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History of Leon Valley


The City of Leon Valley was incorporated on March 31, 1952, when the local residents became aware that the City of San Antonio was preparing to annex the area. 

The City of Leon Valley is a Home Rule City operating under a Council-Manager form of government with a Mayor and five City Council Members elected at-large.  The Mayor and City Council Members hold two year terms of office and are elected and serve on an at-large basis. 

The City is a full service city with public safety departments including the Fire Department, Emergency Management Services, and Police Department.   Operational departments include:  Administration, Community and Economic Development, Finance, Leon Valley Public Library, Municipal Court, and Public Works departments. 

The City, home to 11,000 plus residents, is located in the northwest quadrant of Bexar County, 10 miles from downtown San Antonio.  The heart of Leon Valley lies along State Highway 16, also known as Bandera Road, and is made up of approximately 3.5 square miles. 

Residents as well as visitors find Leon Valley to be the gateway to San Antonio’s leading attractions, Sea World and Six Flags Fiesta Texas, an equid


Pali Capital, a boutique firm specialising in derivatives and fixed-income trading, was one of the few financial outfits hiring traders and bankers – often from the likes of imploding Wall Street behemoths like Lehman and Merrill Lynch.

With its annual revenue on pace to top $200m that year, Pali appeared to be an oasis of prosperity. Rodin sculptures adorned its offices and a corporate jet ferried its executives around the world.

The key to Pali’s success was its charismatic co-founder and chief executive, Bradley Reifler, a master salesman who was as good at wooing clients as he was at spending money – his own as well as the firm’s. He sometimes commuted to work by helicopter from his sprawling horse farm in upstate New York.

But in February, Pali itself shattered. The firm said it was winding down after failing to sell itself to a group advised by former Bear Stearns Chief Financial Officer Sam Molinaro.

The bank’s swift demise surprised industry observers. As with many firms that suddenly fail, not everything at Pali was what it seemed.

For all his enthusiasm and charm, Reifler had a combative side. Most conspicuously, he had a tendency to

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Welcome to Leon Valley


The City of Leon Valley is a vibrant community positioned approximately 10 miles from downtown San Antonio. Located at NW Loop 410 at Bandera and within five miles from Medical Center and Texas’ biggest attractions, Leon Valley is well-placed to capture more than 243,000 persons daily.

Located in the northwest quadrant of Bexar County, 10 miles from downtown San Antonio, the heart of Leon Valley lies along State Highway 16, also known as Bandera Road, and is made up of approximately 3.5 square miles. Residents as well as visitors find Leon Valley to be the gateway to San Antonio's leading attractions, Sea World and Six Flags Fiesta Texas, an equidistant nine miles between attractions.  Bandera Road and Loop 410 are the primary arteries to these attractions and the employment base in the northwest sector. The City of Leon Valley is three miles from South Texas Medical Center, four miles to United Services Automobile Association (the second largest employer in San Antonio), and eight miles to the San Antonio International Airport.


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