The City of San Antonio’s first property tax workshop began this week at a North Side church to help homeowners, according to a news release.

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.

A City of San Antonio audit described its Neighborhood & Housing Services Department as having an environment vulnerable to fraud, waste and abuse, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

City leadership has come to the defense of its highest-paid contractor for home renovations amid a growing number of complaints from homeowners about issues with completed projects and the behavior of workers at job sites.

Local leaders celebrated the opening of a new $3.5 million affordable housing complex on the Northeast Side on Wednesday.

A San Antonio woman who took part in two taxpayer-funded home renovation programs claims the contractor hired by the city has left her residence in a further state of disrepair.

An administrator with San Antonio’s Neighborhood & Housing Services Department resigned last year while being investigated for receiving discounted home foundation work from a construction company under contract with NHSD, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

The City of San Antonio partnered with the Fair Housing Council of South Texas to offer Renter’s Rights Information Sessions.

The City of San Antonio is holding four sessions to help residents lower their property tax.

The housing department’s proposed jump from $48.8 million in the current budget year to $150.2 million for FY 2023 is fueled almost entirely by the city’s first-ever housing bond, which voters approved in May. The $99.9 million in bond money is split between producing and preserving affordable housing.

The Neighborhood and Housing Services Department (NHSD) for the city of San Antonio has extended its Renters' Commission survey to October 31 in order to gather more input from San Antonians. Staff is currently analyzing local and national strategies to achieve the goal of increased renter representation and planning an engagement effort to involve people impacted by renters' issues into the process, the city said. “Renters represent many diverse families, including ones who fall within the digital divide,” stated Councilman Roberto Treviño. The median household income for renters is $33,690, the city said. The City is also hosting focus groups to receive additional input on the proposed Renters' Commission.