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4 Trader Joe’s Known for its customer service and specialty store brands, Trader Joe’s is a grocery store chain with over 500 locations in the United States. The new location will be the third Trader Joe’s in San Antonio and the second in North San Antonio. • Opens 2026 • 11745 I-10, Ste. 745, San Antonio • www.traderjoes.com 5 Dill Dinkers Dill Dinkers is opening a second location near UTSA in North San Antonio. The 24,000-square-foot facility includes 10 indoor courts, a pro shop, ProCushion surfaces and LED sports lighting. • Opens fall 2025 • 5131 Beckwith Blvd., San Antonio • https://dilldinkers.com

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6 Smitty’s Car Wash Construction on the new 5,800-square-foot tunnel car wash is estimated to begin May 1 and wrap up on March 31, 2026, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. • 19220 Blanco Road, San Antonio • www.smittyscarwash.com 7 Outlaw Pickle Renovation and alteration work of the 21,307-square- foot venue is estimated to begin June 1 and be completed by Oct. 31, according to the Texas

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health care group provides hands-on manual therapy, with providers using their hands to apply pressure to relieve pain, improve mobility and release tension. • Opened late March • 19054 Stone Oak Parkway, Ste. 104, San Antonio • www.airrosti.com 3 Saladworks Saladworks is a restaurant that serves made-to-order salads, wraps and soups. Patrons can select between a salad, a warm grain bowl or wrap, a base of greens or grains, five additional ingredients and a type of dressing. • Opened May 1

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Fetch and Friskers On April 26, the store will be consolidating with the Leon Springs location, which is a larger store that opened last year. According to their website, Fetch & Friskers offers a selection of cat and dog foods, treats, baked goods, toys and other items for pets. • Relocating April 26

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Wafflelicious The restaurant’s menu will focus on sweet and savory waffles, house-made sauces and toppings and specialty coffee drinks with a mix of European flair and Texas comfort. Wafflelicious is locally owned by husband and wife duo Daniel and Franziska Krinniger. • Opening in May • 2188 Hwy. 46, Ste. 109, New Braunfels • www.wafflelicioustx.com Rhythm & Brews Located off I-10 as an extension of Wolf Music Company, Rhythm & Brews gives music lovers and the surrounding community an outdoor location to enjoy crafted beverages.

Closings

9 Cookie Plug California-based Cookie Plug, a company known for serving hip-hop-inspired cookies, has closed its North San Antonio location. The location off Loop 1604 is being converted into a Donuts Pro shop. • Closed in April • 3830 N. Loop 1604 E., Ste. 130, San Antonio • https://www.facebook.com/cookieplugsatx

Launch Entertainment Launch Entertainment is opening new parks in Alamo Heights, Leon Valley and Shavano Park. Known for a wide range of family entertainment options, such as arcades, bowling, climbing walls, indoor trampolines, ninja warrior courses, virtual reality and the full-service Krave restaurant and bar. • Opens late 2026 or early 2027 • Locations TBA • https://launchfamilyentertainment.com

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DETOURS: Hoodoos in Big Bend Ranch State Park CRITTER: The Caprock Bison

OUT THERE: Meanwhile, in Texas MADE IN TEXAS: Music Makers FEATURE PREVIEW: Meet the Texperts

Above: Big Bend Ranch State Park.

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Clods and Monsters

Location: In Big Bend Ranch State Park, 26 miles west of the Barton Warnock Visitor Center BY PAM LEBLANC WALKING AMONG the weird spires of rock that sprout like giant mushrooms in Big Bend Ranch State Park feels like wandering the set of the original Star Trek series. The sand-colored hoodoos—some as tall as a two-story building—look otherworldly, but they developed natu- rally. Eons of wind and rain have scrubbed away softer materials such as fine-grained mudstone and porous tu at the base of the columns, leaving caps of hardened rock at the top. Use your imagination and you might see a human-shaped figure, a lumpy rendition of a troll, or a colossal bird egg balanced on a pedestal. These “fairy towers” famously appeared in the closing scenes of Boy- hood, Richard Linklater’s 2014 coming-of-age drama. An easy stop if you’re driving through the park, the Hoodoos Trail is about a mile long. If you’re not up for the walk, a shaded picnic table oers views of the hoodoos, the Rio Grande, and Mexico beyond.

acres, “they’re usually just cud chewing and wallowing and walking around like they have all day to do nothing,” says Na- talie Smith, a park interpreter. Still, she warns visitors to stay at least fifty yards, or half the length of a football field, away from a bison—and even more during rutting season, which typically lasts from June to September, when they can be aggressive. “If you get two bulls that are equally dominant and are physically equals, they can fight, and they will,” says park superintendent Donald Beard. “We have had bulls killed by other bulls.”

