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Castillo said the city now should work to adequately fund Metro Health and ask abortion-access nonprofits what help they need.

San Antonio’s resolution does not legalize or decriminalize abortion in San Antonio. However, it does make a policy recommendation against spending city money -- outside of what is “clearly required” by state and federal law -- to catalog, collect or share with other government agencies information on instances of abortion strictly to pursue criminal investigations.

The City Council resolution also recommends that no local funds be used to investigate criminal charges related to abortions.

The largely symbolic resolution recommends that city funds not be used to pay for investigations used to enforce state anti-abortion laws.

The San Antonio City Council is poised for a hot debate on a resolution supporting abortion access Tuesday afternoon.

The proposal would bar use of city funds to collect and share information on abortions, miscarriages or reproductive healthcare that other government agencies plan to use in criminal investigations.

The proposed resolution would make a policy recommendation to not use city funds -- outside of what is “clearly required” by state and federal law -- to catalog, collect, or share with other government agencies information on instances of abortion strictly to pursue criminal investigations.

Five San Antonio City Council members and the mayor stood in support of a largely symbolic measure that would attempt to "decriminalize" abortion locally.

The proposed resolution states, “People have a basic human right to medical services and treatment, including abortion.”

City Council approved changes to their district boundaries Thursday after more than six months of public input and advisory committee meetings.

Things are brewing at this San Antonio Starbucks.

San Antonio's redistricting committee made more last-minute changes, keeping part of downtown from moving into Teri Castillo's District 5.

Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez and Councilwoman Teri Castillo were the only dissenting council members in a 7-2 vote on whether to pursue a grant of up to $6.25 million through the U.S. Department of Justice, which would help pay for up to 50 new police officer positions. The pair of freshman council members, who represent the East and West Sides respectively, raised concerns about whether adding officers would help reduce crime and about the increase to SAPD’s budget that would results from it.

San Antonio community members opposed the original increase.

A West Side councilwoman wants senior homeowners to be able to get a break on their property tax bills if they help organize library books, assist with classes at community centers, or do other volunteer work for the City of San Antonio.

San Antonio firefighters are tracking some alarming numbers of structure fires across the city, but most concerning is District 5.

The family of Feliciano Lionel Jimenez is pushing for increased safety measures along West Commerce Street at Northwest 39th Street nearly two months after his death.

San Antonio City Council members and the mayor found little fault with redrawn council district boundaries in a draft redistricting plan.

The summit's goal is to increase engagement between Latinos and federal services and encourage them to apply for federal procurement and jobs.

City Council approved a contentious zoning change that will allow a residential learning center for impoverished women on the West Side.

Hyatt wants to sell off its 1,003 room hotel through a $450M deal that would free the city from covering any of the hotel's future debt payments.

It may be unprecedented, but the original amount was much more.

The YWCA's request to rezone a former convent property for supportive housing is being met with opposition from its West San Antonio neighbors.

City council approved the final, $1.2 billion list of bond projects Thursday, including: money for affordable housing, expanding the city’s greenway trail system, repairing failed streets, and building fire and police stations. It now goes to voters for approval during the May 7 election.

Derailed primarily by public outcry, instead of a public-private partnership, the San Antonio Housing Authority is asking the community to “Reimagine Alazan,” a master plan for the city’s oldest and most historic housing project.

The doors of the Sonny Melendrez Community Center on the city’s West Side opened Wednesday to the public as a COVID-19 testing site.

The City of San Antonio code enforcement practices disproportionately impact residents on the near East and West sides, a report found.

The new policy will give a greater advantage to private or nonprofit developers who plan to build housing units for the poorest residents.

Though half of City Council wanted to reduce bond funding for linear greenway trails, they moved forward with the recommended $110 million.

The San Antonio City Council approved SAWS' and CPS Energy's new trustees, but not without complaints about the process.

Three City Council members are asking to convene a special meeting to further discuss priorities for the 2022-2027 bond.

With $3.1 billion in flood control and drainage needs to be addressed throughout the city, several council members want a larger share of the $1.2 billion bond program put toward that end.

After city staff presented its list of recommended bond projects, council members said they wanted even more district-specific spending.

