San Antonio

San Antonio Alerts

Alert

blue

Axios San Antonio Partners

Axios San Antonio Thought Bubble

Thought Bubble

Get smarter, faster on what matters in San Antonio with Megan Stringer and Madalyn Mendoza.

Axios San Antonio

Standard

San Antonio Members

Membership

How the SCOTUS birthright case could affect Bexar babies

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship.

News

On average, 5,400 babies were born each year to immigrant mothers in Bexar County from 2016 to 2024, according to CDC data — underscoring how many local families could be affected by potential changes to birthright citizenship.Why it matters: The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over President Trump&#x27;s executive order restricting birthright citizenship, in a case that could reshape who is recognized as an American at birth.

Port San Antonio company builds in-flight hospitals

The units allow patients to be treated while in flight.

Local Brief

A Port San Antonio company is manufacturing medical units that can be attached to planes to treat patients <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="in the air" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/03/10/electric-aircraft-texas" data-vars-content-id="bad7a2d1-896d-43e3-93ee-c08ec2af48c1" data-vars-headline="Port San Antonio company builds in-flight hospitals" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/03/10/electric-aircraft-texas" target="_self">in the air</a>.Why it matters: That&#x27;s a major shift from when someone had to be stabilized on the ground before they could be transported, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Knight Aerospace" data-vars-click-url="https://knightaerospace.com/modular-systems-knight-aerospace/" data-vars-content-id="bad7a2d1-896d-43e3-93ee-c08ec2af48c1" data-vars-headline="Port San Antonio company builds in-flight hospitals" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://knightaerospace.com/modular-systems-knight-aerospace/" target="_blank">Knight Aerospace</a> CEO Bianca Rhodes tells Axios.

What San Antonio's bus stop spacing means

Bunching bus stops can make public transit slower.

San Antonio&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="bus stops" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2023/12/13/via-bus-transit-ridership-covid" data-vars-content-id="725eab29-a6fd-4e25-bfe1-79752cd78e2b" data-vars-headline="What San Antonio&#x27;s bus stop spacing means" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2023/12/13/via-bus-transit-ridership-covid" target="_self">bus stops</a> tend to be more than two football fields apart, per data compiled by the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Works in Progress" data-vars-click-url="https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-united-states-needs-fewer-bus-stops/" data-vars-content-id="725eab29-a6fd-4e25-bfe1-79752cd78e2b" data-vars-headline="What San Antonio&#x27;s bus stop spacing means" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-united-states-needs-fewer-bus-stops/" target="_blank">Works in Progress</a> transit blog.Why it matters: Bunching bus stops can make public transit slower, less reliable and more expensive to operate, per the blog.

Why San Antonio streets rank among the least safe

Pedestrians walk on roads with high speed limits.

Transit

The San Antonio area has some of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="least safe streets" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/12/08/san-antonio-deadliest-dangerous-roads-crashes-map" data-vars-content-id="ae7f8b52-6300-45dd-b6c1-d076401e4341" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio streets rank among the least safe" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/12/08/san-antonio-deadliest-dangerous-roads-crashes-map" target="_self">least safe streets</a> in the country, per StreetLight Data&#x27;s new &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="U.S. Safe Streets Index" data-vars-click-url="https://learn.streetlightdata.com/us-safe-streets-index-ebook" data-vars-content-id="ae7f8b52-6300-45dd-b6c1-d076401e4341" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio streets rank among the least safe" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://learn.streetlightdata.com/us-safe-streets-index-ebook" target="_blank">U.S. Safe Streets Index</a>.&quot;Why it matters: Traffic fatalities in San Antonio have increased since the pandemic, according to the city&#x27;s latest tally.

Federal bill would let cities bid to keep pro sports teams

The bill could reshape how pro teams negotiate deals.

U.S. Rep. Greg Casar (D-Austin) and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) have introduced federal legislation that would require owners of professional sports teams to give their community a chance to buy the team before relocating.Why it matters: Questions about the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Spurs potentially relocating" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/09/02/san-antonio-spurs-relocation-austin-new-arena" data-vars-content-id="1cbbbb16-810f-4a16-b8b9-c127c642b4b8" data-vars-headline="Federal bill would let cities bid to keep pro sports teams" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/09/02/san-antonio-spurs-relocation-austin-new-arena" target="_self">Spurs potentially relocating</a> if voters didn&#x27;t approve public funding for a new arena roiled San Antonio last fall.

Ballpark comes into focus in downtown San Antonio

Development plans include two apartment complexes and a hotel.

