Terrell Hills News
Terrell Hills approves $4M budget
PJ’s in the Park on Saturday, November 5!
Terrell Hills Playground fundraiser today from 5-9! PJs in the Park is a fun night for young children and includes a bouncy house, face painting, puppet shows, a movie at dusk and Spikey Mikey! The Terrell Hills Playground is located at the corner of Arvin and Crestwood. See you at five! See www.terrellhillspa.org for more information. (read more).
Target's traffic impact worries local residents
Night of broken glass: BB gun vandal shoots up Terrell Hills
TERRELL HILLS -- Early morning joggers and walkers were the first to see the damage caused by a vandal -- or vandals -- in the Terrell Hills neighborhood.
Terrell Hills police said about 16 vehicles had windows shot out sometime between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. Monday.
Mark Trevino, who lives on Wiltshire Avenue, didn’t even know he was hit until he talked to police. (read more).
Terrell Hills residents question length of project
The biggest problem, residents say, is the amount of time it has taken to complete the project. (read more).
Terrell Hills Boy Scout helps at-risk youth at basketball camp
Bond work yields move for Terrell Hills employees
Employees have moved out of their offices into a temporary building in the parking lot behind the current City Hall, while street and sanitation services are now operating in the old fire department and kitchen. (read more).
Terrell Hills City Hall bond project ahead of schedule
City Council received that update on the early stages of the bond-funded improvements during its regular meeting June 13. (read more).
Character and style: Terrell Hills
A honey-do list that never ends
Rob Holliday has several hundred workers in his Terrell Hills backyard — workers that are half an inch long and live in wooden boxes less than 3 feet high. Holliday keeps honeybees. (read more).
Thieves who victimized SA's elderly caught doing the same in Massachusetts
SAN ANTONIO --Police say a pair of thieves who targeted a Terrell Hills elderly couple has been busted… in Massachusetts!
In the scam last January, the woman told her victims she was from the groundwater district, led them outside… as her male counterpart ransacked the home. (read more & video).
Terrell Hills approves design contract for streets, City Hall upgrade
City Council on March 14 approved a $568,000 contract for engineering firm Freese and Nichols to begin designing millions of dollars of road work around the city. (read more).
Terrell Hills chooses firms to fix streets, expand City Hall
City Council voted unanimously in a special Feb. 24 meeting, authorizing City Manager Mark Browne to begin contract negotiations with Freese and Nichols and G.W. Mitchell Construction. Council is expected to vote on the contracts later this month. (read more).
Pit Bull at large in Terrell Hills
The dog resides on Lyman Dr. but manages to get out and roam free. The dog appears vicious, snarling, snorting and charging at people, chasing cats and dogs. The Terrell Hills police said there is nothing they can do until he bites someone, so please be aware!!
The dog was seen Sunday, Feb 20, 2011, at the public park at Seford and Crestwood. He charged at me, my daughter, and a family of four including two very small children. By a miracle no-one was attacked. Thank you.
Burglars posing as utility workers target the elderly
Terrell Hills proceeds with bond sale
Improvements to local roads and city offices in Terrell Hills are on track to begin later this year as a voter-approved, $8 million bond package moves forward.
Meanwhile other street-paving projects are finished, and the city's crime rate is down.
City leaders addressed those topics at the Jan. 10 City Council meeting. Council voted unanimously to sell the bond all at once rather than splitting it. Mayor J. Brad Camp worried that a split would force the city to raise the property tax rate on residents. (read more).