| The 7th largest city in the United States, San Antonio is located in the southern part of the state of Texas. It has a population of 1.4 million and an MSA of over two million residents. The area has a rich and colorful history and is home to the Alamo. San Antonio is located in Bexar County, Texas, at an elevation of about six hundred and fifty feet. It is within the Central Standard Time Zone and the San Antonio area codes are 830 and 210. San Antonio festivals and events include Cinco de Mayo, the Texas Folklife Festival, Fiesta, and Celebrate San Antonio. Favorite San Antonio shopping areas include the River Walk. San Antonio entertainment includes productions at the Majestic Theatre, the Guadalupe Cultural Articles Center, the Lila Cockrell Theatre, and the Alameda Theater.
San Antonio things to do include the Alamo, River Walk, Seaworld, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Tower of the Americas, Ameson River Theater, Aztec on the River, the McNay Art Museum, the San Antonio Museum of Art, Museo Alameda, the Texas Transportation Museum, and Witte Museum. San Antonio weather is warm with winter lows around 38 degrees and summer highs occasionally exceeding 110. Rainfall averages about three inches per month. Median family income is around $53,000. Many large companies and corporations have a presence in the San Antonio area including USAA, AT&T, Medtronic, Cisco, Caterpillar, Eye Care Centers of America, Clear Channel Communications, Taco Cabana, Chase Bank, Allstate, Wachovia, Kohl's, and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Local sports teams include hockey's San Antonio Rampage, NBA basketball's San Antonio Spurs, baseball's San Antonio Mission, and WNBA San Antonio Silver Stars. Local higher education institutions include St. Mary's University, Our Lady of the Lake University, University of Texas Science Center at San Antonio, Wayland Baptist University, University of Texas at San Antionio, and Texas A&M University-San Antonio. San Antonio International Aiport serves the area. The VIA Metropolitan Transit provides public transportation. Amtrak provides rail service to the San Antonio area. Local main highways include Interstate I-10, I-37, I-35, I-410, US 281, and US 90. The San Antonio Express-News has been the area's newspaper since the mid 1800s. |
