New Braunfels City Council called a May election for mayor and two City Council seats Feb. 9.

What you need to know: The last day to file for candidacy was Feb. 13, according to the city’s website.

Incumbent Mayor Linnartz faces three challengers for the May election, including Michael French, who works in communications, Angela Allen, who currently holds a seat on the city’s planning commission and business owner Jonathon Fraizer.

Council member Labowski faces one challenger, Chase Taylor, who also holds a seat on the city's planning commission.

Council member Ryan will face two challengers for her seat, including retail sales associate Nikki Shaw and engineer Steven Voges.

The election will be held in Guadalupe and Comal counties. Election day will be May 2, and early voting will take place April 20-25 and April 27-28, according to agenda documents.

The last day to register to vote is April 2.

T Bar M Camps & Retreats is continuing work on its multimillion-dollar expansion.

The $47.8 million expansion comes after a growing interest in family programming, T Bar M President John MacDonald said.

What’s happening: The camp is expanding from roughly 3.5 acres to a newly acquired 20-acre tract behind its existing campus. The land, which was purchased from longtime neighbors Sam and Mary Howard, will allow the organization to more than double its family camp capacity, MacDonald said.

About 20 families attend each week for six to seven weeks during the summer. Once complete, the children’s camp will host 44-45 families per week for 10 weeks in the summer, MacDonald said.

Demand for family camp has grown as parents seek shared overnight experiences rather than sending children away alone, MacDonald said.

“What we're seeing is families want to have these experiences now rather than sending their kids away. They want to experience it with them in an overnight family camp environment,” MacDonald said.

The San Marcos City Council voted to deny a Preferred Scenario Map amendment for approximately 200 acres of land west of Francis Harris Lane on Feb. 17.

Why it matters: The requested change would have allowed landowners to develop a data center—a project met with significant pushback from community members.

What happened: Hundreds of residents gathered outside the San Marcos courthouse to protest the proposed data center. Over 100 community members spoke on the data center during the meeting’s almost five-hour-long citizen comment period. Dozens of members of the San Antonio-based labor union LiUNA! Laborers Local 1095 stood in support of the project. Members spoke on the union construction jobs the data center project would create.

A majority of speakers voiced their opposition to the data center, citing high water usage, increased strain on the ERCOT grid and potential environmental impacts on the surrounding land and residents.

Also of note: The water required to operate the proposed data center was a major aspect of the community’s opposition and the council’s denial.

A new seafood pop-up restaurant is set to open at a popular shopping development in Northern San Antonio.

Latest update: Chef Jason Dady is launching a pop-up called CrawDady on Feb. 21 at The Rock at La Cantera, according to a new release.

The eatery will be available to customers every weekend throughout spring.

Along with fresh crawfish cooked to order, the food kiosk will be serving specialty entrees such as boudin sausage, chicken and sausage gumbo, hush puppies and more, according to the release.

The context: Jason Dady leads The Jason Dady Restaurant Group, which owns nine restaurants and establishments across the greater San Antonio area, according to the release.

Dady also owns Tre Pizzeria, which opened inside the San Antonio International Airport in November, according to previous reporting from Community Impact.

• The Rock at La Cantera, Frost Plaza, 1 Spurs Way, San Antonio