San Antonio is getting its first look at designs for a new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Minor League Baseball stadium" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/08/14/san-antonio-missions-downtown-baseball-stadium" data-vars-content-id="bffc7f0d-a1ce-4abc-8311-d6fe15585188" data-vars-headline="Ballpark comes into focus in downtown San Antonio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/08/14/san-antonio-missions-downtown-baseball-stadium" target="_self">Minor League Baseball stadium</a> downtown surrounded by apartments and hotel rooms.Why it matters: Team owners aim to transform downtown, an area known as a tourist mecca, into a destination for locals.

San Antonio gets second Dill Dinkers pickleball club

Pickleball remains the nation's fastest-growing sport.

Sports

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Pickleball" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/02/14/pickleball-court-texas-pickle-hall-live-oak" data-vars-content-id="e286b597-cdcc-47b2-af11-41e52488a56a" data-vars-headline="San Antonio gets second Dill Dinkers pickleball club" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/02/14/pickleball-court-texas-pickle-hall-live-oak" target="_self">Pickleball</a> club franchise Dill Dinkers has opened its second local spot near UT San Antonio.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Pickleball" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/04/25/outlaw-pickle-opening-san-antonio-park-north" data-vars-content-id="e286b597-cdcc-47b2-af11-41e52488a56a" data-vars-headline="San Antonio gets second Dill Dinkers pickleball club" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/04/25/outlaw-pickle-opening-san-antonio-park-north" target="_self">Pickleball</a> has been the fastest-growing sport in America for five years running, per the Sports &amp; Fitness Industry Association&#x27;s 2026 <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Topline Participation Report" data-vars-click-url="https://sfia.org/resources/participation-hits-new-high-but-majority-of-americans-not-yet-meeting-recommended-guidelines-of-150-minutes-of-weekly-activity-sfias-2026-topline-report-finds/" data-vars-content-id="e286b597-cdcc-47b2-af11-41e52488a56a" data-vars-headline="San Antonio gets second Dill Dinkers pickleball club" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://sfia.org/resources/participation-hits-new-high-but-majority-of-americans-not-yet-meeting-recommended-guidelines-of-150-minutes-of-weekly-activity-sfias-2026-topline-report-finds/" target="_blank">Topline Participation Report</a>.

Renting is cheaper than owning in San Antonio

Renting is cheaper than owning a home in San Antonio.

Renting is cheaper than <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="owning a home" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/19/affordable-homes-metro-income" data-vars-content-id="54c582f7-0afc-4cb0-99db-f9fc81eb6d3e" data-vars-headline="Renting is cheaper than owning in San Antonio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/19/affordable-homes-metro-income" target="_self">owning a home</a> in San Antonio, according to a LendingTree <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="analysis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.lendingtree.com/home/mortgage/comparing-rent-vs-owning-a-home-in-nations-largest-metros/" data-vars-content-id="54c582f7-0afc-4cb0-99db-f9fc81eb6d3e" data-vars-headline="Renting is cheaper than owning in San Antonio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.lendingtree.com/home/mortgage/comparing-rent-vs-owning-a-home-in-nations-largest-metros/" target="_blank">analysis</a>.Why it matters: The same holds true for all 100 of the largest U.S. metro areas as housing costs have soared nationwide, with stubbornly high home prices and mortgage rates weighing on <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="would-be buyers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/mortgage-rates-home-prices-predictions-2026" data-vars-content-id="54c582f7-0afc-4cb0-99db-f9fc81eb6d3e" data-vars-headline="Renting is cheaper than owning in San Antonio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/mortgage-rates-home-prices-predictions-2026" target="_self">would-be buyers</a>.

Study: Downtown San Antonio parking is better than you think

There is more than enough parking even for major events during peak times.

Parking in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="downtown San Antonio" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/24/new-apartments-san-antonio-downtown-continental" data-vars-content-id="0128b54f-59b8-4d6b-a6d2-02eb4df19096" data-vars-headline="Study: Downtown San Antonio parking is better than you think" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/24/new-apartments-san-antonio-downtown-continental" target="_self">downtown San Antonio</a> is available even during peak busy periods like <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Fiesta" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/04/18/fiesta-san-antonio-food-niosa-chicken-stick" data-vars-content-id="0128b54f-59b8-4d6b-a6d2-02eb4df19096" data-vars-headline="Study: Downtown San Antonio parking is better than you think" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/04/18/fiesta-san-antonio-food-niosa-chicken-stick" target="_self">Fiesta</a>, a new study finds.Why it matters: People love to complain about downtown parking. But it&#x27;s largely just perception, the study commissioned by <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Centro San Antonio" data-vars-click-url="https://centrosanantonio.org/about-landing/" data-vars-content-id="0128b54f-59b8-4d6b-a6d2-02eb4df19096" data-vars-headline="Study: Downtown San Antonio parking is better than you think" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://centrosanantonio.org/about-landing/" target="_blank">Centro San Antonio</a> and the city says.

