The city of Universal City and the Texas Department of Transportation hosted an open house Feb. 26 to inform residents about upcoming changes to Pat Booker Road.

The open house meeting was for informational purposes only, and no decisions or changes were made by TxDOT or Universal City City Council.

The details: Pat Booker Road is slated for safety improvements in early 2027, projected to bring raised medians, pedestrian/bicycle improvements and repairs to the section of the road between Village Green and Aviation Boulevard.

Pat Booker Road, also known as SH 218, is a state-operated roadway, meaning the construction funding and process will be conducted by TxDOT.

City staff said the project is anticipated to begin in the spring, with construction being completed by late summer or early fall. Project timelines are subject to change. According to project plans shown at the open house, multiple raised medians are planned for the road section, reducing traffic crossing Pat Booker Road and traffic within the medians.

A new pet grooming service is now open in Northeast San Antonio.

In case you missed it: Urban Barkhaus, located at 11106 Toepperwein Road in Live Oak, celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Dec. 16, according to a Facebook post from the business.

The locally owned pet grooming service specializes in dog grooming and can accommodate a wide range of dog breeds.

• 11106 Toepperwein Road, Live Oak

Over 2.3 million Democrats and nearly 2.2 million Republicans voted in the March 3 election, according to unofficial election results from the secretary of state. Totaling nearly 4.5 million voters, this is “the highest voter turnout for a primary in Texas history,” the secretary of state’s office said.

By the numbers: Nearly one-fourth of Texas’ 18.7 million registered voters participated in the primaries, shattering turnout rates from recent years. Less than one-fifth of registered voters cast ballots in the 2024 presidential and 2022 midterm primaries, state election records show.

Texas’ previous primary turnout record was set in 2008, when 4.2 million voters cast ballots in high-profile presidential primaries.

Zooming in: Election data shows the most people cast votes in the high-profile U.S. Senate races that topped the ticket, with the total numbers of votes steadily decreasing down the ballot in both primaries.

There is “some certainty” that voter enthusiasm will extend to the November midterm election, Republican data analyst Ross Hunt told Community Impact during early voting.