San Antonio City Council to vote Thursday on downtown Missions Stadium
The proposal for a $160 million San Antonio Missions ballpark relies on also developing the surrounding area, including the low-cost Soap Factory Apartments. Thursday's vote would give the go-ahead to the broad strokes of a deal with the city, county, Missions ownership, and a downtown developer.
Funding to support East Side, downtown connectivity study inked on City Council agenda
Planning efforts to address East Side and downtown connectivity could get a boost in funding support later this week, according to the agenda for Thursdayโs San Antonio City Council meeting.
Soap Factory residents want city council to delay baseball stadium vote
Residents of the 381-unit Soap Factory Apartments worry that affordable housing will be out of their grasp if a downtown baseball stadium project forces them out as planned.
City council members look to curb SAWSโ shut-off practices at properties with delinquent accounts
Over the last two months, SAWS has either shut off or threatened to shut off water services at some local apartment complexes.
A raise for San Antonio council members and longer terms look likely for November ballot, but details are still in flux
The San Antonio City Council appears ready to ask voters to raise their pay and extend their terms, though the finer points havenโt been hammered out yet.
San Antonio City Council approves $24.4 million incentive package to expand Toyota plant
The San Antonio City Council on Thursday approved a tax incentive of $16.2 million for 10 years for a major expansion of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas, Inc. (TMMTX) plant.
Fire contract controversy fizzles out with closed-door discussion
Following a week of back-and-forth discussions over transparency, leaks, and the fitness of the city attorney, San Antonio City Council members ended up discussing the stalled contract negotiations behind closed doors, just as nearly half of them had already asked.
San Antonio City Manager will have โconversationโ with city attorney after council membersโ closed-door grievance airing
Less than week after nearly half the San Antonio City Council called for a meeting to discuss the โfitnessโ of the city attorney, they got a chance to air their grievances behind closed doors.
San Antonio City Council members launch annual โDistrict Challengeโ blood drive
San Antonio City Council members will soon begin their annual competition to see which district collects the most blood donations.
After using โnuclearโ option, San Antonio council members get their meetings on fire contract, city attorney suitability
Following a public blow-up that included calling to possibly oust the city attorney, some San Antonio City Council members will get the meetings theyโve been demanding.
San Antonio City Council in revolt; nearly half of members want to consider forcing out city attorney
The day after they say the city attorney tried to partially block their demand for a special meeting, five San Antonio City Council members are demanding another meeting - this time to discuss whether he is fit for the job.
San Antonio will send future windfalls back to CPS Energy, hopes to mitigate rate hikes
San Antonio City Council members appear to be on board with a plan to return money to CPS Energy when the utilityโs payments to the city far exceed expectations.
โTransportation to abortion careโ part of plans for San Antonioโs Reproductive Justice Fund
Most of the San Antonio City Council appears open to using at least part of the $500,000 Reproductive Justice Fund to help cover the costs of women traveling out of state to access legal abortions.
San Antonio airport to get 420 pound โautonomous security robotโ
The San Antonio City Council agreed Thursday to lease a nearly 5โฒ 5โณ tall, 420-pound โautonomous security robotโ to patrol a secure area of the San Antonio International Airport to check on alarms set off by opened doors. Itโs expected to be deployed within a month.
San Antonio City Council passes new code of conduct; questions raised about enforcement
Less than three weeks after issuing its third formal reprimand to a council member in the past 15 months, the city council voted 8-2 to adopt a new code of conduct. However, itโs debatable if the code would even apply to all three incidents, and the enforcement measures included in the code are all largely symbolic.
City council pay, more council districts: commission begins 6-month process considering charter changes
How much to pay San Antonio city council members, whether to add more council districts, and independent redistricting could all end up on San Antonio votersโ ballots next year. But it will depend first on what a 15-members citizen commission decides over the next six months.
