San Antonio is one of six cities selected as the future home of a passport agency, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.
– San Antonio is one of six cities selected as the future home of a passport agency, the U.S. State Department
The selection comes as the department encourages Americans to obtain their passports. For San Antonio, it will now save those needing passport or visa services from having to drive to Houston or Dallas.
A State Department press release said that while 5% of Americans had a passport in 1990, that number has now risen to 48%. Sen. John Cornyn praised the announcement in a statement, saying in part, “With only three other U.S. passport agencies in Texas, this much-needed facility in ‘Military City USA’ will make it easier and more convenient for Texans to obtain and renew a passport.”Mason Hickok is a digital journalist at KSAT. He graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a communication degree and a minor in film studies.
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