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Major facilities in discussion for the district include the Spurs arena on the site of the Institute of Texan Cultures, a land bridge over IH-37 connecting the East Side to downtown, expansions to both the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and the Alamodome, the addition of a new Convention Center hotel, a live entertainment venue in the John Woods Courthouse, and roughly 50 acres of mixed use residential and commercial development.

This is an extension of UT's Promise Plus program, which aims to remove barriers for economically challenged students enrolling in university.

UTSA leaders sent an email to students Thursday evening inviting them to come to campus Friday to support one another and connect with mental health resources.

“There’s a reason that this thing has been popular for 230 years,” says Troy Peters of Mozart's DON GIOVANNI. UTSA Lyric Theatre stopped by our studios Friday to preview this week's production of the opera live on KPAC 88.3 FM. Hear their segment on Classical Connections at the link!

The new website — UTSanAntonioTogether.org — was announced Friday by UTSA President Taylor Eighmy and UT Health San Antonio Acting President Robert Hromas.

The Board of Regents for the University of Texas System have voted to merge UTSA and UT Health San Antonio by 2025. UTSA President Taylor Eighmy will lead the newly combined university.

At the scene of an emergency, a flurry of decisions must be made. A new AI tool called the iRemedyAct could expedite processes of care during health emergencies.

UTSA career consultants said AI can make the job search more efficient, but it also has a downside if it’s not used correctly.

The city’s grand vision for the southeast corner of downtown is called Project Marvel. It’s an ambitious multi-billion-dollar project that will turn the area around the re-imagined Alamodome and the bulldozed Institute of Texan Cultures into a new home for the Spurs and an entertainment destination. But some say the ITC building should be saved and that public transparency is needed for all of this.

UTSA had planned to open a new Office of Campus and Community Belonging on Jan. 1 that would have held onto all of the staff from the Office of Inclusive Excellence but changed course in a Tuesday statement from the university president.