By Edmond Ortiz A delayed and slightly adjusted four-year series of water and wastewater rate increases for San Antonio Water System customers will be implemented at the start of 2027. What you should know City Council voted 8-3 Oct. 8 to adopt SAWS’ new rate hike plan, which council rejected last June. That is when…
Below is a list of select events taking place in the San Antonio area. Have a local event you would like Focus On San Antonio to promote? Email all the details to eortiz@journalist.com. CINEMA Oct. 10 San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation hosts a free screening of the movie “Hocus Pocus” in City Cemetery No….
By Edmond Ortiz Forty-five San Antonio-based artists and two local filmmakers recently received grants that support their current or upcoming project, and that recognize their talent Valdez a MacArthur ‘Genius’ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation on Sept. 29 announced its 2026 class of prestigious fellows, who are also called “geniuses” in their…
By Edmond Ortiz The Terrell Heights Neighborhood Association’s next meeting will focus on a rezoning request and redevelopment plans targeting the renowned Sunset Ridge apartment property. Morningside Group, a Chicago-based company that owns and runs the Sunset Ridge of Alamo Heights complex, filed a rezoning request with the city of San Antonio in late September….
By Edmond Ortiz Oct. 1 marked the start of Fiscal Year 2027 in 19 San Antonio suburbs, most of which adopted tight budgets and property tax rate hikes in response to a slump in taxable value growth, as well as escalating costs, and declining or expiring revenue sources. Here’s a glance at approved budgets and…
By Jason Peña Olivarri Students who want to lead aerospace research can now pursue a doctorate at UT San Antonio, giving them a local path into work on aircraft, rockets and space systems. The new aerospace engineering doctoral degree is the fourth program of its kind in Texas. It expands the state’s capacity to train…
Below is a list of select events taking place in the San Antonio area. Have a local event you would like Focus On San Antonio to promote? Email all the details to eortiz@journalist.com. CINEMA Oct. 2-3 Urban-15 Dance Group will hold its annual Manhattan Short Film Festival, screening 10 new short films from around the…
By Edmond Ortiz Fresh off a contentious budget cycle, San Antonio’s top leaders now look to 2027 when voters could face a bond focused on drainage improvements, and when San Antonio Water System customers may see delayed rate hikes. A preview of a potential bond issue City Council was briefed by city staff in a…
By Edmond Ortiz This early fall edition of News Briefs is all-San Antonio, where two newly awarded and historic federal grants will advance large-scale airport projects, and where an advocacy organization has formed toward helping to preserve and maintain the nation’s second oldest public park. Also, the city is introducing a series of public meetings…
By Edmond Ortiz Leaders of four Hill Country cities are striving to address escalating needs of their growing populations while confronting increasing budgetary headwinds. Officials in Boerne, Bulverde, Fair Oaks Ranch and New Braunfels share economic and other concerns that are dogging numerous local governments that have adopted an operating budget for Fiscal Year 2027,…
