On Feb. 17, the Bexar County Commissioners Court voted to fund ongoing updates and management of PlanYourVoteSA.org in the amount of $32,500.

The gist: PlanYourVoteSA.org is an election website operated by Kalos Strategies and offers Bexar County residents a variety of information on voting.

Prior to the vote, Precinct 3 Commissioner Grant Moody expressed reservations about funding a separate voter information website. 

Moody suggested that instead of funding another website, the county should update and modify its own website to better provide those resources.

Precinct 2 Commissioner Justin Rodriguez said the original intent behind funding the Plan Your Vote SA site was due to the lack of quality of the county’s website. He also noted that the county’s election department has been preoccupied with running elections and that any updates would need to be done before the next election cycle.

The background: PlanYourVoteSA.org is a nonpartisan voting resource designed to help Bexar County voters plan and prepare for elections.  

More self-driving cars may be seen on the streets of San Antonio as a new ride-hailing business has just launched in the city.

What residents should know: Rideshare service Waymo officially launched to the public on Feb. 24, according to a news release from the company.

“Waymo is serving more riders than ever, as we are on track to serve over one million rides per week by the end of this year,” Tekedra Mawakana, the co-CEO of Waymo, said in the news release.

What’s special about it? Waymo’s self-driving vehicles are operated by AI-powered, fully autonomous “Waymo Drivers,” according to their website.

Another new car wash has opened its doors on San Antonio’s Northside.

Major takeaways: BlueWave Express Car Wash opened a new location at 24129 Boerne Stage Road, off I-10 near Fair Oaks Ranch and Leon Springs.

According to a news release from the business, the car wash had a grand opening celebration event on Jan. 31.

The Houston-based car wash chain has 10 additional locations across the San Antonio region, according to their website. The company was founded in 2007.

The context: Two more car washes have opened recently or are opening soon off I-10 between the Leon Springs area and Boerne.

• 24129 Boerne Stage Road, San Antonio

From a beer run to nature education classes, check out these events scheduled for the Northeast San Antonio area in March and April.

March
Easter Egg-stravaganza
Designed for ages 1 to 12, this egg hunt will hide eggs in a pool so participants can dive in and search. There will also be local food vendors and more at the splash pad.

• March 20, 5-7 p.m.
• Schertz Aquatic Center, 621 Westchester Drive, Schertz

• March 21, noon-4 p.m.
• Santikos Cibolo, 18124 N. I-35 frontage road, Cibolo

• April 3, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
• Pickrell Park Large Pavilion, 703 Oak St., Schertz

The Texas Education Agency must correct roughly 4,200 errors in its elementary and middle school curriculum, the State Board of Education ruled Feb. 25.

The overview: The changes to the Bluebonnet Learning materials, a set of state-developed textbooks, include replacing improperly licensed images, fixing formatting errors or typos and correcting factual errors.

The SBOE approved the Bluebonnet materials in November 2024. The curriculum, which became available to districts ahead of the 2025-26 school year, has been criticized for frequent biblical references in the reading materials, although proponents said the materials would help improve student outcomes.

Zooming in: Before approving the changes, several board members expressed concerns about the “unprecedented” number of issues with the state-developed textbooks, noting that Texas taxpayers will cover the costs of reprinting the updated materials, as they were developed with state funds.

“I’m very concerned that, as a board, we have set a precedent for sloppy publishing. Many times, even if it's a typo, it could become an error of fact,” SBOE member Pam Little, R-Fairview, said.