San Antonio Missions visits hit decade-high in 2025

The number of visits to the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Antonio Missions" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/03/05/san-antonio-missions-national-park-service-fired" data-vars-content-id="69ffc701-0c7d-49c0-a846-8bf49c5d2958" data-vars-headline="San Antonio Missions visits hit decade-high in 2025" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/03/05/san-antonio-missions-national-park-service-fired" target="_self">San Antonio Missions</a> increased sharply last year, new National Park Service <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="data" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nps.gov/subjects/socialscience/visitor-use-statistics-dashboard.htm" data-vars-content-id="69ffc701-0c7d-49c0-a846-8bf49c5d2958" data-vars-headline="San Antonio Missions visits hit decade-high in 2025" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nps.gov/subjects/socialscience/visitor-use-statistics-dashboard.htm" target="_blank">data</a> shows.Why it matters: The jump came at a difficult time for the NPS. In early 2025, the Trump administration&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="purge of federal employees" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/05/national-park-federal-workers-layoffs-trump" data-vars-content-id="69ffc701-0c7d-49c0-a846-8bf49c5d2958" data-vars-headline="San Antonio Missions visits hit decade-high in 2025" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/05/national-park-federal-workers-layoffs-trump" target="_self">purge of federal employees</a> included hundreds of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="national park workers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/02/20/national-park-service-layoffs-texas-big-bend" data-vars-content-id="69ffc701-0c7d-49c0-a846-8bf49c5d2958" data-vars-headline="San Antonio Missions visits hit decade-high in 2025" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/02/20/national-park-service-layoffs-texas-big-bend" target="_self">national park workers</a>.

Calls mount for San Antonio to rename César E. Chávez Boulevard

The calls come after allegations of sexual abuse by Chávez.

San Antonians are calling for city leaders to rename César E. Chávez Boulevard, a downtown thoroughfare, following <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new allegations" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/18/cesar-chavez-sexual-abuse-allegations-dolores-huerta" data-vars-content-id="b07df6ac-8355-435b-82cd-62468bcae6b5" data-vars-headline="Calls mount for San Antonio to rename César E. Chávez Boulevard" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/18/cesar-chavez-sexual-abuse-allegations-dolores-huerta" target="_self">new allegations</a> that Chávez sexually abused women and girls.Why it matters: Chávez&#x27;s name can be found on streets, schools and public spaces across the U.S.

César Chávez allegations spark reckoning over legacy

The ripple effects are already emerging in local governments, universities and beyond.

Politics & Policy

New <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="allegations about César Chávez" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/03/17/united-farm-workers-ufw-cesar-chavez-march-allegations" data-vars-content-id="fbbacd72-33ac-423b-9d3a-b85751c17ee1" data-vars-headline="César Chávez allegations spark reckoning over legacy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/03/17/united-farm-workers-ufw-cesar-chavez-march-allegations" target="_self">allegations about César Chávez</a> are prompting a swift and emotional reckoning with the legacy of one of the most iconic figures in Latino civil rights.Why it matters: Chávez, who died in 1993, has long stood as a central symbol of Mexican American identity and labor activism — a legacy now being reassessed, with ripple effects already emerging in local governments, universities and beyond.

🌷 Weekender guide: Spring into fun

Weekender guide: Spring into fun

🤑 Turning gas prices into discounts

Snooze Eatery offers Texas gas price discount

A line chart that tracks average monthly regular unleaded gas prices in San Antonio and the U.S. from March 2025 to March 2026 shows sharp increases from January to March 2026. San Antonio stays below the national average throughout, jumping from $2.36 in January 2026 to $3.34 in March 2026. National prices climb from $2.82 to $3.69 in the same time period.

News 🗞

Weekender guide: Spring into fun

How the SCOTUS birthright case could affect Bexar babies

Federal bill would let cities bid to keep pro sports teams

Ballpark comes into focus in downtown San Antonio

Snooze Eatery offers Texas gas price discount