CPS Energy board approves rate increase; council to vote Thursday
The board voted 5-0 to approve the proposed increase of 4.25% to the base rates, raising the average customerโs monthly bill by $4.45. The city-owned utility still needs the approval of the San Antonio City Council, which meets on Dec. 7.
City hopes solar project partnership will yield fiscal, environmental benefits
According to a news release from the Office of Sustainability, the new solar project is the largest in the state and the second largest in the country.
San Antonio City Council split on what to do with extra CPS Energy money in windfall years
San Antonio City Council members are split on the best way to spend unexpected windfalls of CPS Energy money in future years.
โGrave oversightโ: San Antonio childcare center slams plans for low-barrier homeless shelter next door
Just days after San Antonio City Council members approved a $15.9 million plan to use a downtown hotel as a 200-room, low-barrier homeless shelter, the childcare center next door says it is โoutraged.โ
City Council members propose cultural heritage designation for Main Avenueโs โGay Stripโ
The bars in the San Antonio gay district have been on North Main Avenue to Evergreen for decades.
City to shift low-barrier homeless shelter to 200-room downtown hotel
San Antonioโs city-funded low-barrier homeless shelter will move to a larger, leased hotel downtown where it will have more than four times as many rooms.
Anti-abortion groups sue City of San Antonio over โReproductive Justice Fundโ
A pair of anti-abortion groups have sued the City of San Antonio over its newly created, still undefined โReproductive Justice Fund,โ which they worry could help women access out-of-state abortions.
First Latina on San Antonio City Council remains an outspoken advocate
Maria Antonietta Berriozabal said her lifelong commitment to helping others has been guided by the question, โWho needs somebody to advocate for them that is not being heard?โ
Some sparks fly as council finalizes budget, including fund to assist travel for abortion care
As the San Antonio City Council spent a second day debating last-minute tweaks to the city budget, a proposal that could help fund trips to out-of-state abortion clinics continued to be a point of contention.
โAir of compromiseโ: Abortion travel fund, mental health teams among proposed city budget tweaks
Expanding a popular mental health team, creating a fund to help cover travel to out-of-state abortion clinics, and giving more money for Animal Care Services were among the most high-profile changes council members discussed making to the budget - largely favorably.
Court tosses code enforcement cases spurred on by letter from disgraced former assistant development services director
An administrative hearing officer has tossed out four code violation cases against the owners of a west San Antonio storage yard after ruling that city code does not require the parking area to be paved.
Advocates ask city to help fund out-of-state trips to access legal abortion
A coalition of groups supporting abortion rights has asked the City of San Antonio to set up a new $500,000 โReproductive Justice Fund."
San Antonio makes breaks and water mandatory - for city contracts only
On another scorching summer day Thursday, the San Antonio City Council passed a new mandate requiring contractors on city job sites to provide shade, water, and breaks for construction workers.
SAPD wants more patrol officers, but council membersโ minds are on mental health
Though council members avoided discussing it in detail, the police shooting death of a woman while she was believed to be in a mental health episode seemed to hang over a police budget discussion.
Council, community start digging into $3.7B proposed San Antonio budget
With about a month until the San Antonio City Council is slated to pass a final version of next yearโs budget, council members and residents alike are beginning to sift through the record $3.7 billion proposed version.
City Council backs moving Brackenridge Project ahead in 6-4 vote
The San Antonio City Council awarded Amstar, Inc. a $3.5 million contract for repairing the historic retaining walls, stabilizing the pump house, and reconstructing the grand stair case. However, the cityโs plans to cut down dozens of trees in the process has draw sharp criticism.
Feral hog trapping contract up for San Antonio City Council vote
The invasive, nuisance species have been spotted at the City of San Antonioโs southernmost park, the Medina River Natural Area. And the Parks and Recreation Department says there has been evidence of the pigs at other city properties, such as Friedrich Wilderness Park and the Greenway Trail System.
Leading SA: District 2, 10 City Councilmen discuss budget priorities, new initiatives underway
District 2 City Councilman Malen McKee-Rodriguez and District 10 City Councilman Marc Whyte joined Leading SA to discuss current council initiatives and planning for the budget.
