Centex Archives | John Tedesco https://johntedesco.net/blog/tag/centex/ Investigative Journalist in Houston, Texas Fri, 26 Jan 2018 19:16:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 26139830 Centex Homes wrong about wall threat https://johntedesco.net/blog/2010/02/20/centex-homes-wrong-about-wall-threat/ Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:29:23 +0000 http://johntedesco.net/blog/?p=4728 The day after a large retaining wall collapsed at The Hills of Rivermist in San Antonio, Centex Homes held a private meeting with residents. Outsiders, including city officials, weren’t invited. We received a video of the entire meeting, which shows Centex claimed that the neighborhood was safe because city firefighters were leaving. That was news ...

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]]> The day after a large retaining wall collapsed at The Hills of Rivermist in San Antonio, Centex Homes held a private meeting with residents. Outsiders, including city officials, weren’t invited.

Retaining Wall Front PageWe received a video of the entire meeting, which shows Centex claimed that the neighborhood was safe because city firefighters were leaving.

That was news to city officials:

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“That’s a pretty bold statement for them to make,” Assistant City Manager Erik Walsh wrote colleagues at City Hall on Jan. 25 in an e-mail. Walsh pointed out that Centex was actually hiring off-duty technical rescue firefighters to stand by at the scene.

In addition to the video of the meeting, our story today offers links to city e-mails discussing the retaining wall collapse and Centex’s safety claims.

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