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==Community connections==
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Throughout its existence, a close and harmonious relationship has prevailed between Fort Sam Houston and the City of San Antonio. The two have grown and matured together. The city often has been called the "mother-in-law of the Army" because so many soldiers, including Dwight D. Eisenhower, met their future spouses there. After the [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks]], in 2003 the Army decided to close New Braunfels Avenue to through traffic. Until this closure, New Braunfels Avenue had been a major north–south thoroughfare used by soldiers and San Antonio citizens alike; this had the result of closing many businesses near the north and south entrances from New Braunfels Avenue.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cary |first1=Michael |title=The Army's Berlin Wall |url=https://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/the-armys-berlin-wall/Content?oid=2268068 |access-date=November 27, 2024 |work=San Antonio Current |date=July 24, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531040501/https://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/the-armys-berlin-wall/Content?oid=2268068 |archive-date=May 31, 2022}}</ref>

More than 27,000 military and civilian personnel work at the post, with an annual payroll and operating budget of $1.9 billion. Local purchases made by installation activities total almost $105 million annually. Funding for construction projects on post average $30 million annually. Fort Sam Houston has also initiated public–private partnerships to renovate and adaptively reuse significant historic buildings.

In June 2006, the ''[[San Antonio Express-News]]'' reported that Fort Sam Houston received utility disconnection notices due to budget constraints.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/military/stories/MYSA061506.01A.Army_lights.4fda8.html |title=CPS hits Fort Sam with 1,300 cutoff notices for unpaid bills |date=2006-06-15 |first=Sig |last=Christenson |access-date=2007-08-09 |work=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311065237/http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/military/stories/MYSA061506.01A.Army_lights.4fda8.html |archive-date=2007-03-11 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Fort Sam Houston is one of three military facilities in Texas (all in the San Antonio area) to have its own school district, the [[Fort Sam Houston Independent School District]].

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Fort Sam Houston Post Office at 1804 Stanley Road.<ref>"{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120718224906/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/68773?p=2&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=San+Antonio Post Office Location – FORT SAM HOUSTON]}}." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on April 16, 2009.</ref>