The city’s plan to close a projected $158 million deficit over the next two years involve a mix of cuts, shifting around funds, raising fees, and a pair of property tax increases that would raise the city rate by about 8.5%.
Specifics are still in short supply on what led to a pair of North Side home explosions, even as the city discusses how to improve its next emergency response.
The budget shortfall is expected to hit in the FY 2028 budget, not the upcoming FY 2027, but the city is plotting a two-year path to closing the pending gap. On Thursday, city staff proposed a mix of new or increased fees, cuts, and maxing out the property tax rate.
One year after a deadly flood swept vehicles off the road near Perrin Beitel and Loop 410, families of the victims and city leaders say progress is underway, but visible safety upgrades remain difficult to see.
The council members most in favor of continuing to add officers have also been some of the most skeptical of raising the tax rate.
CPS Energy continued distributing gas detectors to residents of the Preston Hollow subdivision on Tuesday, following two separate home explosions last week.
Three San Antonio City Council members are calling for a special session after five people were hospitalized in two, separate home explosions in the same North Side neighborhood last Tuesday.
District 10 Councilmember Marc Whyte, who represents the neighborhood, spent Sunday with residents in the subdivision, some of whom still may not return home as crews work to determine the cause.
All but five households on Preston Hollow Drive are able to return home after multiple explosions in the North Side neighborhood, District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte told KSAT on Wednesday.
Multiple people were hospitalized after home explosions on April 21 in a North Side neighborhood, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
At least five people were hospitalized and part of a North Side neighborhood was evacuated after two home explosions Tuesday, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
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.
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.
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.
Three city councilmembers are pushing for the San Antonio Police Department to hire more officers as the city continues to grow.
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.
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.
A warehouse on the East Side is likely to become a new federal immigration facility, according to multiple local officials and reports, though federal authorities have not formally confirmed the purchase.
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.
The city is already working to add rainbow treatment to the sidewalks along the stretch of North Main Avenue, known as the “gay strip.”
The deadline for cities and counties across Texas to remove painted crosswalks is Friday, Nov. 7. That date is 30 days after the Oct. 8 order from Governor Abbott and TxDOT to comply with a federal directive to keep roadways safe.
Proposition B opponents have filed an ethics complaint with the City of San Antonio, alleging some city council members have used town hall-style meetings to push a pro-Spurs arena viewpoint ahead of the Nov. 4 election.
A power struggle is continuing at City Hall as four council members challenged San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ push to overhaul the process for advancing policy proposals.
During a budget work session Wednesday, Councilman Marc Whyte (D10) referenced a KSAT Investigates story about the mayor’s use of Washington, D.C.-based Frontwood Strategies to, in part, handle her media communications.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday to discuss several topics, including recent contention between council members for a vote on pet dumping fines.
Citing “new information,” San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones called a special meeting to consider censuring District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez after her arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI) in July.
A proposal to fine people caught dumping unwanted pets and other animals in San Antonio will get a council vote after all.
The proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 includes 25 new patrol officers, but a group of North and Northwest Side council members say it’s still not enough.
The San Antonio City Council on Thursday could determine whether the city will move forward with a proposed plan to fund a new downtown arena for the San Antonio Spurs.
KSAT's Ernie Zuniga Visits Morgan’s Wonderland in District 10 and chats with Councilman Marc Whyte about budget needs, new colleagues and Project Marvel spending.
As Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones doubled down on changing the process for submitting council member proposals, a majority of the city council pushed back on her attempt to unilaterally make that decision.
District 2 council member Jalen McKee-Rodriguez and District 10 council member Marc Whyte took to Instagram to address the deadly floods in the Perrin Beitel Road area.
A four-member panel of San Antonio’s Ethics Review Board has determined two city council members violated the city’s ethics code during the recent election.
San Antonio experienced historic and catastrophic flooding on Thursday, with several people dead after their vehicles were swept away by high water.
San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh used taxpayer dollars to buy himself two tickets to the 2025 Final Four, records show. Hours after KSAT Investigates started asking questions about the purchase, emails show he turned them over to the mayor.
