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Because a drayage load can mean a few different things, confusion among carriers is common. Many carriers link drayage with going into a port, but that isn't always true. While all drayage loads typically originate from a port of entry, there are often several legs of a drayage journey before a container turns up at its final stop. Legs of a drayage load may include:

Why Are Drayage Companies in San Antonio, TX So Important?

You may be thinking, what's so important about drayage? It's such a small step in the container storage transport process. In reality, it's an integral piece needed in the logistics industry and a crucial part of U.S. supply chain management.

To truly understand the importance of drayage, let's use flowers as an example. Most cut flower shipments enter the market from areas in South America until they end up at Dutch auction houses. Once there, wholesalers purchase flowers in bulk and send those products to retail outlets worldwide. Because flowers are perishable, they typically need to be refrigerated and are often shipped in reefer containers. These refrigerated vessels must maintain a certain temp to prevent loss.

Drayage companies like RelyEx allow flower shippers to send their products from Argentinian ports to airports in the Netherlands with peace of mind because their products are protected. The only way to accomplish this feat is with the help of swift, meticulous port drayage services. Drayage companies allow flower shippers to send their products from Argentinian ports to airports in the Netherlands with peace of mind, because their products are protected. The only way to accomplish this feat is with the help of swift, meticulous port drayage services.

If port drayage is compromised, it can cause delays and even fines. You know the packages you get delivered to your front door from apps like Amazon? Without drayage and drayage brokers, one or two-day shipping times wouldn't even be possible.

As a multi-billion-dollar industry in the U.S. alone, it seems like drayage shipping issues shouldn't exist. But the fact is inefficiencies and congestion are still major problems at ports. Whether it's a lack of carriers, absent chassis, or overburdened terminals, delays lead to missed deadlines, lost revenue, and worse.

But anytime challenges exist, so too do innovative solutions.

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RelyEx Solves Problems

At RelyEx, we like to consider ourselves problem solvers. The nature of the container drayage industry presents new challenges every day, but we're firm believers that there's a solution to every hurdle we encounter. And while some drayage businesses implement a reactive approach, RelyEx customers choose us for our proactive mindset. We take pride in solving your company's drayage challenges to help you avoid frustrating fees, missed expectations, and delayed shipments. We strive to make every transaction successful and streamlined by partnering with shippers who prioritize transparent, prompt, and accurate communication.

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RelyEx Has a Unique Vantage Point

RelyEx approaches your business from the customer's perspective - a unique approach that helps us provide high-quality, effective drayage services. We've been in the customers' shoes, know their pain points, and because of that, provide first-hand solutions to stressful supply chain issues. With over 30 years of collective knowledge, our team excels in:

  • Inventory Management
  • Logistics
  • Purchasing
  • Finance

Our varied, high-level drayage shipping experience helps us achieve our overarching goal: expertly managing your freight movement needs. That way, you can direct your time and focus on growing the core aspects of your business while we handle the heavy lifting. Throw in proactive planning to avoid bottleneck situations and strong communication for transparent customer relations, and you can see why so many companies trust RelyEx.

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RelyEx Nurtures Strong Carrier Relationships

When it comes to shipping logistics, it only takes one mistake by a mediocre worker to disrupt your business. That's why, at RelyEx, we pride ourselves on forming and nurturing relationships with carriers who match our standards of care. Our founding partner started his career transporting freight for companies as an on-demand carrier. He uses that knowledge to maximize the resources of our carriers so that our customer's expectations aren't just met - they're exceeded.

Based in the port city of San Antonio, RelyEx has a keen understanding of the challenges of managing the inbound and outbound flow of containers. Our team of container drayage experts provides your business with unique solutions to nuanced shipping problems, minimizing demurrage and ensuring the successful delivery of your freight.

