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City of San Antonio dropped $20,000 on Final Four tickets for council members, station reports
The mayor also attended with tickets paid for by the city, according to the investigation.
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Culture or clutter? San Antonio City Council mulls pilot program to add digital ad displays downtown
The full council is expected to decide in April whether to approve the program.
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San Antonio City Council looks likely to ban vape shops near schools, day cares in coming months
Council’s Community Health Committee voted unanimously to move ahead on the proposed rule.
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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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Councilman Marc Whyte tells San Antonio City Council local fears about Trump are ‘overblown’
The right-wing councilman’s comment came as his colleagues discussed how the White House could strip the city of millions in federal funds.
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Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez touts accomplishments, unveils new murals
If re-elected, this will be McKee-Rodriguez’s final term in office.
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San Antonio City Council kills plan to help low-income renters pay pet deposits
Councilman McKee-Rodriguez said the program would result in more pet adoptions. Others said the city should help humans first.
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San Antonio City Council votes to remove horse-drawn carriages from city streets by 2030
An attorney representing four San Antonio horse-drawn carriage operators said litigation isn’t off the table.
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Eclectic group of San Antonio officials voices opposition to ban on horse-drawn carriages
City Council is expected to vote Thursday whether to phase out the carriages downtown for the safety of the animals.
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Soap Factory tenants say they haven’t received funds promised to cover relocation
Tenants at the apartments were promised $2,500 if they moved to make way for the San Antonio Missions’ new stadium.
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San Antonio councilman’s second gun buyback takes 550 firearms off the street
Residents turned over the firearms in exchange for H-E-B gift cards.
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San Antonio votes to ban indoor vaping starting in January
Those caught ripping a Juul indoors will face fines of up to $2,000.
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San Antonio council decision to kill affordable-housing project draws cries of ‘redlining’
The vote comes a week after council moved forward with plans to raze another apartment complex downtown that had affordable units.
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San Antonio council votes 9-2 in favor of $160 million baseball stadium project
The project will demolish the Soap Factory Apartments despite pleas from tenants.
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Cityscrapes: San Antonio’s insider ballpark deal deserves public scrutiny, public vote
The deal was done behind closed doors with no community input, and there’s plenty of reason to be concerned.
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San Antonio residents, some on City Council push back on ballpark proposal
The $160 million plan would remove low-income housing, which raised concerns among residents and council members.
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San Antonio city staff drawing up plan to phase out horse-drawn carriages
A council committee voted unanimously to get the plan moving forward, and the full council could vote on it as early as October.
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Board reprimands San Antonio Councilman Marc Whyte for ethics violations
As a result of details revealed during the hearing, a prominent local attorney suggested he may pursue an ethics complaint against Councilman Manny Pelaez.
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Bad Takes: Recent Supreme Court decision punishes the homeless for being homeless
The court’s Ebenezer Scrooge-like decree is a symptom of the times, as evidenced by one San Antonio politician’s recent actions.
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Council members say their low pay only allows the rich to hold power in San Antonio
Only three council members including mayoral candidate Manny Pelaez, an attorney by trade, didn’t vocalize support for pay raises at Wednesday’s meeting.