CITY COUNCIL

San Antonio City Council formally passed an update on the city’s Complete Streets policy on Thursday, setting in motion a framework for street design that accounts for all users.

A municipal court judge in Uvalde is under a 90-day leave of absence after a city council meeting on Tuesday.

After back-and-forth discussions during a Thursday city council meeting, the vote to impose a proposed curfew for Hemisfair Park was shelved.

The details on how a potential San Antonio Missions’ downtown baseball stadium would be financed were revealed Wednesday during a city council meeting.

City Council on Wednesday will discuss a proposal to build a new baseball stadium for the San Antonio Missions downtown.

Over the last two months, SAWS has either shut off or threatened to shut off water services at some local apartment complexes.

The San Antonio City Council appears ready to ask voters to raise their pay and extend their terms, though the finer points haven’t been hammered out yet.

Neighbors have reported big fires and black smoke from salvage yards in their communities. They've called for change, and the city has said it's taking action.

The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office has formally charged District 10 City Councilman Marc Whyte with DWI more than six months after his initial arrest on suspicion, according to online court records.

Suzanne Gonzales, one of two now-former Marion city officials, spoke to KSAT three days after she made her resignation official.

During the first week of July, two City of Marion officials tendered their resignations. The former mayor, Daniel H. Loyola, resigned on Monday. The city’s former secretary, Suzanne Gonzales, resigned on Tuesday.

The task force will review and update Chapter 11 on Fire Prevention and Chapter 16 on Licenses and Business Regulations to address used automotive recyclers and metal recycling entities.

Earlier this year, the city acquired land adjacent to the Copernicus Community Center, which is expected to replace the current center.

Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda’s requested the city give a $300,000 planning grant to the Latino Texas Policy Center. The nonprofit’s executive director is Natalie Sanchez-Lopez, who is also the policy director for Cabello Havrda’s district office.

The winners of the city council District 2's North New Braunfels art contest were unveiled Friday.

The city of Norfolk, Virginia, has repealed a 45-year-old ban on palm reading and clairvoyance for money.

San Antonio Police Department officials are hoping that the feds will once again help them hire dozens of new officers.

San Antonio is raising permit fees and cracking down on unlicensed short-term rentals, on platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo.

A group of anti-abortion advocates must now decide whether they want the city voters to have the final say on their proposed policy.

On Monday, the city council heard about an audit report finding that between October 2021 and September 2023, almost 10 percent, or 117 of SAPD's kits, went past that 30 days. Changes have already been made.

Supporters of the petition may ultimately seek a vote of Amarillo residents later this fall.

San Antonio’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee received a briefing on final updates to the city’s Complete Streets policy earlier this week.

Marina Alderete Gavito held a press conference on her push for new policies for dangerous, aggressive and loose dogs.

Residents have one more chance to provide feedback to the the City of San Antonio Charter Review Commission as it prepares its final recommendation to City Council.

National Bike Month was established by the League of American Cyclists in 1956. During the month, advocates and organizers aim to showcase the benefits of cycling.

After the City of San Antonio approved a record budget increase for Animal Care Services, the department shared data showing its progress toward meeting its goals.

Black immigrants have turned out in the hundreds across from a City Hall, drawing attention to racial inequities in the city’s shelter and immigrant support systems.

The rural city of Grants Pass in southern Oregon has become the unlikely face of the nation’s homelessness crisis as its case over anti-camping laws goes to the U.S. Supreme Court.

District 8 Councilman Manny Pelaez announced his campaign for mayor Tuesday on social media.

Eduardo “Eddie” Vega, a director at Holy Cross San Antonio, will serve as San Antonio’s poet laureate beginning April 1, ultimately finishing his term on March 31, 2027.

The San Antonio City Council agreed Thursday to lease a nearly 5′ 5″ tall, 420-pound “autonomous security robot” to patrol a secure area of the San Antonio International Airport to check on alarms set off by opened doors. It’s expected to be deployed within a month.

San Antonio City Council members are discussing changes that could speed up how quickly their proposals are actually considered.