The first version of San Antonio’s record $1.2 billion 2022 bond program contains big investments on basic infrastructure, money to build out the city’s greenway trails system, and an allotment for a new area - housing.

SAHA says the project is will 'revitalize' Alazan Courts.

San Antonio City Council members want to expand an advisory committee that helps with the code amendment process.

Thanks to lower-than-expected sales tax and CPS Energy revenue, the San Antonio City Council will vote on a slightly smaller 2022 budget Thursday.

As money pours into the Westside Creeks, will rising property taxes and speculation end up forcing residents from their longtime homes?

The number of people facing eviction in San Antonio is very high.

With a U.S. Supreme Court decision putting an end to a federal moratorium on evictions, San Antonio officials hope rental assistance programs could help lessen what some have feared could be a wave of new evictions.

The City of San Antonio's new housing commission members met for the first time Friday, chaired by former Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales.

These two progressive council members now have a seat at the table.

Since the local notice of tenants' rights ordinance took effect in July last year, there have been at least two complaints.

City leaders are reassuring people there are still emergency housing assistance funds left in San Antonio.

Newly-elected District 5 Councilwoman Teri Castillo's friends, family, and former educators say her background has prepared her for the job.

Demolition has begun on the historic Whitt building which was at the center of a battle between Westside preservationists and the owner.

Mario Bravo, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Phyllis Viagran, and Teri Castillo took their place on the City Council dais Tuesday for the first time.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg and current and newly elected city council members will be honored during inauguration events on Tuesday.

As young progressives Jalen McKee-Rodriguez and Teri Castillo join the San Antonio City Council, business leaders are watching.

Saturday's runoff election is sending four new faces to city council, all of whom ran on progressive platforms and two of whom beat incumbents. District...

District 2 will get a new council representative as Jalen McKee-Rodriguez defeated Jada Andrews-Sullivan on Saturday.

With all the votes counted, the following candidates have been declared winners in Districts 1, 2, 3, 5 and 9, respectively: Mario Bravo, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Phyllis Viagran, Teri Castillo and John Courage.

Current Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales is completing her final, fourth term in office, leaving her seat open. Teri Castillo and Rudy Lopez finished at the head of an 11-way race to replace Gonzales in the May 6 municipal election with 2,077 and 991 votes, respectively.

After advancing to the June 5 runoff in the District 5 race for San Antonio City Council, Teri Castillo felt inspired to make a life change. The progressive candidate captured 2,073 votes (30.6 percent) of the 6,764 ballots cast in the West Side district. Like fellow progressive Jalen McKee-Rodriguez’s council run in District 2, Castillo’s first-time campaign is being spurred by the winds of social change. Castillo, an educator and urban policy historian, believes that the pathway to neighborhood stabilization is through the further investment of existing home rehabilitation programs. “We can have neighborhood stabilization and economic development that benefits the established communities, but it takes prioritizing neighborhoods and stabilization [first],” she says.

In runoffs like those that 10 City Council candidates are facing June 5, every door knocked can make a difference.

On Thursday, city council unanimously approved $24 million in incentives to help a partnership between GrayStreet Partners and the Midway development company of Houston succeed...

Teri Castillo and Rudy Lopez will face each other in the June runoff for the District 5 City Council seat.

Three incumbent San Antonio council members earned sizable early voting leads, while seven races remain close.

Incumbent Councilmember Shirley Gonzales has hit the limit of four two-year terms and will not be on the ballot.

Rapper Bun B is Houston through and through, but he has some things to say about San...

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, one of the highest-profile progressives in national politics, has endorsed two candidates running in San Antonio's May 1 citywide election. In...

click to enlarge Jade Esteban EstradaTeri Castillo is facing 10 other candidates in the race to represent San Antonio’s District 5 on city council. And helping run that particular biz in the hood helped her hone her math skills.“We always had the best nachos,” she recalls. We hooked it up.”She says it felt good to see so many customers happy to see the truck arrive. I think that’s why transparency is important, right? She lives two houses away from her tío, and her tío lives two houses away from her tía.“[It’s] just like the...interconnectedness,” Castillo says.