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Bring out the sweaters

Bring out the sweaters

AUSTIN – Rexel held a “tacky” sweater day at the Austin location in December. L-R: (top) Ryan Norton, Justin Halliburton, Steve Rigsby, Glenn Knight, Bonnie Lopez, Janet Fletcher and (bottom) Randy Lewis, Tina Reeves, Jason Silva and Mike Humphries. –ab
Elk haul

Elk haul

SAN ANTONIO – Bill Sammis, US Stars, went to Utah and shot this impressive elk. Good thing he knows how to move large items. ­–sj...
01/03/2012 06:20:00 pm
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Family tradition

Family tradition

SAN ANTONIO – Delbert (8) and Mason (4) Murry, sons of Kevin and Dolores Murry, Batchelder Construction Inc., have been on hunting trips with their mom and dad since they were four weeks old. On Thanksgiving weekend 2011, Delbert harvested his third management deer with a 175-yard shot. It was his second buck harvested this season. ...
01/03/2012 09:10:00 pm
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Nyah’s first buck

Nyah’s first buck

SAN ANTONIO – Nyah Nicole Quintero (10), daughter of Tom Quintero, IBTX Risk Services, shot this buck at the Rockin B Ranch south of San Antonio. She has been hunting since she was seven. Nyah was the guest of Rockin B ranch owner Michael Brenna, Concrete Supply. –dn...
01/03/2012 09:09:00 pm
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Restoring a piece of history

Restoring a piece of history
SAN ANTONIO – Built in 1935 at Fort Sam Houston, Reid Hall originally served as a dormitory for the Army Nurse Corps. Over the last two years, renovations to Reid Hall (Building 1001 U.S. Army South) occurred to update the structure to a modern office building.
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How to Repair Stucco Cracking in Construction

How to Repair Stucco Cracking in Construction
Portland cement-based plaster, often referred to as stucco, is a two or three coat system, usually 1/2 inch to 7/8 inch thick, an inflexible membrane which commonly provides the exterior skin for structures in South Florida and other parts of the country.
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Best of the Rodeo BBQ

Best of the Rodeo BBQ
One of the benefits of holding the 14th Annual San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Barbecue Cook-off at Sea World, was the availability of water in case the grills got out of hand.
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Ol’ St. Nick and the Three Wise Men (A Good Ol’ Texas Tale)

Ol’ St. Nick and the Three Wise Men (A Good Ol’ Texas Tale)
SAN ANTONIO - Alan Vasquez, president of Geotechnical Solutions, a geotechnical testing firm, shares his insights into homebuilding, but with a humorous holiday flair.
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Grassroots campaign

Grassroots campaign
DALLAS - Know that irksome weed that happily bullies its way through blacktop cracks? That vagrant shoot that is so defiantly immune to scathing Texas summers, plant poisons and neighborhood traffic?
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avatar menna on 11/12/2011 11:25:49 pm
hey..plz can i know the material of the building..?
avatar Fort Worth Home Security on 10/02/2011 08:36:14 am
I really like your writing. Thanks so much, finally a decent website with good information in it.
avatar Zach Brin on 09/29/2011 08:30:47 pm
Nice catch!
avatar Zach Brin on 09/29/2011 08:29:17 pm
mmmmm.... ribs!!!
avatar Branndon Frail on 09/15/2011 09:08:16 pm
Great job Brent and Gerry. Its great to see yall progress so quickly, hopefully this is just the beginning.
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