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The utility needs council’s support to institute a two-pronged approach to raising customers’ bills: a 3.85 percent increase to the base rates and a bump in the fuel adjustment charge. Combined, CPS officials say those changes would raise the average residential customer’s bill by about 3.3 percent - or $5.10 per month.

Democrat Stacey Abrams says she is making another run for governor of Georgia. (Dec. 1)

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a Mississippi case that has the potential to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which established the constitutional right to an abortion. Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, a professor of constitutional law at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, joined CBSN to discuss.

A case before the Supreme Court Wednesday could decide the fate of abortion rights across the U.S. Carol Sanger, author of "About Abortion: Terminating Pregnancy in Twenty-First-Century America" and a professor at Columbia Law School, spoke with Anne-Marie Green on CBSN about what to expect from both sides, as well as how overturning Roe v. Wade could affect abortion laws.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning NATO that deploying troops to Ukraine would cross a "red line." Honduras elects a historic new left-wing leader. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins "CBSN AM" with these and other headlines from around the world.

Ryan Grim and Robby Soave break down the testimony of Jeffrey Epstein's pilot at Ghislaine Maxwell's trial.

As San Antonio’s city-owned utilities prepare for another winter, they’ve been taking steps to ensure the city isn’t left as vulnerable as it was during the February freeze.

Elizondo's neighborhood was removed from Precinct 2 in Nueces County's recent redistricting process.

City Council voted unanimously last week to move toward bringing more affordable housing...

Five years later, the fight over the name of a four-mile stretch of roadway on the West Side is back on again, as residents and business owners push to bring back the “Old Highway 90″ name - with a slightly different twist.

City Council members approved the tax reimbursement but voiced concerns over using public funds for a development lacking affordable housing.

The “SDP,” as officials refer to it, provides a vision for the airport into 2040 that will accommodate expected growth. It calls for unifying the airport terminals, including a brand-new, third terminal; adding more gates; extending the largest runway to accommodate longer international flights; re-routing vehicle traffic; central passenger screening; and more parking.

The San Antonio International Airport will hopefully have three terminals by 2030, Director of Airports Jesus Saenz said.

The vaccination rules are "unprecedented in scope," but are built on an extensive framework of legal public health and safety regulations, an expert told CNBC.

To date, the city has approved more than 1,200 households for $6.3 million in assistance. Yours could be next.

Having failed to keep police out of a new mental health response team the City of San Antonio will try out beginning next spring, activists want the city to at least give a civilian-centric model a try, too.

Corpus Christi's District 5, known as the Southside, doesn't have a public pool to serve the community. That is slated to change next year.

The Balcones Heights City Council approved an agreement to become part-owners of Wonderland of the Americas mall.

Leon Valley City Manager Gilbert Perales has resigned after only being with the city for a short time, according to a resignation letter obtained by KSAT.

It’s game on after Dems endorsed in city elections

The Cockburn Association says it fears temporary structures for outdoor eating in Edinburgh could be made permanent.

The city’s director of airports presented city council members with a a new Strategic Development Plan to expand the San Antonio International Airport’s capacity and turn it into a “world-class” facility.

Right now, the city of San Antonio is strategizing on how to spend more than $220 million allocated to the community via the American Rescue Plan funds.

Windcrest voters returned their mayor and mayor pro tem to City Council but turned thumbs...

Though they’re avoiding an all-out offensive, San Antonio business groups are resisting the idea of expanding the city’s non-discrimination ordinance commonly referred to simply as the NDO.

And all three incumbent city School Board members will keep their seats—Malvina Rollins Kay in Ward 4, Kathleen Pomeroy in Ward 2 and Jennifer Boyd in Ward 3.

The South Side could get a new San Antonio Police substation as part of the 2022 bond program, which the police department has indicated would also mean expanding the department.

The city plans to hold eight town hall meetings to discuss the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.

Minneapolis voters are deciding whether to replace the city’s police force with a new Department of Public Safety.

The councilman wants the ordinance to expand to more businesses.

At least six San Antonio city council members say it’s time to expand the city’s non-discrimination ordinance (NDO) to include private businesses.

Three San Antonio City Council members want to expand San Antonio’s <a href="https://www.sanantonio.gov/Equity/Discrimination-Complaints" target="_blank">non-disclosure ordinance</a>.

San Antonio City Council members agreed Wednesday to tweak the city’s upcoming $1.2 billion bond program to send more money to basic infrastructure needs, though nearly half the council members still don’t think it’s enough.

