San Antonio's Maverick Spirits in April released Agave Blanco, an agave spirit that is now available for purchase online, at select retailers and at the downtown distillery and brewery. (Courtesy Maverick Spirits)
San Antonio distiller offers its take on tequila
San Antonio Animal Care Services, with support from the Bissell Pet Foundation, flew about 100 animals to Rhode Island-based Potter League for Animals in March as part of a rescue/relocation effort. (Courtesy San Antonio Animal Care Services)
Temporary pet fosters sought in San Antonio before flight takes them to permanent homes
North East ISD District 2 Trustee Terri Williams gets support from Judson Independent School District Trustee Jose Macias during recent block-walking as part of Williams’s re-election campaign. Williams thwarted two opponents to hold onto her school board seat. (Courtesy Terri Williams)
2 of 3 North East ISD trustees unseated in election
A sign points the way for Shavano Park voters headed to City Hall, which was an early voting and Election Day poling site for the May 7 elections. (Edmond Ortiz/Community Impact Newspaper)
Shavano Park voters approve $10 million road improvement bond
Hollywood Park City Council candidates Todd Kounse and Michael Hall appeared alongside friends and supporters at City Hall, 2 Mecca Drive, to greet voters on Election Day, May 7. (Edmond Ortiz/Community Impact Newspaper)
Todd Kounse wins Hollywood Park council race
Northside Independent School District’s newly approved $992 million bond is designed to fund a variety of improvements, expansions and renovations at existing NISD facilities, including Blattman Elementary School. (Courtesy Google Streets)
Northside ISD’s $992 million bond passes in San Antonio
Pro-city of San Antonio bond campaign signs line a street near Bradley Middle School. San Antonio voters approved all six propositions in the city's $1.2 billion bond May 7. (Edmond Ortiz/Community Impact Newspaper)
San Antonio voters OK city’s record $1.2 billion bond
More than 5% of registered Bexar County voters turned out for early voting ahead of May 7 city and school board elections across the San Antonio area. (Courtesy Pexels)
San Antonio, Shavano Park, Northside ISD bonds have approval in early voting
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture declared the drought to be an agricultural disaster on April 22. (Courtesy Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
Economic disaster loans now available for some Texans; election to be held May 7 and more San Antonio-area news
San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas on May 3 donates $250,000 to the Housing First Community Coalition to support HFCC’s Towne Twin Village project. From left are MHMST Chief Operating Officer Xochy Hurtado, MHMST board Chair Dr. Michael Lane, HFCC board Chair Mark Wittig, MHMST President & CEO Jaime Wesolowski, and Christine Yanas, MHMST's vice president of policy and advocacy. (Courtesy Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)
San Antonio nonprofit gifts $250K to permanent supportive housing project
Election day voting will be held 7 a.m.-7 p.m. May 7 in the city of San Antonio and several area cities and school districts. (Courtesy Pexels)
San Antonio, Shavano Park, Hollywood Park ready for May 7 elections
City of San Antonio officials are warning residents to stay cool with local temperatures forecast to hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit May 7-9. (Courtesy CPS Energy)
Cooling centers to open as San Antonio preps for hot weekend
San Antonio city officials on April 11 celebrate the opening of West Quill Park, 224 W. Quill Drive, the city's newest public park. The Trust for Public Land's 2022 ParkScore index shows San Antonio's park system improved its score in two of five categories tracked by TPL's index. (Courtesy City of San Antonio)
San Antonio improves 10-minute walk to park score
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued an Ozone Action Day for May 6. (Courtesy city of San Antonio)
San Antonio Metro Health alerts public of Ozone Action Day for May 6
According to its website, The Shops at Willow Bend features more than 100 stores, including Macy's, Neiman Marcus and Dillard's. (William C. Wadsack/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: Investment firm buys The Shops at Willow Bend in Plano; Missouri City City Council fires city manager with cause and more top news
The Bradley Middle School Jazz Band, seen here in the 2019 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, will play the Hollywood Park Jazz in the Park event May 7 at Voigt Park. (Courtesy NEISD)
13 things to do around San Antonio May 6-9
Donations of emergency medical supplies, equipment and medicine have been delivered to hospitals in Ukraine and to the Ukrainian army. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Lonestar 24 Hour ER partners with Austin physician and nonprofit organization to deliver medical supplies to Ukraine
NewQuest Properties announced plans May 2 for a 1,080-acre residential community in Plantersville at FM 1774 and Hwy. 105. (Courtesy NewQuest Properties)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: 1,080-acre community to be developed at FM 1774, Hwy. 105 in Plantersville; Pflugerville ISD facing financial woes due to property values and more top news
San Antonio-based SWBC has changed the name of subsidiary company, SWBC Payments, to Swivel Transactions and changed the company’s focus on improving and speeding up account holders’ transactions and communications with financial institutions. (Courtesy Google Streets)
North San Antonio firm’s new venture focused on making online financial transactions easier