🌱 Texas Firms Collab To Design $2.5 Billion Airport + Gambling Bust

Good morning, San Antonio! Elaine here, with your Friday edition of the San Antonio Patch newsletter, filled with everything you need to know about what's happening in town. Including news on:

• Rock thrown and shots fired on Acme Rd.
• Two Texas-based design firms will work on the $2.5 billion airport designs.
• Illegal gambling and drug bust on city's southwest side.

But first, today's weather:

Not as warm; an a.m. t-shower. High: 75 Low: 61.

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Here are the top stories today in San Antonio:

1. On Thursday evening, police were called to a shooting on the 535 block of Acme Rd. Two women in their twenties were sitting in their vehicle when three male suspects approached the vehicle and threw a large rock on their windshield. In response, one woman began shooting at the perpetrators. The men fled the scene and police are still searching for them. Authorities believe a suspect may be wounded following a trail of blood. The incident is believed to be between groups that know each other. WOAI has more on this story.
2. Dallas-based Corgan Associates and San Antonio-based Lake|Flato will work together on designing the $2.5 billion airport terminal. Both companies have impressive portfolios where Lake|Flato has done work throughout important places in San Antonio - Corgan Associates spans work in China, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Nashville. Both want the new airport space to represent a "sense of place" for visitors traveling through. Stop by KENS5 for more details.
3. Bexar County Sheriffs made arrests for illegal gambling on the 200 block of Menefee Blvd. Thursday morning. 12 people tried to flee the scene and forced themselves into a nearby residence where families and children were. There were "40 gambling machines, cash and a few weapons have been recovered, officials said." All arrested are facing various charges, guns and drugs were found, and four people are going to jail for operating the gambling entity. KENS5 has the full scoop.

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Today in San Antonio:

• Children’s Hospital Trail Ride BBQ Cook Off at Kosciusko Hall (All-day)
• Coffee and Donuts for Veterans at North Central Federal VA Clinic (8 AM)
• Morning Mixer On The Rooftop at Artpace Rooftop (8 AM)
• Theatre Arts Class at Al Becken Pavilion #1 (10:15 AM)
• State of the Region at Marriott San Antonio Airport Hotel (11:30 AM)
• The Mastersons at Sams Burger Joint (9 PM)

From my notebook:

• Throwback horror short shot in San Antonio: "Made in San Antonio, boasting a mostly local cast and crew, and debuting just up the highway at this year's South By Southwest Film Festival, "Dead Enders" – about an invasion of mind-controlling bugs and the gas station employee who fights them off." (KENS5)
• No plans this weekend? "Check out the top five things to do in San Antonio this weekend. For a full list of events, visit our calendar." (CultureMap San Antonio)
• An art experience for childlike wonder: "The exhibit is called "Los Trompos" and translates to spinning tops in Spanish. The idea behind the experience is to bring the beloved children's toy to life-sized heights and allow people to actually get inside the tops." (KENS5)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update.

— Elaine Thompson

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