The bison at Caprock Canyons State Park, in the Panhandle, default to photogenic docility, as befits a noble symbol of the American West. They are the descendants of five herds, in- cluding one created by Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight, who in 1878 rescued several calves during the great slaughter that made the once plenti- ful bovines a rarity. There are other herds on private land, but Caprock’s has been designat- ed the o cial herd of Texas, a celebrity status the bison seem unaware of. Mostly unrued by the campers and day hikers who visit the park’s 15,314

YIKES. HOW DO I AVOID IRRITATING A BISON? Leave appropriate space be- tween yourself and any animal capable of tap dancing on your organs, and look out for signs of agitation. “If their tail is in the air, like it’s flagging, you need to step back,” says Smith. Ditto if it’s swinging its head from side to side. WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I’M BEING CHARGED BY ONE? Beard says, “If you get into a situation where you’ve been charged, it’s too late.”

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The Sound Machinists A Houston-area company creates modern synthesizers with vintage vibes for Joe Walsh, Duran Duran, and LCD Soundsystem. BY MICHAEL HALL

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In the right hands—customers include Chro- meo, Duran Duran, LCD Soundsystem, and nu- merousfilmandTVsounddesigners—theycan create audio that is human and otherworldly, animated and moody, hard and soft. “The idea that synths are just beeps and bloops is not accurate at all,” says Mike Gra- ham, an engineer and the vice president of business development. “They can sound creepy; they can sound angry; they can sound happy or sad. They can sound inquisitive.” The company’s roots go back to 1969, when Roger Arrick, then an eight-year-old living in suburbanFortWorth,firstheardSwitched-On Bach, an album of the composer’s songs played on the synthesizer created by Robert Moog. To read the rest of this story and stories about other independent makers in Texas, subscribe to Texas Monthly.

THE BUILDING’S WALLS sometimes shake with a sonic rumble. Other times, it’s like a spaceship is flying overhead or as if the elec- tronic duo Daft Punk has reunited in this pleasant industrial park in Stafford, thirty minutes from downtown Houston. But it’s just business as usual at the workshop head- quarters of Synthesizers.com. Thecompanyhasmadeanalogmodularsyn- thesizers for nearly thirty years. The instru- ments are based on the classic Moog (rhymes with “vogue”) synths of the sixties and sev- enties, but these modern-day machines are cheaper and easier to play. They are elegant, with black panels, silver knobs, and red lights.

Numerous attendees at a pickle- themed event in New Braunfels claimed that it was a fiasco, with one unhappy patron posting that she “didn’t even get 1 pickle” and that organizers “should have called it the dusty long line festival.” A pig named Peppa and a blind dog named Amy were reunited with their owner after the lost pair trotted along- side U.S. 290 and wandered into a general store in Austin’s Harris Branch neighborhood. Drivers of two vacuum trucks caused a large explosion and fire after they al- legedly attempted to steal petroleum from a pipeline maintenance station near Orla. The discovery of more than one hun- dred human teeth buried in the yard of a Hondo home prompted an investiga- tion by local police, who found out that the previous owners of the property were dentists who may have been fol- lowing a tradition of burying teeth for good luck . A state representative from Smithville introduced a bill called the Forbidden Unlawful Representation of Roleplay- ing in Education (FURRIES) Act, which would ban “non-human” behavior in schools, such as wearing a tail. A substation explosion at Texas Tech University caused widespread power outages and the eruption of green flames from manhole covers across campus. —Meher Yeda

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Space Center Houston tour guide Irwin Stewart.

for a movie about space to get a VIP tour from Stewart, though he has guided actor Natalie Portman, who portrayed an astronaut in 2019’s Lucy in the Sky, and director Alfonso Cuarón, an Oscar winner for 2013’s Gravity . You just have to reserve a spot on one of Stewart’s week- days-only excursions, which cost about $200 per person and are limited to small groups. With light gray hair styled in the manner of Albert Einstein’s, the 56-year-old Stewart is expressive and enthusiastic, often peppering conversations with “Did you know that?” He and eleven others on the Space Center’s sta give these specialized tours, and Stewart is comfortable with famous visitors. He is also a certified commercial pilot who spent more than a decade as an aircraft-maintenance in- structor. In other words, he can go deep on all things that fly. He can easily talk for three hours, the average length of a tour, and show no sign of flagging. Stewart greets me on a hot fall day at the entrance to Space Center Houston and makes small talk while he escorts me around the back of the building to a black SUV. Then, as he drives onto the NASA campus, he launch- es into tour guide mode. His voice becomes louder and more animated. “There’s one hundred buildings on this cam- pus! Each has its own specialty.” To read the rest of this article about Stew- art and more of our favorite tour guides all across Texas, subscribe to Texas Monthly.

