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This affordable housing nonprofit received OK from city on construction.

The project will be a one-story vehicle inspection station with a canopy cover and a pre-manufactured guard booth, records show.

Rio Bank, a Rio Grande Valley financial institution, is solidifying its commitment to its CEO’s hometown with the grand opening of a new branch in Alamo Heights. This milestone marks a significant return to the bank's roots, having begun its journey in 1985 as a retail-focused bank serving local consumers in McAllen, Texas. Under the leadership of CEO Ford Sasser, who hails from Alamo Heights, Rio Bank has undergone a strategic shift.

An investigation into accusations of misconduct by Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher was dismissed Monday at the end of a tense hearing where members of the ethics committee blocked the chair from reading an email about how Plocher’s office had allegedly intimidated possible witnesses. The email, obtained by The Independent through an open records request, was from Lori Hughes, director of administration for the Missouri House.

Currently, STAR bonds can cover up to 50% of the financing for a proposed project. If approved, the new language would allow for 100% of the project to be financed over 30 years.

Leading Colorado Democrats and the state’s oil and gas industry announced a preemptive armistice Monday — one that seeks to defuse the latest round of dueling ballot initiatives and legislation aimed at the industry and its environmental impacts. The proposals, described to reporters by Gov. Jared Polis and legislative leadership, include imposing a new per-barrel production fee on the industry and enacting new environmental standards.