Despite the San Antonio City Council approving the non-binding framework of a deal to fund a new $1.3 billion NBA arena with the Spurs and Bexar County 10 months ago, City Manager Erik Walsh said the city and Spurs “haven’t really started negotiating.”
A San Antonio Public Works Department employee fired after his arrest last year on a domestic violence charge will not be reinstated, despite the criminal case being dismissed and a city civil service commission finding he acted in self-defense.
City staff are recommending tactics as part of a plan to combat a growing budget deficit in the general fund, which could balloon to more than $250 million within five years.
The City of San Antonio announced it will not observe César Chavez Day on March 31 following sexual abuse allegations against the labor leader.
San Antonio has begun to consider a potential name change for César E. Chávez Boulevard following the recent sexual abuse allegations against the late labor and civil rights activist.
A U.S. Army veteran slammed City Manager Erik Walsh and the hiring practices of the San Antonio Fire Department after he was twice disqualified from joining the academy for briefly using a psychedelic drug to treat brain cancer.
San Antonio city officials and utility representatives held a news conference on Saturday morning to provide an update on cold-weather response efforts.
San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus announced his retirement Friday, but plans to stay in his role through the end of September, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
A staff member for a San Antonio City Council district office has been arrested on a terroristic threat charge, according to an email obtained by KSAT from City Manager Erik Walsh to Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and the city council.
Most of the San Antonio City Council appears reluctant to move the city’s elections from May to November in odd-numbered years before a Dec. 31 deadline.
Recent statements made by San Antonio leaders suggest a land bridge over Interstate 37 may be scrapped amid uncertainty surrounding Biden-era federal grants.
San Antonio officials are asking downtown visitors to plan ahead this weekend as the city center will host “one of the busiest weekends of the year.”
The San Antonio International Airport (SAT) received a $12.6 million grant to support ongoing development for its planned $1.2 billion terminal.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and City Manager Erik Walsh said they do not expect any immediate effects on city services that rely on federal funding during the government shutdown.
Air Canada announced a nonstop flight service that travels from the San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Ontario.
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 delayed a proposal this week that aimed to punish people who abandon animals in San Antonio, a source told KSAT.
City Manager Erik Walsh acknowledged Assistant City Manager Lori Houston’s retirement in a Friday afternoon email to the city executive team. Her last day at the city is Sept. 26.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is trying to put pressure on council members ahead of a pair of critical votes to determine the city’s next steps for funding a new downtown Spurs arena.
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.
The vote on funding for Project Marvel, the proposed sports and entertainment district in downtown San Antonio, has been postponed.
Asked during a KSAT Q&A Tuesday night if she was worried whether the NBA franchise would leave San Antonio if the city’s plan for a sports and entertainment district around Hemisfair — known as Project Marvel — doesn’t happen, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said, “that is a decision for the Spurs to make.“
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has doubled down on her request for a “strategic” pause on a city funding deal for a new downtown NBA arena for the San Antonio Spurs.
Bexar County and San Antonio officials announced an investment to update and enhance the region’s flood warning system following recent deadly flooding.
In an amended lawsuit, the association is seeking $25 million in damages as well as legal rights and benefits enshrined in state law.
After nearly a year of questions, city officials provided the first detailed look at who would foot the bill for a new Spurs arena as part of a proposed sports and entertainment district in downtown San Antonio.
Multiple employees at a North Side seafood market were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while San Antonio police provided perimeter security under a state mandate, according to a source and a city memo obtained by KSAT.
The City of San Antonio (COSA) said it has hired an engineering firm to look into what led to a dozen deaths at two creeks and extensive damage to its infrastructure on June 12.
The City of San Antonio plans to investigate what contributed to the deadly flooding that killed 13 people last week, according to a news release.
San Antonio officials will hold a press conference ahead of planned protests against nationwide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detentions.
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.
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.
With college basketball’s big games coming to downtown San Antonio this weekend, the city has put some street construction work in a time-out.
Hemisfair is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil a new section of Civic Park that will feature gathering spaces and a walkway connecting Hemisfair to downtown.
Mayor Ron Nirenberg and council members are calling on the city government to help federal employees who were recently laid off under President Donald Trump’s administration.
City Manager Erik Walsh received the green light to initiate negotiations with Bexar County and the San Antonio Spurs for the billion-dollar “Project Marvel” sports and entertainment district.
The news announced Monday morning about the impending closure of San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center is coming as a relief to at least one woman who lives nearby.
The San Antonio city council is expected to vote Thursday on a proposal to increase City Manager Erik Walsh’s salary and make his term indefinite.
On the heels of an announcement to revitalize San Antonio’s city center, council members are figuring out the potential of some of those plans.