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Customers choose RelyEx because:

  • We are a reliable drayage logistics partner that manages your freight from beginning to end
  • We have a rare industry vantage point with 30+ years of client-side experience
  • We foster and fortify the strongest vendor relations
  • We take a proactive approach to problem-solving, not a reactive approach
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Your Drayage Shipments Managed from Start to Finish

Some drayage brokers don't care how customers feel about their service as long as they sign a contract and get paid. As a solutions-oriented team, RelyEx takes the opposite approach. We're motivated by the opportunity to overachieve for our customers and to provide them with the best logistics experience possible. With professional experience as carriers and shippers ourselves, we know the roadblocks and challenges you're facing. We excel at mapping out the best plans of action to solve those problems. But that's just the start.

Our tracking experts monitor and manage every aspect of your drayage shipment from booking to delivery, 24/7. Once booked, we look for the availability of your containers hourly once they're at port. When they arrive, our team acts quickly to access your storage containers when they're available.

Plus, RelyEx ensures your company's requirements are met by the carrier during loading and delivery and provide necessary documentation as fast as possible. With real-time tracking updates and access to our customer service professionals, your team has complete visibility throughout the shipping process.

We Source Top-Notch Operators at the Best Prices

Over the years, RelyEx has built a strong network of drayage carriers, transloading locations, and container storage spaces to provide you with the best possible options to match your drayage service needs. We know that searching for quality service presents an added layer of complexity and stress to our customers. That's why we work hard to take that off your plate by connecting you with our reliable shipping partners.

With a background moving freight as an on-demand carrier, our founding partner understands how to maximize the resources and equipment of our carriers to match your needs.

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We Make Transparent, Timely Communication a Priority

Like other industries, the global logistics space is complex. Mistakes will be made, and problems will happen. With those truths in mind, RelyEx has built its reputation as problem solvers. Unlike other drayage companies, we don't shy away from this industry's complexities because we take pride in solving problems. Even better, we aim to do what's needed to avoid those problems altogether.

As your logistics partner, we will provide your company with accurate, transparent, and prompt communication. If there are unexpected issues, we'll notify you immediately and will provide several options to remedy the problem. We even offer custom reporting for large clients who need at-the-moment updates and quick access to shipment documentation.

We Have Robust Project Management Experience

Why let the unpredictability of your industry dictate your success? With a background working in manufacturing, our founders are familiar with the demands of managing production schedules and sales orders. That experience makes it abundantly clear to us that every business and industry is different. If you struggle with seasonal surges or other factors, our team supports your business with a mapped-out plan and schedule, so you stay ahead of the game.

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Paperwork Errors

Typically, shippers need four specific documents to clear shipments through customs: A Bill of Lading (or BOL), a commercial invoice, a packing list, and an arrival notice. Seasoned drayage brokers like RelyEx are used to preparing these documents, but new shippers tend to miss this step due to inexperience.

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If a shipper only pays for part of their shipment, a vessel operator may refuse to release their freight until their bill is fully paid. Payment delays lead to cargo detention at the port of entry, which triggers demurrage charges.

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Paperwork is needed when you're shipping goods with a drayage company. When documents like the Certificate of Origin or Bill of Lading arrive at their destination late, you can expect demurrage fees. RelyEx avoids this situation entirely by being proactive when submitting paperwork.

Additional causes for demurrage fees can include:

  • Damaged Container Storage
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  • Storage Containers Are Too Heavy

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The Supply Chain Partner You Can Count On

At RelyEx, we know first-hand how stressful supply chain problems can be for business owners. Though drayage shipping might seem minor on the surface, it affects every stage of your shipping process. And when inevitable hurdles manifest, RelyEx propels you over the proverbial roadblocks with a proactive mindset and a passion for challenging projects. We believe that all problems have a solution, and our unique vantage point allows us to provide first-hand solutions to customers in a wide array of industries.

When it comes to your business, don't settle for anything less than RelyEx. Contact our office today to learn more about how we make your shipping experience streamlined and stress-free.

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Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Thursday

ReactionsLike1ESPN's fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pregame destination for basketball betting predictions and our best intel and data, featuring ESPN's proprietary Basketball Power Index (BPI) to help you make smart fantasy and wagering decisions. Fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues.New this season, ESPN Analytics will also generate daily NBA fantasy projections. By combining historical player and team data and specific game factors ESPN is able to ac...

