By Edmond Ortiz A independent bookshop in the Beacon Hill neighborhood, a workspace complex on the Southeast Side, and a Toyota pickup truck axle assembly plant are among the newly opened businesses and ventures in the San Antonio area. Elsewhere, a new owner took over a STEM skills/coding provider in Cibolo, a stretch fitness center…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Transit Tracker features updates on projects affecting Blanco Road at Loop 1604 on the North Side, and South Alamo Street in the heart of downtown. Elsewhere, Balcones Heights started a final phase of improvements on Crestview Drive, an electric vehicle charging station opens in Windcrest, and Converse’s effort to…
By Edmond Ortiz Acknowledging that they cannot keep the federal government from setting up migrant detention centers inside city limits, San Antonio’s elected leaders said March 5 they hope to impose policy and code changes to protect local residents while such structures are operational. What is happening City Council voted 8-2 to pass a resolution…
By Edmond Ortiz A former San Antonio mayor upsetting Bexar County’s top elected leader was one of the key outcomes in the local March 3 Democratic and Republican primaries. What you should know According to Bexar County Elections Department, 22% of the county’s registered voters cast a ballot in this year’s Democratic or Republican party…
By Edmond Ortiz Boerne Independent School District is one of only 15 Texas public school districts that are opting into a new state law that seeks to offer time for students and employees to pray on campus. What you should know More than 1,200 Texas public school districts and charters had until March 1 to…
By Edmond Ortiz Texas voters will head to the polls March 3 as state Democrats and Republicans determine which candidates of theirs they would like to see advance to the Nov. 3 general midterm elections. Locally, GOP and Democratic primary voters will consider several contested races for San Antonio-area Congressional and state legislative posts as…
By Edmond Ortiz Eight San Antonio City Council members voted Feb. 27 to officially censure Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones for violating the city’s code of conduct and workplace anti-harassment policy. What you should know The reprimand comes less than one month after a widely reported Feb. 5 argument between Jones and District 1 Councilmember Sukh…
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. MUSIC March 1 Heart of Texas Concert Band will perform an array of popular tunes from composers such as Grainger, Berlioz, Gershwin,…
By Edmond Ortiz A decision by San Antonio’s mass transit agency to not pursue a free-fare program highlights this round of news briefs. Elsewhere, Selma is getting ready to build a fire and police emergency training complex, and Leon Valley has both finalized a location for a public veterans’ monument, and opted to continue a…
By Edmond Ortiz Judson Independent School District will be closing Franz and Rolling Meadows elementary schools and Park Village Blended Learning Academy after the end of the current academic year. What you should know The Judson ISD school board voted 5-2 on Feb. 24 to approve administrators’ proposal to shutter those campuses; the vote comes…
