SATX-NSA: Impact 10/24/2025

On Oct. 22, San Antonio city officials celebrated the grand opening of the Public Safety Building at the San Antonio International Airport with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. 

The overview: City Manager Erik Walsh said the opening of the new Public Safety Building is a necessary step before the city can open the new terminal.

The details: During a tour of the interior of the building, Lt. Andres Lopez, San Antonio Airport Police Department training and support, said the new building is night and day when compared to their previous headquarters.

The new building is a police substation that houses the SA Airport police’s patrol section, bike section, admin command section and its explosive detection canine teams, which consist of police and TSA units. 

Looking ahead: The next major opening for the terminal development project is the ground load facility, which will open in approximately 60-70 days.  

Check out this roundup of events going on across San Antonio later this fall.

46th Annual Christmas Showcase
Kick off holiday shopping with this expo featuring over 300 vendors and artisans showcasing unique gifts, food and more

• Nov. 22-23, Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Freeman Coliseum Expo Hall, 3201 E. Houston St., San Antonio

• Nov. 22, 11 a.m.-6 p.m,
• Wonderland of the Americas, 4522 Fredericksburg Road, Balcones Heights

• Nov. 23, 12:30-1:45 p.m.
• Art by M. Butterfly Studio & Event Center, 4212 Thousand Oaks Drive, San Antonio

• Nov. 8, 1-4 p.m.
• Brackenridge Park, 3700 N. St. Mary's St., San Antonio

As Dia de Los Muertos, a tradition of celebrating departed loved ones and their time on earth that goes back centuries, approaches, San Antonio is hosting a series of cultural events in Downtown San Antonio. 

Day of the Dead San Antonio River Parade
Attendees can enjoy San Antonio’s Day of the Dead River Parade on Oct. 24. The event will feature floats with altars and dancing catarinas, which are skeleton-like figures in vivid makeup and bright costumes.

• Oct. 24, 7 p.m.
• La Villita, 418 Villita St., San Antonio and along the River Walk

• Oct. 24, 5-11 p.m.; Oct. 25, 10 a.m.-11 p.m.; Oct. 26, noon-9 p.m.
• Hemisfair Park, 434 S Alamo St., San Antonio

The 2025 Austin-San Antonio Growth Summit kicked off on Oct. 8, highlighting the current growth and future expansion of business and development along the I-35 corridor.

Hundreds of business owners, regional officials and lawmakers attended the event in San Marcos.

The outlook: Henry Cisneros, former San Antonio mayor and 10th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, began the summit by detailing what the region could look like by 2050.

“What we’re living through is quantitatively different than any generation has seen before,” he said.

By 2050, Cisneros said the population in the Austin and San Antonio metroplex is projected to grow from 5.3 million to 8.3 million.

Even by 2030, the population in the area is expected to grow to 6 million or 7 million, according to the Greater Austin-San Antonio Corridor Council.

Between 2023 and 2024 alone, data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed that San Antonio grew by 23,945 residents.