SATX-BNE: Impact 11/10/2025

The city of Fair Oaks Ranch staff is working on a project to provide a backup water supply to portions of the city.

The details: City Council on Nov. 6 held a workshop covering the San Antonio Water System Emergency Interconnect Project. Assistant Director of Public Works Steven Fried said the project is designed to provide the city with an emergency supply serving customers south of Dietz Elkhorn Road.

“This will provide our system resiliency during a power outage or a situation where our system cannot maintain normal flow or pressure,” Fried said.

Latest update: The project was originally planned near the intersection of I-10 and Fair Oaks Parkway, but was deemed infeasible. Revisions shifted the alignment between Fair Oaks Parkway and Leslie Pfeiffer Drive, near the Frost Bank property and the upcoming Cinco De Mayo restaurant property.

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.

As the owner of a year-round Christmas store in Boerne, Emily Carvalho said she never gets tired of the holidays.

“When I was little, I wanted to be Mrs. Claus one day—I was decorating Christmas trees for nearly everyone in my family,” Carvalho said.

Her love for the holiday continued into adulthood as she began working as an employee at The Christmas Shoppe in 2002.

How we got here: “I knew the first night I worked here that I’d found my career,” Carvalho said.

Then, in 2015, the store’s original owners planned to retire and sell the business, so they turned to someone who knew the shop more than anyone else.

Read all about it: While Carvalho said her store has a lot of holiday decorations, collectibles and figurines, she said there’s so much more for customers to discover.

Mapping it out: Moving forward, Carvalho said the goal is to continue sourcing locally-made and handcrafted items for the shop.

• 132 S. Main St., Boerne

Due to staffing shortages among air traffic controllers amid the government shutdown, the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, has announced an overall 10% reduction in air traffic at 40 "high-impact" airports across the country. San Antonio International Airport, or SAT, is not among those listed, transportation officials announced Nov. 6.

Current situation: During a Nov. 5 press conference, Sean Duffy, U.S. secretary of transportation, and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford announced the flight reduction. Duffy said the decision to reduce air traffic was made to ensure a safe environment for air travel.

Of the 40 airports impacted, four Texas airports—two in Houston and two in Dallas—will undergo a 10% reduction by Nov. 14.

The conditions: In a statement, SAT Media Manager Tonya Hope said San Antonio is not directly affected by the reductions, but reductions at other airports may still impact travelers.

The unofficial results of the Nov. 4 election are now in across the San Antonio area, headlining Community Impact coverage of the metro the week of Nov. 3-7. Last week's top stories include: 

• Ralph Rodriguez and Kara Latimer become the new mayors of Schertz and Cibolo, respectively. 
• Boerne ISD tax rate election approved, SCUCISD proposition fails.
• Dave's Hot Chicken will be opening a new Schertz location.
• Events across the metro celebrate Veterans Day weekend.