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ESPN's fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pregame destination for basketball betting predictions and our best intel and data, featuring ESPN's proprietary Basketball Power Index (BPI) to help you make smart fantasy and wagering decisions. Fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues.

New this season, ESPN Analytics will also generate daily NBA fantasy projections. By combining historical player and team data and specific game factors ESPN is able to accurately predict player box score stats. Accounting for injuries, trends in playing time, and other factors impacting future performance the statistical models can be used to help NBA fantasy players gain an edge in their league.

What you need to know for Thursday's games

After Wednesday's massive 13-game schedule, we turn our attention to Thursday's more concise four-game slate. With a lens on the fantasy implications of these matchups, let's delve into the variety of rosters and rotations the day offers.

The night includes a series of rematches, as the Toronto Raptors head south to face the Philadelphia 76ers after a matchup in Canada this past Saturday that included busy box scores from Joel Embiid and the ever-emergent Tyrese Maxey. On the heels of this week's James Harden trade, it will be riveting to see how the Philly rotation unfolds now that they've added a series of forwards in the transaction. For the Raptors, I'm still intrigued by the value Gary Trent Jr. provides as a shooting and steals specialist.

Another rematch for tonight finds the Phoenix Suns hosting the Spurs for the second time this week. A peak at the injury report reveals that Bradley Beal (back) remains out, but superstar Devin Booker (foot) has been upgraded to questionable.

Tonight's tilt between the Detroit Pistons and New Orleans Pelicans doesn't have any updates via the league's injury report, but we do have a streaming endorsement based on the potential Brandon Ingram misses another game due to knee soreness. For the Pistons, if Alec Burks is another scratch, Marcus Sasser could help in deeper formats.

Finally, the Orlando Magic are in Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz in a rare non-conference meeting for these franchises. Collin Sexton was on fire last night, but I remain more intrigued with the team's hyphenated playmaker, Talen Horton-Tucker (more on him below).

Thursday's Stream Team

This segment nominates three key streaming options ahead of that day's action. A streamer, by our standards, is a player available in at least half of ESPN men's fantasy basketball leagues.

Jeremy Sochan, PG/PF, Spurs (rostered in 18.6% of ESPN leagues): San Antonio's counter to the small-ball era is jumbo lineups featuring this unique playmaker from the point guard spot. The scoring is often lean, but fun passing and defensive rates often surface.

Eric Gordon, SG/SF, Suns (12.3%): The continued absence of Beal drives rich scoring rates from Gordon, who has tallied at least 20 in consecutive games, including 20 against the Spurs earlier this week.

Talen Horton-Tucker, SF/PF, Jazz (7.1%): Somewhat like Sochan, the Jazz are affording Horton-Tucker rare creation usage as a key distributor for the team. The Magic have some size at guard, but so does THT.

Projections and Injury Reports

Fantasy projections powered by ESPN Analytics.* Projections assume all players who are listed as GTD will play. Injury information powered by Rotowire.com. Players available in at least 50% of ESPN leagues are listed in italics.

Toronto Raptors at Philadelphia 76ers 7 p.m. Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Injury Report: Raptors: Christian Koloko, (GTD - Illness); Precious Achiuwa, (GTD - Groin) 76ers: Nicolas Batum, (OUT - Personal)

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Detroit Pistons at New Orleans Pelicans 8 p.m. Smoothie King Center, New Orleans

Injury Report: Pistons: Alec Burks, (GTD - Forearm); Jalen Duren, (GTD - Ankle); Monte Morris, (OUT - Quadriceps); Isaiah Livers, (OUT - Ankle); Bojan Bogdanovic, (OUT - Calf) Pelicans: Brandon Ingram, (GTD - Knee); Jose Alvarado, (OUT - Ankle); Naji Marshall, (OUT - Knee); Trey Murphy III, (OUT - Knee)

