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Bexar County approves agreement for San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo East Side improvements

On March 10, the Bexar County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to approve a memorandum of understanding—which is a nonbinding agreement—between the county, the Bexar County Coliseum Advisory Board and the San Antonio Livestock Exposition.

The gist: According to county documents, the MOU is to move forward with proposed improvements to existing facilities and related infrastructure; and grants county staff permission to negotiate the final definitive, long-form agreements to govern the project in greater detail. All negotiations will be approved by the Commissioners Court once they are fully negotiated.

According to previous reporting from Community Impact, the project will include two new buildings, modified flex stalls and an exposition hall. The modified exposition hall will feature holding pens, a market, a restaurant and a permanent show arena.

The background: According to county documents, on June 10, the Commissioners Court signed a resolution authorizing improvements to the East Side properties within the Coliseum Complex, including the Freeman Coliseum, the Frost Bank Center and related facilities. These improvements were subject to voter approval.

 
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Swig to open 7th San Antonio-area location this summer

A soda and specialty beverage chain is opening another San Antonio-area location soon.

In case you missed it: Swig is planning to open a new location at 3639 E. Evans Road in North San Antonio. Although no official opening date has been released by the business, signage was installed at the new location as of March 27, and the company is now hiring for all positions at the shop.

Swig has seven more locations scattered across the greater San Antonio area and over 150 in the country, according to the business’s store locator tool.

What they offer: Swig sells a variety of soda-based drinks, from dirty sodas to customizable mocktails. Swig also sells pretzel bites and cookies.

  • 3639 E. Evans Road, San Antonio
 

Your Weekend To-Do List

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

Schertz Hometown Harvest

Spring Market of New Braunfels

April 3, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Schertz

April 3-4, times vary
New Braunfels

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Morgan’s Fiesta Medal Market

National Handmade Day Celebration

April 4, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
San Antonio

April 4, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Boerne

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Learn more.

 
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Statewide News
ERCOT, developers detail plans to manage data center growth amid legislative scrutiny

The Texas power grid is undergoing “generational” growth, experts said during the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ annual summit March 31 in Round Rock. Much of that growth is due to data centers—an industry under scrutiny from state lawmakers as some Texas communities push back against proposed developments.

The big picture: Over 2,000 projects totaling 453,000 megawatts are currently looking to connect to the state grid, ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas said April 1. About 357,000 megawatts of those connection requests are potential data centers, ERCOT documents show.

Looking ahead: Communities should take the lead on discussions about individual data center projects, Vegas told reporters. He said that when “communities that are ready to support those investments,” ERCOT is prepared to help data centers connect to the grid.

During a March 31 discussion on data centers, panelists noted that the projects have an “increasingly high” negative reputation in communities across the state. Austin consultant Eric Goff said developers often need to make commitments to local residents to earn their support for data center proposals.

 

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