Public hearings for Fair Oaks Ranch UDC amendments planned for Sept. 11, Oct. 2
The city of Fair Oaks Ranch staff is working through updates to the Unified Development Code, which outlines development regulations and procedures in the city.
City Council has discussed code amendments over the last year, and a public hearing from the Planning and Zoning Commission is planned for Sept. 11. City Council will hold a public hearing Oct. 2, and plans to consider the final adoption Oct. 16.
The details: City Planner Jessica Relusio on Sept. 4 walked through some of the upcoming amendments, which include changes to screening standards, conservation development alternative, subdivision design, signs, trees, site development and other policy changes.
One change targets specifying lot sizes, enhancing specific requirements for maximum gross density and minimum lot sizes at half an acre for Neighborhood Residential Zoning and 1.75 acres for Rural Residential Zoning. Amendments will also be made to define tree circumference regulations and clarify requirements for tree plans.
Tacos On The Street officially opens first US location in San Antonio
A Puerto Vallartan-born restaurant has opened its first location in the United States, right here in North San Antonio.
What’s new: Tacos On The Street officially opened its doors on Sept. 4 at 22026 Hwy. 281 N., Ste. 101, restaurant management told Community Impact.
“San Antonio felt like the natural place to begin our growth in the U.S.,” Director of Marketing Natalia Bustamante said in a news release.
While this new taquería is the chain’s first in the United States, Tacos On The Street has several locations already established throughout Mexico, according to the release.
The restaurant opened its first location 32 years ago.
Main course: The menu is based on traditional carne asada street tacos and cuisine from the city of Puerto Vallarta, on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.
The kitchen makes taco plates, quesadillas, tostadas and more, using handmade tortillas and house-made sauces.
Customers can also choose from a variety of margaritas and tequila-based cocktails.
San Antonio Botanical Garden launches initiative to rehabilitate hill country ecosystem
San Antonio Botanical Garden is launching a collaborative conservation initiative that is designed to restore and protect native plants and riverbed trees devastated by the July 2025 flooding across the Texas Hill Country.
In a nutshell: According to a news release, the initiative is known as Texas Recovery for Ecological and Environmental Stability Initiative, or TREES, the project seeks to rehabilitate native habitats in need of restoration while partnering with community organizations, public and private landowners and environmental experts.
San Antonio Botanical Garden will work with local partners to preserve critical ecosystems, enhance biodiversity and provide research and education opportunities to help communities connect with the natural environment.
These partner organizations provide expertise in plant habitat restoration, ecological research, native plant propagation and environmental education.
Additionally, San Antonio Botanical Garden is extending an open call to conservation organizations, academic institutions, businesses and community partners that are interested in becoming involved in restoration efforts that will start as early as this month.
Second special session ends without new laws on THC, property taxes
Around 1 a.m. Sept. 4, the Texas Legislature gaveled out of its second special session of the year. On the heels of a two-week Democratic walkout that stymied bills during a previous legislative overtime, lawmakers moved quickly to pass 16 of Gov. Greg Abbott’s 24 priorities in under three weeks.
The details: A long-debated plan to ban or restrict sales of hemp-derived THC and a measure aimed at reining in local property tax growth were among the proposals that did not make the cut. Those proposals fell apart in the final days of the special session, after House and Senate lawmakers were unable to reach agreements.
Also of note: Lawmakers also did not pass bills intended to improve emergency preparedness and communications in the wake of the deadly July 4-5 floods; shield certain law enforcement files from public disclosure; and bar local governments from hiring outside lobbyists.
The governor can call a special session at any time; however, legislative leaders indicated they did not expect to return to Austin to tackle the remaining agenda items.
