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After 65 Years, I Still Have Hope for a Stronger Transit System in San Antonio
Editor’s Note: Dolores Vara told this narrative to her son, Francisco Vara-Orta, who captured it in writing. It has been edited for brevity and clarity. I’ve depended on the city bus in San Antonio off and on for 65 years.