San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and District 6 Councilmember Ric Galvan are supporting a citywide vote on the proposed use of $489 million in city funding for a new downtown Spurs arena, while also opposing Gov. Greg Abbott’s call to introduce private competition into San Antonio’s electricity market.
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State Rep. Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, used the event to lay out his “New American Dream” economic proposals. Attorney General Paxton, his Republican rival, made his own campaign swing through Houston last week.
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Should San Antonio have another vote on city funds for Project Marvel? San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones says a second vote is needed. She joins The Source to explain why. Also what's her response to Governor Greg Abbott wanting to open the San Antonio electricity market to private companies? And should San Antonio have a moratorium on data centers?
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Three San Antonio City Council members are calling for a temporary moratorium on applications for new data centers, citing concerns about the rapidly growing industry’s demands on water, electricity and impact on air quality in surrounding neighborhoods.
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The city projected a 60-month timeline to design and build the NBA arena, but county leaders haven’t set up the hotel tax to help fund it.
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The mayor’s go-it-alone approach may leave her with little to show in efforts to close a $158M budget deficit.
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This week on Texas Matters— How data centers have become a hot-button issue this political cycle and how that controversy could tip the rural vote in the 2026 midterm election. Quorum Report's Scott Braddock breaks down the Texas political landscape.
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Bexar County commissioners presented a proclamation to Spurs staff for the team's historic, winning season.
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‘Could we please not lie?’ Viagran, Jones clash as council creates Project Marvel advisory committeeDistrict 3 Councilwoman Phyllis Viagran and San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones clashed over the status of a previously approved Spurs term sheet as the City Council created a 33-member Project Marvel community advisory committee.
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Three of the city’s biggest legacy investments could go before voters for recommitment in an already high-stakes midterm.
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CPS Energy leaders are mounting a defense of San Antonio’s municipally owned utility model after Gov. Greg Abbott called for opening its service territory to competing retail electricity providers.