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San Antonio City Council bans smoke shops near schools — with some exceptions
About 6% of all U.S. middle school and high school students last year said they use e-cigs, according to federal data.
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San Antonio’s next mayor will need to tackle city’s $200 million budget deficit
Rolando Pablos and Gina Ortiz Jones offered different priorities at a recent debate when asked how to deal with the city’s dwindling resources.
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Pablos zeroes in on local issues while Jones rebukes Trump, Abbott in San Antonio mayoral debate
Project Marvel and the city’s dangerous dog problem came up during the candidates’ discussion.
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First of two scheduled mayoral debates set for Tuesday night at San Antonio College
Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos will face off in their first debate since last Saturday’s citywide election.
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Circumstances could help Rolando Pablos become San Antonio’s first Republican mayor in 30 years
Low voter turnout, competitive runoffs in some council races and a lack of social media presence could spell trouble for Gina Ortiz Jones.
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Expert says Gina Ortiz Jones’s election-night media snub is ‘odd’ but unlikely to sway voters
‘Politics is about visuals, and it didn’t make for a good visual,’ University of Texas at San Antonio political scientist Jon Taylor said.
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The biggest winners and losers of San Antonio’s weekend election
Partisanship was among the contest’s big winners, while big-spending District 8 Councilman Manny Pelaez was among the big losers.
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Poll: Gina Ortiz Jones likely to face Rolando Pablos in San Antonio mayoral runoff
That could change if Beto Altamirano sees a strong turnout among voters between 18-29 on May 3, the poll suggests.
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Four San Antonio mayoral candidates accuse others of taking ‘dark money’
The candidates accused Gina Ortiz Jones, Rolando Pablos and Beto Altamirano of accepting ‘dark money’ but didn’t target Manny Pelaez.
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Just 5.8% of registered voters turned out for early polling in San Antonio’s mayoral election
This is the first wide-open mayoral race since 2009. However, voter fatigue and Fiesta appear to have kept many away from the polls.
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Voter fatigue, Fiesta likely to lead to low voter turnout in San Antonio mayoral election
Longtime political consultant said he think Gina Ortiz Jones will take on either Beto Altamirano or Rolando Pablos in the June 7 runoff.
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Early voting starts Tuesday for San Antonio’s first wide-open mayoral race since 2009
If no contender secures more than 50% of the vote, the two top contenders will face each other in a June 7 runoff.
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Poll shows Gina Ortiz Jones leading in race to replace San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg
Even so, 45% of those surveyed said they’re either undecided or unfamiliar with any of the candidates running.
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City moves forward with ethics complaint against Councilwoman Sukh Kaur after independent review
The allegations will next be reviewed by the City Council-appointed Ethics Review Board.
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Residents of San Antonio-area neighborhood relieved after pack of roaming dogs finally rounded up
Neighbors said the pack had roamed the streets for roughly a year before one of the animals bit a deputy,
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Ron Nirenberg joins chorus calling for San Antonio to help federal workers taken out by DOGE
The mayor called on the Ready to Work job training program to provide new skills for federal workers.
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Poll: San Antonio voters not sold on spending tax money on Project Marvel, Spurs arena
More than half of those surveyed by UTSA said they either opposed Project Marvel or weren’t sure.
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San Antonio council members propose for city to hire federal workers fired by Musk’s DOGE
The proposal would expedite the hiring process for laid-off federal staff seeking work with the city.
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Gina Ortiz Jones leads tight San Antonio mayoral race, new UTSA poll shows
More than half of those polled either didn’t know who they’re voting for or were unfamiliar with any of the candidates.
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San Antonio mayoral contender Rolando Pablos accuses rival John Courage of doxxing
Courage, a councilman, tweeted a map that appeared to pin the location of Pablos’ far North Side home.