Membership appointments for a newly formed pedestrian and transportation safety commission made up of transportation advocates and practitioners from across the spectrum was approved by San Antonio City Council this week.
San Antonio City Council members are hosting a briefing on Thursday about an analysis of the cause of the floods earlier this year that killed 13 people.
A proposed $220-250 million infrastructure bond could transform downtown traffic patterns ahead of a potential new Spurs arena, with plans that include a major interchange upgrade and expanded parking.
The San Antonio City Council voted 9-2 on Thursday to amend an ordinance for the city’s policy proposal process amid a power struggle at City Hall.
Facing a budget crunch amid flagging property and sales tax revenues, the San Antonio City Council still passed a $4.06 billion budget Thursday morning.
The San Antonio City Council will meet on Thursday morning to vote on the $4 billion city budget and an amended ordinance for the policy proposal process.
San Antonio City Council passed a motion to censure District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez after her arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI) in July.
San Antonio’s Transportation Department is beginning the process of developing a design guide for the city’s Complete Streets policy, and they want to hear from you.
New laws range from school vouchers and water infrastructure funding to a ban on city and county-funded abortion travel funds.
The San Antonio City Council has approved a funding deal for a $1.3 billion Spurs arena after shooting down the mayor’s request for a pause.
The San Antonio City Council has approved a funding deal for a $1.3 billion Spurs arena after shooting down the mayor’s request for a pause.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones wants the city to hold off on approving the nonbinding terms until a new economic report can be completed and the city can hold numerous community meetings. Supporters say it's time to push ahead so voters have a clear idea of the larger deal when they go to the polls in November.
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.
San Antonio City Council District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez publicly acknowledged a 2010 driving while intoxicated (DWI) arrest for the first time on Wednesday.
The San Antonio City Council discussed the proposed downtown sports and entertainment district, dubbed Project Marvel, in a roughly nine-hour special session on Wednesday.
San Antonio City Council District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez was arrested late Thursday on a driving while intoxicated charge, according to a warrant obtained by KSAT.
The San Antonio City Council is expected to discuss a proposed Spurs arena downtown on Friday, linked to the city’s plans for a sports and entertainment district at Hemisfair.
Nearly two months after KSAT Investigates requested city credit card records for all 10 members of San Antonio City Council, Mayor Ron Nirenberg and City Manager Erik Walsh, the city has yet to provide those documents.
The City of San Antonio closed its application period at noon on Tuesday for people interested in representing District 2 as its interim council member during August and September, when Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez plans to be out on parental leave. As of Tuesday evening, 12 applications were posted on the city website.
San Antonio City Council voted Thursday to create a new “Project Finance Zone,” a funding source connected to plans for a downtown NBA arena.
San Antonio City Council formally approved the creation of a pedestrian and bike safety commission, a recommendation of several city transportation and street safety plans.
As Ron Nirenberg’s term as San Antonio mayor comes to a close, 27 candidates are vying to succeed him in what has become a competitive race.
In a tight race for San Antonio City Council District 6, Kelly Ann Gonzalez and Ric Galvan will head to the June 7 runoff election.
In a closely contested race for San Antonio City Council District 9, Misty Spears and Angi Taylor Aramburu will advance to the runoff election on June 7.
Several candidates are looking to dethrone incumbent Phyllis J. Viagran in the San Antonio City Council District 3 race.
An amended ordinance that prohibits oversized vehicles from parking in non-residential areas where signs are posted will go into effect this weekend.
Thanks to a citywide vote that passed during the 2024 general election, the San Antonio City Council District 2 race could usher in a new era or mark the beginning of the end of another later this spring.
The San Antonio City Council approved the creation of a new development district on Thursday that would own and operate a new downtown baseball stadium for the Missions.
San Antonio residents who live near areas with big problems with big rig parking will have an easier route to keeping them out in the future.
San Antonio residents who live near areas with big problems with big rig parking will have an easier route to keeping them out in the future.
A new San Antonio Spurs arena could cost $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion, according to a city estimate, and there’s still no clear breakdown of how it will be paid for.
San Antonio City Council members approved an ordinance Thursday that will allow the sale of alcoholic beverages at two golf courses in town.
The city is trying to encourage mixed development that supports the new $446 million “Green Line,” which VIA Metropolitan Transit hopes to start operating by late 2027.
The Market Street Cycle Project will install a nearly one-mile, two-way cycle track from Flores Street to Interstate 37.
Two years after a pair of council members pushed to ban carriage rides for hire, the San Antonio City Council voted 10-0, with one abstention, on a compromise plan to phase out the carriages over the next five years.
Council members' approval is needed before the city can raise fines for repeat offenders or begin sterilizing dogs before they are returned to their owners.
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.
About half the San Antonio City Council is pushing to find more money for the city’s Reproductive Justice Fund, which — this time — they want to actually fund travel costs for abortion seekers.
After more than a year of debates and a lawsuit, San Antonio City Council voted to approve the Reproductive Justice Fund. The fund won't cover travel costs for out-of-state abortions.
San Antonio City Council approved a proposed merging ordinance for the city’s two existing climate advisory committees, setting in motion a singular team to oversee sustainability efforts.