โConsistent history of wrongdoingโ: SA City Council spurns Wells Fargo over scandals, penalties
The San Antonio City Council declined Wells Fargoโs card Thursday as it voted 7-4 to drop the multinational banking giant from a proposed pool of underwriters.
Election results for San Antonio City Council runoff election, June 10, 2023
Find the latest, updated election results for the June 10 runoff election that includes San Antonio City Council districts 1 and 7.
Where, how to vote on Saturday for the San Antonio City Council runoff election
Voters can show up at any polling place and cast a ballot on Election Day. They will receive the proper ballot based on the precinct where they live.
Marc Whyte sworn in as new D10 councilman
The new North Side councilman received 58% of the vote in a seven-way race. He takes the reins from Clayton Perry, who decided not to run for a fourth term after causing a drunken hit-and-run crash in November.
Where, how to vote early for San Antonio City Council runoff election in Districts 1, 7
Voters in San Antonio City Council districts 1 and 7 can take advantage of casting an early ballot for the upcoming runoff election.
From convent to womenโs residential campus - YWCA prepares to start renovations on Womenโs Live & Learn Center
YWCA San Antonio says 30 women, including some with children, could be housed in the former St. Andrew's convent by the end of March.
Prop A, explained: What to know about the ballot measure covering pot, abortion and cite-and-release
Proposition A, or the so-called "San Antonio Justice Charter," is expected to be the big draw for the May 6 election. We break down the 13-page proposed charter amendment.
Rundown apartments now subject to extra inspections
In a near unanimous voice vote Thursday, the San Antonio City Council passed a new โProactive Apartment Inspection Program,โ which stems out of the attention that properties with numerous citations like Seven Oaks Apartments attracted in the summer of 2022.
Migrant Resource Center in San Antonio could stay open through 2023
Though the number of asylum seekers has plummeted in the past two months, the City of San Antonio could end up leaving its Migrant Resource Center open through the end of the year.
Rosie Castro confirmed as interim District 7 councilwoman
Amid a standing ovation, the San Antonio City Council confirmed the civil rights activist and mother of the cityโs two most recognizable political figures, Maria del Rosario โRosieโ Castro, as the interim council member for District 7 on Thursday morning.
Activist, mother of Castro twins likely to be interim District 7 councilwoman
The San Antonio City Council has all but named the activist, former educator, and mother of the cityโs two most recognizable political figures, as the interim council member for District 7.
Activist, mother of Castro twins, applies for empty city council seat
An activist and former educator, who is also the mother of two of San Antonioโs best-known political figures, is among the District 7 residents who have applied to fill an empty seat on city council.
Rate hike expected for San Antonio solid waste fees
City staff say the city's Solid Waste Fund is "structurally unbalanced" and will likely warrant a rate increase in the 2024 fiscal year. It's not clear yet how much that could be.
Marijuana, abortion make San Antonio May ballot, but city attorney says โdecriminalizationโ efforts arenโt enforceable
The "San Antonio Justice Charter" has enough signatures to get on the ballot, but will it matter? The City Attorney claims most of the proposed changes aren't legal, and the city wouldn't try to enforce them, even if they were to pass.
Despite flood of applications, San Antonio leaves 15% of ARPA money for mental health on the table
The City of San Antonio received $145 million worth of funding requests. Though that far exceeded the money it had available, the city still didn't award all of its budget.
New ordinance sets higher standards for contractors hired by City of San Antonio
The San Antonio City Council approved and implemented the responsible bidders ordinance Thursday to give city officials more say when selecting contractors.
San Antonio City Council authorizes eminent domain takeover of Moses Roseโs, will try negotiating first
The San Antonio City Council voted 9-2 on Thursday morning to authorize the use of eminent domain to acquire Moses Roseโs Hideout on East Houston Street, which sits in the footprint of a planned Alamo Visitor Center and Museum.
