City Council

Cabello Havrda is now the third member of the San Antonio City Council running for mayor following Councilmember John Courage's decision to drop out of the race earlier this week.

San Antonio voters approved council and mayoral raises, longer term lengths for council members and the mayor, and removed the salary and tenure caps for the city manager position, among other items.

The plan to build a new stadium for the San Antonio Missions involves the demolition of an apartment complex that currently hosts over 300 San Antonio residents.

There are six finalized proposed city charter amendments on the ballot this November.

Next week, the Council will vote next week to place the amendments — which cover issues like council and mayoral pay, removing a municipal politics ban on city employees, and council and mayoral term lengths — on the November ballot.

The update gives the city more enforcement mechanisms to make sure STR owners remain in compliance and increases fees so the city can hire a new code enforcement officer.

Council incumbents Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Phyllis Viagran, Adriana Rocha Garcia, Teri Castillo, Melissa Cabello Havrda, Manny Peláez, John Courage held on to their seats.

With the endorsement of more than a half dozen former district 10 office holders, Whyte cruised to an easy victory Saturday night in the sole conservative district.

Voters in the Rio Grande Valley also cast ballots on Saturday, including decisions on mayors in Pharr and Brownsville and a county commissioners race in the McAllen area.

Election Day is Saturday, May 6.