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USPS honors lowrider culture with new stamp collection

Putting lowriders on U.S. postage gives a platform to a Mexican American tradition.

Culture

Lowriders are rolling onto U.S. mail as the Postal Service launches a stamp collection Friday honoring the artistry and tradition of the culture. Why it matters: Putting lowriders on U.S. postage elevates a tradition born in Mexican American neighborhoods to a national audience.

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.

Taste test: Haywire's viral Cowgirl Dinner

The $30 deal includes steak, a Caesar salad, fries and a martini.

Food and Drink

Some friends and I tried <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Haywire&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/11/01/haywire-opening-san-antonio-la-cantera-menu" data-vars-content-id="93b6807e-5142-4610-93e6-3c57a4c745f9" data-vars-headline="Taste test: Haywire&#x27;s viral Cowgirl Dinner" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/11/01/haywire-opening-san-antonio-la-cantera-menu" target="_self">Haywire&#x27;s</a> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="viral Cowgirl Dinner" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVZDHm1kQ_L/" data-vars-content-id="93b6807e-5142-4610-93e6-3c57a4c745f9" data-vars-headline="Taste test: Haywire&#x27;s viral Cowgirl Dinner" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVZDHm1kQ_L/" target="_blank">viral Cowgirl Dinner</a> after being lassoed in by the Instagram Reels promoting it.How it works: The $30 special, offered through March 31 for Women&#x27;s History Month, includes a 5-ounce steak with roasted garlic butter, a Caesar salad, fries and your choice of a dirty or lemon drop martini.

West Side landmark Basila Frocks gets new life

After years of abandonment, the building's revival brings development to a long underserved part of the city.

When <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Basila Frocks" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2023/10/02/basila-frocks-history-renovation-project" data-vars-content-id="a45aef22-c0ac-43e3-9e1c-8c15593824c3" data-vars-headline="West Side landmark Basila Frocks gets new life" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2023/10/02/basila-frocks-history-renovation-project" target="_self">Basila Frocks</a> opened on the West Side in 1929, it became a hub of creativity and opportunity. Now, it&#x27;s getting a second life nearly a century later after a full renovation.Why it matters: After years of abandonment, the historic building&#x27;s renovation brings development rooted in preservation, affordability and local entrepreneurship to a long underserved part of the city.

San Antonio council wary of SAWS rate hike

The water system has aging infrastructure.

News

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>.

What it's like to soak at the new Ottine Mineral Springs

The experience is like a mix between a spa and a classic pool day.

My birthday treat to myself this year was a day trip to the newly opened <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Ottine Mineral Springs" data-vars-click-url="https://ottinemineralsprings.com/" data-vars-content-id="d659d58d-8c42-447a-8690-892e2ccaf64b" data-vars-headline="What it&#x27;s like to soak at the new Ottine Mineral Springs" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://ottinemineralsprings.com/" target="_blank">Ottine Mineral Springs</a> near Luling.State of soaks: Billed as a spa experience, Ottine has five soaking pools filled with mineral water, including a hot tub and a cold plunge.

Get up to $500 for a new garden with help from SAWS

San Antonio Water System is helping you turn your thirsty lawn into a water-saving — and beautiful — landscape.

Partners

After a long, dry summer, it&#x27;s already time to start planning for next year — and San Antonio Water System (SAWS) wants to give you up to $500 to make your yard and garden more drought-resistant.Why now: Fall is prime planting time in South Texas. &quot;New plants will have all fall, winter and spring to establish their roots before the heat of next summer,&quot; SAWS Vice President of Conservation Karen Guz said.<ul><li>These new plants need hand-watering to settle in. After that, they&#x27;ll be ready to handle San Antonio&#x27;s climate.</li></ul>

Where San Antonio drought stands after floods

Rain must fall in the right place to replenish the Edwards Aquifer.

