{"id":472710,"date":"2025-12-26T11:46:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/472710\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T11:46:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:46:36","slug":"the-san-antonio-reports-2025-year-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/472710\/","title":{"rendered":"The San Antonio Report\u2019s 2025 year in photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

From a mayoral election to a vote approving funds for a new downtown sports and entertainment district, here\u2019s a look back at some of San Antonio\u2019s biggest news moments of the year.<\/p>\n

\"\"San Antonio students walked out of class to protest President Donald Trump\u2019s deportation policies on Feb. 5. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Brenda Baz\u00e1n \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Project Designer Sameer Rayyn, Project Architect Jeff Olivares and Lake Flato Partner Joe Benjamin look at plans for the new SAT terminal in the conference room of the Lake Flato office. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Brenda Baz\u00e1n \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Tourists take photos of hundreds of locks on what\u2019s called the love lock bridge on Feb. 10. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Bria Woods \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Gov. Greg Abbott addresses parents and community members at San Antonio Christian School, urging them to support a state school voucher bill on Feb. 17. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Brenda Baz\u00e1n \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"After two terms, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg delivered his final State of the City address on April 15. Nirenberg and his wife, Erika Prosper, shared a kiss on stage after his closing remarks. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Brenda Baz\u00e1n \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"After his passing in April, San Antonio held a mass in honor of Pope Francis. Archbishop Gustavo Garc\u00eda-Siller consoled churchgoers after the mass at the San Fernando Cathedral. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Brenda Baz\u00e1n \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"In the May mayoral election, former Air Force Under Secretary Gina Ortiz Jones led the field of 27 candidates, taking 27.2% of the vote, and heading to a June runoff election against former Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos, who took 16.6%. She went on to win the June runoff, becoming San Antonio\u2019s mayor. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Brenda Baz\u00e1n \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Former UTSA professor Ellen Riojas Clark in her kitchen on May 13. She was featured in \u201cLa Mera Mera Tamalera,\u201d a James Beard-nominated documentary. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Brenda Baz\u00e1n \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"After conservation efforts failed, demolition of the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures building continued to make way for the new Spurs sports and entertainment district in May. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Brenda Baz\u00e1n \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Chef Aaron Juveri and wife Stevi Ashcraft held a fundraiser for their daughter Charli, who is battling Batten\u2019s disease. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Vincent Reyna for the San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"A vigil for the 13 victims of the deadly June 1 flooding in San Antonio was held outside the offices of San Antonio Aware and Prepared Disaster and Emergency Management offices on Friday, June 20. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Vincent Reyna for the San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Taylor Nunez, 6-time state champion sprinter and long jumper, with her medals at Randolph High School on June 4. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Brenda Baz\u00e1n \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Weeks after San Antonio\u2019s flood, an even deadlier incident ravaged the Texas Hill Country. Volunteers banded together for search and rescue and aid efforts to help those affected by the flood, like Ingram resident Jenny Etienne who picks up donations for her and her family at the VFW Post 1480 donation station in Kerrville on July 10. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Amber Esparza \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Araceli Herrera protests against the Spurs sports and entertainment district with the No! Project Marvel group outside of the Alamodome on Aug. 4. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Diego Medel \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Fans cheer on the UTSA Roadrunners during a football game against the UIW Cardinals at the Alamodome. The University of Texas at San Antonio merged with University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio to form Texas\u2019 third-largest research university now known as UT San Antonio. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Amber Esparza \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and other Bexar County leaders met with Taiwanese delegates to discuss advanced manufacturing and economic opportunities over a meal at Pearl\u2019s Best Quality Daughter on Aug. 28. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Amber Esparza \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Texas state Rep. James Talarico kicked off his campaign for U.S. Senate with a rally at Backyard on Broadway in San Antonio on Sept. 10. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Amber Esparza \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Jazz, TX offers its guests a chance to experience dinner and a show in a moody setting beneath the Bottling Department at Pearl. Head server Veronica \u201cReyna\u201d De Anda has been with Jazz, TX for four years. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Amber Esparza \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"SAISD middle school mariachis perform during the SAISD Foundation\u2019s inaugural \u201cA Night of Music. A Legacy of Culture\u201d event at Legacy park in Downtown San Antonio on Sept. 16, 2025. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Amber Esparza \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"State Rep. Ray Lopez, D-San Antonio, bows his head in prayer next to state Sen. Jos\u00e9 Men\u00e9ndez, D-San Antonio, during the third annual Memorial Flag Ceremony honoring Texas Veteran Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 22 at VFW Post 76. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Diego Medel \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"The Alamo Colleges celebrated 80 years of service with food, music, student testimonials and a performance from Palo Alto College\u2019s student ballet folklorico group at its District Access building on Oct. 1. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Amber Esparza \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Croix Solis, a Palo Alto College welding technology student, works on a project in the college\u2019s welding lab on Sept. 3. Solis started the program at the South Side college just two weeks prior. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Amber Esparza \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"On Oct. 24, scaffolding at a construction site on East Commerce and Soledad collapsed, shutting down the area ahead of a busy weekend for the city when tens of thousands of people were expected to be downtown for D\u00eda de los Muertos celebrations. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Diego Medel \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Spurs Jesus and fans celebrate the election results after finding out Propositions A and B passed during the Spurs election night watch party on election night, Nov. 4 at River North Icehouse. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Amber Esparza \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Hope Andrade was chosen to replace Kate Rogers after Rogers was ousted from her position as Alamo Trust Inc. president and CEO for \u201cincompatible writings\u201d on the history of the Alamo. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Amber Esparza \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Franklin Elementary School fourth graders cover their noses as they explore the pig barn during the Ag in the City event at SAISD\u2019s Luther Burbank High School on Nov. 18. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Jo E. Norris for the San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"San Antonio Police Department\u2019s Chief of Police William McManus listens to speakers during a city budget meeting. The San Antonio Police union chose not to move forward with a formal vote of no confidence against Police Chief William McManus on Dec. 11. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Amber Esparza \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Gorillas returned to the San Antonio Zoo after 35 years away. B\u2019wenzi, a 23-year-old lowland gorilla, grabs a snack while roaming in the Lowland Basin area of the San Antonio Zoo\u2019s Congo Falls habitat before the grand opening on Dec. 12. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Amber Esparza \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n

\"\"Dolores Huerta speaks in favor of moving elections to November during public comment at the San Antonio City Council Chambers on Dec. 18. Read more here<\/a>. Credit: Salgu Wissmath for the San Antonio Report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From a mayoral election to a vote approving funds for a new downtown sports and entertainment district, here\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":472711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,214463,7202,7203,358,7453,3187,7593,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,1572],"class_list":{"0":"post-472710","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-photo-essay","10":"tag-san-antonio","11":"tag-sanantonio","12":"tag-texas","13":"tag-top-story","14":"tag-tx","15":"tag-typefeature","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-united-states-of-america","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-usa","22":"tag-year-in-review"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115785709180658773","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}