IF YOU’VE BEEN among the million-plus annual visitors to Space Center Houston, the museum at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, you’ve probably seen the Apollo 17 command module, walked through the replica of the space shuttle Independence, and touched a moon rock. You may have even taken a tram to the 1,600-acre working campus behind the museum and walked up to the Saturn V rocket —more than thirty stories tall—lying on its side like a giant in repose. But have you met Irwin Stewart? You don’t have to be a celebrity preparing

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Government

BY PARKS KUGLE

Council green lights Treble Creek trail As part of the 102.5-mile-long Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System, San Antonio City Council voted to authorize a $1.5 million contract with Abelar Incorporated to construct a connector trail to the Salado Creek Greenway System on April 17. In a nutshell Located northwest of Loop 1604 and Rogers Ranch Parkway in District 9, the project will construct a new 0.60-mile-long, 10-foot-wide concrete trail between Treble Creek and the Salado Creek Greenway. Con- struction is estimated to begin this summer and be completed in fall 2026.

Missions ballpark project moves forward In a step towards making the downtown Missions ballpark a reality, the San Antonio City Council voted to form the San Pedro Creek Devel- opment Authority during its April 10 meeting. The overview As a local government corporation, the SPCDA will oversee the development of the ballpark and the surrounding area. This entity will manage the issuance of Houston Street Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone bond nancing for the development of the surrounding area and own the stadium upon completion. Its board of directors will include three repre- sentatives each from the city, Bexar County and the developer/team ownership. City Council’s approval of the resolution also appointed the mayor, city manager and the city’s chief nancial ocer as the city’s three representatives on the board. Additionally, the resolution also consented to the creation of the San Antonio Creek Manage- ment District, which is a political subdivision that is self-governed and allows property owners

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to construct public infrastructure in accordance with the district’s approved plan. According to city documents, the estimated cost of the ballpark facility is $160 million. The ballpark is expected to be completed before opening day in April 2028. The surrounding four phases of development are estimated to be completed in 2031.

“The trail connection is going to open up the trail to thousands of residents in the Rogers Ranch community...” COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN COURAGE

Great Springs Trail gets county support During its April 8 meeting, the Bexar County Commissioners Court voted to support the Great Springs Project’s eorts to connect county assets to its proposed trail network. The gist The GSP seeks to create a trail system from the Alamo to the Capitol building in Austin, and will connect springs in Bexar, Comal, Hays and Travis counties. The trail system would also protect valuable land along the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone. “I think this is a great project, and I think not just for recreation, but for conservation,” Precinct 2 Commissioner Justin Rodriguez said. Gary Merritt, the GSP chief executive ocer noted that though the project’s scope is large and stretches through multiple communities, the GSP’s methods are designed to work with local ocials

Estimated annual benets of the Great Springs Trail network The estimated annual benets of the trail network is roughly $55.92 million.

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Economic benets $23,370,000 Health benets $1,870,000 Transportation benets $11,440,000 Land & water benets $19,240,000

Shavano Park OKs De Zavala Road project During its April 28 meeting, Shavano Park City Council voted to award the De Zavala Road Project contract to J3 Company. City Manager Bill Hill said $3.8 million of the project costs will be covered by a federal grant, with the remaining costs covered by the city’s 2022 bond. Construction is estimated to begin July 1.

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and the sta is composed of community members throughout the four counties. According to GSP documents, GSP’s role in the project includes convening stakeholders, project coordination, providing technical expertise and seeking funding. If developed, the GSP trail network will pass through San Antonio, Selma, Schertz, Cibolo, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Kyle, Buda and Austin.