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Orlando Magic at Utah Jazz 9 p.m. Delta Center, Salt Lake City

Injury Report: Magic: None reported Jazz: None reported

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San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns 10 p.m. Footprint Center, Phoenix

Injury Report: Spurs: None reported Suns: Devin Booker, (GTD - Toe); Bradley Beal, (OUT - Back); Damion Lee, (OUT - Knee)

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Texas is not prepared for Austin-San Antonio population boom, experts say

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With the Austin and San Antonio regions expected to collectively grow from 5.2 million to 8.3 million people by 2050, Texas economic leaders and developers say investing in efficient transportation, affordable housing and sustainable water sources will be key to support that population surge.

Henry Cisneros, the former San Antonio mayor and former U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development, said the state is at a critical crossroads in figuring out how to manage such growth.

“Are we going to allow that [growth] to be haphazard, hectic, congested, environmentally toxic?’” Cisneros said at a Texas Tribune event Wednesday. “Or is this something that can be coordinated with integrated thinking, planning?”

San Antonio, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston rank among the top 10 most populous cities in the country — and two-thirds of Texans live in these metro areas.

Among the most pressing issues as growth continues, event panelists said, is relying on Interstate 35 to support the majority of travel between metro areas. The Texas Department of Transportation plans to begin expanding I-35 through Austin in late 2025 — but widening the highway will ultimately only attract more cars and traffic to the region, Cisneros said.

High-speed rail would be an ideal option for the region, said Jenna Saucedo-Herrera, president and CEO of greater:SATX, an economic development organization.

But, Saucedo-Herrera added, the Austin-San Antonio region does not have influence at the state-level to support the project. Efforts to create a bullet train between Dallas and Houston have stalled for more than a decade.

“As big and grandiose as high-speed rail connectivity would be … there are additional technologies that we're not even contemplating today that we should be for an economy 50 years from now,” Saucedo-Herrera said, citing electric cars, autonomous vehicles and aircrafts such as helicopters.

As worsening climate change exacerbates water shortages in Central Texas, panelists also said expanding water supply will be key in the coming years. In 2020, San Antonio created the 150-mile Vista Ridge pipeline to increase its water supply — though soon after the launch, rural landowners reported losing water access as a result of the city’s groundwater pumping.

Still, economic leaders in Austin plan to advocate for similar water supply initiatives this coming year, according to Ed Latson, CEO of Opportunity Austin, an economic development organization.

“In our community, there's a lot of recognition that San Antonio did something very correct with planning for the water, and we have not had that kind of foresight here [in Austin],” Latson said. “We’re going to be facing bigger droughts and more extreme weather in the future, and our planning is going to have to account for it.”

Though transportation and water supply are critical across the region, panelists said access to green spaces — such as parks, trails and community gardens — has proven to be the top priority for families when choosing where to live.

Mike Kamerlander, CEO of the Greater San Marcos Partnership, said his economic development agency worked with environmental groups to identify priority green spaces that the agency will not pitch for future development projects.

“Green space is very important — let’s identify those [spaces] now,” Kamerlander said. “And then when we have companies come and want to be here, we don't have that issue moving forward.”

While green spaces are a top draw for families, panelists said affordable housing is most critical to drawing young professionals to the region. Texas home prices and rents have hit record highs in recent years, particularly in Austin.

Jonathan Packer, president and CEO of the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce, said increasing housing options is key to tackling the affordability crisis.

“You have a supply problem, and local governments need to think about supply,” Packer said.

While local governments and chambers of commerce across the region are tackling these issues, Cisneros added that Texas still lacks an overarching plan to support the rapid urbanization of the Austin-San Antonio region.

“The time is right, and the time is now,” Cisneros said. “And failure to act now — there comes a point when the spiral of congestion downward is so great that the moment passes.”

