San Antonio – November 03, 2026 -- WeSalute members can join a free virtual Veterans Day tribute on Thursday, November 5, 2026, with live sessions at 12:00 PM ET and 6:30 PM ET, plus prize giveaways that include 50 one-year WeSalute+ memberships and 125 pairs of IMAX movie tickets.

The 14th annual "Heroes Meet Heroes" event runs on Zoom and kicks off National Veterans and Military Families Month. Admission is free for WeSalute members with online registration. Avis Budget Group sponsors the event.

ORLANDO – October 30, 2026 -- SeaWorld's Christmas Celebration returns to its Orlando, San Diego and San Antonio parks from early November into early January, and it is included with park admission.

Orlando brings back its orca show Miracles from Nov. 6

SeaWorld Orlando's celebration runs Nov. 6 through Jan. 4 on select dates, with millions of lights and more decorations than ever before. Miracles pairs a holiday soundtrack with orcas, and Annual Pass Members get an exclusive presentation time.

SAN ANTONIO – October 27, 2026 -- Shoppers on Walmart.com and the Walmart app can round up purchases from November 2-30 to support military and veteran families, and Walmart will match those donations 2:1, up to $1 million.

It is the fourth consecutive year that Walmart has named Operation Homefront a beneficiary of its Spark Good Round Up program. The nonprofit is also running its annual 11 Days of Impact campaign from November 1-12, with a goal of raising $500,000 to help families keep housing, food and utilities covered during hardship.

San Antonio – October 21, 2026 -- Thirteen beluga whales from a closed marine park in Canada have now arrived at U.S. aquariums, completing two transports in what the rescue partners call one of the largest and most complex marine mammal rescues ever attempted.

The whales belong to a group of 30 belugas at a Canadian park that could no longer support their long-term care. Several accredited aquariums, including SeaWorld, were invited earlier this year to help build a rescue plan.

San Antonio – October 16, 2026 -- Memberships at the new Crunch San Antonio Goliad Rd. will start at $9.99 per month when the $11 million, 50,000-square-foot gym opens in early 2027 at 2828 Goliad Road.

The facility sits in the former standalone Gold's Gym building, at the corner of Goliad Road and SE Military Drive. It will be run by Crunch franchisee The Undefeated Tribe and will be the first Crunch location to debut the new Crunch 3.0 design in this market, pairing modern aesthetics with enhanced functionality.

San Antonio – – October 12, 2026 -- Drivers shopping for window tint in South Texas can avoid underperforming film by checking specifications, warranty terms and infrared rejection data before buying, according to a new HelloNation feature.

Marco Escamilla and Hilary Escamilla of Platinum Auto Films in San Antonio explain that not every film labeled "ceramic" delivers what buyers expect.

Cibolo – September 17, 2026 -- Family Care Center has opened a new outpatient behavioral health clinic in Cibolo, Texas, giving patients in-network access to therapy, psychiatry, medication management, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) under one roof.

San Antonio – – September 11, 2026 -- Complex breast implant revision surgery is not a simple swap of one implant for another, according to Dr. Gary Lawton, a Yale-trained, American Board of Plastic Surgery-certified surgeon practicing in San Antonio. Dr. Lawton, who has performed tens of thousands of breast implant operations over more than 25 years, says durable correction depends on the surgeon first reconstructing the history and mechanics of the original operation before making an incision.

San Antonio – September 07, 2026 -- Operation Homefront has opened nominations for its 19th annual Military Child of the Year Award, with submissions accepted through December 1, 2026, for teens who will each receive $10,000, a laptop, and additional gifts if selected.

Austin, Texas – September 03, 2026 -- Texas is rolling out a fresh lineup of hotels, outdoor attractions and dining honors aimed at giving travelers new reasons to visit the state.

Three new hotels target different types of travelers

1 Hotel Austin, a sustainability-focused property, opens in September. Morgan's Hotel in San Antonio is designed to serve travelers of all abilities through accessible technology and trained staff. Canyon Ranch Texas, an all-inclusive wellness resort on 600 acres overlooking Lake Travis in Spicewood, opens Oct. 15.