City Manager T.C. Broadnax resigned amid tensions with city leaders, including Mayor Eric Johnson. Three of Texas’ major cities — Dallas, Austin and El Paso — now have vacancies at the top of their local governments.

A San Antonio's Development Services Department spokesperson told KSAT 12 that Monterrey Iron & Metal was given a 30-day notice.

NYPD officers will have to record the race of people they question under new police transparency law.

Courage’s announcement is the first significant campaign event in the 2025 race for mayor.

New York City’s mayor has vetoed bills aimed at banning solitary confinement in city jails and requiring more transparency in police encounters with civilians.

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus will brief the city’s Public Safety Committee on Tuesday about crime data from last year.

Whyte asked his fellow councilmembers to pass the censure; others spoke about holding council to a higher standard

Activists carried signs reading “Free Palestine;” Councilmembers McKee-Rodriguez, Castillo left with fists in air in support

Mayor Ron Nirenberg says "the special meeting will not be scheduled now that the request lacks the required support."

Mayor said he’s working to schedule special meeting on Jan. 11

New York City lawmakers have passed a bill meant to ban solitary confinement in the city’s jails.

The San Antonio City Council voted 10-1 Tuesday to allow city staff to finalize a $1 billion contract with one of the largest aviation construction contractors in the country, Hensel Phelps Construction Company.

Unconstitutional and improper taking of private property; that is how a lawsuit filed this morning against Toyota and the City of San Antonio describes a 20-year-old agreement between the city and the automaker.

San Antonio Animal Care Services celebrated the graduation of 16 cadets on Wednesday, bringing the total number of officers actively answering calls to 46.

San Antonio City Council members are split on the best way to spend unexpected windfalls of CPS Energy money in future years.

The bars in the San Antonio gay district have been on North Main Avenue to Evergreen for decades.

People can bring as many as 20 unloaded weapons to the Alamodome parking lot on Nov. 19 and, depending on the condition and type of firearm, receive between $50 and $300 worth of gift cards per weapon.

City Council will consider an ordinance to

Nearly 20 months after the East Side councilman submitted a request to consider the creation of a brand-new “Office of Crime and Recidivism Prevention,” a top city executive had told him and the other committee members that such an office was unnecessary.

Overnight, SAPD responded to at least four shootings across San Antonio. With the City Council passing its spending plan for Fiscal Year 2024, SAPD will soon see an officer increase to help increase response abilities.

Just this week, the City Council passed its $3.7 billion spending plan for Fiscal Year 2024. As KSAT reported, the airport system requested more funding for capital projects this year than last, in part to tackle new airport additions.

Animal Care Services had a 33% increase in the City of San Antonio's new, $3.7 billion budget - more than any other department. So what's it promising in return?

The city council passed the $3.7 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2024 Thursday morning in a 10-0-1 vote. It will take effect Oct. 1 at the beginning of the 2024 fiscal year.

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.

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.

The lawyer for a small Kansas newspaper raided by police last month said he believes officers didn't follow the search warrant's requirements to only seize computers believed directly involved in suspected identity theft.

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.

Newly released video shows the 98-year-old mother of a Kansas newspaper publisher confronting police officers as they searched her home in a raid that has drawn national scrutiny.

With about a month until the San Antonio City Council is slated to pass a final version of next year’s budget, council members and residents alike are beginning to sift through the record $3.7 billion proposed version.

The City of San Antonio plans to ramp up its use of a controversial strategy in handling its homelessness problem.

The city’s lawsuit challenges the validity of House Bill 2127, which would prevent cities like San Antonio from making or enforcing local laws on issues like evictions, employment benefits, or a host of other subjects.

Council members are working on a permanent and citywide grant to ensure no other small businesses are harmed by major infrastructure projects.

San Antonio’s City Council successfully doubled the city’s homestead tax exemption to 20%, the maximum allowed by state law.

The San Antonio City Council is now set for the next two years.

The daughter of a former San Antonio councilman, Marina Alderete Gavito, will begin her own political legacy next week.

The San Antonio City Council declined Wells Fargo’s card Thursday as it voted 7-4 to drop the multinational banking giant from a proposed pool of underwriters.