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Storied Boerne property secrets reveal much about the era

Each Texas town and city has stories to be told about its history, its architecture and its culture. San Antonio’s nearest Hill Country neighbor is Boerne, whose storied history is still quite alive, thanks in part to an eminent family.If you’ve been there, it’s almost hard not to notice one building that looms over the Hill Country town — a distinctive 4-story tower on Boerne’s highest hill. ...

Each Texas town and city has stories to be told about its history, its architecture and its culture. San Antonio’s nearest Hill Country neighbor is Boerne, whose storied history is still quite alive, thanks in part to an eminent family.

If you’ve been there, it’s almost hard not to notice one building that looms over the Hill Country town — a distinctive 4-story tower on Boerne’s highest hill. Paul Barwick has spent the last 30 years working for the city.

“A beautiful piece of property that has a valley, a couple of hills on either side, has a fantastic view of downtown Boerne,” he said.

Barwick is now Boerne’s special projects director. He explained that the property’s recent history begins with a family named Kronkosky.

“The Kronkosky family purchased it in the late 1800s,” he said.

When the Kronkosky family bought the property, Albert Sr. was the patriarch.

“Most people think the Kronkosky family, they made all their money with the San Antonio Drug Company. They did,” he said. “But what had happened was Albert Senior knew George Merck, and he was traveling in San Antonio, and he visited with Albert at his office, and he became ill while he was here.”

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Albert helped nurse Merck back to health, and as a thanks, Merck gave Kronkosky stock in Merck Pharmaceutical, stock Albert kept buying after the gift.

“And at one point he was the largest individual shareholder for Merck Pharmaceutical,” Barwick said.

Between San Antonio Drug Company and the Merck Investments, the Kronkoskys began building on the acreage, constructing two large stone homes. Sister Bernadine Reyes is a Benedictine Nun whose order bought the property back in 1962.

“We're Benedictine sisters, but the name comes from the fact that St. Benedict, who lived in the sixth century, wrote a rule, a way of life, and that rule has been pertinent to people's lives through all these centuries,” Reyes said.

The sisters occupy several of the buildings the Kronkoskys had built for family.

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Maximo Cortes's bench overlooking Boerne

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Maximo Cortes's bench overlooking Boerne

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Maximo Cortes's bench overlooking Boerne

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Maximo "signed" his bench and included his San Antonio address and phone number

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“The main house was their home — a two story building — and there was another house built just across from that building, which was for Albert Junior,” she said.

Two 2-story stone homes adorn one hill. There are two hills, and both contain homes.

“There is another residential house on the property. It was not their main house, but it's a full house, with a full kitchen,” she said.

Barwick noted that just as necessity is the mother of invention, that ravine between the two hills birthed one of the property’s oddest attributes.

“If you wanted to be able to walk from structure to structure, you're having to go downhill, up some caliche roads and work your way back up the hills,” he said. “So they came up with this idea of putting an elevated walking bridge. Pretty spectacular layout,” he said.

The approximately 100-yard bridge was about six feet wide, and at parts were about 60 feet above the ravine. While the bridge made a strenuous trek easy, it wasn’t built to last, and hasn’t. But the concrete piers at bottom are still there, a bit like a Stonehenge in miniature, from one hillside across the ravine, then up.

Unlike some of the wealthy, Barwick said the Kronkosky family didn’t wall out rest of the world.

“Albert Kronkosky would make that place available for GIs during World War II. It would be open for dances and all kinds of activities,” he said. “And of course, he had a San Antonio drug company, and he would bring his employees out to Boerne, so they'd hop on the San Antonio/Aransas Pass train.”

That train no longer exists, but the Old #9 rails-to-trails walk path is now in the tracks' place. Another Kronkosky architectural attribute towers above Boerne from its highest point: a 4-story Japanese style building with a pagoda roofline.

“Mr. Kronkosky was very much into the Asian culture and loved the style of architecture,” said Brian Cartwright, a former publisher of the Boerne Star newspaper.

“It just really has a very unique character about it. When he was operating the San Antonio drug company, he would often travel throughout [Asia] to look for different medicines and different herbs and whatnot that he could use here in the United States to form into medicines,” Cartwright said. “And so ... he kind of got accustomed to that type of architecture.”

