Cover stories from 2025 Community Impact coverage of the San Antonio metro ranged from education and transportation updates to development and environmental news. Here is the top cover story from each market this year.

New Braunfels: A pathway to independence: Comal ISD breaks ground on new campus for special education students

North San Antonio: Cybersecurity industry takes off in San Antonio

Northeast San Antonio Metrocom: Transforming travel: $1.5B road project looks to ease traffic in northeast San Antonio

Boerne-Fair Oaks Ranch: Fair Oaks Ranch moves forward with decade-long housing project
 

A locally-owned volleyball academy is expanding in Northeast San Antonio with the construction of a new multisport training facility.

South Texas Volleyball Academy broke ground on a 76,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art training facility earlier this year at 18531 FM 2252 in San Antonio, near Garden Ridge and Bracken, according to a Facebook post.

Zooming in: The training facility—named Victory One Sports Center—will have approximately 60,000 square feet of court space for volleyball, basketball and pickleball. There will also be a 16,000-square-foot strength and conditioning center along with two retail spaces.

Victory One Sports Center is anticipated to be completed this summer, according to the post. 

The context: South Texas Volleyball Academy was formed in 1980 and offers spring and fall youth leagues and club teams for both boys and girls, plus various tournaments throughout the year. The academy also participates, trains and competes in beach volleyball tournaments, according to the club's website.

• 18531 FM 2252, San Antonio

2026 is a big election year in Texas. Voters will see 18 statewide races, all congressional seats, most state legislative seats and a variety of local positions on the ballot.

The overview: The Republican and Democratic primary elections will be held March 3, and the midterm election is set for Nov. 3.

Texas holds primaries for all partisan elected positions, such as state officials; state and federal lawmakers; and county judges, commissioners and justices of the peace. Third-party candidates, including independents, Libertarian Party candidates and Green Party candidates, have separate election processes will not be listed on the primary ballots in March. Eligible candidates representing various parties will appear on the November ballot.

Looking back: All statewide offices on the ballot are currently held by Republicans, although some are not running for reelection. No Democrat or third-party candidate has won a statewide office in Texas since 1994, election records show.

Check out the full article for more details on election processes and an overview of state-level races.