San Antonio City Council approved an ordinance and funding reallocation to begin the process of creating a significant thoroughfare project aimed at connecting portions of the city’s major manufacturers across the South Side.
An alarming trend of younger people and teens using e-cigarettes and vapes is pushing the City of San Antonio to change its Smoke-Free Ordinance to include these products.
A full budget year after they approved it, the San Antonio City Council is poised to discuss what the city’s controversial Reproductive Justice Fund will cover.
The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) will conduct free line service inspections to identify lead and galvanized water lines on the same day President Biden set a 10-year deadline for cities to replace the piping.
The San Antonio City Council ratified a new three-year contract with the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association, marking the first time in 15 years the two sides have successfully collaborated on a deal.
San Antonio City Council approved a $3.96 billion budget Thursday morning that, despite its record size, includes several belt-tightening measures.
Five months after they agreed to a policy meant to soften the blow of future CPS Energy rate hikes, some members of the San Antonio City Council want to consider bypassing it.
The proposal for a $160 million San Antonio Missions ballpark relies on also developing the surrounding area, including the low-cost Soap Factory Apartments. Thursday's vote would give the go-ahead to the broad strokes of a deal with the city, county, Missions ownership, and a downtown developer.
Planning efforts to address East Side and downtown connectivity could get a boost in funding support later this week, according to the agenda for Thursday’s San Antonio City Council meeting.
Residents of the 381-unit Soap Factory Apartments worry that affordable housing will be out of their grasp if a downtown baseball stadium project forces them out as planned.
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.
The San Antonio City Council on Thursday approved a tax incentive of $16.2 million for 10 years for a major expansion of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas, Inc. (TMMTX) plant.
Following a week of back-and-forth discussions over transparency, leaks, and the fitness of the city attorney, San Antonio City Council members ended up discussing the stalled contract negotiations behind closed doors, just as nearly half of them had already asked.
Less than week after nearly half the San Antonio City Council called for a meeting to discuss the “fitness” of the city attorney, they got a chance to air their grievances behind closed doors.
San Antonio City Council members will soon begin their annual competition to see which district collects the most blood donations.
Following a public blow-up that included calling to possibly oust the city attorney, some San Antonio City Council members will get the meetings they’ve been demanding.
The day after they say the city attorney tried to partially block their demand for a special meeting, five San Antonio City Council members are demanding another meeting - this time to discuss whether he is fit for the job.
San Antonio City Council members appear to be on board with a plan to return money to CPS Energy when the utility’s payments to the city far exceed expectations.
Most of the San Antonio City Council appears open to using at least part of the $500,000 Reproductive Justice Fund to help cover the costs of women traveling out of state to access legal abortions.
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.
Less than three weeks after issuing its third formal reprimand to a council member in the past 15 months, the city council voted 8-2 to adopt a new code of conduct. However, it’s debatable if the code would even apply to all three incidents, and the enforcement measures included in the code are all largely symbolic.
How much to pay San Antonio city council members, whether to add more council districts, and independent redistricting could all end up on San Antonio voters’ ballots next year. But it will depend first on what a 15-members citizen commission decides over the next six months.
The board voted 5-0 to approve the proposed increase of 4.25% to the base rates, raising the average customer’s monthly bill by $4.45. The city-owned utility still needs the approval of the San Antonio City Council, which meets on Dec. 7.
According to a news release from the Office of Sustainability, the new solar project is the largest in the state and the second largest in the country.
San Antonio City Council members are split on the best way to spend unexpected windfalls of CPS Energy money in future years.
Just days after San Antonio City Council members approved a $15.9 million plan to use a downtown hotel as a 200-room, low-barrier homeless shelter, the childcare center next door says it is “outraged.”
San Antonio’s city-funded low-barrier homeless shelter will move to a larger, leased hotel downtown where it will have more than four times as many rooms.
A pair of anti-abortion groups have sued the City of San Antonio over its newly created, still undefined “Reproductive Justice Fund,” which they worry could help women access out-of-state abortions.
Maria Antonietta Berriozabal said her lifelong commitment to helping others has been guided by the question, “Who needs somebody to advocate for them that is not being heard?”
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.
An administrative hearing officer has tossed out four code violation cases against the owners of a west San Antonio storage yard after ruling that city code does not require the parking area to be paved.
A coalition of groups supporting abortion rights has asked the City of San Antonio to set up a new $500,000 “Reproductive Justice Fund."
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.
Though council members avoided discussing it in detail, the police shooting death of a woman while she was believed to be in a mental health episode seemed to hang over a police budget discussion.
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 San Antonio City Council awarded Amstar, Inc. a $3.5 million contract for repairing the historic retaining walls, stabilizing the pump house, and reconstructing the grand stair case. However, the city’s plans to cut down dozens of trees in the process has draw sharp criticism.
The invasive, nuisance species have been spotted at the City of San Antonio’s southernmost park, the Medina River Natural Area. And the Parks and Recreation Department says there has been evidence of the pigs at other city properties, such as Friedrich Wilderness Park and the Greenway Trail System.
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 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.