KSAT Investigates learned who authorized using taxpayer money to buy $20,000 worth of Final Four tickets for council members and a guest — San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh.
Thousands of fans filled the Alamodome over the weekend to catch NCAA Men’s Final Four action, including some of San Antonio’s city councilmembers.
The City of San Antonio announced a fourth apartment complex is completed as part of the 2022 Affordable Housing Bond, according to a press release.
The last group of migrants has departed from San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center, marking the end of the facility’s operations.
District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte voiced strong opposition to efforts by several San Antonio City Council members to allocate city funds toward travel costs for abortion seekers.
Less than a year after it was sued by anti-abortion groups, the City of San Antonio revealed its Reproductive Justice Fund probably won’t help women access abortion care after all.
In a rare hearing Wednesday night, the City of San Antonio’s Ethics Review Board ruled that Councilman Marc Whyte (D10) abused his position when he tried to get local law enforcement to respond to a local attorney’s home this spring.
San Antonio voters will be asked whether to raise council members’ pay by tens of thousands of dollars and to double the length of their current terms.
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.
Local attorney Martin Phipps accused the D10 councilman of abusing his power; Whyte says he was concerned about a child’s safety
Last month, San Antonio City Attorney Andy Segovia accused council members of leaking information on the fire contract negotiations. However, he refused to answer KSAT's questions about what had prompted those accusations.
Martin Phipps filed his complaint against Whyte on May 21, claiming Whyte had used his position to “dispatch” San Antonio Police officers and Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies to Phipps’ home on April 26 to try to remove a child.
A local attorney has accused Councilman Marc Whyte (D10) of abusing his position as a councilman to “interfere” in a private custody matter.
San Antonio City Councilman Marc Whyte (D10) briefly appeared in court for the first time Tuesday morning, four-and-a-half months after his Dec. 29 arrest for DWI.
City Attorney Andy Segovia all but accused council members of leaking information on the fire contract negotiations. Four of the five council members calling for a discussion on his suitability for the job denied their offices were behind it.
Opened in July 2022 amid an “unprecedented” wave of migrants passing through the city, San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center could stay open through September 2026.
With migrant arrivals to San Antonio dropping 77% from December to March, city announces closure of Airport Transfer Center.
San Antonio Councilman Marc Whyte’s first court appearance in his DWI case has been delayed for the second time in three months. Whyte is expected to appear for a pretrial conference on May 14.
The Texas DPS Crime Laboratory found Whyte had 0.089 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters in his blood when he was stopped on Dec. 29 and arrested for DWI. The lab did not find any drugs in his system.
San Antonio Councilman Marc Whyte has already suffered professional consequences for his DWI arrest in December, but it’s not yet clear how his criminal case could go.
Whyte asked his fellow councilmembers to pass the censure; others spoke about holding council to a higher standard
San Antonio City Councilmember Marc Whyte was suspended from his committee assignments on Thursday, the same day the San Antonio Police Department released video of his recent DWI arrest.
San Antonio City Councilman Marc Whyte (D10) said he dropped off a fellow council member about two hours before he was arrested for DWI on Dec. 29.
The City of San Antonio says the migrant facility it has been operating at the airport for roughly seven months is neither a shelter nor a secret. But the city still hasn’t been able to point out when it mentioned it publicly.
City Manager Erik Walsh said city council members were informed the city would use a vacant building at the airport to hold migrants "no more than 24 hours" before their scheduled flights.
The San Antonio City Council voted 8-3 Thursday morning for the second increase in two years of CPS Energy’s gas and electric rates. This latest rate hike is expected to cost the average residential customer an additional $4.45 per month after it takes effect in February 2024.
San Antonio City Council members are split on the best way to spend unexpected windfalls of CPS Energy money in future years.
District 10 City Councilman Marc Whyte held a public safety town hall Tuesday night at the Northeast Senior Center. Many residents in attendance voiced a variety of concerns and issues they had.
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.
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.
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.
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