SATX-NEM: Impact 10/23/2025

Guadalupe County Commissioners Court is looking to pass an update to its major thoroughfare plan by the end of 2025.

What you need to know: The thoroughfare plan is a long-range planning tool for the county's future roadway system, according to a presentation given to area residents Sept. 23. The plan was last updated in 2012. During their Oct. 14 meeting, Guadalupe County commissioners agreed Dec. 16 is their goal for passing the plan.

More details: During a Sept. 23 public meeting, 424 attendees received a draft of the plan to discuss. Between Sept. 23 and Oct. 7, the county received 193 comments about the plan, Assistant County Engineer Barry Black said.

“All the conversations I’ve had, I think, have been productive. Some folks are gaining an understanding of what a thoroughfare plan is, and what it’s about, understanding that it’s not a taking of land, these aren’t hard projects, nothing’s chiseled in stone,” Black said.  

Fans of trading cards and sports memorabilia now have a new place for deals off I-35 in Schertz.

In a nutshell: Warehouse Cards, located at 21586 I-35 N. frontage road, Ste. 105, opened Aug. 9. The shop is locally owned by Walter Thames, who told Community Impact that he is turning his collection hobby into a business. 

Thames has a collection of sports cards and memorabilia, including a grouping of signed baseballs from members of Major League Baseball's 500 home run club such as Mike Schmidt and Sammy Sosa. The store also has collectibles from brands like Star Wars and Marvel Comics.

Customers are also able to trade or sell merchandise at the store.

• 21586 I-35 N. frontage road, Ste. 105, Schertz

On Oct.1, the San Antonio City Council received a briefing on the first strategic plan for River Walk improvements since 2008.

The gist: Presented by Shannon Miller, director of the Office of Historic Preservation, the new strategic plan's geographic scope includes the historic horseshoe area as well as the channel extending north into the museum reach and the turn basin by the River Center Mall. The plan may also include the northern and southern portions of the river.

Miller said the plan has a wide scope of focus to ensure that it enhances the experience of visitors and residents alike. It could include potential capital improvements and maintenance projects, business growth and ways to improve traffic and circulation.

Key focus areas include:

• Infrastructure improvements
• Signage updates
• Potential ordinance changes
• Wayfinding solutions
• Accessibility enhancements
• Technology integration
• Ecological considerations
• Public art
• Landscaping

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.