San Antonio City Council

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.

Three San Antonio City Council members are calling for a temporary moratorium on applications for new data centers, citing concerns about the rapidly growing industry’s demands on water, electricity and impact on air quality in surrounding neighborhoods.

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.

The report explored nine ways to build a culture of voting through ongoing efforts to provide voter information and boost turnout year-round, rather than only in the weeks leading up to elections.

Six members of the City Council said canceling the Ye concert would constitute censorship. Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has drawn criticism and faced concert cancellations following a series of antisemitic statements and other hate speech.

A special session of the San Antonio City Council on Monday was meant to provide information about two home explosions on the city’s Northeast side in April, but a federal investigation isn’t allowing much to be said.

As San Antonio faces a difficult budget cycle, city leaders are considering shifting more Fiesta costs onto event organizers.

In a narrow, 6-5 vote Thursday, city council members pushed back any decision on water rates until October.

Toyota is considering San Antonio for a new $2 billion vehicle assembly plant and the 2,000 new jobs that would accompany it.

Erica Andrews, a trans activist and drag performer, is on track to be honored with a memorial way designation on Main Avenue north of downtown San Antonio in the city's Pride Cultural Heritage District.