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Typical Monte Vista Historic District street sign. Bounded by Hildebrand Avenue to the north, Broadway to the east, I-10 to the west and I-35 to the south, Eastside of San Antonio's Historic District features an assortment of neighborhoods ranging from the working class Beacon Hill to the up-and-coming Five Points to the established upper middle class Monte Vista.
In June 2006, the San Antonio Express-News reported that Fort Sam Houston received utility disconnection notices due to budget constraints. [14] Fort Sam Houston is one of three military facilities in Texas (all in the San Antonio area) to have its own school district, the Fort Sam Houston Independent School District.
The most vibrant feature is Howard Cook's outstanding 16-panel mural, "San Antonio's Importance in Texas History." The mural is a fresco , a technique of paint applied directly over wet plaster, and spans 750 square feet (70 m 2 ), making it one of the largest frescoes in the nation.
Fort Hancock began as a military establishment named Camp Rice in 1882, along the San Antonio-El Paso Road. Camp Rice had formerly been located at Fort Quitman, and had been established by troops of the 10th U.S. Cavalry "buffalo soldiers". Camp Rice did not grow after moving to this community, and rarely hosted more than 60 men.
Lackland AFB is part of Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA), an amalgamation of Fort Sam Houston, Randolph AFB and Lackland AFB, which were merged on 1 October 2010. [2] JBSA was established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission .
The area also sees an average of 25 100 °F+ days each summer, but some years feature none (2021) or may suffer through dozens such days as was the case in 2022 (49) and 2023 (72). Climate data for Timberwood Park (Rainfall/Snowfall, 2008-2024; Temperature, 2017-2024)
The King William Historic District of San Antonio, Texas was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas on January 20, 1972. [1] The area was originally used as farm acreage by the Spanish priests of the Misión San Antonio de Valero, and eventually parceled off for the local indigenous peoples of the area. [2]
Fort Sam Houston Independent School District (FSHISD) is a public school district based in San Antonio, Texas (United States). The district includes Fort Sam Houston. [1] It also takes dependents of people working for the military who live on Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis. [2] The boundaries of the district include those two properties. [3]