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Transportation

BY PARKS KUGLE

3 Babcock Road project Project: Part of the 2022-27 bond program, the project includes widening the roadway to four lanes with a center lane, adding sidewalks, curbs and driveway approaches, drainage improvements and a mid-block pedestrian crossing. Update: Currently in the design phase • Timeline: fall 2025-winter 2027 • Cost: $10 million • Funding source: 2022-27 bond program 4 Gardendale Street and drainage project Project: Part of the 2022-27 bond program, the project will construct roadway and drainage improvements on Gardendale Road from Wurzbach to Bluemel roads. Improvements include the installation of an underground storm drain system, associated roadway reconstructions, adding a center turn lane, a sidewalk and a shared-use path. Update: Currently in the design phase, the project is estimated to begin fall 2025. • Timeline: fall 2025-winter 2027 • Cost: $3.118 million • Funding source: 2022 General Obligation Bond, CPS Energy and San Antonio Water System 5 Classen Road project Project: Part of the 2022-27 bond program, the project will construct roadway improvements on Classen Road

7 FM 1518 expansion Project: TxDOT is widening the existing roadway of FM 1518 between FM 78 and I-10 East to include two 11-foot lanes in each direction, separated by a 34-foot raised center median in a four-phase project. Additionally, the project will include a 10-foot-wide shared-use path along the east side of the road and a 6-foot-wide sidewalk on the west side of the roadway. Update: According to the TxDOT project website, the rst phase of the project, which focuses on water and sewer lines beneath the roadway, began in 2024. Construction is estimated to be completed in 2028. • Timeline: 2024-2028 • Cost: $73 million • Funding source: federal and state funds 8 Old Fredericksburg Road Project Project: This ve-phase project includes constructing bridge, roadway and drainage improvements on the road and the construction of a proposed roundabout. Update: Initial construction of Phase 1 began in January, which, according to Bexar County’s website, includes bridge and culvert construction on Old Fredericksburg Road from the I-10 access road to Woodland Green. • Timeline: Jan. 13, 2025-May 2027 • Cost: $13.25 million • Funding sources: Bexar County roadway funds, San Antonio Water System, the city of Fair Oaks Ranch Water

from Classen Spur to Knollcreek Drive. Improvements include extending the roadway, adding two additional lanes and a center turn lane, a sidewalk and a shared- use path, a multi-box drainage culvert and adding an underground drainage system. Update: Currently in design phase, the project is estimated to begin in spring 2026. • Timeline: spring 2026-fall 2027 • Cost: $10.326 million • Funding source: 2022 General Obligation Bond and the San Antonio Water System

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1 Eisenhauer Road Northwood-Devonshire Drive Area drainage Phase IA project Project: The project is a continuation of the 2017 bond project. It includes channel reconstruction from Pike Road to Albin Drive, a new storm drain and inlet installation, adding sidewalks and other improvements within available funding and roadway reconstruction on Pike from Albin to Brookside Street. Update: The project is currently in the design phase. • Timeline: summer 2025-spring 2027 • Cost: $11.36 million • Funding source: 2022-27 bond program 2 Evans Road drainage improvements Phase 1 Project: Part of the 2022-27 bond program, work includes rebuilding the street, widening sidewalks and improving drainage on Evans Road from Roan Park to Masonwood Drive. Update: According to city documents, the project’s design phase is 70% complete. • Timeline : summer 2025-summer 2027 • Cost: $8.45 million • Funding source: 2022-27 bond program

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6 I35 NEX south project Project: TxDOT is expanding approximately 20 miles of I-35 from North Walters Street to FM 1103 in Bexar County. The project includes building elevated lanes which will provide direct connections to I-410 South, I-410 North, Loop 1604 West and Loop 1604 East. Update: According to the TxDOT website, the initial phase of construction involves the construction of elevated lanes between I-410 North and FM 3009 and direct connectors with I-410 North and Loop 1604 West. Phase 1 of the project began in spring 2021 and was completed in fall 2024. • Timeline: 2021-2028 • Cost: $700 million • Funding source: federal and state funds

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Education

BY PARKS KUGLE

NEISD to cut over 100 bus stops for 2025-26 In a unanimous vote, the North East ISD board of trustees approved a series of transportation adjustments for the district’s bus schedule for the 2025-26 school year during its April 14 meeting. The overview Presented by Bill Harrison, NEISD executive director of transportation, the adjustments are designed to create more efficient bus routes, add additional stops and improve on-time arrival rates. The proposed changes involve adjusting the bell times for elementary, middle and high schools by five minutes each. The Northeast Alternative Center’s bell time schedule will be adjusted to match the high school’s schedule. Time adjustments will:

North East ISD receives ‘C’ rating

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Following a two-year delay, North East ISD received a C rating for accountability from the Texas Education Agency for the 2022-23 school year. The overview In NEISD, 19 of the 75 schools received an A, 14 received a B, 21 received a C, 12 received a D and four received an F. Five schools were unrated. For academic growth, the district scored 71 out of 100 and for relative performance 78 out of 100. In a news release, NEISD Superintendent Sean Maika listed several achievements and growth across NEISD campuses, such as meeting grade level requirements at a higher level than the state averages from 2021 to spring 2024 and students outperforming the state averages in every subject.

