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. 17 Windcrest Parks and Recreation will have a free screening of the movie “Hocus Pocus.” Attendees may bring their own…
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…
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 Sept. 19 San Antonio’s World Heritage Office will present a free screening of “Selena” at Mission Marquee Plaza. The family and…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Transit Tracker highlights the launch of the Loop 410/U.S. 281 improvements, a freeway ramp closure on Interstate 10, the delayed start to upgrades on Lookout Road in Live Oak, and the opening of a new low-water crossing bridge around the Bexar/Comal county line. Also, San Antonio residents are invited…
By Edmond Ortiz Leaders of a Northeast Side school district have a clearer idea of the 16 campuses that they may have to consider for closure, consolidation or other changes in order to shore up operational efficiencies in a time of plateaued student enrollment. But a slightly higher-than-expected enrollment in the new school year is…
By Edmond Ortiz Two Live Oak residents have filed to run in a special Nov. 3 election for a chance to fill a City Council vacancy that was created by a sitting council member’s death. In that same election, Live Oak voters will decide the fate of proposed city charter changes. Council voted Aug. 11…
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…
By Edmond Ortiz Live Oak residents and leaders are paying their respects to late Live Oak City Councilmember Aaron Dahl, whose death was announced by the city July 10. A Connecticut native, Dahl moved to Texas where he earned a master’s degree from Texas A&M University. The architect then moved to San Antonio for work…
By Edmond Ortiz The Fourth of July edition of Light Bites throws a spotlight on two new eateries in Universal City, one of which is a celebrated Seguin barbecue spot, as well as the newest addition to the River North entertainment district. Also, a popular farmers market bakery is opening a brick-and-mortar shop in Olmos…
By Edmond Ortiz The North East Independent School District board voted 5-1 June 18 to adopt a budget featuring a lingering deficit, another drop in student enrollment, no raises for employees, and a warning that even tougher fiscal choices lie ahead. Adjusting to enrollment issues The newly adopted budget contains $825.4 million in total expenses,…
