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Today’s weather: Autumn has finally arrived. Expect a high today of 80 and a low of 50. Highs will stay below 85 and the weather will remain mostly sunny through the weekend. Next week it will be warmer again.
The tropics: The Natural Hurricane Center continues to monitor a slowly developing system over the mid-Atlantic. It will pass over Puerto Rico this weekend and will likely strengthen into a tropical depression. The Atlantic hurricane season ends on November 30.
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Motion to remove Judge Roberson is denied
Robert Roberson‘s attorneys were seeking to overturn his execution order by removing the judge from his case who they say is biased and was incorrectly assigned to his case. That motion was rejected Tuesday.
Roberson was convicted of murdering his two-year-old daughter Nikki based on the discredited shaken baby syndrome. New evidence shows that Nikki died from a chronic illness and not from physical abuse.
Roberson’s attorney said they are not giving up and are asking Gov. Greg Abbott to commute Roberson’s death sentence, scheduled for Thursday.
There has been an outpouring of bipartisan support for Roberson from across the United States trying to save his life.
City Council to vote on fines for dangerous dog owners later this year
The council will consider a new pseudonym program for residents who report that their neighbors have loose or dangerous dogs but do not want to use their legal name. Animal Care Services has often heard residents say they do not report dangerous dogs because they fear retaliation from the animals’ owners.
ACS is also proposing higher fines for general violations involving loose and dangerous dogs, as well as new fines after a dog bites someone. Current fines for violations involving loose and dangerous dogs range from $100 to $300. It would add a $500 fine for the second offense and a $750 fine for the third offense.
There would also be new fines for dog bites. Fine of $1,000 for the first offense, $1,500 for the second offense, and $2,000 for the third offense.
The city council will vote on the proposed changes later this year.
Former Castroville police chief convicted
A federal jury convicted a former Castroville police chief of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
According to court documents, Christopher Filline, 58, developed a scheme in 2016 to defraud Farmers Insurance Group by destroying his vehicle he had insured through the company and claiming it had been stolen.
He arranged for two accomplices to take the vehicle and set it on fire with an accelerant.
He subsequently filed an insurance claim with Farmers, stating that his vehicle had been stolen. The filing resulted in Filline receiving a payment of more than $14,000.
He faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing was set for January 22.
San Antonio celebrates October as manufacturing month
Local businesses and elected leaders are marking October as Manufacturing Month to draw attention to one of San Antonio’s largest economic sectors.
The 1,600 manufacturers in the area are a $13 billion annual economic generator for the San Antonio area. They employ more than 60,000 people.
The largest of them all is Toyota Texas, which produces one truck or SUV every 60 seconds at its South Side plant. Toyota also has 23 local suppliers.
JCB is expected to start pushing new heavy equipment out the doors of its South Side plant in 2028. Commercial truck maker International, the former Navastar, is also located on the South Side.
Startup Week continues in downtown San Antonio
San Antonio Startup Week continues today at the headquarters of Geekdom, the technology incubator and coworking space. This year the focus is on women- and Latina-owned startups.
Tuesday’s topic was “Investing in Latinx.” Juan Carlos Leaño del Castillo, administrative vice president of the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, was the keynote speaker. He said that when people think of Mexico, they generally think of a developing country and don’t consider its talented workforce.
“But the fact is that we have creative talent,” he said. “We have talent that is really qualified, and we have university centers in Guadalajara, for example, that makes sense, that we open more collaboration… so that we can bring best practices to and from wherever we go.”
He added that the Mexican business community is excited about the growth of San Antonio in recent years. “I’m really happy, surprised and excited by what I’ve seen over the last two to five years, what San Antonio has become,” he said, “and… that sense of real entrepreneurial spirit, real things are happening.” in San Antonio.”
Today’s topic is “Investing in women.” Get more information at SASW.co.
CityFest starts on Monday, October 28
The San Antonio Report announced the lineup for this year’s CityFest.
It begins Monday, October 28 with a discussion at Texas Public Radio headquarters about the future of downtown San Antonio. Panelists will include City Manager Erik Walsh, Andrés Andujar of Hemisfair, Trish DeBerry of Centro San Antonio, Verónica Salazar of UTSA and David Robinson Jr. of Weston Urban.
The next day, four former mayors (Phil Hardberger, Ivy Taylor, Henry Cisneros and Nelson Wolff) will headline the inaugural luncheon at the Witte Museum.
More information can be found at cityfestSA.org.
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