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How the SCOTUS birthright case could affect Bexar babies

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship.

News

On average, 5,400 babies were born each year to immigrant mothers in Bexar County from 2016 to 2024, according to CDC data — underscoring how many local families could be affected by potential changes to birthright citizenship.Why it matters: The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over President Trump&#x27;s executive order restricting birthright citizenship, in a case that could reshape who is recognized as an American at birth.

Ballpark comes into focus in downtown San Antonio

Development plans include two apartment complexes and a hotel.

San Antonio is getting its first look at designs for a new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Minor League Baseball stadium" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/08/14/san-antonio-missions-downtown-baseball-stadium" data-vars-content-id="bffc7f0d-a1ce-4abc-8311-d6fe15585188" data-vars-headline="Ballpark comes into focus in downtown San Antonio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/08/14/san-antonio-missions-downtown-baseball-stadium" target="_self">Minor League Baseball stadium</a> downtown surrounded by apartments and hotel rooms.Why it matters: Team owners aim to transform downtown, an area known as a tourist mecca, into a destination for locals.

Why San Antonio streets rank among the least safe

Pedestrians walk on roads with high speed limits.

Transit

The San Antonio area has some of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="least safe streets" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/12/08/san-antonio-deadliest-dangerous-roads-crashes-map" data-vars-content-id="ae7f8b52-6300-45dd-b6c1-d076401e4341" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio streets rank among the least safe" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/12/08/san-antonio-deadliest-dangerous-roads-crashes-map" target="_self">least safe streets</a> in the country, per StreetLight Data&#x27;s new &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="U.S. Safe Streets Index" data-vars-click-url="https://learn.streetlightdata.com/us-safe-streets-index-ebook" data-vars-content-id="ae7f8b52-6300-45dd-b6c1-d076401e4341" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio streets rank among the least safe" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://learn.streetlightdata.com/us-safe-streets-index-ebook" target="_blank">U.S. Safe Streets Index</a>.&quot;Why it matters: Traffic fatalities in San Antonio have increased since the pandemic, according to the city&#x27;s latest tally.

What San Antonio area homeowners do for a living

Management and business professionals are most likely to own a home in the San Antonio area.

Real Estate

Management and business professionals are most likely to own a home in the San Antonio area, according to a National Association of Realtors analysis of Census Bureau data shared exclusively with Axios.The big picture: Homeownership trends in San Antonio mostly mirror national patterns, though the region stands out for gains in homeownership among health care employees — and declines among service workers.

What it takes to build a new Texas state park

Transforming ranchland into trails can take years.

Texas is undertaking a historic <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="expansion of its state parks" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2023/05/11/texas-state-park-additions" data-vars-content-id="4da43d8d-2833-40fd-bcb6-a24911540900" data-vars-headline="What it takes to build a new Texas state park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2023/05/11/texas-state-park-additions" target="_self">expansion of its state parks</a> — but transforming ranchland into trails can take years.Why it matters: The Lone Star state&#x27;s vast land mass ranges from forests and swamps to canyons and deserts, but much of it (<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="95%" data-vars-click-url="https://tpwmagazine.com/parks/the-future-of-our-outdoors/" data-vars-content-id="4da43d8d-2833-40fd-bcb6-a24911540900" data-vars-headline="What it takes to build a new Texas state park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://tpwmagazine.com/parks/the-future-of-our-outdoors/" target="_blank">95%</a>) is privately owned. Texas ranks 37th in the nation for state park acreage per capita, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="per Environment Texas" data-vars-click-url="https://environmentamerica.org/texas/center/resources/a-most-valuable-legacy/" data-vars-content-id="4da43d8d-2833-40fd-bcb6-a24911540900" data-vars-headline="What it takes to build a new Texas state park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://environmentamerica.org/texas/center/resources/a-most-valuable-legacy/" target="_blank">per Environment Texas</a>, a research and policy center.

What it's like hiking new Enchanted Rock property

You can take a guided hike at new areas of Enchanted Rock.

