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U.S. Supreme Court clears Texas' GOP-favored congressional map

The ruling won't change anything for elections in Texas.

Politics & Policy

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a lower court ruling that blocked Texas from using its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new congressional map" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/08/20/texas-democrats-redistricting-gerrymandering-trump" data-vars-content-id="55d0e518-d03f-4f30-9361-be7800e43b7e" data-vars-headline="U.S. Supreme Court clears Texas&#x27; GOP-favored congressional map" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/08/20/texas-democrats-redistricting-gerrymandering-trump" target="_self">new congressional map</a> favoring Republicans, with the high court cementing the new map that was already in use.Why it matters: The ruling ends <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a lawsuit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/11/22/supreme-court-texas-congressional-map-redistricting" data-vars-content-id="55d0e518-d03f-4f30-9361-be7800e43b7e" data-vars-headline="U.S. Supreme Court clears Texas&#x27; GOP-favored congressional map" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/11/22/supreme-court-texas-congressional-map-redistricting" target="_self">a lawsuit</a> over the new map in Texas, the first state to begin what turned into a nationwide redistricting battle.

Spurs fans blocked from Commerce Street after win

Commerce Street honking was disrupted Sunday, but fans found workarounds.

Culture

Spurs fans hoping to flood Commerce Street on Sunday to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="celebrate the team&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/03/20/san-antonio-spurs-clinch-playoffs-2019-2026" data-vars-content-id="429ad725-ae04-456f-a63a-d47718c3af54" data-vars-headline="Spurs fans blocked from Commerce Street after win" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/03/20/san-antonio-spurs-clinch-playoffs-2019-2026" target="_self">celebrate the team&#x27;s</a> Game 4 win over the Portland Trail Blazers were diverted away because of Fiesta celebrations, authorities say. Why it matters: The post-game honking tradition is a uniquely San Antonio expression of pride that dates back to the team&#x27;s 1999 championship.

How much health insurance is costing Texans

It can be tough to afford health care, even with insurance.

Local Brief

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Health insurance" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/01/15/aca-enrollment-texas-health-care-subsidies-free" data-vars-content-id="dbc30ecf-3c08-4693-943b-5d09cb212367" data-vars-headline="How much health insurance is costing Texans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/01/15/aca-enrollment-texas-health-care-subsidies-free" target="_self">Health insurance</a> costs ate up 10% or more of median family income in 19 states including Texas, according to a recent <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="analysis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2026/is-employer-coverage-affordable-how-states-stack-up" data-vars-content-id="dbc30ecf-3c08-4693-943b-5d09cb212367" data-vars-headline="How much health insurance is costing Texans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2026/is-employer-coverage-affordable-how-states-stack-up" target="_blank">analysis</a>.Why it matters: The findings show how tough it can be to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="afford health care" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/12/16/health-care-costs-texans" data-vars-content-id="dbc30ecf-3c08-4693-943b-5d09cb212367" data-vars-headline="How much health insurance is costing Texans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/12/16/health-care-costs-texans" target="_self">afford health care</a>, even with insurance.

Camp Mystic won't reopen for summer 2026

The camp says it will cooperate with ongoing investigations.

Energy & Climate

Camp Mystic won&#x27;t reopen for summer 2026 after withdrawing its license renewal application following the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="2025 flood" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/05/what-to-know-about-camp-mystic-texas" data-vars-content-id="c71e7663-39c1-42b2-8598-233f6edee90b" data-vars-headline="Camp Mystic won&#x27;t reopen for summer 2026" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/05/what-to-know-about-camp-mystic-texas" target="_self">2025 flood</a> that killed 27 girls.Why it matters: The announcement Thursday comes as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="families are still seeking answers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/11/families-sue-camp-mystic-over-texas-flood-deaths" data-vars-content-id="c71e7663-39c1-42b2-8598-233f6edee90b" data-vars-headline="Camp Mystic won&#x27;t reopen for summer 2026" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/11/families-sue-camp-mystic-over-texas-flood-deaths" target="_self">families are still seeking answers</a> on what went wrong and whether camp leaders were sufficiently prepared for the rapid flooding that overtook campers.

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.

How San Antonio could shape air taxi future

Port San Antonio is positioning itself as a testing ground for emerging air taxi technology.

Port San Antonio is positioning itself as a testing ground for emerging air taxi technology as Texas joins a federal pilot program.Why it matters: San Antonio could play a role in a national effort to develop advanced air mobility (AAM), which includes a system of low-flying electric aircraft moving people and cargo.

Port San Antonio company builds in-flight hospitals

The units allow patients to be treated while in flight.

A Port San Antonio company is manufacturing medical units that can be attached to planes to treat patients <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="in the air" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/03/10/electric-aircraft-texas" data-vars-content-id="bad7a2d1-896d-43e3-93ee-c08ec2af48c1" data-vars-headline="Port San Antonio company builds in-flight hospitals" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/03/10/electric-aircraft-texas" target="_self">in the air</a>.Why it matters: That&#x27;s a major shift from when someone had to be stabilized on the ground before they could be transported, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Knight Aerospace" data-vars-click-url="https://knightaerospace.com/modular-systems-knight-aerospace/" data-vars-content-id="bad7a2d1-896d-43e3-93ee-c08ec2af48c1" data-vars-headline="Port San Antonio company builds in-flight hospitals" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://knightaerospace.com/modular-systems-knight-aerospace/" target="_blank">Knight Aerospace</a> CEO Bianca Rhodes tells Axios.

What San Antonio's bus stop spacing means

Bunching bus stops can make public transit slower.

