It turns out that it was a good thing that the eastern wall of Estela’s Mexican Restaurant was painted over. But it didn’t seem that way at first....
Casa Salud – Helping the Gente
Left to Right – Dr. William Elizondo, Dr. Ray Altamirano, Steve Duran, La Prensa Texas CEO/Publisher, Yvette Tello, La Prensa Texas Executive Vice President and Leonard Rodriquez, President/CEO of Westside Development Corporation. (Courtesy photo) I recently...
Psychological Manipulation
Psychological manipulation is a “hidden” behavior of a person’s indirect actions or words predetermined to influence another person. It is a person’s way of asserting control on another without directly addressing the root cause, whatever the issue may be....
A Response to La Prensa Texas’ Articles on Miraflores and Dr. Urrutia
Article and Photo by: Elise Urrutia My experience of Miraflores and the life of my great grandfather, Dr. Aureliano Urrutia, began to unfold when I was a young woman in the 1970’s. My Dad (Dr. Aureliano A. “Bud” Urrutia) and I have explored the family history for...
