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San Antonio (/ ˌ s æ n æ n ˈ t oʊ n i oʊ / SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in 2020.
The San Antonio Spurs drafted White with the 29th pick of the 2017 NBA draft. White was later included in the Spurs' 2017 NBA Summer League roster. On July 6, White signed with the Spurs. On October 18, 2017, White made his NBA debut, coming off the bench in a 107–99 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The City of San Antonio is one of the oldest Spanish settlements in Texas and was, for decades, its largest city. Before Spanish colonization, the site was occupied for thousands of years by varying cultures of indigenous peoples. The historic Payaya Indians were likely those who encountered the first Europeans.
Website. www.wittemuseum.org. The Witte Museum ( / ˈwɪti / WIT-ee) is a museum located in Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas, and was established in 1926. [2] It is dedicated to telling the stories of Texas, from prehistory to the present. The permanent collection features historic artifacts and photographs, Texas art, textiles, dinosaur ...
SeaWorld San Antonio is a 416-acre (168 ha) marine mammal park, oceanarium and animal theme park in the Westover Hills District of San Antonio, Texas, on the city's west side. It is the largest of the three parks in the SeaWorld chain owned and operated by United Parks & Resorts. As North America's largest marine -life theme park, and one of ...
The Great White. / 29.452270; -98.696517. 2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train. The Great White is a steel inverted roller coaster at SeaWorld San Antonio, [1] and the first roller coaster to be built at a SeaWorld park. It is not only the first inverted roller coaster in Texas ...
The idea for a city flag was first brought up to San Antonio commissioners by Arthur J. Storms, a Shriner from Alzafar Temple, on January 18, 1917. The first flag's design was a white field with a blue silhouette of Texas, with "SAN ANTONIO" written in white within the border. An Alamo illustration was placed roughly on the location of the city ...
Castro served as the mayor of his native San Antonio, Texas from 2009 until he joined Barack Obama 's cabinet in 2014. Castro was mentioned as a possible running mate for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign. [2] [3] He is the twin brother of Congressman Joaquin Castro. On January 12, 2019, Castro launched his campaign for the ...