SATX-NSA: Impact 10/14/2025

During a Sept. 16 town hall meeting, representatives from the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo explained how voting for propositions A and B would allow the organization to build a permanent home on the county’s east side properties.

The breakdown: Cody Davenport, executive director and CEO of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, gave a presentation, which discussed how the rodeo expansion would reinvent the county’s east side property and venues. In the presentation, Davenport said the propositions would affect the future of the rodeo for years to come.

He said approving both propositions would allow the rodeo to cultivate a new kind of relationship with the Western industry and give the east side grounds an identity.

Looking ahead: Early voting for the Nov. 4 general election is from Oct. 20-31. If both votes pass, the rodeo will begin planning and designing immediately.

A new international dance studio has expanded into the United States, adding its first location in the San Antonio area.

A closer look: En Beat Dance Academy opened a new studio for classes and community events on Aug. 16, Co-owner and Media Director Adolfo Mora told Community Impact.

The academy originated in Auckland, New Zealand, where it’s still home to the business’s original location.

The framework: En Beat Dance is fronted by lead instructor and Professional Dancer Angel Lopez, Mora said.

The team leads two different programs—one for competitive dancers and another “streets” style program.

“There’s a duality in the programs we offer,” Mora said.

If students are looking to strengthen their skills for high school dance teams or competitions, Mora said that competitive classes for fundamentals are the route to go.

For those interested in learning more eclectic styles of dance, the “streets” program is another option, Mora said.

• 2339 Evans Road, San Antonio

Schertz food truck—A Chicago Bite—has opened a brick-and-mortar location in Northeast San Antonio. 

The details: A Chicago Bite—located at 820 Main St. in Schertz—celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting on Sept. 24. 

The restaurant is owned by Krystal Cross, who previously operated A Chicago Bite out of a food truck in Cibolo. 

Learn more: The restaurant is dedicated to the city and serves classic Chicagoan meals like The Original Chicago Dog. Cross said she is from Chicago and all the food served at the restaurant is authentic. A Chicago Bite also serves fried catfish, wings, burgers and pizza puffs. 

• 820 Main St., Schertz

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Katherine McDaniel to the 498th Judicial District Court in Kendall County for a term set to expire at the end of 2026.

The details: According to an Oct. 6 news release, McDaniel is the first assistant district attorney for the Kendall County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, currently serving on the Texas Violent Gang Task Force.

McDaniel is also a member of the Texas District and County Attorneys’ Association Journal Editorial Board, State Bar of Texas, Kendall County Bar Association, Texas Bar College and the Texas Prosecutors’ Society.

The background: In 2023, the 88th Texas Legislature enacted House Bill 3474, creating the 498th Judicial District Court effective October 1, 2025.

The 498th Judicial District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 451st Judicial District Court in all civil and criminal matters filed in Kendall County. McDaniel will be sworn in to her new role Oct. 14