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Transit Tracker: New Blanco Road/Loop 1604 intersection finished; Boerne project design wins county endorsement; Schertz wraps up major upgrades

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By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Transit Tracker features the completion of separate projects resulting in a unique Stone Oak-area freeway intersection, and long-sought infrastructure improvements in an older Schertz neighborhood. Elsewhere, Kendall County is backing what local officials call a necessary upgrade to a vital Boerne intersection. Plus, community members will have opportunities to…

Neighbors question planned Converse Lowe’s store

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By Edmond Ortiz Home improvements retailer Lowe’s plans to build a store in a growing part of Converse, but some residents living near the planned store site have concerns about its various potential impacts. What you should know Representatives for Lowe’s formally registered the store construction project Aug. 19 with the Texas Department of Licensing…

Things to Do In and Around San Antonio (Aug. 20-30)

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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 Aug. 20 San Antonio’s World Heritage Office will present a free screening of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” at Mission Marquee Plaza….

Converse council nixes asphalt plant proposal

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By Edmond Ortiz Converse City Council voted unanimously Aug. 18 to reject the construction of an asphalt manufacturing plant. Council took the city planning and zoning commission’s narrow approval of a special use permit, which was being sought to build an asphalt plant on an undeveloped tract along Farm Road 78 near the Salitrillo Creek…

Contested races await Schertz, Windcrest, Edgewood ISD voters in November

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By Edmond Ortiz Schertz, Windcrest and the Edgewood Independent School District will have full slates of contested races in the Nov. 3 elections. Aug. 17 was the deadline for local candidates to snag a Nov. 3 election ballot spot in one of the five San Antonio-area cities and school districts slated to hold an election…

Converse council mulls controversial asphalt plant proposal

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By Edmond Ortiz Converse City Council meets Aug. 18 to consider permitting an asphalt plant that could arise in the middle of town. What you should know Local officials are looking at a special use permit application for an asphalt plant on a vacant 26-acre lot on Farm Road 78 between Legion Drive East and…

Things to Do In and Around San Antonio (Aug. 13-23)

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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. STAGE Weekly Woodlawn Comedy at Woodlawn Theatre presents Friday Night Lights. Each Friday night features standup comics or improv comedy activities. Ages…

Converse looks to part ways with VIA

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By Edmond Ortiz Converse voters will go to the polls Nov. 3 to determine whether the city should keep VIA Metropolitan Transit service. What is happening City Council voted Aug. 12 to formally put the VIA service withdrawal proposal on a local ballot, an action that officials said would allow the city to free up…

Judson ISD signals no-go on property tax hike election

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By Edmond Ortiz The Judson Independent School District appears not to be going forward with another effort to propose a property tax increase in a November 2026 election. What you should know Sixty percent of Judson ISD voters took part in a special November 2025 election where they rejected a district proposal to raise the…

November election filing underway in 3 San Antonio suburbs, 3 school districts

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By Edmond Ortiz Three San Antonio-area suburbs and three school districts are accepting applications through Aug. 17 for city council and school board elections that will be held Nov. 3. The application period started July 20. The elections scheduled in Converse, Schertz, Windcrest, and East Central, Edgewood and South San Antonio independent school districts will…