Even as the Hill Country was inundated during the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="deadly flooding" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/09/texas-hill-country-flooding-talk-children-tips" data-vars-content-id="0ffc4259-6e0d-4c59-850c-8c0a81287983" data-vars-headline="Where San Antonio drought stands after floods" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/09/texas-hill-country-flooding-talk-children-tips" target="_self">deadly flooding</a>, rain was more scarce closer to San Antonio, offering little relief to the city&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="multiyear drought" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/06/17/record-drought-rainfall-san-antonio-texas" data-vars-content-id="0ffc4259-6e0d-4c59-850c-8c0a81287983" data-vars-headline="Where San Antonio drought stands after floods" 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">multiyear drought</a>.The big picture: San Antonio remains several years into its most <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="intense drought" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/10/23/drought-saws-edwards-aquifer-water-restrictions" data-vars-content-id="0ffc4259-6e0d-4c59-850c-8c0a81287983" data-vars-headline="Where San Antonio drought stands after floods" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/10/23/drought-saws-edwards-aquifer-water-restrictions" target="_self">intense drought</a> in decades, which could still become what scientists call the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="drought of record" data-vars-click-url="https://www.edwardsaquifer.org/about/history/timeline/" data-vars-content-id="0ffc4259-6e0d-4c59-850c-8c0a81287983" data-vars-headline="Where San Antonio drought stands after floods" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.edwardsaquifer.org/about/history/timeline/" target="_blank">drought of record</a>.

What to know about San Antonio drought after recent rains

The current drought is about our second worst on record.

Despite recent heavy rainfall, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Antonio" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio" data-vars-content-id="50a7ce2b-250b-44f4-8623-d558d38e6e91" data-vars-headline="What to know about San Antonio drought after recent rains" 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> remains in its most <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="intense drought" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/10/23/drought-saws-edwards-aquifer-water-restrictions" data-vars-content-id="50a7ce2b-250b-44f4-8623-d558d38e6e91" data-vars-headline="What to know about San Antonio drought after recent rains" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/10/23/drought-saws-edwards-aquifer-water-restrictions" target="_self">intense drought</a> in decades.Why it matters: This <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="drought" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/06/21/new-drought-rules-san-antonio-water-system-lawn" data-vars-content-id="50a7ce2b-250b-44f4-8623-d558d38e6e91" data-vars-headline="What to know about San Antonio drought after recent rains" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/06/21/new-drought-rules-san-antonio-water-system-lawn" target="_self">drought</a> is considered the city&#x27;s second worst, but it could become what scientists call the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="drought of record" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sierraclub.org/texas/alamo/jun25#drought" data-vars-content-id="50a7ce2b-250b-44f4-8623-d558d38e6e91" data-vars-headline="What to know about San Antonio drought after recent rains" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sierraclub.org/texas/alamo/jun25#drought" target="_blank">drought of record</a>.

Why San Antonio is slowly, but steadily, sinking

A new study reveals many non-coastal cities are sinking.

Despite its distance from the coast, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Antonio" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio" data-vars-content-id="968d57c4-3aa5-4579-8529-ad5698e1b54d" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio is slowly, but steadily, sinking" 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> is slowly sinking into the ground, a new study reveals.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Land subsidence" data-vars-click-url="https://www.twdb.texas.gov/flood/science/subsidence.asp" data-vars-content-id="968d57c4-3aa5-4579-8529-ad5698e1b54d" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio is slowly, but steadily, sinking" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.twdb.texas.gov/flood/science/subsidence.asp" target="_blank">Land subsidence</a> is an invisible but growing threat to San Antonio&#x27;s stability caused by the city&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="rapid population growth" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/03/13/san-antonio-texas-population-growth-census-data" data-vars-content-id="968d57c4-3aa5-4579-8529-ad5698e1b54d" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio is slowly, but steadily, sinking" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/03/13/san-antonio-texas-population-growth-census-data" target="_self">rapid population growth</a> and the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="development" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/12/19/san-antonio-construction-project-spurs-airport" data-vars-content-id="968d57c4-3aa5-4579-8529-ad5698e1b54d" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio is slowly, but steadily, sinking" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/12/19/san-antonio-construction-project-spurs-airport" target="_self">development</a> and demand for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="water" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/10/23/drought-saws-edwards-aquifer-water-restrictions" data-vars-content-id="968d57c4-3aa5-4579-8529-ad5698e1b54d" data-vars-headline="Why San Antonio is slowly, but steadily, sinking" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/10/23/drought-saws-edwards-aquifer-water-restrictions" target="_self">water</a> that follow it.

Labor shortage could threaten Texas water supply

The next water system failure could be a workforce issue.

