The San Antonio City Council opened its Nov. 6 meeting with a series of ceremonial recognitions. Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones led proclamations honoring the 250th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps and marked Veterans Day, recognized Nov. 3–7 as Municipal Courts Week and proclaimed Nov. 8 as Recycling Day in San Antonio.
Members of the Fourth Battalion of the Marines and veterans were invited to the dais for the Marine Corps birthday observance. Judge Robledo and municipal-court staff were recognized for court services and outreach programs including student mock trials and safety programming. Johnny Vexler of Monterrey Recycling accepted the Recycling Day proclamation with students from Madison Elementary present; staff reported last year local student clubs collected roughly 800,000 pounds of recyclable materials.
The council also recognized public broadcasting partners KLRN and Texas Public Radio for their service in the region; KLRN and TPR representatives thanked the council and described local programming and outreach. Councilmembers offered individual recognitions for author Saúl Hugo Hernández and representatives from Methodist Healthcare and its neonatal/obstetric programs for their work in maternal and infant health.
These items were ceremonial; no formal council action beyond the proclamations was required.