Fair Oaks Ranch is working with the San Antonio Water System, or SAWS, to upsize a portion of an existing water main for emergency use. The project is located between Fair Oaks Parkway and Leslie Pfeiffer Drive, near the Frost Bank property and the upcoming Cinco De Mayo restaurant property.

The details: Procurement Manager Clayton Hoelscher said the purpose of the project is to provide the city with a backup water supply in the event of pressure loss, system failure, extended power outages or other emergencies.

Around 700 feet of 3- and 6-inch lines will be replaced with 12-inch lines capable of bringing in approximately 1,000 gallons per minute, according to the April 2 agenda.

A bid for the project was awarded to RL Jones LP for $287,453. The project budget was $382,340. Alongside city funding for the project, the owners of the Cinco De Mayo restaurant will contribute $50,000 towards the extension. City staff said the project is expected to take around 71 days to complete from the start of construction.

From a new local winery and tasting room to the merger of two downtown boutiques, check out this roundup of business updates in Boerne from March.

From the opening of a new winery later this spring to two separate local business mergers, check out this roundup of local updates from across the Boerne and Fair Oaks Ranch area.

Coming soon
Missick Cellars
The winery will specialize in white and sparkling wines, owner Chris Missick said. Bottles will be sourced from his previous winery in the Finger Lakes region of New York State and vintners, or wine producers, from the Texas Hill Country.

• 941 N. School St., Boerne

In the news
Texas Gourmet Pantry
This local business offering gourmet foods, organic groceries and more celebrated its 10th anniversary serving customers in Boerne on March 6.

• 233 S. Main St., Ste. B, Boerne

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

From funding for proposed data centers in New Braunfels to housing development rezoning issues, check out the five top-read stories across the San Antonio area from March 30-April 2.

1. Guadalupe County commissioners vote down $500M tax cut for proposed data center in New Braunfels

2. Judson ISD trustees approve contract change for Cibolo Creek Middle School

3. Locally-owned senior living facility doubles in size with expansion project

4. Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD approves policy allowing out-of-district transfers

5. New Braunfels housing development faces setback as rezoning motion fails