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San Antonio mayoral candidate Rolando Pablos says he’ll appoint ‘homelessness czar’
San Antonio’s unhoused population has increased nearly 20% since the COVID-19 pandemic, data shows.
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Early voting in San Antonio starts Tuesday. Here’s what to know about the candidates.
Early voting will run May 27-June 3.
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Pablos, Jones exchange jabs during fiery San Antonio mayoral debate at Stable Hall
Jones blasted her rival as an ‘Abbott puppet,’ while Pablos painted his rival as a ‘carpetbagger.’
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Rolando Pablos accuses Gina Ortiz Jones’ campaign of cheating during San Antonio mayoral debate
Pablos maintains that Jones’ campaign manager texted answers to her candidate during a Univision debate.
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Survey: Education among top issues for voters in San Antonio mayoral election
Both mayoral candidates say improving education is among their top priorities, but they offer differing ideas how to do it.
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Despite new revenue stream, San Antonio still $1 billion short on Project Marvel fantasy
Spurs Sports & Entertainment have yet to provide a sum it’s willing to cough up for the $4 billion project.
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Despite ties to Greg Abbott, San Antonio mayoral candidate Rolando Pablos says he’s his ‘own man’
Pablos’ rival, Gina Ortiz Jones, has attacked him for being a one-time Abbott appointee who’s backed by a PAC tied to the governor.
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San Antonio’s powerful police union endorses Rolando Pablos for mayor
Pablos, a Republican and ally of Gov. Greg Abbott, has made funding the city’s police department among his campaign’s top priorities.
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San Antonio City Council to vote Thursday on using state’s share of visitor tax for Spurs arena
City Manager Erik Walsh on Monday reiterated that a property tax increase to pay for a Project Marvel isn’t on the table.
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Gina Ortiz Jones gets endorsements from ex-San Antonio mayors, nearly half of city council
Republican Rolando Pablos, who already faces an uphill battle in the mayoral election, largely watched from the sidelines.
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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.