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San Antonio’s controversial Reproductive Justice Fund likely won’t pay for abortion travel, but the issue isn’t over
Read full article: San Antonio’s controversial Reproductive Justice Fund likely won’t pay for abortion travel, but the issue isn’t overLess 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.
Ethics board finds Marc Whyte abused his power as San Antonio councilman
Read full article: Ethics board finds Marc Whyte abused his power as San Antonio councilmanIn 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 City Council pay raise, longer terms added to Nov. 5 ballot
Read full article: San Antonio City Council pay raise, longer terms added to Nov. 5 ballotSan 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.
DA formally charges District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte with DWI, records show
Read full article: DA formally charges District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte with DWI, records showThe 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.
San Antonio Councilman Whyte asks ethics complaint be ‘dismissed without delay’
Read full article: San Antonio Councilman Whyte asks ethics complaint be ‘dismissed without delay’Local attorney Martin Phipps accused the D10 councilman of abusing his power; Whyte says he was concerned about a child’s safety
San Antonio City Attorney refuses to explain leaking allegations
Read full article: San Antonio City Attorney refuses to explain leaking allegationsLast 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.
Ethics complaint against San Antonio councilman moves forward
Read full article: Ethics complaint against San Antonio councilman moves forwardMartin 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.
Marc Whyte accused of abusing his power; councilman says police were already involved in incident at attorney’s home
Read full article: Marc Whyte accused of abusing his power; councilman says police were already involved in incident at attorney’s homeA local attorney has accused Councilman Marc Whyte (D10) of abusing his position as a councilman to “interfere” in a private custody matter.
Councilman Whyte makes first court appearance in DWI case; prosecutors have not filed charge yet
Read full article: Councilman Whyte makes first court appearance in DWI case; prosecutors have not filed charge yetSan 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.
Council members deny leaking info after city attorney says he has ‘no confidence’ in executive session confidentiality
Read full article: Council members deny leaking info after city attorney says he has ‘no confidence’ in executive session confidentialityCity 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.
San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center could stay open another two years
Read full article: San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center could stay open another two yearsOpened 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.
San Antonio to close migrant facility at airport, pursues more federal funding for downtown facility
Read full article: San Antonio to close migrant facility at airport, pursues more federal funding for downtown facilityWith migrant arrivals to San Antonio dropping 77% from December to March, city announces closure of Airport Transfer Center.
San Antonio councilman’s first court appearance in DWI case delayed again
Read full article: San Antonio councilman’s first court appearance in DWI case delayed againSan 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.
Blood results: Councilman was over the legal limit during DWI stop
Read full article: Blood results: Councilman was over the legal limit during DWI stopThe 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.
Damning or dismissal-worthy? DWI experts weigh in on Marc Whyte arrest video
Read full article: Damning or dismissal-worthy? DWI experts weigh in on Marc Whyte arrest videoSan 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.
San Antonio councilmembers vote to censure District 10′s Marc Whyte after DWI arrest
Read full article: San Antonio councilmembers vote to censure District 10′s Marc Whyte after DWI arrestWhyte asked his fellow councilmembers to pass the censure; others spoke about holding council to a higher standard
SAPD releases DWI arrest video of Marc Whyte on day councilman is suspended from committee assignments
Read full article: SAPD releases DWI arrest video of Marc Whyte on day councilman is suspended from committee assignmentsSan 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 councilman drove fellow council member home before DWI arrest
Read full article: San Antonio councilman drove fellow council member home before DWI arrestSan 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.
San Antonio says migrant facility at the airport isn’t secret, but it hasn’t pointed to any time it told the public
Read full article: San Antonio says migrant facility at the airport isn’t secret, but it hasn’t pointed to any time it told the publicThe 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.
San Antonio city manager denies using airport building as migrant ‘shelter’
Read full article: San Antonio city manager denies using airport building as migrant ‘shelter’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.
City Council approves CPS Energy rate hike; increase to take effect in February
Read full article: City Council approves CPS Energy rate hike; increase to take effect in FebruaryThe 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 split on what to do with extra CPS Energy money in windfall years
Read full article: San Antonio City Council split on what to do with extra CPS Energy money in windfall yearsSan Antonio City Council members are split on the best way to spend unexpected windfalls of CPS Energy money in future years.
Residents voice concerns at District 10 public safety town hall
Read full article: Residents voice concerns at District 10 public safety town hallDistrict 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.
City Council passes $3.7B budget, including new fund that could help cover travel to out-of-state abortion clinics
Read full article: City Council passes $3.7B budget, including new fund that could help cover travel to out-of-state abortion clinicsThe 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.
Leading SA: District 2, 10 City Councilmen discuss budget priorities, new initiatives underway
Read full article: Leading SA: District 2, 10 City Councilmen discuss budget priorities, new initiatives underwayDistrict 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.
Marc Whyte sworn in as new D10 councilman
Read full article: Marc Whyte sworn in as new D10 councilmanThe 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.
All election results for San Antonio area for May 6, 2023
Read full article: All election results for San Antonio area for May 6, 2023Find 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.