Julian Castro, a former Mayor of San Antonio and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has been tapped as the keynote speaker for Northwest Vista College's inaugural speakers series.

On Wednesday, the 10th day of early voting, 50,079 ballots were cast in Bexar County, according to numbers from the Bexar County elections office.

Students at Schreiner University, Texas State University and University of Texas (including UTSA) will have classes suspended during the solar event.

A father and son created a nonprofit that preserves and shares the histories of the indigenous people who not only built the Spanish Colonial Missions but also lived and died at what is now considered a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Northwest Vista College graduate Danielle Barrera knows what it feels like to feel defeated.

The University of Texas at San Antonio recently announced that it will hold in-person commencement ceremonies for graduates, but guests will not be allowed. Read more on the details for graduation ceremonies at each San Antonio-area university below. AdKSAT has reached out to the Alamo Colleges, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, Trinity University and the University of the Incarnate Word for more details on their graduation ceremonies. San Antonio College will have its commencement in person at 11 a.m. on May 8 at the San Antonio College campus. University of the Incarnate WordGraduates will be honored with in-person, outdoor graduation ceremonies on May 7-8 at Benson Stadium.

Northwest Vista College and Palo Alto College made the top ten list for best community colleges in Texas at No. Palo Alto College also recently made headlines as one of the San Antonio organizations gifted a large sum of money from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. For the full list of best community colleges in Texas, based on Niche rankings, click here. View that list below:Northwest Vista College Palo Alto College St. Phillip’s College San Antonio College Northwest Lakeview CollegeNiche isn’t the only organization that ranks schools. View the list below to see other articles about top-rated San Antonio schools:

That is why campuses like Alamo College’s Northwest Vista College has transformed several of its spaces outside for when students come back to campus in the spring. “These kind of pop up classes give us really an expanded space and afford the teachers another venue to teach,” Rick Baser, the president of Northwest Vista College said. An area by the water is now where students can have a pop up lecture as well as enjoy the view. The college had already been working on taking advantage of its outdoor spaces before the pandemic struck. Rodriguez said research has shown the levels of productivity and engagement go up while students learn outside.

Thursday, Oct. 29With one day left for early voting, 554,046 voters in Bexar County have already cast a ballot in-person. Previous elections have had 12 days of early voting, while 2020 will have 17 days of early voting due to a proclamation from Gov. That’s compared to 30,863 ballots cast on the ninth day of early voting in 2018, and 36,583 ballots cast on the ninth day of early voting in 2016. Compared to previous elections, 33,786 voted on the eighth day of early voting during the 2016 election and 31,260 voted on the eighth day of early voting in 2018. That’s compared to 34,020 ballots cast on the first day of early voting in 2018 and 35,431 ballots cast on the first day of early voting in 2016.

SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE: The Bexar County Elections Office reported 33,111 voters cast their ballot on the first day of early voting on Tuesday compared to 34,020 who voted on the first day of early voting in 2018. (Original Story)A huge turnout on the first day of early voting led to Bexar County voters having to wait several hours to cast their ballots at some of the county’s 48 early voting locations. Lines of voters wrapped around buildings early on in the day at numerous sites, even those who showed up early were not guaranteed a quick ballot when voting began at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. Voters are able to cast ballots at any of the early voting locations. You can find more information on where and how to vote early here.