A San Antonio city council member filed a Council Consideration Request (CCR) on Tuesday to kick-start the process of renaming César E. Chávez Boulevard.

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones will deliver the 2026 State of the City address on Tuesday. It is her first address since she was sworn in for her first term last June.

District 2 City Councilmember Jalen McKee-Rodriguez filed a request to rename an East Side street on Monday, according to a press release.

Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has been reelected for a sixth term, winning 97.81% of the vote in Friday's election.

The president of the San Antonio Police Officers Association (SAPOA) said his union is backing away from the negotiating table after a pay offer he described as a “slap in the face.”

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and other city council members have introduced a report on education and child care, as well as another one on affordable housing.

Homeowners in San Antonio are receiving letters following up on overdue citations, and it’s not a scam.

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is calling on the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reconsider plans to turn an East Side warehouse into a detention facility for immigrants.

Weeks after Balcones Heights Mayor Johnny Rodriguez Jr. had access to City Hall restricted after a vote by council to open an investigation into his dealings with staff, Rodriguez is pushing back.

Add another $5 into your Fiesta budget. The San Antonio City Council voted 7-4 on Thursday to approve a contract amendment allowing the gate fee for Fiesta de los Reyes at Market Square.

Protesters chanted that the war in Iran is “endless” and “unnecessary” outside of San Antonio City Hall.

The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) board of trustees discussed increasing water rates and the CEO’s performance during a monthly meeting on Tuesday.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined KSAT’s 6 O’Clock News on Tuesday to discuss topics ranging from a new veterans medical center to her recent trade trips to Taiwan and Washington, D.C.

The City of San Antonio released results of a survey that sought residents’ input on a potential name change to a busy street.

A San Antonio man who was charged last year with threatening Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has had his charged dismissed, Bexar County court records show.

Next year’s proposed federal budget includes $30 million for land acquisition for the site of a new veterans medical center in San Antonio.

A trio of council members had pushed to get a non-binding resolution to support adding 65 officers in the Fiscal Year 2027 budget onto Thursday’s agenda. But they joined their colleagues in pushing discussion on the issue off until May.

The city of San Antonio opened an online survey Wednesday, asking which services to prioritize in the 2027 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.

Rainbows have returned to the pavement of North Main Avenue after the city unveiled its new Pride sidewalks Sunday afternoon.

A councilman who wants San Antonio to hire additional police officers is pointing to the city’s results with its violent crime reduction plan as evidence of the need for them. But not everyone’s drawing the same conclusion.

Older adults are concerned about access to places where they can gather, socialize and receive support.

According to the Texas Department of Transportation, there were 35 crashes at the intersection of Toepperwein and Lookout roads in 2025. People in that area want a traffic light to be installed there.

Months after a deadly crash sparked calls for infrastructure improvements, neighbors tell KSAT not much has changed and safety concerns remain.

Three city councilmembers are pushing for the San Antonio Police Department to hire more officers as the city continues to grow.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined KSAT’s 6 O’Clock News on Tuesday evening to discuss topics ranging from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility to the cancelation of the annual César E. Chávez March for Justice.

The City of San Antonio advanced a key pillar of Project Marvel last week.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones announced the creation of the Mayor’s Economic Security Advisory Group (ESAG) to strengthen the city’s innovation ecosystem.

The San Antonio City Council wants to look at changing its development code to get a handle on a boom of data centers.

The San Antonio City Council could soon change city code related to detention facilities and even try to put a temporary halt to new private detention facilities.

A long-term road construction project near downtown appears to be nearing its end.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones discussed her recent censure during KSAT’s 6 O’Clock News on Tuesday night.

A San Antonio councilman believes there could be a way to help drivers avoid getting stuck waiting at the dozens of railroad crossings across the city.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar is warning the community about a Bitcoin scam targeting relatives of inmates after an elderly Comal County couple lost $25,000 to callers posing as law enforcement and bond agents.

The San Antonio City Council censured Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones during a special meeting on Friday in what appears to be a first since the city charter was adopted 75 years ago.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones announced plans on Friday to introduce a new commission to increase voter participation citywide.

The San Antonio City Council is expected to meet and consider issuing a censure vote against Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones following a confrontation with District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur earlier this month.

