🌱 Why Helotes ranks among the safest small towns in Texas
Helotes, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min readCoffee in hand, Helotes? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Helotes ranks among the safest small towns in Texas
Also on today's calendar: RANDY ROGERS BAND and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.
- Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 69.
- Monday: Humid with periods of sun, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Safest Small Towns In Texas (worldatlas.com) — Helotes earns a spot on a new list of Texas’s safest small towns, with 2024 FBI data showing very low violent crime and modest property crime for its size. The piece also spotlights Old Bandera Road’s historic buildings and the live-music tradition at John T. Floore’s Country Store, framing Helotes as both a safe place to live and a lively place to visit. 
📸 Around Helotes
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Upcoming Events in
Helotes
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★ Featured events ★
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Randy Rogers Band →
John T. Floore's Country Store, 14492 Old Bandera Rd, Helotes
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
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Other local events
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Battle of Hillotes Half Marathon, 10k and 5k →
Old Town Helotes, 14391 Old Bandera Rd, Helotes
7:30 am -
O’Connor Cheer Clinic →
O’Connor High School AMP building, 12221 Leslie Rd, Helotes
1:30 pm -
RANDY ROGERS BAND →
John T. Floore's Country Store, 14492 Old Bandera Rd, Helotes
7:00 pm -
PECOS & THE ROOFTOPS →
John T. Floore's Country Store, 14492 Old Bandera Rd, Helotes
7:00 pm -
Pecos and the Rooftops →
John T. Floore's Country Store, 14492 Old Bandera Rd, Helotes
7:00 pm -
2026 Pet Wellness & Vaccination Clinics →
Helotes City Hall, 12951 Bandera Road, Helotes
7:00 am
Saturday October 10
Friday October 16
Sunday October 18
📣 Helotes Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Heartfulness Meditation
Igo Library
10:00 am -
Cody Film Club
Our Savior Lutheran Church, 11503 Vance Jackson Rd, San Anto
10:00 am -
Saturday Stitching
Our Savior Lutheran Church, 11503 Vance Jackson Rd, San Anto
2:00 pm -
Igo Scrabble Saturday
Igo Library
3:00 pm -
Let's Build: Lego Club
Igo Library
12:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- InstaSwim posted a job opening for Private Swim Instructor in Helotes. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Helotes. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Helotes here.
🗞 Nearby News
San Antonio
- ‘Cult' bagel chain expanding into San Antonio with Broadway store (sacurrent.com)
- Forum at Mexican Cultural Institute San Antonio will explore Mexican American identity (sacurrent.com)
- Picnic and a movie: Free ‘Hocus Pocus' screening coming to San Antonio cemetery (ksat.com)
Ok Helotes! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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