The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Center for Public Opinion Research (CPOR) polled likely voters in September and October about the six proposed city charter amendments on the Nov. 5 ballot. However, it recorded big shifts in voter’s opinion, depending whether it used plain language to describe the amendments or the exact ballot language.
The airline filed a lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court against the city and San Antonio International Airport Director of Airports Jesus Saenz.
Two controversial, proposed San Antonio charter amendments could face an uphill climb, judging by a recent poll.
San Antonio City Council approved a $3.96 billion budget Thursday morning that, despite its record size, includes several belt-tightening measures.
Residents who have an opinion or questions about the City of San Antonio’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 are encouraged to provide feedback at a series of town halls.
San Antonio is considering raising the false alarm fee for all unpermitted burglar and fire alarms to $250. The fees for permitted systems would not change.
The City of San Antonio is considering a $3.96 billion budget that, despite its record size, includes some attempts to back off spending.
Michael Shannon will act as interim director while city leaders search for a permanent replacement for Shannon Sims, who stepped down in May.
Some San Antonio City Council members say a city fund that, in part, could help cover the travel costs for women seeking legal, out-of-state abortions isn’t being rolled out quickly enough.
The City of San Antonio has opened applications for the Small Business Construction Support grant program to relieve local businesses affected by construction-related revenue loss tied to specific city projects.
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.
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.
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.
With migrant arrivals to San Antonio dropping 77% from December to March, city announces closure of Airport Transfer Center.
Just five-and-a-half years after voters put caps on the San Antonio city manager’s salary and tenure, the mayor’s Charter Review Commission thinks it’s time for a complete turnabout.
San Antonio city manager Erik Walsh discussed the huge responsibility and critical need to keep up with infrastructure and service demands over the next 10-15 years Sunday morning on Leading SA.
With new faces at the helm of both the city and fire union, both sides are optimistic that they'll be able to bargain this time instead of battling over a new contract.
Spriester Sessions: Hood covers a range of topics, from his ousting to the death of SAFD firefighter Scott Deem
The San Antonio International Airport has received $30 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration.
San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh appointed an interim fire chief Thursday, a little over a week after former Chief Charles Hood retired following an investigation into inappropriate and offensive comments.
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.
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 International Airport is breaking ground on a new Ground Load Facility that will add capacity and ground gates, allowing for the increase of domestic and international flights.
An announcement regarding the San Antonio International Airport that officials are calling “mega” and “historic” will be made Thursday.
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.
The emails and texts obtained through an open records request indicate officials with the city and the Spurs organization have had a handful of conversations and meetings over the past few months prior to the Spurs winning the NBA Draft Lottery and selecting Victor Wembanyama.
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.
City Manager Erik Walsh joined Leading SA to discuss the city's expected $3.7 billion budget and how the public can be involved with the allocation process.
The City of San Antonio is expected to grow its budget to a whopping $3.7 billion this year as it pumps up its Animal Care Service budget, makes the biggest increase to its police department this side of the millennium, and funds hundreds more homeless camp cleanups.
The City of San Antonio is inviting residents to participate in a series of town hall meetings in August.
The proposed program and dog enforcement efforts stem directly from a West Side home whose dogs were responsible for the brutal Feb. 24 attack that killed an elderly man and sent several others to the hospital.
City staff say the city's Solid Waste Fund is "structurally unbalanced" and will likely warrant a rate increase in the 2024 fiscal year. It's not clear yet how much that could be.
A one-two punch of COVID-19 and construction could be the fall of several small businesses. San Antonio is now providing financial aid in the form of the COVID-Construction Recovery Grant Program.
Bravo walked the popular strip on Wednesday with City Manager Erik Walsh, the project manager from SpawGlass and City of San Antonio Public Works inspectors, according to a release from Bravo’s office.
Rebates for CPS Energy customers, a property tax rate cut, and pay bumps for city employees are all part of the proposed $3.4 billion city budget the San Antonio City Council will discuss Thursday morning.
The San Antonio City Council approved a new contract for San Antonio Police officers Thursday in a 8-3 vote, immediately putting the new contract into effect.
Opponents of the planned removal of more than 100 trees at Brackenridge Park said they were relieved to learn the city’s Historic Design and Review Commission will not be taking a final vote Friday.
Although wintry precipitation is forecast to have come to a halt in the San Antonio area, freezing temperatures are still expected to create hazardous road conditions overnight into early Friday morning.
The city’s chief equity officer submitted her resignation earlier this year while being investigated for a hostile work environment complaint, records obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show.
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After a stretch of above-average rainfall and with the arrival of cooler temperatures, SAWS President/CEO Robert R. Puente and San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh have declared an end to Stage 1 water rules effective Tuesday.