By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio officials hope to do more than litigation or an environmental impact assessment towards slowing down or stopping the federal government’s efforts to set up and support a detention center for undocumented migrants. What you should know City Council voted 9-2 Oct. 15 to pass a resolution, asking the city manager…
By Edmond Ortiz CPS Energy and the San Antonio Water System are now officially part of the city’s efforts to stop or stall the federal government’s plan to develop a local detention center to house undocumented immigrants. With the prospect of litigation also under consideration, San Antonio officials seek to use as much power that…
By Edmond Ortiz A delayed and slightly adjusted four-year series of water and wastewater rate increases for San Antonio Water System customers will be implemented at the start of 2027. What you should know City Council voted 8-3 Oct. 8 to adopt SAWS’ new rate hike plan, which council rejected last June. That is when…
By Edmond Ortiz Fresh off a contentious budget cycle, San Antonio’s top leaders now look to 2027 when voters could face a bond focused on drainage improvements, and when San Antonio Water System customers may see delayed rate hikes. A preview of a potential bond issue City Council was briefed by city staff in a…
By Edmond Ortiz The city of San Antonio will raise its property tax rate for the first time in more than 30 years as a divided City Council adopted a new budget that contains many spending cuts, but not the severe decreases that some local leaders and constituents had feared. What you should know Council…
By Edmond Ortiz South Side leaders are looking forward to two separate yet initiatives that their respective advocates say will provide different kinds of improvements in the area. ‘Project Oso’ follows new residential, industrial growth Brooks, the mixed-use community that has arisen at the former Brooks Air Force Base, continues to be a hub of…
By Edmond Ortiz The city and the San Antonio Spurs have overcome another major barrier toward developing a new pro basketball arena downtown. Despite concerns and objections presented by some city leaders and residents, the city is pressing forward with a plan to leverage specific-use public funds to acquire the property that will accommodate the…
By Edmond Ortiz City Council had a busy morning Sept. 10, addressing key public safety issues, including endorsing a jail diversion pilot program, approving a new collective bargaining agreement with the local police union, and the confirmation of a permanent police chief. Jail diversion program The city will work with the Center for Health Care…
By Edmond Ortiz Officials in San Antonio and Cibolo are thinking of beefing up their regulatory tools to address the surge of data center developments. But a few elected leaders in each city say their constituents still want a brief moratorium or an outright ban on new data centers. What is happening in San Antonio…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of News Briefs features the introduction of a trained counseling dog helping students at an Alamo Heights school, and the approval of key leaders for an upcoming San Antonio International Airport project. Also, local residents recently applied their creative skills toward a mural project at a Tobin Hill neighborhood hospital….
