Just four years in, Bexar County’s public health department faces an uncertain future as the pandemic-era funding it relied on dries up.

The county needs to close a spending gap of $145 million through 2028.

DFW said late Friday that plans to install the religious washing station had been canceled.

The San Antonio Botanical Garden will receive $1 million in the city’s proposed 2027 budget. It’s a $200,000 reduction from 2026 funding but falls far short of the full elimination sought by San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones. Funding for the San Antonio Book Festival in 2027 will remain the same at about $240,000.

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico unveiled a veterans and military agenda Friday aimed at ending forever wars, strengthening support for military families and increasing the resources available to veterans for health care, housing and employment.

San Antonio’s proposed 2027 budget increases spending for police, fire and Animal Care Services while emphasizing existing investments.

City staff proposes raising fees on everything from Alamodome parking to trash carts and missing library books to balance the budget.

By putting Pre-K 4 SA funding out to voters well ahead of the deadline, the council hopes to take advantage of Democratic enthusiasm from the midterms.

Hours before the state’s deadline to add measures to the Nov. 3 ballot, San Antonio City Council will hold a special meeting to decide whether to seek voter’ support for a $489 million contribution to the overall $1.3 billion basketball arena.

San Antonio District 10 Councilmember Marc Whyte is rejecting Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ call for a citywide vote on San Antonio’s proposed $489 million contribution toward a new downtown Spurs arena.