VIA officials say scrapping fares could place federal funding for its advanced rapid transit (ART) lines at risk, while employees say they worry about operator safety.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones discussed her apology to District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur during KSAT’s 6 O’Clock News on Tuesday night.
State and local lawmakers issued a joint letter pushing against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans for a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility on the East Side.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones issued a public apology Tuesday for “raising her voice” and “using profanity” after a confrontation with District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur earlier this month.
The San Antonio City Council will vote on whether to censure Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones on Friday in relation to a confrontation with Councilwoman Sukh Kaur (D1).
Ruben Ray Martinez died at a hospital after the shooting on March 15, 2025, the Texas Department of Public Safety told KRGV, but it was never publicly confirmed how he was killed or who killed him.
Community concern about a forthcoming Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility on the East Side largely dominated discussion at an East Side town hall this week.
According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by KSAT, Ignacio Zuniga III, 44, made a threatening comment Sunday morning against San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones on the X, formerly known as Twitter, account of a San Antonio news outlet. Zuniga has been charged with retaliation, which is considered a third-degree felony.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined KSAT’s 6 O’Clock News on Tuesday night to discuss a range of topics, including a proposed fare-free pilot program for VIA Metropolitan Transit and the upcoming Bexar County elections.
As proposals to scrap bus fares on VIA Metropolitan Transit gain traction at San Antonio City Hall, the union representing bus drivers and other VIA employees say they’d rather skip that stop.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones asked the state’s U.S. senators and five San Antonio-area U.S. representatives in a letter Wednesday to not funnel any money or resources to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)’s recent purchase of an East Side warehouse.
During KSAT’s 6 O’Clock News Tuesday night, San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said she was focused on “moving forward” while half of City Council calls for her censure.
Censuring the mayor would not remove Jones from office, keep her from voting, or prevent her from completing any of her other duties as mayor. However, there could be political consequences.
Five San Antonio councilmembers have called for a special meeting to propose censuring Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, according to a document obtained by KSAT.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined KSAT for its weekly Q&A Tuesday night during the 6 O’Clock News. Jones discussed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) potential purchase of an East Side warehouse.
San Antonio city officials and utility representatives held a news conference on Saturday morning to provide an update on cold-weather response efforts.
The Bexar County Elections Department is facing a backlog that has increased to 6,000 voter registration applications, according to Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined KSAT for its weekly Q&A Tuesday night during the 6 O’Clock News. Jones discussed the community’s response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in San Antonio.
Bexar County is dealing with a backlog of voter registration applications ahead of the March primary, according to the Bexar County Elections Department.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday to discuss an upcoming public meeting regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in San Antonio.
District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez has been reinstated to her City Council committee assignments following her July 2025 DWI arrest, according to documents obtained by KSAT.
San Antonio City Council is planning to hold a special session on Jan. 22 about the increased presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, according to a councilmember’s Instagram post.
DreamWeek, an annual citywide summit, returns to San Antonio on Friday. The events encourage idea-sharing on global issues to promote tolerance, equality and diversity.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones confirmed that troops injured in the raid on Venezuela are being treated at Brooke Army Medical Center.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday and discussed her letter to Gov. Greg Abbott, where she requested he reconsider his veto halting funding for children’s summer lunch programs.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott that asked him to reconsider a decision that affects federal funding for children’s summer lunch programs.
San Antonio will move its municipal elections from May to November after a 6-5 council vote Thursday afternoon. The decision came after a last-minute blitz by Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, who said she only learned of the opportunity last month.
San Antonio will install rainbow-colored sidewalk treatments on North Main Avenue in order to “recognize and support the LGBTQ+ community,” according to a city spokesperson.
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.
A Council Consideration Request (CCR) that would determine regulatory measures needed to address the rapid growth of data centers in San Antonio will proceed to a special committee.
The San Antonio Police Officers’ Association decided it will not move forward with holding a vote of “no confidence” in San Antonio police Chief William McManus.
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.
City Council on Wednesday will debate whether to move its city council elections from May to November in odd-numbered years.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday and discussed her efforts to change the city's municipal election date.
The San Antonio City Council will debate whether to move its city council elections from May to November in odd-numbered years at a Wednesday meeting.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday to discuss a recent North Side raid and the order for the removal of San Antonio’s rainbow crosswalk.
Surveillance of a suspected drug dealer took place on San Pedro Avenue weeks before a raid, when more than 150 immigrants were detained, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by KSAT.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said she is working to get answers after the federal raid last weekend at an unauthorized nightclub on the North Side.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones dodged multiple questions from multiple KSAT 12 journalists about whether she publicly supports SAPD Police Chief William McManus.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing government shutdown and the city’s possible funding for a Spurs arena after county funding was approved on Nov. 4.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones continues to remain quiet about whether she still plans to push for a second election on the city’s share.
San Antonio knows where a Spurs arena would be built and how it could be funded, but the pressing question now is one of the hardest to get a firm answer on: when will it happen?
The City of San Antonio filed an exemption request for the pride district’s rainbow crosswalks after Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to remove “any and all political ideologies” from Texas streets.
Leaders with the City of San Antonio, Bexar County and the San Antonio Spurs said they’re looking forward to what’s next after the passage of Propositions A & B.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday where she discussed a fund raised for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and addressed the recent resignations within her staff.