The narrow limestone structure once held a large water tank, but now is filled with four stories of stairs. On a clear day the view from the top is more than 20 miles.

“There's doors that open up, and there's places you can stand outside and look over and you can literally look right down on the City of Boerne below you,” he said.

In a property with many historic and unusual features, it’s perhaps a small one that’s most unusual: a 7-step elevated bench perched on a hillside overlooking downtown. Your eye tells you it’s made of wood logs, but in fact, artist Carlos Cortes says it’s all concrete and rebar.

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“Reinforced concrete. Sculpting. Imitating wood, stone,” he said.

Nearly 100 years ago, Carlos Cortes’ father Maximo created this piece on site.

“Maximo was my dad, and he learned the work from my great uncle, Dionicio Rodriguez,” Cortes said.

Maximo wasn’t a self-involved artist with an entourage of fans. He was highly skilled working man in an unusual craft called faux bois — fake wood — which kept him in work even during the Great Depression.

“I don't think they were considered artists, and I don't even know if they used the term 'artisan,' ” Cortes said.

While faux bois work was highly specialized, those writing their paychecks tended to think of them less of artists and more of skilled laborers. Carlos reflected on when he and his dad went to check out the bench.

“My dad passed away in 1997. I think that we went this would have been maybe in the 1980s,” he said.

They spent some time sitting on the bench, reminiscing. Back in the day Maximo was given something by the Kronkoskys that he kept with him forever.

“He had a letter that was a letter of recommendation from the Kronkosky family,” Cortes said. “I recall that the letter was dated around 1927. So it would have been some time around that time that he had done the work.”

Etched into concrete on the second-from-bottom stair of the bench notes that it’s the work of “M. Cortes, 3203 Salinas St.” and gives a phone number. Carlos says this was one of several faux bois pieces on the property back in the Kronkosky era.

Eventually the property was sold to the Benedictine sisters, who have no plans of moving.

Sister Bernadine Reyes says that after that sale the Kronkosky family didn’t just disappear from their lives.

“They sold us a property, but they kept a relationship with the sisters,” Reyes said. “Some of the sisters used to play dominoes with them periodically, and I remember them coming Christmas Eve. And they wanted to come in and have hamburgers grilled. They were certainly very wealthy, but very simple.”

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Carlos with son Adan and his father Maximo Cortes.

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Albert’s wife Bessie would put her husband to work after dinner.

“Bessie would often say to Albert, 'you go wash the dishes. We're going to start the game,' ” she said.

With all who have come to and subsequently gone from Boerne’s Kronkosky estate, it’s perhaps the people and their heartwarming stories that have kept it fascinating and relevant.

Disclosure: The Kronkosky Foundation is a grant supporter of TPR.

Report: Hines Ward Out As San Antonio Brahmas Head Coach

One day after failing to make the finalists list for the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame, Hines Ward is no longer the coach of the San Antonio Brahmas.According to XFL/USFL reporter James Larsen, Ward is being replaced by Wade Phi...

One day after failing to make the finalists list for the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame, Hines Ward is no longer the coach of the San Antonio Brahmas.

According to XFL/USFL reporter James Larsen, Ward is being replaced by Wade Phillips, the longtime NFL defensive coordinator and head coach.

BREAKING: In another turn of events, the San Antonio Brahmas have a new coach.

Per sources, Hines Ward is out. Wade Phillips, formerly with the @XFLRoughnecks, is lined up to take over as Head Coach of the @XFLBrahmas.

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— James Larsen (@JamesLarsenPFN) December 28, 2023

The XFL and USFL are currently in the middle of a merger that folded many teams from both leagues. A new name for this combined league has not been made official. Phillips was previously the head coach of the Houston Roughnecks, who are one of the teams folding, releasing several players from their roster weeks ago. The USFL Pittsburgh Maulers were also impacted, the team folding after two years.

