To offset rising energy costs and do right by the environment, the Army Residence Community is installing a solar thermal power system that will use the sun’s energy to heat water. I produced this video to complement this print story about solar power.

Officials believe arson is the cause of a four-alarm fire that wreaked extensive damage on the Texas Governor’s Mansion early Sunday morning.

James and Nancy Dockstader, members of the Yearning for Zion Ranch, on Monday picked up their 9-year-old daughter Amy from state custody at the Baptist Children’s Home Ministries Youth Ranch near Luling.

Hundreds of people lined up to help San Antonio’s homeless population by buying hand-crafted bowls at Empty Bowls 2008, an event organized by the San Antonio Potters Guild that benefits homeless shelter SAMMinistries.

Celebrating the National Day of Prayer at City Hall on May 1, people of San Antonio prayed about the nation’s financial crisis, the leadership of the country, and bringing others to God.

Viola B. Barrios, founder of Los Barrios Mexican Restaurant, was laid to rest Monday April 28. She was slain in a home invasion on April 24. People remember her as a woman of faith who helped those in need.

Michele Moad-Hageman went on a quest to create a truly flamboyant hat for the Fiesta Hat Contest hosted by the Woman’s Club of San Antonio.

Merlin German, who for three years survived being burned over 97 percent of his body in Iraq, died April 11 and was remembered by the Brooke Army Medical Center community in a memorial service.
Note: Picture by Lisa Krantz/Express-News

Fans of Emilio Navaira gather at the Alamodome for prayer. The Tejano star was seriously injured in a bus wreck in Houston on March 23.

San Fernando Cathedral reenacts the Stations of the Cross through the streets of downtown San Antonio during its annual Passion Play. Click a location on the map to learn more about the Station that is reenacted at that location.