Things to Do

Guided hikes at the new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="expanded areas of Enchanted Rock State Natural Area" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/01/13/enchanted-rock-texas-state-park-expansion" data-vars-content-id="9a91f44c-0e5f-4b1f-93b4-f57dd0f1e797" data-vars-headline="What it&#x27;s like hiking new Enchanted Rock property" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/01/13/enchanted-rock-texas-state-park-expansion" target="_self">expanded areas of Enchanted Rock State Natural Area</a> offer visitors a chance to see a state park while it&#x27;s still taking shape.The big picture: Two state parks — <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Bear Creek" data-vars-click-url="https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/releases/?req=20250825b&amp;pk_vid=ce5f07833a242ae817703068085a1fb7" data-vars-content-id="9a91f44c-0e5f-4b1f-93b4-f57dd0f1e797" data-vars-headline="What it&#x27;s like hiking new Enchanted Rock property" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/releases/?req=20250825b&amp;pk_vid=ce5f07833a242ae817703068085a1fb7" target="_blank">Bear Creek</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Post Oak Ridge" data-vars-click-url="https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/post-oak-ridge" data-vars-content-id="9a91f44c-0e5f-4b1f-93b4-f57dd0f1e797" data-vars-headline="What it&#x27;s like hiking new Enchanted Rock property" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/post-oak-ridge" target="_blank">Post Oak Ridge</a> — and one expansion at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Enchanted Rock" data-vars-click-url="https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/enchanted-rock/development" data-vars-content-id="9a91f44c-0e5f-4b1f-93b4-f57dd0f1e797" data-vars-headline="What it&#x27;s like hiking new Enchanted Rock property" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/enchanted-rock/development" target="_blank">Enchanted Rock</a> are in the works in the Texas Hill Country under a fund voters approved in 2023.

San Antonio council wary of SAWS rate hike

The water system has aging infrastructure.

The City Council appears hesitant to approve a significant customer rate increase for the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Antonio Water System" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/09/22/drought-plants-san-antonio-water-system-grass" data-vars-content-id="eac5b5ce-cdb9-48fb-8168-4dd9625288bb" data-vars-headline="San Antonio council wary of SAWS rate hike" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/09/22/drought-plants-san-antonio-water-system-grass" target="_self">San Antonio Water System</a>.Why it matters: SAWS says it needs more funding to care for aging infrastructure and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="water mains" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2023/08/29/drought-texas-water-main-breaks-leaks-hot-weather" data-vars-content-id="eac5b5ce-cdb9-48fb-8168-4dd9625288bb" data-vars-headline="San Antonio council wary of SAWS rate hike" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2023/08/29/drought-texas-water-main-breaks-leaks-hot-weather" target="_self">water mains</a> that are breaking. But Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and councilmembers say they worry about charging more in an economy that&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="showing signs of cracks" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/05/jolts-data-december-jobs-market" data-vars-content-id="eac5b5ce-cdb9-48fb-8168-4dd9625288bb" data-vars-headline="San Antonio council wary of SAWS rate hike" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/05/jolts-data-december-jobs-market" target="_self">showing signs of cracks</a>.

San Antonio startup leads U.S. in carbon removal

A San Antonio startup focuses on ranching and climate.

A San Antonio startup that aims to make <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="cattle ranching" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2019/09/13/billionaires-ranches-american-west-farmers-land-ownership" data-vars-content-id="e1da85e5-a17a-40a0-82e9-28dcde00d701" data-vars-headline="San Antonio startup leads U.S. in carbon removal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2019/09/13/billionaires-ranches-american-west-farmers-land-ownership" target="_self">cattle ranching</a> more profitable and environmentally friendly is now the largest <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="carbon removal" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/07/carbon-removal-deals-hotter-planet" data-vars-content-id="e1da85e5-a17a-40a0-82e9-28dcde00d701" data-vars-headline="San Antonio startup leads U.S. in carbon removal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/07/carbon-removal-deals-hotter-planet" target="_self">carbon removal</a> company in the U.S.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Ranchers have struggled" data-vars-click-url="https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/cattle-industry-faces-tough-times-in-southeast-texas/502-fc1de3db-ea05-480b-936f-13bee3837792?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook_12NewsNow&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawPoofNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE4OXc4c3hhbDE1QWpRSHBwc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHg_QzfRjrcxpe31eUdzgVCrXFK6Uo0RLmgSJxfZvqf_SIIqI1ln31pTLZ6jP_aem_udpVMLJ5NFujoqgrbypECw" data-vars-content-id="e1da85e5-a17a-40a0-82e9-28dcde00d701" data-vars-headline="San Antonio startup leads U.S. in carbon removal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/cattle-industry-faces-tough-times-in-southeast-texas/502-fc1de3db-ea05-480b-936f-13bee3837792?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook_12NewsNow&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawPoofNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE4OXc4c3hhbDE1QWpRSHBwc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHg_QzfRjrcxpe31eUdzgVCrXFK6Uo0RLmgSJxfZvqf_SIIqI1ln31pTLZ6jP_aem_udpVMLJ5NFujoqgrbypECw" target="_blank">Ranchers have struggled</a> amid drought and rising costs. Grazing fields, which make up the largest portion of agricultural lands in the state, are on the decline — Texas has lost about 6.7 million acres to other uses over the last quarter-century, per a recent <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Texas A&amp;M report" data-vars-click-url="https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2025/02/04/texas-land-trends-report/" data-vars-content-id="e1da85e5-a17a-40a0-82e9-28dcde00d701" data-vars-headline="San Antonio startup leads U.S. in carbon removal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2025/02/04/texas-land-trends-report/" target="_blank">Texas A&amp;M report</a>.