Southtown street will be designated as Emma Tenayuca Memorial Way to honor civil rights leader
A section of Cevallos Street from Interstate 35 to Probandt Street will be dubbed Emma Tenayuca Memorial Way in honor of the labor and civil rights leader.
WATCH: City of San Antonioโs top priorities going into Texas legislative session
City of San Antonio Director of Government Affairs Sally Basurto talks with KSAT about some of the top bills catching the cityโs eye ahead of the legislative session in Austin.
18 apply to replace Clayton Perry on San Antonio City Council
A former councilman, unsuccessful candidates, and a bicycling advocate are among the 18 people whoโve thrown their hat in the ring to temporarily replace District 10 Councilman Clayton Perry on the San Antonio City Council.
City of San Antonio releases video of confrontation between council members Bravo, Sandoval
The City of San Antonio on Tuesday released a video requested by KSAT showing a confrontation that happened before a city council meeting in September.
Clayton Perry stripped of council committees, Mario Bravo given new assignments amid reshuffle
Following the scandals and โno-confidenceโ votes on two city council members, Mayor Ron Nirenberg reshuffled City Council assignments Monday, stripping one memberโs assignments and restoring another to a more active role on council.
Poll: Should San Antonio Councilman Clayton Perry resign after his arrest?
District 10 San Antonio Councilman Clayton Perry is currently facing charges for failure to stop and give information after a crash following an accident on Nov. 6.
San Antonio City Council votes โno-confidenceโ in Clayton Perry but scraps call for him to resign; prepares for temporary replacement
The San Antonio City Council plans to appoint a temporary replacement for District 10 Councilman Clayton Perry while he takes a "sabbatical." A resolution that originally called for him to resign was watered down during a special meeting.
SA City Council censures, passes no-confidence vote on Councilman Mario Bravo
In a public rebuke of one its own members Thursday morning, the San Antonio City Council censured and passed a no-confidence vote on Councilman Mario Bravo (D1).
San Antonio City Council to vote on whether to censure District 1 Councilman Mario Bravo after investigation of angry confrontation
The San Antonio City Council is scheduled to decide Thursday whether to censure District 1 Councilman Mario Bravo and issue a vote of โno confidenceโ over his angry confrontation with District 7 Councilwoman Ana Sandoval.
Censure, no-confidence vote on Mario Bravo after investigation of angry confrontation
An investigation found Bravoโs โactions violated City Councilโs rules and expectations that are reflected in City Administrative Directives 4.67 Equal Employment Opportunity/Anti-Harassment and 4.80 Violence in the Workplace,โ according to an agenda memo posted online Thursday evening.
San Antonio Missions to be sold to group of local business, civic leaders pending city approval of new Wolff Stadium lease
The San Antonio Missions minor league baseball team will soon be sold to a new ownership group, pending city approval of a new lease at Wolff Stadium.
City could make it easier to build an in-law suite behind your home
These city officially refers to the smaller buildings as accessory dwelling units (ADUs) though they are also known by a variety of other names, such as: casitas, granny flats, or in-law suites.
City gives artists, art nonprofits $5M in federal relief money
Following a pandemic that cost them more than $50 million combined, the San Antonio City Council approved the final list of 46 local non-profit art organizations and 136 artists to split $5 million in federal relief dollars.
City Council passes $3.4B budget, including bill credits to CPS customers
The San Antonio City Council is poised to pass a $3.4 billion budget Thursday that includes pay bumps for employees, dozens of new police officer positions, and a property tax cut. But it is unclear whether council members will follow a staff recommendation to send $50 million in extra revenue back to CPS Energy customers or take more time to figure out an alternate use.
City council still divided on how to spend $50M of CPS windfall
The hot temperatures and higher natural gas costs have been pushing up power bills, which increases CPS Energy revenues in turn and the amount the utility passes on to the city. While city staff has proposed giving $50 million back to CPS customers - mostly through bill credits averaging $31 for residential customers- city council members havenโt all signed on to the idea..