Sukh Kaur is excited to take over as the downtown district’s representative on the city council.

The city has to lower its tax rate in order to stay under a state-imposed cap, but city staff are also recommending the city max out the possible homestead exemptions at 20%. That would result in San Antonio homeowners paying less on their city tax bills than they did in 2022, even though their home values are likely higher.

The city of San Antonio is looking at requiring companies to give construction workers time for water breaks. A bill waiting for Governor Greg Abbott’s signature, would restrict cities from creating local rules, that state law already covers.

Find the latest, updated election results for the June 10 runoff election that includes San Antonio City Council districts 1 and 7.

The San Antonio City Council delayed a routine vote on Thursday after its members split on whether to do business with Wells Fargo because of its recent scandal and penalty-plagued record.

Less than a week after being sworn in for his final term, a North Side councilman is already hinting at a 2025 run for mayor.

The City of San Antonio says it’s trying to grab as much money for climate initiatives as it can from a $369 billion federal bucket.

Activists have announced an effort to force a referendum that would allow Atlanta voters to decide whether the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center should proceed.

Not only did Kaur out-raise the incumbent District 1 councilman for the first time in the race, she also collected nearly as much in that month period as she did in the nearly six months leading up to the election.

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.

A federal jury in Florida has awarded $63.5 million to a pair of businessmen who claimed a city of Miami commissioner used his office to harass them after they supported the commissioner’s political opponent.

The number of violent street crimes such as murder, robbery, non-family aggravated assault, and deadly conduct with a victim fell citywide in the first four months of 2023, but some of the worst areas for those crimes saw even bigger drops.

Voters in San Antonio City Council districts 1 and 7 can take advantage of casting an early ballot for the upcoming runoff election.

A bill that would prevent cities from passing laws on evictions, labor issues, and numerous other areas, is on Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. With no clear answers on what is or isn't allowed, San Antonio's city attorney said the city will continue to enforce all its ordinances.

Democratic leaders in major U.S. cities are finding themselves politically squeezed when it comes to addressing homelessness.

A city-controlled spay and neuter clinic on the South Side is expected to reopen this summer after months of decreased or non-existent operations.

Five major U.S. cities and the state of California will receive federal help to get unsheltered residents into permanent housing.

As part of the second round of proposals to use bond and federal dollars, city staff on Wednesday recommended helping fund a plan to purchase a South Side mobile home park and convert it into a co-op.

Marina Alderete Gavito and Dan Rossiter are both seeking the Northwest Side seat left open by Ana Sandoval.

Newly obtained security video from the night of Councilman Clayton Perry’s drunken hit-and-run shows he drank more than San Antonio Police had originally tallied, and much more than his attorney argued in court last month.

Sukh Kaur beat Councilman Mario Bravo by eight points in the seven-way May 6 election for San Antonio City Council District 1. They now face off in a Jun. 10 runoff.

7 Council incumbents were re-elected, including one by a razor thin margin

Find the latest, updated election results for San Antonio City Council, mayor, Proposition A, school bonds in Alamo Heights ISD, Comal ISD, Medina Valley ISD, Southwest ISD and mayor races in New Braunfels and Boerne.

Find the latest, updated election results for the May 6 Election, including Prop A, San Antonio City Council and Mayor.

Here’s a look at the races that are expected to be the most competitive matchups.

The battle over Moses Rose’s Hideout continues, and now the bar owner is taking legal action over the latest offer for the business.

There has been more than $3.7 spent since July 2022 in the run-up to the May 6 election. See who is spending the most.

The holdout owner of a bar in the way of a new Alamo museum has said the City of San Antonio’s “best and final” $5.26 million offer to buy him out isn’t good enough. Now, with the city and its partners prepared to use eminent domain, the deadlock appears to be headed to court.

Following a briefing on the the current legislative session, District 8 Councilman Manny Pelaez highlighted the fact that the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce had testified in favor of a pair of bills the city has been fighting.

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As home and property values continue to, the City of San Antonio is expected to cut its property tax rate for the second year in a row and possibly offer additional relief for property owners.