Bonds

Organizers of the Save Brackenridge movement have been urging San Antonians to call or email their city council representative to oppose a proposal for a 7,000-person capacity amphitheater in the Sunken Garden at Brackenridge Park.

The city bond committee approved parameters and tentative funding levels for the $150 million housing bond.

The 32-member Housing Bond Committee has just one more meeting to vote on what programs should be targeted and how much should go to them — things like fixing up existing housing stock to keep people in homes or new affordable construction. They need to decide what income level and sub groups should be prioritized.

Voters in Bexar County’s wealthiest school district overwhelmingly approved a tax rate election Tuesday night, but voters in three other Bexar County school districts rejected their districts’ requests for bond funding.

Senate Bill 52 would allow Texas’ public universities to pay for infrastructure projects through tuition revenue bonds, a process that hasn’t been done by the state Legislature since 2015.

The Grand Hyatt is owned and operated by Hyatt. While the hotelier makes a guaranteed return on investment, the city is loaning tax dollars to pay off debt on its construction. Why? Because a city-run nonprofit is responsible for the debt, despite not owning the property.

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