Just days after City of San Antonio leaders said they had raised more than $1.6 million in partnership with local businesses to help SNAP recipients, the city is revealing more details about how the plan would work.
With departures including Jones’ first chief of staff and two short-lived spokesmen, the chairman of the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Department of Political Science and Geography, Professor Jon Taylor, said the rate of turnover since Jones took office in mid-June suggests instability.
At the direction of Gov. Greg Abbott, state transportation officials told local leaders to remove crosswalk art often used to mark historically LGBTQ+ neighborhoods or risk losing millions in funding.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones received a less-than-enthusiastic response Thursday evening during an event organized by several LGBTQ+ organizations at the rainbow crosswalk in the Pride Cultural Heritage District.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is searching for two new staffers after her communications director and special assistant tendered their resignations on Friday.
Over $1.6 million dollars have been raised from local businesses to aid SNAP recipients as the federal government shutdown continues, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said at a Friday press conference.
District 6 Councilman Ric Galvan has proposed an immediate traffic study to address concerns along Marbach Road after the death of a John Jay High School student, according to a news release.
The federal government has been in a shutdown for nearly a month, and many families in San Antonio are struggling with the ripple effects.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined KSAT’s Q&A segment on Tuesday to discuss the city’s efforts to help residents affected by the pause in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Recent statements made by San Antonio leaders suggest a land bridge over Interstate 37 may be scrapped amid uncertainty surrounding Biden-era federal grants.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday and shared her thoughts on the recent order made by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for the removal of rainbow crosswalks.
The City of San Antonio is planning on filing an exception to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order, and the LGBTQ+ Advisory Board will be submitting a resolution to the mayor and city council to “reaffirm their support.”
Two Army commands currently based in San Antonio are set to relocate to Fort Bragg in North Carolina, the mayor’s office confirmed.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and a city committee flipped on a no-action recommendation from staff to track heat-related deaths in San Antonio, approving the policy for a future Community Health committee meeting.
Hundreds of people gathered for the third annual Soles Walking for Souls event, marking the largest turnout yet for the fentanyl awareness walk.
A community forum was held Thursday night in the Pride district to talk about LGBTQ+ protections.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones will not be sanctioned for soliciting the Democratic National Convention to come to San Antonio after the city’s Ethics Review Board dismissed an ethics complaint the mayor called “politically motivated.”
Nonprofit leaders, staff and volunteers joined Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai on Monday to discuss the services that nonprofit organizations provide to the community, especially during the government shutdown.
Earlier this summer, San Antonio police officers began to provide Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones after-hours security at her home, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
The Ethics Review Board will hear a complaint on Monday regarding Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ solicitation of the Democratic National Convention to come to San Antonio.
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.
An economic impact analysis on Project Marvel commissioned by the City of San Antonio will cost taxpayers more than $330 thousand dollars, according to records obtained by KSAT Investigates.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday to discuss public safety and a potential government shutdown after midnight Wednesday.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' first 100 days has been marked by city council power struggles, tackling a growing deficit and losing a collection of high-profile votes. But the freshman mayor says success is about being able to "look in the mirror."
Social media influencer Stephanie Guerra joined KSAT on Thursday to discuss weekend happenings in and around San Antonio.
In her time as mayor, Jones has notably lobbied for delays to Project Marvel and changes to the Council Consideration Requests (CCR) process amid a constant back-and-forth with city council members.
A local Republican Party official who filed an ethics complaint against Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones over her pursuit of bringing the Democratic National Convention to San Antonio wants Jones to offer the same opportunity to his party.
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 Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday to discuss the city’s budget ahead of the upcoming City Council vote.
A power struggle is continuing at City Hall as four council members challenged San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ push to overhaul the process for advancing policy proposals.
City Council approved a new set of fines for people caught abandoning animals in San Antonio in a 10-1 vote Thursday morning. In a statement emailed to news outlets after the vote, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said, “it lacked the required due diligence and public engagement.”
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.
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.
The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office has refiled the DWI charge for District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez.
An outside media consultant brought on board by San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones in late August is costing taxpayers $10,000 a month, internal city records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday to discuss several topics, including recent contention between council members for a vote on pet dumping fines.
The Spurs’ “Win Together” campaign kickoff event Saturday evening was intended to drum up support for Proposition A and Proposition B, which will be on the November ballot.
Citing “new information,” San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones called a special meeting to consider censuring District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez after her arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI) in July.
A proposal to fine people caught dumping unwanted pets and other animals in San Antonio will get a council vote after all.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones delayed a proposal this week that aimed to punish people who abandon animals in San Antonio, a source told KSAT.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined KSAT 12 for Q&A during Tuesday’s 6 O’Clock News to discuss the city’s budget and the terms agreed on for the development of a new downtown Spurs arena.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said Tuesday she has not made a decision on whether to publicly endorse or oppose the county’s $311 million funding measure on the November ballot.
The cluster of bar and restaurants at the Southwest corner of Hemisfair is a little over a quarter-mile walk from the proposed site of the arena, the former Institute of Texan Cultures building. Should the arena be built, they anticipate a bump in traffic and sales.
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.