The Greatest Things That Happened in Texas in 2017

Five San Antonio Spurs’ players made Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 NBA Players List for 2017-2018. A round of applause for: Kawhi Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge, Pau Gasol, Danny Green and Patty Mills. Read more.

Google Fiber is here! Even though it’s limited to a few San Antonio residents at the moment, this breakthrough Internet service could change the technological landscape in our city. Read more.

Officer Juan Bruno dusted off his salsa skills when he responded to a noise complaint at a San Antonio residence. Many applauded the moment as good community-building. Read more.

Not long after “losing” $10 million in a World Series bet, Mattress Mack gave away a houseful of furniture to 30 families in the spirit of Thanksgiving. Read more.

The ciiiircle of liiiiife! An incredibly cute giraffe was born at the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch in November. Read more.

With this funding bump, Texas kids and expecting mothers in low income homes got an extra month of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, a health coverage plan that helps people who don’t qualify for Medicaid. Read more.

Texas Tech safety Justus Parker got the scholarship of a lifetime from NFL superstars Rob Gronkowski and Danny Amendola of the New England Patriots. Read more.

Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke (D) and Will Hurd (R) hopped in a rental and jetted across the country together after their flight was cancelled in the hellacious snow storms that happened earlier this year. Read more.

Huge congrats to Spurs hall-of-famer Tim Duncan and his girlfriend Vanessa Macias for having a baby girl in March this year. The couple paid tribute to Guardians of the Galaxy with the super cute baby name: Quill. Read more.

The O'Connor High School football team showed Helotes what teamwork is all about. The guys showed up to 8th grader Diego Hernandez's birthday party after all his “friends” didn’t show up. Read more.

The Spurs advanced far into the playoffs last season. Unfortunately, they had to play the Golden State Warriors, who sweeped them 4-0. There’s always next time. Read more.

Brian Picard flew in from Oklahoma to sweetly propose to his girlfriend, Catherine Pisano, at the Rock ‘n Roll Marathon. Spoiler: she said yes. Read more.

San Antonio became the first city in Texas vowing to end AIDS by 2030. San Antonio was the 14th city to join this initiative called the Fast Track Cities. Read more.

The long-contested anti-abortion bill SB8 was finally thrown out by a federal judge for putting an "undue burden" on women seeking a second trimester abortion in Texas. Read more.

After a teacher allegedly made a racist comment to student, many kids flocked the halls chanting, "Say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here!" :’) Read more.

Guinness Book of World Records bestowed Buc-ee’s in Katy with the World’s Longest Car Wash. The record? 255 feet. (If that doesn’t sound impressive, think about it this way: that’s almost a football field.) Read more.

Right here in our very own Alamo City was a Women’s March to be remembered. Read more.

Cards Against Humanity drummed up cash with an “America-saving” promotion to buy a piece of land along the Texas-Mexico border. We like to think that no wall is a good wall. Read more.

San Antonio’s Bee Clean Car Wash was the real MVP by donating $10,000 to the victims of the Sutherland Springs tragedy. Read more.

San Antonio's Southwest Research Institute was selected by NASA to design, build, and lead a 2021 mission exploring the solar system's oldest asteroids 400 million miles from Earth. Read more.