The City of San Antonio is considering using a $30 million chunk of the federal money it received from the American Rescue Plan Act to help pay off or pay down the overdue utility bills of struggling San Antonio residents.

The City Council could vote as soon as Wednesday on a plan that would provide as many as 5,000 households with $500 a month.

“If they want it, they’re gonna get it.”

San Antonio City Council approved a zoning change Tuesday that would allow for a car dealership to be built on the property.

Council members’ concerns over the process for appointing trustees to the city’s water and utilities spurred lengthy discussions Thursday, but ultimately weren’t enough to derail the newest SAWS and CPS Energy board appointments.

City staff recommended spending federal coronavirus recovery funding on COVID-19 response and immediate needs such as utility assistance.

The City of San Antonio will host a series of community meetings to get public input on how it should spend $229.4 million in federal dollars it is receiving through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

While it's the largest in city history, the $1.2 billion amount came from conservative assumptions about the city's property tax revenue.

An 1833 statue of Thomas Jefferson will be removed from New York’s City Council chamber by the end of the year.

New traffic signals are coming to several intersections in San Antonio. People who live and work nearby hope the changes will improve traffic flow and safety.

With $3.1 billion in flood control and drainage needs to be addressed throughout the city, several council members want a larger share of the $1.2 billion bond program put toward that end.

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has started hosting its five-day dance music festival after the Dutch government lifted restrictions on the entertainment sector, as well as clubs and bars. The event has been scaled down compared to previous years, while measures are in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19, including on-site testing.

More than 100 projects are requesting funds from the bond package.

After city staff presented its list of recommended bond projects, council members said they wanted even more district-specific spending.

The first version of San Antonio’s record $1.2 billion 2022 bond program contains big investments on basic infrastructure, money to build out the city’s greenway trails system, and an allotment for a new area - housing.

Marilu Reyna, a public relations professional for nonprofit Baptist Child and Family Services, would represent SAWS' southeast quadrant.

Corpus Christi will begin issuing recycling penalty fees. Here's what to know

The City of San Antonio must re-draw its 10 city council districts based on the data from the 2020 U.S. Census. Though council members will ultimately be the ones to approve a new map, likely in summer 2022, the city is using a citizens advisory committee made up of council appointees to help create it.

San Marcos City Council candidates for places 5 and 6 shared their views for San Marcos’s future during a candidate forum hosted by the Four Rivers Association of Realtors and the San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

There are elements in the community pursuing an unworkable agenda for the city in the current election. One of the candidates for the Ward 3 City Council seat has the

The City of San Antonio is officially kicking in public dollars towards the Spurs Sports & Entertainment-led $510.8 million “Human Performance Campus” near La Cantera, bringing the total of local, public incentives up to $32 million.

Mayor Eric Garcetti approved the sweeping ordinance on Wednesday, adding Los Angeles to a list of other major cities requiring patrons to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Mayor Eric Garcetti approved the sweeping ordinance on Wednesday, adding Los Angeles to a list of other major cities requiring patrons to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccine.

San Antonio’s population has grown by about 8 percent between 2010 and 2020, but it hasn’t happened equally across the city. An initial assessment of Census data by an outside law firm indicates the ideal size of a council district should be about 143,441.

OPINION: Transformative change requires real investment in San Antonio, and it provides a long-term return.

The option that makes the most financial sense is year-round school. The overcrowding issue disappears immediately. And look at the savings for taxpayers: no $60 million building, no additional employees

AccuWeather's Bill Wadell was live in Shasta County on Sept. 29 to take a look at the severe drought situation in the state, which experts say has been worsened by climate change.

City of San Antonio leaders are preparing a $1.2 billion, five-year bond program to send to voters next spring.

The committee will work with city staff and consultants to evaluate redistricting the city in response to the 2020 U.S. Census data.

A core part of running the city involves preparing for a myriad of emergencies, such as pandemics, hurricanes, and cyberattacks.

San Antonio’s Metropolitan Health District will begin handing out $100 H-E-B gift cards in an effort to boost arm jabs.

Supporters say the project will generate $20.4 million in investment for downtown Corpus Christi.

Starting in mid-October, Corpus Christi is expected to begin issuing a $25 recycling penalty fee on a resident's third offense.

Former District 2 City Councilman Rev. Joe Webb Sr. passed away on Saturday, according to his family and city officials.

