Updated: 9:30 p.m.

Unofficial Election Day results are in for two Cibolo City Council runoff elections.

The results: According to the Guadalupe County Elections Office, Marissa-Ellen Patterson is the unofficial winner of the Place 3 council election, gaining 187 votes or 53.43%. Maria Fishback received 163 votes, or 46.57%.

In the Place 7 at-large race, Summer-Marie Brown is the unofficial victor, receiving 589 votes or 69.95%, while Shari McDaniel received 253 votes or 30.05%.
Election Day, early and absentee votes account for 3.25% of Guadalupe County's 26,457 registered voters.

Multiple improvements to Universal City's Olympia Hills Golf & Event Center, located at 12900 Mt Olympus, are now complete.

Project overview: Improvements to the golf and event center include a parking lot expansion, sewer line upgrades and Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades at the center entrance. Construction for improvements began in June and were completed in late November, City Manager Kim Turner told Community Impact.

Universal City staff were authorized to obtain estimated construction costs in September 2024, citing issues with overflow parking at the course going onto city streets and unapproved property, according to previous Community Impact reporting.

How we got here: On May 20, City Council awarded a $579,222 contract to D&D Contractors for the upgrades, with $565,000 funded by the Olympia Hills budget and the remainder covered from Venue Tax. Turner told Community Impact that the project cost was over by approximately $7,000 for a total of $586,636.

Races for Comal County judge and commissioners for Precincts 2 and 4 are shaping up for the March 3 primary.

No Green Party or Independent candidates filed for the primary, according to the Texas Secretary of State website.

What’s on the ballot: As of the Dec. 4 filing deadline, three Republican candidates have put their hats in the race for Comal County judge, including local business owner Deb Hindman, firefighter Kayne Parrish and previous Comal County Tax Assessor-Collector Kristen H. Hoyt, who stepped down from her seat to pursue the judge’s position, according to the website.

Three Republican candidates have also filed for the Precinct 2 County commissioner position. Candidates include retired service member Steven Rollins, rancher John Stratemann and New Braunfels ISD board secretary Steve Minus, the website states.

A new shift in Northside ISD's schedule and dining updates highlight Community Impact's coverage of the San Antonio Metro the week of Dec. 8-12.

• Northside ISD closing campuses during high school lunch periods
• A new all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant open in New Braunfels
• Texas Roadhouse debuts in New Braunfels
• Other dining updates like a new McDonald's and Topgolf
• NBU begins work on $7 million project

Texas has grown rapidly in recent years, and data indicates that development is not slowing down. The Lone Star State gained about 168,000 jobs from September 2024-September 2025, leading the nation in job growth, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

The overview: Texas is attractive to businesses looking to relocate or expand their operations due to its tax incentives and grants, lack of a personal income tax and roughly 200 higher education institutions, business leaders said during a Dec. 10 summit held in College Station by industry network YTexas.

As businesses of all sizes continue to move to Texas, local governments and associations also need to “support the ones that are already here,” said Dean Browell, the chief behavioral officer for Feedback, a digital ethnographic research firm.

Zooming in: In an October study, Feedback found that long-term Texas residents want to live in growing communities with strong education systems and plentiful job opportunities. That growth, however, can lead to rising property taxes and living expenses before residents begin feeling the benefits, Browell said.