From March 30 to April 5, the Valero Texas Open, or VTO, will be held for the 17th year at The Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio in the Stone Oak area. Founded in 1922, Larson Segerdahl, executive director of the VTO, said the city has a unique relationship with the tournament, which is the third-oldest event on the PGA Tour and the sixth-oldest professional golf tournament in the world.

Diving in deeper: Approximately 42% of VTO attendees come from outside San Antonio, and the average visiting attendee spends roughly $502 per day, including the cost of their hotel. Since 2022, the tournament has averaged more than 60,000 attendees over the four-day competition, according to VTO officials.

Measuring the impact: Segerdahl said charity is the foundation of the VTO.

“For the better part of the last 15 years, we have been No. 1 on the PGA Tour in annual charitable giving ... this past year we were able to raise $25 million,” Segerdahl said.

A nationwide facial bar is expanding into San Antonio for the first time with the opening of a new location this spring.

The impact: Face Foundrié announced the opening of its first-ever San Antonio location, according to a news release.

Set to open in mid-April, the new beauty bar will be located in the Alamo Quarry shopping center at 320 E. Basse Road, Ste. 101.

The shop will be locally-owned and operated by native San Antonian Dixie Patel, according to the release.

"San Antonio is home for us, and bringing Face Foundrié here feels incredibly meaningful," she said in the release.

"We understand this community, its culture, and the growing interest in accessible skincare. Our goal is to help people feel confident while making self-care more approachable for everyone."

Dig deeper: The new San Antonio location will showcase an “open-concept” space where customers will be able to choose from a variety of comprehensive services.

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.

Texas held its primary elections on March 3, with Republican and Democratic voters selecting their parties’ nominees for scores of federal, state and local seats. Yet for some candidates, a major hurdle still remains before the November election.

The overview: Dozens of primary races are headed to May runoffs after no candidate picked up more than half of the vote, triggering an overtime round between the two highest-performing candidates.

The details:  Texas’ runoff election is set for May 26, the day after Memorial Day. Early voting runs from May 18-22, per the secretary of state.

State law requires primary candidates to receive more than 50% of the vote to advance to a general election, meaning a candidate must earn a majority of the vote—not just the highest number of votes—to win their primary outright. This rule means crowded races in Texas primaries and special elections frequently result in runoffs.

In those races, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff.

Keep reading to learn about voting in the runoffs and who's on the ballot.