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• Potentially eliminate three morning and two afternoon routes • Improve on-time arrival rates Harrison said the routing transportation team also recommended eliminating the middle and high schools bus stops inside gated communities. This would eliminate a little more than 100 bus stops, and cut schedules by six-15 minutes.

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Cybersecurity industry takes off From the cover

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at the University of the Incarnate Word, said San Antonio’s prominence in the industry is built on decades of strategic development, primarily driven by its significant military and federal intelligence presence. “Joint Base San Antonio and vital commands like the 16th Air Force and NSA Texas act as a foundational pillar for the city’s cybersecurity sector,” Parra said. Additionally, the city has cultivated local talent through a variety of academic programs, ranging from grade school initiatives to university majors. Joe Sánchez, creator and executive director of CyberTexas Foundation, said the city’s robust cybersecurity ecosystem began in the late ‘90s with the first program established at St. Philip’s College. In 2001, the University of Texas at San Antonio developed its program and created the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security. Now, there are programs throughout the Alamo Colleges

Jeff Webster, CEO and president of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, said that as the largest cybersecurity hub in the U.S. outside Washington D.C., San Antonio is uniquely positioned to be a leader in cybersecurity for decades to come. This is why state legislators are eyeing San Antonio as the site for its Texas Cyber Command. “The sleepy town of San Antonio is on the cutting edge of cyber [security],” Webster said. “And this Cyber Command is one more rock in the foundation of what we’re going to do for cyber here in this community.” With the digitalization of major infrastructures, the need to protect computer systems, devices, networks and data is crucial. To meet this need, the local cybersecurity industry is projected to grow by 12% through 2028, according to the Greater SATX Regional Economic Partnership. Gonzalo Parra, assistant professor of cybersecurity

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Whyte said although the industry is already thriving, the state’s Cyber Com- mand will help the city retain its talent. “I think that having Cyber Command here in San Antonio should be a message to tech companies everywhere that San Antonio is a place [where] you can move your business, [where] you can start your business, and [where] your business can thrive,” Whyte said. Webster said the industry offers more opportunities for residents to get access to well-paying jobs. “I heard a story from Alamo Colleges about a young woman who came from a family with an [annual] income of $14,000, she went and got [her] certification—just an entry-level associate degree—and her household income went to $50,000,” Webster said. School districts in San Antonio have also cultivated programs, such as North East ISD’s Institute of Cybersecurity and Innovation, which fast-tracks K-12 students into the industry. “We’re creating a generation of future workers that are going to be vastly different from what we have today in San Antonio,” Webster said.

“When you’re creating jobs and an economic base that now pays these kind of wages, it just changes the face of San Antonio.”

The average entry-level salary in San Antonio’s cybersecurity industry is $72,000, according to the Greater SATX Regional Economic Partnership.

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overview Command center Texas Cyber Command will:

Sánchez said the city is also a major player in the CyberPatriot Program—a national K-12 education program run by the Air & Space Forces Associa- tion—that holds competitions where schools com- pete to secure vital networks from cyberattacks. “Of the 5,000 teams, there were 337-340 registered last year here in San Antonio. If we were a state, we would only be behind California and Texas,” Sánchez said. CyberTexas Foundation also partners with consulting firm Booz|Allen|Hamilton to provide seniors on CyberPatriot Teams internships where they can work on federal projects. In Gov. Greg Abbott’s February State of the State address, he said establishing a Cyber Command in Texas was a priority of this year’s legislative session. Known as House Bill 150, the command center passed in a 130-13 vote in the Texas House of Representatives on April 16. The bill is currently making its way to the Senate for its approval, as of press time.

If the bill passes through the Senate, it would go into effect and formally establish the Texas Cyber Command on or before Sept. 1. The center is estimated to cost roughly $413.85 million through 2030.

• Be a dedicated threat intelligence center • Contain an incident response unit • Contain a digital forensics laboratory • Manage threat detection and mitigation • Provide after-action analysis of any incidents • Be responsible for mandated cybersecurity training for government employees at all levels

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Located at UTSA’s downtown campus, the new command center would strengthen the state’s operational defenses. Additionally, Sánchez said the new Texas Cyber Command will offer its services to private entities that manage critical infrastructure, such as water and power companies. “I’m very certain that any of those that do conduct critical infrastructures will be looking to at least share information with Texas Cyber Command to make sure that we have a good sense of what’s going on across our state,” Sánchez said.

If approved, the Texas Cyber Command will be on the UTSA campus.

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