Gina Ortiz Jones

After Democrats swept all statewide offices in the Nov. 3 midterm election, San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is calling for the city to amend the City of San Antonio’s State Legislative Program for the 90th Texas Legislature.

As the city of San Antonio is developing a bond package of city improvements, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has been challenged by City Council on being able to pick the three chairpersons to lead the 2027 bond process. Council members passed an ordinance to give themselves that authority. Mayor Jones joins us to give us an update on bonds and discuss whether this move could delay moving forward.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is pressing state officials over two backlogs affecting Texans’ access to health care and the ballot, while also seeking more information from federal officials about immigration enforcement in the Alamo City.

Representatives and supporters of more than 50 San Antonio nonprofits rallied at City Hall Wednesday against a proposed $5.1 million reduction in FY 2028 funding for programs serving more than 9,300 residents.

Last week San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones lost the city council vote 5-6 to hold a city vote on funding the proposed downtown Spur arena. Jones joins "The Source" to discuss moving forward as the city is dealing with a budget shortfall.

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 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.

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?

The mayor’s go-it-alone approach may leave her with little to show in efforts to close a $158M budget deficit.

It’s unclear if San Antonio’s mayor has enough City Council support to put the issue to voters this year — at least four are opposed.