• AAATCI Member & Author Larry Johnson Presents at the TWIG
• AAATCI Welcomes Leroy D. Alloway
• VIA Board Gets Two New Trustees
• Veteran Administration Healthcare Questions
• Federal Communications Commission Adopts New Rules
• VIA Holds Public Hearings on Proposed Route Changes
• New TCRP Report:   Improving Public Transit Options for Older Adults   
• New Senate Bills Address Economic Access for People with Disabilities
• Halloween For Heroes Fundraiser to Benefit San Antonio Coalition for Veterans

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Leroy D. Alloway was recently appointed to the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization as the Planning and Public Involvement Program Manager.  Leroy formerly held positions at the City of San Antonio, City Council District 8 and the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (ARMA).

Please join us in welcoming him and his vast experience to our AAATCI Committee.

  

On September 18, 2014, former District 2 City Council candidate Lester Bryant and computer programming consultant Carl "Tex" Morgan were unanimously voted by City Council to fill two unexpired terms on the VIA Metropolitan Transit Board.

The men will replace Gerald Lee and Lou Miller, who both stepped down this summer. Their two-year terms were set to expire in December, which means Bryant, 56, and Morgan, 34, will have to seek reappointment at the end of the year.

 

Do you have a question about VA health care?  Or do you want to know which VA office to go for information on a particicular topic?

Your search starts here!

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules requiring text messaging providers to allow users to send a text to 911 to get help during an emergency.  

The rules ensure that all wireless carriers and text application providers are prepared to support text-to-911 by the end of 2014.  Text-to-911 can provide a lifesaving alternative in a number of different situations, such as where a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or has a speech disability is unable to make a voice call; where voice networks are congested, or where a 911 voice call could endanger the caller.

Text-to-911 is a complement to, not a substitute for, existing voice-based 911 service, so consumers should make a voice call to contact 911 during an emergency when possible; consumers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech disabled should use relay services or other existing methods to contact 911 if text-to-911 is unavailable.

For more information, please visit their website at:  www.fcc.gov.

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