La Panadería opens a 6,600‑square‑foot Stone Oak café this week and will introduce Don Lino, the bakery’s first mascot, at a midday grand opening. The new flagship brings more seating, parking and a full drink program.

Spring Creek Brewing's Avimor taproom has closed and Texas‑based Gather Brewing says it will take over the space, aiming for a spring opening.

Slim Chickens will open its sixth San Antonio spot on Potranco Road this week, promising more than 100 jobs and a ribbon-cutting on the chamber calendar.

Longhorn Cafe’s Rittiman Road location closed after 15 years, leaving an empty storefront and a farewell note. Nearby Longhorn locations remain open.

Lulu’s Coffee y Tacos will open at 1847 W Hwy 46 in New Braunfels, with permits showing an early‑2026 buildout and a spring 2026 target.

Permit filings and local reporting show Alamo Tequila Bar will open a small, tequila-forward kiosk in Terminal A at San Antonio International Airport as part of a wider concessions overhaul.

6ixty Wings opened in Rogers Ranch in January and has filed plans for a second San Antonio location at 12030 Culebra Rd.

Austin’s Royal Blue Grocery opens a second San Antonio shop at 1431 E. Commerce with coffee, sandwiches, patio seating and free hot drinks on opening day.

Whataburger's fourth New Braunfels location opens Monday at 1825 SH 46 S with dine-in, drive-thru and an opening-day giveaway that could award two guests free Whataburger for a year.

A change‑of‑locks notice on Home Room's door says Live Oak Management locked the bar out over unpaid rent; neither the property manager nor the bar has commented.

The couple behind Coffee Crush opened Tulum Mexican Cuisine in Stone Oak, serving seafood-forward dishes, Mexico City flavors and $6 happy-hour margaritas.

Brame Brands’ Pan Dulce is expanding in San Antonio: a TPC Parkway drive‑thru bakery is permitted for summer 2026, following a larger Redland Plaza flagship in spring. State records and owner comments outline size, cost and a bakery‑forward menu.

Hill & Bach Cellars is converting Boerne’s Old Jacob Luckenbach House into a Paso Robles tasting room, promising live music, a wine club and courtyard pours.