homelessness

The San Antonio City Council discussed the departments' budgets ahead of the 2026 budget adoption in September.

The latest Point-in-Time Count found that the number of unhoused individuals rose from 3,372 in 2024 to 3,625 in 2025.

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is using the National Guard to remove all homeless people from the streets of Washington D.C. Trump has also signed an executive order targeting the unhoused across the nation. What is the impact of this policy? And how could we see this same sort of action unfold in San Antonio?

Montana is investing $300 million to help those with severe mental illness from cycling through ERs, state psychiatric facilities, jails and homelessness. Advocates say they also need stable housing.

An inaugural report on homelessness from the city's Department of Human Services showed that Bexar County recorded the highest number of unhoused individuals in the last decade during a survey in January, despite a stable homelessness rate over the same period.

The number of unhoused seniors is expected to triple by 2030. As rents rise, it becomes tougher to find affordable housing that's accessible for those with medical conditions and disabilities.

The idea was simple. Take existing hotel rooms and turn them into apartments. It would be quick and cheap, elected officials said. However, opening Pecan Gardens was anything but.

The decision is a win for Western cities that wanted more powers to manage record homelessness. But advocates for the unhoused say the decision will do nothing to solve the larger problem

The survey found residents felt record-high satisfaction towards the city, and pointed to several areas where residents feel the city needs to focus in the next budget cycle.

Bexar County commissioners on Tuesday approved an outreach program intended to curb homelessness in Precinct 2.