SATX-NSA: Impact 9/5/2025

Prior to adoption, Shavano Park City Council will hold two public hearings to discuss the fiscal year 2025-26 budget in mid-September.

A new senior assistance service is now up and running across the northern portions of San Antonio.

The framework: Assisted Living Locators has announced its beginning of operations on Aug. 6, said Rhonda Grundemann, the company’s director of communications.

Grundemann said that the new branch of the senior service is locally owned and operated by Lori and John Yeats.

“Our goal is to be the compassionate advocates we wish we had—offering families the guidance, understanding, and support they need,” Lori Yeats said in a news release.

What are the options: The service not only helps to provide comprehensive assessments for senior needs and wellness, but it also helps coordinate and administer guided tours of living and treatment facilities for advanced senior care.

Thompson Safety, a provider of fire protection, first aid and safety services, acquired A1 Shiner, a Texas-based fire protection company with locations across Texas on August 13.

The details: According to a news release, the acquisition expands Thompson Safety’s footprint in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, providing a one-stop shop for workplace safety.

Thompson Safety offers a wide variety of safety equipment and services, including first aid supplies, personal protective equipment, eyewash stations, fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems, fire alarms, fire hoses and emergency and exit lighting.

The acquisition has added several new fire services, such as fire suppression and fire alarms, according to a news release. It also gives Thompson Safety’s current first aid and safety customers access to more fire protection solutions, while A1 Shiner customers will gain access to Thompson’s first aid and safety services.

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Around 1 a.m. Sept. 4, the Texas Legislature gaveled out of its second special session of the year. On the heels of a two-week Democratic walkout that stymied bills during a previous legislative overtime, lawmakers moved quickly to pass 16 of Gov. Greg Abbott’s 24 priorities in under three weeks.

The details: A long-debated plan to ban or restrict sales of hemp-derived THC and a measure aimed at reining in local property tax growth were among the proposals that did not make the cut. Those proposals fell apart in the final days of the special session, after House and Senate lawmakers were unable to reach agreements. 

Also of note: Lawmakers also did not pass bills intended to improve emergency preparedness and communications in the wake of the deadly July 4-5 floods; shield certain law enforcement files from public disclosure; and bar local governments from hiring outside lobbyists. 

The governor can call a special session at any time; however, legislative leaders indicated they did not expect to return to Austin to tackle the remaining agenda items.