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🗳️ Get out and vote

Voting in San Antonio for the Primary Election

Don’t forget to grab a sticker after you vote. | Photo via Canva

Can you believe it’s already time to vote in the San Antonio General Election? Election Day is Saturday, May 6. We’ve done the Googling so you don’t have to. To make this election as easy as possible, we’ve curated need-to-know information about how and where to vote, along with what is on this year’s ballots — from City Council seats to propositions.

Are you registered?

First things first, make sure you’re eligible + registered to vote.

Find your polling location

Bexar County polling places are open now through Tuesday, May 2, with Election Day to follow on Saturday, May 6. Here is a breakdown of voting hours through the week:

Monday, April 24-Thursday, April 27 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, April 29 from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Monday, May 1 and Tuesday, May 2 from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Saturday, May 6 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

If you’re unsure where to go, check out this interactive map created by the Bexar County Elections Department of all 42 polling locations in the county. You’ll be required to show either photo ID or documentation that verifies your current address.

Have a mail-in ballot? Completed ballots must be received — not postmarked — by Saturday, May 6 to be counted. Check out these mail-in ballot instructions.

What are we voting on?

In Bexar County, you’ll be voting for a mayor, 10 City Council seats, and one proposition. Voters can find a condensed version of Proposition A and a list of all the candidates on the sample ballot.

The candidates

To determine your district in Bexar County, check out these interactive maps + resources, then use your districts to identify your candidates.

Find out what district you reside in with CoSA’s interactive map.
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Map via City of San Antonio

You can also identify your voting district by checking your voter registration status or sample ballot.

Candidates and Prop A info

Events

Wednesday, April 26

Fiesta® Carnival | Wednesday, Apr. 26, Friday, Apr. 28 | Times vary | Alamodome, 100 Montana St., San Antonio | $7-$40 | Come celebrate this fan favorite Fiesta event with classic carnival rides and food.
SEA LIFE San Antonio Pirate Treasure Hunt | Wednesday, April 26-Sunday, June 18 | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | SEA LIFE San Antonio, 849 E. Commerce St. Ste. 600, San Antonio | $24.99 | Help Captain Careless find his lost treasure hidden around the Sea Life aquarium.
Third Annual Fiesta Family Blues Festival | Wednesday, Apr. 26 | 11 a.m.-11 p.m. | The Espee, 1174 E. Commerce St., San Antonio | $0-$150 | Come enjoy a day of blues music + family friendly fun with San Antonio African American Community Archive and the Carver Community Cultural Center.
Fiesta® Hat Contest and Luncheon | Wednesday, Apr. 26 | 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | The Westin San Antonio North, 9821 Colonnade Blvd, San Antonio | $80-$125 | Join the Women’s Club of San Antonio for their annual Fiesta hat contest and luncheon with a silent auction, vendors, and more.

Thursday, April 27

Geeks Who Drink Pub Trivia | Thursday, Apr. 27, Thursday, May. 4 | 7-9 p.m. | Tech Port Center, 3331 General Hudnell Dr. , San Antonio | Free | Geeks Who Drink brings the nation’s best pub quiz to Tech Port Center every Thursday, with 7 rounds of audio, visual + live-hosted trivia (and yes, there are prizes — including concert tickets).*
PACfest | Thursday, Apr. 27 | 11:30 a.m.-11:59 p.m. | Palo Alto College, 1400 W. Villaret Blvd., San Antonio | $15 | PACfest is a family-friendly Fiesta® event featuring music, food booths and other activities.
Ford Mariachi Festival | Wednesday, Apr. 26-Thursday, Apr. 27 | 6-8 p.m. | San Antonio River Walk, 849 E. Commerce St., San Antonio | Free | This official Fiesta event features Mariachi bands and Folklorico dancers from local schools along the San Antonio River Walk.

Friday, April 28

2023 KSAT12 Battle of Flowers® Party | Friday, Apr. 28 | 8 a.m.-1 p.m. | 609 Avenue E, 609 Ave. E, San Antonio | $41.99 | Spend the morning with KSAT news anchors and KSAT insiders for drinks, food, and a great view of the Battle of Flowers parade.
Beats ‘N’ Brews | Friday, Apr. 28-Saturday, Apr. 29 | 7-10 p.m. | Santikos Cibolo, 18124 I-35 N. , Cibolo | Catch your favorite flick and after enjoy live music and drink specials at Santikos Cibolo.

Events calendar here

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News Notes

Civic

The $250 million bond election for Southwest ISD has forced some San Antonio residents to vote twice. This method forces voters to vote twice during early voting if they want to vote for both the school board and San Antonio’s mayor. The school board currently has no plans to change this issue. (TPR)

Coming Soon

Attention beer lovers. The Illinois based chain – Beerhead Bar & Eatery – is coming to San Antonio. In addition to bottled and draft beer, customers can also enjoy pizza, small bites, salads, sandwiches, and weekend brunch. The construction of the 2,867- sqft facility will begin in May 2023 and is expected to be slated by the end of July. (SA Current)

Announced

The Public Theater of San Antonio’s Executive Artistic Director has announced her resignation. Claudia de Vasco will leave the position on July 17. The Board of Trustees has already started searching for Claudia’s replacement.

Environment

Did you catch the SpaceX launch last week? Reports of brownish particulates were found by residents six miles from the launch site shortly after the explosion. Now, the Federal Aviation Administration has grounded future SpaceX launches pending an environmental impact investigation. (SA Current)

Eat

Have you seen Bakery Lorraine on our city brunch guide? Now the bakery is offering a pickle macaron inspired by Fiesta and created by one of their pastry chefs, Kristina. These specialty macarons are available at all Bakery Lorraine locations for $3 each while supplies last. (MySA)

Art

San Antonio artist Nik Soupè has revamped his mural of Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan. Inspired by the colors of Fiesta inspired jersey’s from this year’s basketball season, Soupè also added Sochan’s jersey number and full name to the mural. See the Fiesta upgrades. (KENS5)

Announced

Congratulations Nora R., the winner of our product survey! We hope you enjoy your $500 cash prize, and we thank you for providing your feedback. Responses from this survey are helping us improve our newsletter.

Answered

📚 And the winner is…

Read the finalists’ poems in our 2023 poetry contest

A graphic that says 2023 Poetry Contest Winner.

The votes are in. | Graphic by 6AM City

We’re pleased to announce that “A Ruff Life” by Carlos C. is the winner of our 2023 poetry contest.

This poem received the most votes from our audience. A big round of applause to our other finalists and everyone who participated in our contest — it was a true joy for the SATXtoday Editorial team to read what you came up with.

Now, we’re handing it over to Carlos to dazzle us with their creation.

“A Ruff Life”

Fozzilized enchilada,
Dinosaur jam,
Yellowish sushi,
and Nigiri options,
Temaki rolls,
Cinnaholic bar,
Pawsitively delightful!
Drink geeks,
Confluence twilight,
Nomadik yoga,
Footloose mariachi,
Saturday nite
Pup meetups-
It’s a ruff life.
Stimulate April In SATX!

The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Adriana

From the editor

We’re halfway done with Fiesta and I am exhausted. There are so many events to go to over the 10-day festival, it’s hard to get them all in. For my environmentally friendly readers, have you been to the certified green events at Fiesta?

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