Texas&#x27; <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="water supply" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/06/21/new-drought-rules-san-antonio-water-system-lawn" data-vars-content-id="acc279ca-fc73-4ae9-bc86-3f42415ac938" data-vars-headline="Labor shortage could threaten Texas water supply" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/06/21/new-drought-rules-san-antonio-water-system-lawn" target="_self">water supply</a> — and the state&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="economic growth" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/02/07/texas-job-growth-forecast-2025-dallas-fed" data-vars-content-id="acc279ca-fc73-4ae9-bc86-3f42415ac938" data-vars-headline="Labor shortage could threaten Texas water supply" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/02/07/texas-job-growth-forecast-2025-dallas-fed" target="_self">economic growth</a> — could be endangered by a worsening shortage of workers in water and wastewater utilities, per a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new report" data-vars-click-url="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d88b5ada6a5f409ddb3da56/t/67aa42ccc379461f07dc5350/1739211470589/TX+Water+and+Broadband+Workforce+Report+Final.pdf" data-vars-content-id="acc279ca-fc73-4ae9-bc86-3f42415ac938" data-vars-headline="Labor shortage could threaten Texas water supply" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d88b5ada6a5f409ddb3da56/t/67aa42ccc379461f07dc5350/1739211470589/TX+Water+and+Broadband+Workforce+Report+Final.pdf" target="_blank">new report</a>.Why it matters: A lack of workers helping to secure infrastructure is one more threat to Texas&#x27; water supply, which is already under stress from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="climate change" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2023/12/14/texas-weather-hotter-drier-extreme" data-vars-content-id="acc279ca-fc73-4ae9-bc86-3f42415ac938" data-vars-headline="Labor shortage could threaten Texas water supply" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2023/12/14/texas-weather-hotter-drier-extreme" target="_self">climate change</a> and a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="growing population" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/01/03/fastest-growing-texas-counties-population-census" data-vars-content-id="acc279ca-fc73-4ae9-bc86-3f42415ac938" data-vars-headline="Labor shortage could threaten Texas water supply" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/01/03/fastest-growing-texas-counties-population-census" target="_self">growing population</a>.

Worsening drought conditions loom for San Antonio

San Antonio hasn't seen rain in a month and a half.

Water

San Antonio hasn&#x27;t seen measurable rain for about a month and a half, and the coming months aren&#x27;t likely to bring much relief.Why it matters: As the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="drought" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/09/06/san-antonio-rain-chances-totals-this-week-weather" data-vars-content-id="566557d3-fdb7-4948-9193-e5cf982e4bb9" data-vars-headline="Worsening drought conditions loom for 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/2024/09/06/san-antonio-rain-chances-totals-this-week-weather" target="_self">drought</a> continues to worsen, the Edwards Aquifer Authority is close to enacting stage 5 water restrictions — which means San Antonio would have to cut back further on drawing from the aquifer.

What to know about San Antonio's new drought rules

The Edwards Aquifer, our primary water source, is stressed.

A slew of changes to San Antonio&#x27;s drought rules, including when to water your lawn, are set to take effect after the City Council approved them Thursday.Why it matters: The Edwards Aquifer — the city&#x27;s primary water source — remains stressed by the region&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="population growth" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/05/17/san-antonio-texas-top-city-population-growth" data-vars-content-id="079cbed4-994d-4b9f-a498-ddf931b52af2" data-vars-headline="What to know about San Antonio&#x27;s new drought rules" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/05/17/san-antonio-texas-top-city-population-growth" target="_self">population growth</a> and a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="drought" 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="079cbed4-994d-4b9f-a498-ddf931b52af2" data-vars-headline="What to know about San Antonio&#x27;s new drought rules" 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">drought</a> that&#x27;s continued into a fifth year.

How recent rains affected San Antonio's drought

We didn't get as much rain as some might have hoped.

San Antonio received some much-needed rain this week. But it&#x27;s far from a drought-buster.Why it matters: The Edwards Aquifer, the city&#x27;s primary water source, stood at about <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="631 feet" data-vars-click-url="https://www.edwardsaquifer.org/science-maps/aquifer-data/water-level-monitoring/" data-vars-content-id="8d95e0a5-6508-4297-b0d8-804bee29f580" data-vars-headline="How recent rains affected San Antonio&#x27;s drought" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.edwardsaquifer.org/science-maps/aquifer-data/water-level-monitoring/" target="_blank">631 feet</a> above sea level as of Thursday.