Project Marvel

A third of polled voters were still undecided, and 15% were not familiar with any of the candidates in the poll.

Nirenberg reflected on his last eight years as San Antonio's mayor — what he's accomplished, where the city's fallen short, and what he sees for the future for San Antonio and himself.

The parties involved agreed to await a court date already scheduled for next week.

Commissioners formally approved a memorandum of understanding with rodeo officials on the redevelopment of the Frost Bank Center and Freeman Coliseum if the Spurs end up moving into a proposed downtown arena.

The sports and entertainment district would straddle I-37 and combine sports, entertainment, dining, shopping, and residential space. It would include an expansion of the convention center, a new convention center hotel, and a land bridge over I-37 to connect the East Side to downtown.

The Conservation Society filed a lawsuit against the University of Texas at San Antonio and the City of San Antonio to save the building.

Tommy Calvert requested commissioners name him along with County Judge Peter Sakai as the county negotiators because he represents the arena area, but commissioners rejected his proposal. Sakai will serve as the county's sole negotiator.

The UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research found that more than half of all voters in the poll have not yet picked their candidate for mayor.

The vote is one early step in the process toward a new $1.5 billion Spurs arena downtown.

The city council will vote on a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Bexar County and the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday that will allow in-depth negotiations to begin.