A highway sign indicating the exit for Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard hangs over I-35 in San Antonio. San Antonio officials estimate that changing the name of
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Get our free newsletters in your inbox three times a week.San Antonio officials estimate that changing the name of Cesár E. Chávez Boulevard could cost the city upwards of $200,000. The city predicts it would cost residents along the downtown thoroughfare $26 to $51 per household to update identification cards, legal documents and other information if the change transpires,District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez and District 5 Councilwoman Teri Castillo filled a memo requesting that the city consider changing the name of the road after aSince 1986, the SA Current has served as the free, independent voice of San Antonio, and we want to keep it that way. Becoming an SA Current Supporter for as little as $5 a month allows us to continue offering readers access to our coverage of local news, food, nightlife, events, and culture with no paywalls.The city also will hold public input meetings in April about the proposed name change. Those meetings haven’t yet been scheduled, though.A person inside the refinery when the explosion happened said he’s been injured and accused the company of failing to maintain its gear.The burger business has been mired in legal troubles over the past year, and two of its owners were arrested by ICE.Most of the state’s measles cases reported so far this year are inside the West Texas Detention Facility in Hudspeth County, where four infected El Paso residents worked.Michael Karlis is a multimedia journalist at the San Antonio Current, whose coverage in print and on social media focuses on local and state politics. He is a graduate of American University in Washington,...
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