VIA officials say scrapping fares could place federal funding for its advanced rapid transit (ART) lines at risk, while employees say they worry about operator safety.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) funding could help push forward a two-way bike path around San Antonio’s Woodlawn Lake Park.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones discussed her apology to District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur during KSAT’s 6 O’Clock News on Tuesday night.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones issued a public apology Tuesday for “raising her voice” and “using profanity” after a confrontation with District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur earlier this month.

Selma Firefighters hope to break ground on a new public safety training facility in approximately six months.

The San Antonio City Council will vote on whether to censure Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones on Friday in relation to a confrontation with Councilwoman Sukh Kaur (D1).

As the city continues to grow, leaders created a new department to ensure that projects are kept on track in order to meet the needs of that growth.

According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by KSAT, Ignacio Zuniga III, 44, made a threatening comment Sunday morning against San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones on the X, formerly known as Twitter, account of a San Antonio news outlet. Zuniga has been charged with retaliation, which is considered a third-degree felony.

As proposals to scrap bus fares on VIA Metropolitan Transit gain traction at San Antonio City Hall, the union representing bus drivers and other VIA employees say they’d rather skip that stop.

The District 6 City Council office is hosting a community conversation this week around public education in San Antonio.

Northwest Side residents fighting a proposed housing development said what they believed was a major victory at City Hall was quickly overshadowed.

With the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and a planned detention facility on the East Side drawing vocal opposition from some, San Antonio City Council members have been scrambling to find ways to take action.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said two women were recently scammed out of $47,500 in separate cases.

The leadership outfit of San Antonio’s newly formed multimodal transportation commission comprises several leaders central to the city’s architecture and advocacy spaces.

The plans to turn an East Side warehouse into a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility have some residents and San Antonio officials looking to push back. But what are their options to actually do so?

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones asked the state’s U.S. senators and five San Antonio-area U.S. representatives in a letter Wednesday to not funnel any money or resources to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)’s recent purchase of an East Side warehouse.

During KSAT’s 6 O’Clock News Tuesday night, San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said she was focused on “moving forward” while half of City Council calls for her censure.

Censuring the mayor would not remove Jones from office, keep her from voting, or prevent her from completing any of her other duties as mayor. However, there could be political consequences.

Five San Antonio councilmembers have called for a special meeting to propose censuring Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, according to a document obtained by KSAT.

Bonham Exchange's attorney confirmed it signed an agreement with the city Thursday to remain open with reduced occupancy while it installs a required sprinkler system.

San Antonio City Council unanimously voted against approving a financial tool and subsequent development agreement Thursday for a controversial northwest Bexar County housing development.

In a letter sent to City Council ahead of Thursday’s vote, hydrogeologist Dr. Ronald Green argues the safeguards tied to the Guajolote Ranch project will not protect the Edwards Aquifer the way some officials say they will.

Reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has acquired an East Side warehouse to hold detained immigrants had local Democrats burning up Tuesday, even as confirmation remained elusive.

Some neighbors are upset about a North Side street repair project which has crews working long into the night. They also wonder if the work is necessary at all.

A U.S. Army veteran slammed City Manager Erik Walsh and the hiring practices of the San Antonio Fire Department after he was twice disqualified from joining the academy for briefly using a psychedelic drug to treat brain cancer.

The City of San Antonio says the Bonham Exchange, which opened in 1981, is several years overdue to retrofit its 1891 building with automatic sprinklers. But a trio of council members want to extend the deadline a little further.

San Antonio is bracing for another round of cold weather, and the impact is already being felt across the city.

The idea started out as a simple blog. Twin sisters, who loved to read, began writing book reviews. The idea then grew to a city-wide initiative, and now, the San Antonio teenagers are representing literacy on a national level from a big Hollywood name.

The City of San Antonio is opening several overnight temporary shelters to help people without homes with shelter amid plunging temperatures.

A draft of the proposal requests that city staff work with VIA to develop a smaller test run and a plan for a full rollout by 2035. However, it lacks the five signatures needed to start an official policy discussion.

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro and former San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg were among the list of current and ex-politicians who attended a rally Wednesday evening in San Antonio.