City council passes resolution supporting abortion access
San Antonioโs resolution does not legalize or decriminalize abortion in San Antonio. However, it does make a policy recommendation against spending city money -- outside of what is โclearly requiredโ by state and federal law -- to catalog, collect or share with other government agencies information on instances of abortion strictly to pursue criminal investigations.
San Antonio homeowners get a property tax break as council raises exemption rate
Homeowners in San Antonio should see the city portion of their property tax bills stay the same โ or even go down โ this year after council increased the value of its homestead exemptions.
City Council poised to vote on new district map
In order to re-balance the population of the cityโs 10 council districts after a decade of lopsided growth, the city council has to approve a new map using the population numbers from the 2020 U.S. Census.
SAPD wants to add up to 50 more officers; East and West Side council members against it
Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez and Councilwoman Teri Castillo were the only dissenting council members in a 7-2 vote on whether to pursue a grant of up to $6.25 million through the U.S. Department of Justice, which would help pay for up to 50 new police officer positions. The pair of freshman council members, who represent the East and West Sides respectively, raised concerns about whether adding officers would help reduce crime and about the increase to SAPDโs budget that would results from it.
City Council to vote Thursday on new police union contract
Council membersโ approval is all thatโs needed to implement the contract, which would last through September 2026. It includes changes to officer discipline procedures and would raise officer pay by nearly 16%.
Council approves $450,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit of man killed by SAPD officer
San Antonio City Council on Thursday unanimously voted to approve a $450,000 settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit of Antronie Scott, who was killed by a SAPD officer in 2016.
Police union ratifies new contract; deal still requires city council approval
San Antonio Police officers have approved a new union contract that would make it harder for fired cops to get their jobs back, but would also raise officersโ pay by nearly 16% over four years.
City of San Antonio gives DeLorean up to $563k in grants to establish headquarters at Port SA
The San Antonio City Council is hoping the revamped car brand from the Back to the Future movie franchise will bring economic success back to San Antonio in the future.
SA approves major Hemisfair project amendment with Zachry, greenlighting hotel and residential units
The San Antonio City Council approved a contract amendment with Zachry Hospitality on a major project at Hemsfair, greenlighting the process for a hotel and more residential units at the former Worldโs Fair site.
City Council approves $300K settlement in Texasโ sanctuary cities lawsuit against McManus
San Antonio city council on Thursday is scheduled to vote on a $300,000 settlement for a 2018 lawsuit that accused SAPD Chief William McManus of flouting a state law that requires local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
SA Ready to Work program hopes to help residents receive โhigh-qualityโ jobs
San Antonio City Council recently approved contracts for community partners to implement the $200 million SA: Ready to Work program.
San Antonio limits construction noise with โgoodnight, goodnight construction siteโ ordinance
The San Antonio City Council amended the cityโs noise ordinances on Thursday to limit the hours during which construction crews can do any exterior building construction work, including demolition and excavation. The council also approved more stringent penalties for violations.
SA: Ready to Work program ready-to-go after council approves key contracts
The city expects to place more than 28,000 people into either certification and degree programs through Ready to Work and subsequently get at least 15,700 of them into โhigh-quality,โ in-demand jobs.
San Antonioโs 5-year, $1.2 billion bond program goes to the voters
City council approved the final, $1.2 billion list of bond projects Thursday, including: money for affordable housing, expanding the cityโs greenway trail system, repairing failed streets, and building fire and police stations. It now goes to voters for approval during the May 7 election.
After retreating from the bond process, Texas Biomed gets $10 million for infrastructure through ARPA
Despite vocal opposition from animal rights activists and others, city council voted Thursday to give $10 million to Texas Biomedical Research Institute for infrastructure improvements at its campus.
CPS Energy customers expected to see more rate increases in the next 4 years
The San Antonio City Council approved the first CPS Energy rate increase in eight years, and itโs just the beginning of the many more rate increases.