Why San Antonio's warm winter is hard on allergies

Our first freeze is coming late this year.

San Antonio&#x27;s winter has so far felt a little <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="more like spring" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/12/13/san-antonio-winters-warming-1970" data-vars-content-id="aee2db11-094d-438d-a79e-9e19d057b868" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio&#x27;s warm winter is hard on allergies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/12/13/san-antonio-winters-warming-1970" target="_self">more like spring</a>, and the city has not yet seen freezing temperatures — an anomaly that doesn&#x27;t seem to be changing anytime soon, even with a cold front on the way.Why it matters: A hard freeze, while not always welcome news in cold-averse San Antonio, can be beneficial for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="allergy sufferers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2024/01/05/tips-for-dealing-cedar-fever-in-texas" data-vars-content-id="aee2db11-094d-438d-a79e-9e19d057b868" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio&#x27;s warm winter is hard on allergies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2024/01/05/tips-for-dealing-cedar-fever-in-texas" target="_self">allergy sufferers</a> who have been <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="having a hard time" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/01/07/is-it-cedar-fever-or-the-flu" data-vars-content-id="aee2db11-094d-438d-a79e-9e19d057b868" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio&#x27;s warm winter is hard on allergies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/01/07/is-it-cedar-fever-or-the-flu" target="_self">having a hard time</a> this <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="cedar fever season" data-vars-click-url="https://www.bswhealth.com/blog/allergist-offers-tips-on-dealing-with-cedar-allergy-season" data-vars-content-id="aee2db11-094d-438d-a79e-9e19d057b868" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio&#x27;s warm winter is hard on allergies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.bswhealth.com/blog/allergist-offers-tips-on-dealing-with-cedar-allergy-season" target="_blank">cedar fever season</a>.

Texas A&M team is helping save monarchs from highway deaths

Monarch butterflies are important pollinators for humans.

Two Texas A&amp;M University scientists are tackling one of the biggest threats to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="monarch butterflies" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/03/21/fewer-butterflies-in-the-sky" data-vars-content-id="f8f167cd-5b29-4052-9831-eb1e89e68538" data-vars-headline="Texas A&amp;M team is helping save monarchs from highway deaths" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/03/21/fewer-butterflies-in-the-sky" target="_self">monarch butterflies</a> on their fall migration through Texas: death by car.Why it matters: Monarchs are important pollinators that support our food system and a healthy environment for wildlife and humans, but the eastern migratory population <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="has declined" data-vars-click-url="https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2022/08/01/monarch-butterflies-facing-battle-royal-for-survival/" data-vars-content-id="f8f167cd-5b29-4052-9831-eb1e89e68538" data-vars-headline="Texas A&amp;M team is helping save monarchs from highway deaths" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2022/08/01/monarch-butterflies-facing-battle-royal-for-survival/" target="_blank">has declined</a> by about 80% since the mid-1990s, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="per the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service" data-vars-click-url="https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2024-12/endangered-species-act-protection-monarch-butterfly" data-vars-content-id="f8f167cd-5b29-4052-9831-eb1e89e68538" data-vars-headline="Texas A&amp;M team is helping save monarchs from highway deaths" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2024-12/endangered-species-act-protection-monarch-butterfly" target="_blank">per the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</a>.