San Antonio&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="bus stops" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2023/12/13/via-bus-transit-ridership-covid" data-vars-content-id="725eab29-a6fd-4e25-bfe1-79752cd78e2b" data-vars-headline="What San Antonio&#x27;s bus stop spacing means" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2023/12/13/via-bus-transit-ridership-covid" target="_self">bus stops</a> tend to be more than two football fields apart, per data compiled by the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Works in Progress" data-vars-click-url="https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-united-states-needs-fewer-bus-stops/" data-vars-content-id="725eab29-a6fd-4e25-bfe1-79752cd78e2b" data-vars-headline="What San Antonio&#x27;s bus stop spacing means" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-united-states-needs-fewer-bus-stops/" target="_blank">Works in Progress</a> transit blog.Why it matters: Bunching bus stops can make public transit slower, less reliable and more expensive to operate, per the blog.

Q&A: Port San Antonio CEO on air taxis and jobs

Port San Antonio is gearing up to test air taxis, which could bring new tech jobs and reshape local transportation.

Port San Antonio is positioning itself as a testbed for emerging Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) technology — more commonly known as air taxis — as Texas joins a federal pilot program. The big picture: Axios spoke with Port San Antonio president and CEO Jim Perschbach about what that could mean for jobs, safety and the future of transportation.

San Antonio traffic really has gotten worse

Traffic feels different since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drive time in the San Antonio area is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="creeping up" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/28/traffic-congestion-getting-worse" data-vars-content-id="b308eb74-3019-4432-818f-14de5ca5afa9" data-vars-headline="San Antonio traffic really has gotten worse" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/28/traffic-congestion-getting-worse" target="_self">creeping up</a> — even as it remains below pre-pandemic levels, per data from Texas A&amp;M.Why it matters: The findings put hard data behind a common feeling among many drivers: Traffic has been getting worse — or at least different — since the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="COVID-19 pandemic" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/03/11/looking-back-at-the-covid-times" data-vars-content-id="b308eb74-3019-4432-818f-14de5ca5afa9" data-vars-headline="San Antonio traffic really has gotten worse" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/03/11/looking-back-at-the-covid-times" target="_self">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.

Study: Downtown San Antonio parking is better than you think

There is more than enough parking even for major events during peak times.

News

Parking in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="downtown San Antonio" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/24/new-apartments-san-antonio-downtown-continental" data-vars-content-id="0128b54f-59b8-4d6b-a6d2-02eb4df19096" data-vars-headline="Study: Downtown San Antonio parking is better than you think" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/24/new-apartments-san-antonio-downtown-continental" target="_self">downtown San Antonio</a> is available even during peak busy periods like <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Fiesta" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/04/18/fiesta-san-antonio-food-niosa-chicken-stick" data-vars-content-id="0128b54f-59b8-4d6b-a6d2-02eb4df19096" data-vars-headline="Study: Downtown San Antonio parking is better than you think" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/04/18/fiesta-san-antonio-food-niosa-chicken-stick" target="_self">Fiesta</a>, a new study finds.Why it matters: People love to complain about downtown parking. But it&#x27;s largely just perception, the study commissioned by <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Centro San Antonio" data-vars-click-url="https://centrosanantonio.org/about-landing/" data-vars-content-id="0128b54f-59b8-4d6b-a6d2-02eb4df19096" data-vars-headline="Study: Downtown San Antonio parking is better than you think" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://centrosanantonio.org/about-landing/" target="_blank">Centro San Antonio</a> and the city says.

Waymo launches driverless car service in San Antonio

Waymo's San Antonio debut turns futuristic tech into a commuting option.

Driverless rides have arrived in San Antonio, starting with a limited rollout.Why it matters: Waymo&#x27;s debut turns futuristic tech into a commuting option, moving the technology past its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="testing phase" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/11/18/waymo-san-antonio-launch-date" data-vars-content-id="c79ba372-0703-4187-9c35-4ecdddcaa5d1" data-vars-headline="Waymo launches driverless car service in 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/2025/11/18/waymo-san-antonio-launch-date" target="_self">testing phase</a> and into daily life.

The most congested roads in the San Antonio area

The San Antonio–New Braunfels area had 10 of the state's 100 most congested road segments in 2024.

The stretch of the PanAm Expressway, which traverses the west side of downtown between U.S. 281 and U.S. 90, ranks among the most congested <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="roadways" 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="10133571-dcb3-4810-b6bc-8450da9aa151" data-vars-headline="The most congested roads in the San Antonio area" 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">roadways</a> in Texas.Why it matters: The San Antonio-New Braunfels area had 10 of the state&#x27;s 100 most congested road segments in 2024, according to a recent <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Texas A&amp;M mobility report " data-vars-click-url="https://mobility.tamu.edu/texas-most-congested-roadways/" data-vars-content-id="10133571-dcb3-4810-b6bc-8450da9aa151" data-vars-headline="The most congested roads in the San Antonio area" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://mobility.tamu.edu/texas-most-congested-roadways/" target="_blank">Texas A&amp;M mobility report </a>— including the maddening stretch that cuts through the west side of the city center.

Here are San Antonio's deadliest roads

The map shows by how much Culebra Road is the deadliest.

A new interactive map shows the most dangerous <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="roads" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/01/30/traffic-times-texas" data-vars-content-id="373e19a5-064d-42a2-9ee1-ec1a5077ece0" data-vars-headline="Here are San Antonio&#x27;s deadliest roads" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/01/30/traffic-times-texas" target="_self">roads</a> in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Antonio" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio" data-vars-content-id="373e19a5-064d-42a2-9ee1-ec1a5077ece0" data-vars-headline="Here are San Antonio&#x27;s deadliest roads" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio" target="_self">San Antonio</a>.Why it matters: Knowing where the most severe and fatal crashes occur in the city is the first step toward reducing them.

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