A North Side councilwoman accused of driving while intoxicated less than two months into her term has agreed to a plea deal for probation on a lower, non-DWI charge.

While some of its services will remain operational this weekend, the City of San Antonio said others will be closed or adjusted due to this weekend’s freezing weather.

City of San Antonio officials have less than two weeks to decide whether to approve a key piece of a planned housing project in northwest Bexar County, which has long drawn community opposition.

A large, loudly anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) crowd filled San Antonio City Council chambers during a lengthy special council meeting Thursday.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined KSAT for its weekly Q&A Tuesday night during the 6 O’Clock News. Jones discussed the community’s response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in San Antonio.

The San Antonio River is flowing once again after it was drained for maintenance as a part of the River Walk Maintenance Program.

A majority of San Antonio planning commissioners voted against recommending a financing model application for the proposed Guajolote Ranch project.

Following the Friday announcement, city leaders have released statements or spoken with KSAT about McManus’ tenure with SAPD.

San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus announced his retirement Friday, but plans to stay in his role through the end of September, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

San Antonio took another step toward the creation of a new Spurs arena on Thursday.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 19, and while thousands are expected to gather for San Antonio’s MLK March, there will be some city closures to know about.

As the city prepares to turn a nonbinding term sheet into hard contracts, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones thinks the city could still get more out of the deal.

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday to discuss an upcoming public meeting regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in San Antonio.

The utility is considering a set of rate increases that could bring the average monthly residential bill from $60.41 now to $79.47 in 2029 — a 31.6% increase.

District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez has been reinstated to her City Council committee assignments following her July 2025 DWI arrest, according to documents obtained by KSAT.

Crews were seen Monday morning beginning the process of removing rainbow crosswalks from San Antonio’s Pride Cultural Heritage District, after months of back-and-forth between city and state leaders.

San Antonio City Council is planning to hold a special session on Jan. 22 about the increased presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, according to a councilmember’s Instagram post.

The City of San Antonio can continue work on removing rainbow crosswalks and installing rainbow sidewalks in the heart of the Pride Cultural Heritage District, a judge ruled Friday.

Attorney General Ken Paxton is claiming victory over San Antonio and its controversial Reproductive Justice Fund. However, his announcement also comes nearly four months after the city said the controversial fund would not be used to pay for travel for out-of-state abortions, due to a change in state law.

In an attempt to force San Antonio City Council action, a conservative group and the organizer of the local Pride parade filed a lawsuit to prevent the city from removing rainbow crosswalks or installing rainbow sidewalks in the heart of the Pride Cultural Heritage District.

A shooting hundreds of miles away in Minneapolis is now fueling anger and action in San Antonio.

The city is already working to add rainbow treatment to the sidewalks along the stretch of North Main Avenue, known as the “gay strip.”

District 2 City Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez and the city’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission gathered on Monday to officially invite the public to the annual MLK March and Celebration, set for Jan. 19.

Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City as the clock ticks over into 2026 — but the celebrations are set to last through New Year’s Day.

Attorneys alerted the Scenic Loop-Helotes Creek Alliance this week that state regulators did not act on the nonprofit’s request for a new hearing regarding a controversial housing development.

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott that asked him to reconsider a decision that affects federal funding for children’s summer lunch programs.

San Antonio City Council this week approved a renaming for a portion of an East Side street in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen, the United States Armed Forces’ first African-American pilots.

San Antonio will move its municipal elections from May to November after a 6-5 council vote Thursday afternoon. The decision came after a last-minute blitz by Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, who said she only learned of the opportunity last month.

A majority of the San Antonio City Council voted Thursday to move municipal elections from May to November.

San Antonio will install rainbow-colored sidewalk treatments on North Main Avenue in order to “recognize and support the LGBTQ+ community,” according to a city spokesperson.

The San Antonio Police Department reported 124,314 crimes from January through November 2025, which is down from 143,529 reported during the same period in 2024.

A City of San Antonio housing manager was allowed to stay in her role last year, despite an internal investigation that determined she embellished portions of her work history, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

Overall crime in San Antonio declined more than 13% in 2025, according to data presented Tuesday by Police Chief William McManus to the City Council’s Public Safety Committee.