See Texas' new horned lizard license plate

License plate proceeds fund conservation efforts.

Texas has a new horned lizard license plate available for purchase, chosen by <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="voters across the state" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/06/24/texas-horned-lizard-license-plate-conservation" data-vars-content-id="412123cc-4aba-407b-9d17-642e3175afce" data-vars-headline="See Texas&#x27; new horned lizard license plate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/06/24/texas-horned-lizard-license-plate-conservation" target="_self">voters across the state</a>.The big picture: The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) refreshed the popular plate for the 25th anniversary of its Conservation License Plate Program, which helps protect native species and their habitats.

Hybrid bird near San Antonio is likely result of climate change

The ranges of the green jay and the blue jay are shifting.

The offspring of a green jay and a blue jay, recently discovered in a suburb northeast of San Antonio, may be among the first examples of two different bird species mating due to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="climate change" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/06/05/san-antonio-texas-summer-hotter-weather" data-vars-content-id="744b98e2-f217-4a9a-a518-877aa4365a82" data-vars-headline="Hybrid bird near San Antonio is likely result of climate change" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/06/05/san-antonio-texas-summer-hotter-weather" target="_self">climate change</a>.Why it matters: Shifting weather patterns appear to have expanded the habitats of the two species, University of Texas at Austin researchers <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="announced" data-vars-click-url="https://cns.utexas.edu/news/research/so-what-should-we-call-grue-jay" data-vars-content-id="744b98e2-f217-4a9a-a518-877aa4365a82" data-vars-headline="Hybrid bird near San Antonio is likely result of climate change" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://cns.utexas.edu/news/research/so-what-should-we-call-grue-jay" target="_blank">announced</a>.

How to get free money for a drought-tolerant garden

The San Antonio Water System will help you replace grass.

Environment

As fall begins, now is the time to get planting — and the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) will pay for you to replace grass with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="drought-tolerant plants" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/25/native-gardening-san-antonio-texas-popular" data-vars-content-id="93ea8119-49bf-4124-8924-dca86975aa0e" data-vars-headline="How to get free money for a drought-tolerant garden" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/25/native-gardening-san-antonio-texas-popular" target="_self">drought-tolerant plants</a>.Why it matters: San Antonio is still in its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="worst drought in decades" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/06/17/record-drought-rainfall-san-antonio-texas" data-vars-content-id="93ea8119-49bf-4124-8924-dca86975aa0e" data-vars-headline="How to get free money for a drought-tolerant garden" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/06/17/record-drought-rainfall-san-antonio-texas" target="_self">worst drought in decades</a>. Certain native and drought-tolerant plants can help you use less water while keeping your yard looking fresh.

These are the new bills meant to prevent another Camp Mystic tragedy

Flood safety measures passed with bipartisan support.

State lawmakers have moved to strengthen emergency response to natural disasters and at youth camps two months after the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="deadly July Fourth flooding" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/08/11/kerr-county-texas-grant-flood-warning-system-deny" data-vars-content-id="1cbb7852-1cb3-437d-98b8-3f5871f7a905" data-vars-headline="These are the new bills meant to prevent another Camp Mystic tragedy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/08/11/kerr-county-texas-grant-flood-warning-system-deny" target="_self">deadly July Fourth flooding</a>.The big picture: After two divisive special sessions, one in which <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Democrats left the state" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2025/08/18/texas-democrats-return-abbott-republicans-redistricting" data-vars-content-id="1cbb7852-1cb3-437d-98b8-3f5871f7a905" data-vars-headline="These are the new bills meant to prevent another Camp Mystic tragedy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2025/08/18/texas-democrats-return-abbott-republicans-redistricting" target="_self">Democrats left the state</a> over <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="redistricting" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2025/08/27/texas-redistricting-black-latino-vote-representation-lawsuits" data-vars-content-id="1cbb7852-1cb3-437d-98b8-3f5871f7a905" data-vars-headline="These are the new bills meant to prevent another Camp Mystic tragedy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2025/08/27/texas-redistricting-black-latino-vote-representation-lawsuits" target="_self">redistricting</a>, most of the flood safety measures passed with bipartisan support.

Environment

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