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Pickleball is rapidly gaining popularity across the United States, with an estimated 15,910 total public courts and 4,000 added last year alone, according to USA Pickleball's 2024 Annual Growth Report. USA Pickleball is the governing body for the sport in the United States.

Read about nine of those venues that are now open in and around San Antonio, as well as some tips from the official rulebook on the basic rules of the game and terms to know for beginners.

This list is not comprehensive.

North San Antonio
Chicken N Pickle
Both a restaurant and a pickleball venue, Chicken N Pickle offers six indoor and four outdoor pickleball courts available for private events, parties and gatherings. The establishment also has equipment rentals, weekly clinics and programming.

• 5215 UTSA Blvd., San Antonio

Epoch Pickleball
Home to four indoor, climate-controlled pickleball courts, Epoch Pickleball offers open clinics, tournaments and private events. There pickleball venue also has an on-site business center and pro shop for players.

• 21750 Hardy Oak Blvd., Bldg. 2, San Antonio

Two candidates are vying for the Guadalupe County, Precinct 2 commissioner seat in the March primaries.

Some details: The two candidates are Noah Webster and Ronnie Clark, who both filed as Republicans. Drew Engelke is Guadalupe County's current Precinct 2 commissioner, who originally filed for reelection but then withdrew his candidacy.

What else? Candidates were asked to keep responses under 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity.

Judson ISD’s Growth and Planning Committee discussed the consolidation of elementary and middle schools and programs during a Jan. 12 meeting.

The committee was designed to serve as a representative of the JISD community by providing recommendations on options and actions to district leadership and the school board, by sharing information about new and existing facilities and district growth, according to the district’s website.

What happened: Assistant Superintendent of Operations Daniel Brooks said the district was going to have to consolidate campuses.

“There is no campus untouchable on this list,” Brooks said.

Kirby and Kitty Hawk middle schools were voted as the top two middle schools to consider for consolidation based on feedback from the committee, followed by Judson Middle School.

The committee also selected the following elementary schools to be considered by the board for consolidation:

• Park Village
• Ed Franz
• Candlewood
• Spring Meadows
• Rolling Meadows
• Millers Point

UT Health San Antonio has launched the multidisciplinary Limb Optimization Program, which will deliver advanced care for individuals with congenital conditions, deformities or dysfunction due to trauma.

What you need to know: According to a news release, the program seeks to improve the quality of life and functional outcomes for patients by combining limb preservation, amputation care and reconstructive solutions. The program is the first in South Texas to offer osseointegration, a state-of-the-art procedure in which the prosthetic limb is directly attached to the skeleton. 

The program is led by Joseph Alderete, a retired army colonel and associate clinical professor in the department of orthopaedics at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT San Antonio.

The Limb Optimization Program is composed of a collaborative team of surgeons, rehabilitation specialists, prosthetists and researchers, with expertise in orthoplastics, behavioral health, nutrition, physical and occupational therapy, orthotics and prosthetics and translational research, the release states.