This document discusses the STEM movement in San Antonio, Texas and provides context around STEM-related topics, events, and innovations that have occurred in and around San Antonio over the past century. It highlights San Antonio's early involvement in aviation from the 1910s, the founding of key research institutions like Southwest Research Institute in the 1940s-50s, and contributions to fields like computing, genetics, and the space program from the 1960s onward. The document argues that STEM innovation has been a driver of the local economy and that continued collaboration between education, workforce development, and the private sector is important for competitiveness.