Ward served as the Brahmas’ head coach for 2023, posting a 3-7 record. Joey Porter Sr. was on his coaching staff, serving as the team’s linebackers coach.

The reason for Ward’s removal is unclear. Since his playing days ended, Ward has served in a coaching role in many different places. He had an internship with the Steelers, became an assistant for the New York Jets and spent time at Florida Atlantic before being hired in 2022 to coach San Antonio as the XFL made its comeback. Now, Ward appears to be on the outs.

For what it’s worth, one report indicated that Ward was once in the running to become the Steelers’ next wide receivers coach. But unable to control the room the way he wanted to, Antonio Brown having his own “rules,” Ward ended up passing on the opportunity. Now presumably looking for a job, if WRs Coach Frisman Jackson isn’t retained, perhaps Ward will get another look by the team. Ward had also expressed interest in coaching at Georgia, once saying he’d “quit whatever I’m doing” to be part of Kirby Smart’s coaching staff.

It’s not known if Pittsburgh has plans of moving on from Jackson, hired in 2022, but the Steelers are expected to shake up their coaching staff beyond their vacant full-time offensive coordinator position.

The new season for the XFL-USFL merger is expected to begin sometime in March 2024. We’ll update this post with more details throughout the day.

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Greater: SATX shares big wins in the San Antonio economy this year and strategy outlook for 2024

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Greater: SATX shares big wins in the San Antonio economy this year and strategy outlook for 2024

SAN ANTONIO – This year was a rollercoaster for businesses, workers and consumers.

Greater: SATX, a private-public nonprofit dedicated to growing quality, high-wage jobs in San Antonio area, spoke to KSAT about some of the big wins in 2023 and what they are looking forward to in 2024.

“As we were planning for 2023, we had set out a goal of generating 1,200 leads. I think we were a bit astounded by that big number, but we were so proud that our team was able to qualify these leads, some of which materialized into really big wins for us in San Antonio,” said Romanita Matta-Barrera, Chief Business Advancement Officer for Greater SATX.

Together with more than 200 private companies and our municipal partners, greater: SATX focuses on attracting companies into the regional business community and growing the ones that already call the Alamo City home.

In October, Greater: SATX alongside city and county leaders announced that JCB, the world’s largest privately owned construction, agricultural and industrial equipment manufacturing company was expanding to San Antonio. It’s expected to have a $30 billion economic impact over the next 10 years and bring more than 1,500 jobs to San Antonio.

San Antonio’s location is attractive to businesses, but Matta-Barrera said it’s all about the people.

“We have a young community and we have a community that’s striving to become better skilled, more educated and that is going to really lead in to support our competitiveness,” Matta-Barrera.

She said this year, Greater: SATX worked with city officials and Visit San Antonio to increase international air connectivity.

“And we proudly announced two major announcements, direct flight to Frankfurt, Germany, and to Querétaro in Mexico. Querétaro is a highly industrialized city, Toyota, many of the suppliers have operations there and Frankfurt is really going to be our entry way into into Europe,” Matta-Barrera said.

For next year, Greater: SATX is going after more markets and focusing on developing San Antonio’s workforce and supporting local businesses.

“Not only with workforce development efforts but operationally and in any other way that is key to ensuring their economic competitiveness,” Matta-Barrera said.

Some of the group’s target industries include high-tech manufacturing, aerospace, biosciences, financial services and other tech companies.

“We always ensure that we are targeting a diverse group of industries because that really positions San Antonio much stronger in that folks from different careers and backgrounds can either come and make San Antonio their home or that we’re also able to retain that talent here. But we’ve got a strong global strategy going into 2024,” Matta-Barrera said.

The team hopes to work with more surrounding communities, too.

“Just a few years ago, we really leaned into partnering with our regional economic development counterparts all the way from New Braunfels to Schertz, Seguin. They have a lot of key assets, access to land, assets to to people. And so we have really realized that we are much stronger and much more competitive when we all position ourselves as a region, market ourselves as one,” Matta-Barrera said.

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