
Josh Peck
City Hall Reporterjosh@tpr.org
Josh Peck is the City Hall Reporter for Texas Public Radio.
He was most recently the Technology & Entrepreneurship Reporter at TPR for a year and a half before beginning the City Hall Reporter role in 2024.
Josh has produced stories heard nationally on National Public Radio, interned at the investigative nonprofit ProPublica, and covered the Robb Elementary mass shooting in Uvalde for the New York Times.
As TPR's City Hall Reporter, Josh plans to focus on how city policies impact regular San Antonians and will also report on policing and labor issues.
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The San Antonio City Council voted to create a new Project Finance Zone that will contribute to Alamodome and Convention Center upgrades, and which may partially fund a Spurs arena.
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The vote tightens rules for metal and auto parts recyclers in the city on issues ranging from pollution to pest control.
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2M Smokehouse is one of several local and national food and beverage options recommended to have a place in the $1.2 billion terminal.
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The Project Finance Zone uses state hotel tax revenues to support local convention center and venue projects.
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The fire union said it believed it could work effectively with either Gina Ortiz Jones or Rolando Pablos should they win.
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Local support came from former mayors Phil Hardberger and Julián Castro.
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The new rule only applies to new shops, and it only targets stores whose primary product is vape and tobacco products.
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The $5.8 million will be used to train 2,516 workers at 75 employers around San Antonio.
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The project involved the rehabilitation and construction of over 230 affordable housing units.
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The recommended changes would tighten many rules on metal recycling companies, especially as it relates to city enforcement and fire safety.