The amendment doesn't say "defund the police." But it would remove the city charter's requirement that Minneapolis have a police department with a minimum staffing level.

Though two separate council members suggested decreasing the property tax rate, both budget proposals failed on Thursday.

The City Council on Thursday adopted a $3.1 billion budget for the 2022 fiscal year that restores many cuts made over the past two years, focuses on critical community needs, responds to crises differently and makes investments to become a more resilient city.

San Antonio City Council members considered the final few changes to the city’s largest-ever budget Wednesday afternoon on the eve of its passage.

Thanks to lower-than-expected sales tax and CPS Energy revenue, the San Antonio City Council will vote on a slightly smaller 2022 budget Thursday.

In theory, sending a social worker on 911 calls with police where mental health issues are involved is a great idea. Whether it works in practice remains to be seen.

San Antonio City Council’s Governance Committee members voted to extend the application deadline for the open SAWS board position to Oct. 1.

With no solid numbers to work with and no concrete plans for how to fund the project, some City Council members voiced skepticism of the vision for a new school

New Braunfels City Council voted to postpone the final approval of the budget and tax rate until its next regular meeting on Sept. 27 to allow for a second public hearing during the meeting.

In order to encourage Bexar County residents to get the coronavirus vaccine, Metro Health will give out $100 HEB gift cards.

Commentary: The lack of transparency in the CPS Energy trustee selection process should be concerning to ratepayers.

District 8 Councilman Manny Peláez will hold the town hall on his Facebook page from 6-7 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon will vote Wednesday on an emergency resolution that would ban the purchase of goods and services from Texas in response to a new law there prohibiting most abortions.

The City Council in Portland, Oregon will vote Wednesday on an emergency resolution that would ban the purchase of goods and services from Texas in response to the new law prohibiting most abortions there.

The number of people facing eviction in San Antonio is very high.

The agreement is supported through funding from the COVID-19 Vaccination Capacity Contract Grant with the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Because there’s already a $5,000 minimum for its current exemption, city staff say boosting the homestead exemption to 5% would only save the average San Antonio homeowner with a $195,730 home an extra $27 each year.

The Committee on Emergency Preparedness presented its analysis of what went wrong during the extended freezing temperatures and how the city and its utilities could prepare better next time.

City staff presented the Public Safety Committee with an update of the police services review that began last year in response to numerous protests and calls to change policing in San Antonio.

Under Mario Bravo’s predecessor, Roberto Treviño, the District 1 field office near IH-10 and Vance Jackson, next to the Westfall Library, had been a safe haven for people experiencing homelessness to camp out. The situation has exasperated neighbors in the surrounding area, though, who hope the new councilman will get rid of the camp.

The City of San Antonio will lease a downtown hotel to use as a low-barrier shelter for people experiencing chronic homelessness.

As a new city council heads into its first budget process together, city staff say they are in a position to not only restore items like street maintenance that were cut because of pandemic, but also put more money towards areas like housing and homelessness.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has given more than $190 million total to the state health department and Texas jurisdictions to address health and economic inequalities that have been amplified during the coronavirus pandemic.

Here’s a brief look at what all 11 members of the council are focused on this year.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg and current and newly elected city council members will be honored during inauguration events on Tuesday.

On the eve of a city council shakeup, a controversial housing development project on the near East Side got the approval it needed to go forward from a board of five council members.

On Tuesday, Rebecca Viagran will finish out her fourth term on the San Antonio City Council and hand the reins of the district off to her replacement and sister, Phyllis Viagran.

The council members on the San Antonio Housing Authority Public Facilities Corporation Board delayed a vote on financing during a Tuesday meeting that would have allowed the “Friedrich Lofts” project to move forward. The project would create 358 units of studio, single-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments in a non-historic portion of the Friedrich Complex on East Commerce and Olive Street.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday to discuss the recent local election, police union contract and Fiesta celebration.

<i><b>EDITOR’S NOTE - A previous story incorrectly listed the union’s pay proposal at 14 percent. It is 12 percent. The error has been corrected in the text below.</b></i>

With all the votes counted, the following candidates have been declared winners in Districts 1, 2, 3, 5 and 9, respectively: Mario Bravo, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Phyllis Viagran, Teri Castillo and John Courage.

John Courage and Patrick Von Dohlen will once again square off on Saturday in a runoff election for the District 9 council seat.

The city council voted Thursday to approve several street closures and other administrative matters that pave the way for Fiesta to occur on Jun. 17-27 as planned.