Government and Infrastructure
The San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) serves Downtown from the Central Substation. The main SAPD headquarters are in Downtown.
The San Antonio Fire Department (SAFD), the city's fire protection and EMS service, is also based in Downtown.
The Texas Fourth Court of Appeals is located in the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center in Downtown San Antonio.
The San Antonio Post Office and Courthouse, located at 615 East Houston Street, functions as a United States Postal Service post office and as a regional office for federal agencies. In 2009, $61 million were allocated to renovate the Post Office and Courthouse as a part of federal stimulus spending. The six story, neoclassical, Beaux-Arts building opened in 1937.
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