1+ week, 3+ day ago   (907+ words) San Antonio budget writers are looking to cut $5.1 million in grants for nonprofits to help close the city’s massive budget deficit, but organizations under the knife are fighting back. More than 60 local nonprofit leaders and their groups' supporters protested the…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (580+ words) The city of San Antonio can address a budget shortfall through cuts, not property tax increases, writes District 7 City Council Member Marina Alderete Gavito. "While San Antonio families are living through an affordability crisis, from the gas pump to the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1240+ words) Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said she was “not ready to commit to a moratorium,” at a specially called City Council meeting. The council decided to move forward with proposed zoning and land-use changes for data centers. The City Council is…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1726+ words) Homeless Outreach Specialist Stephanie Bracely, left, and Outreach Manager David Row offer food and services to a person experiencing homelessness during a visit to an encampment on June 24. City employees David Row and Stephanie Bracely showed up to a recent…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago   (878+ words) The city of San Antonio is facing a crushing budget deficit. A reader blames Texas lawmakers for the fiscal mess. Texas Republican leaders got to play the hero by increasing the exemptions for their taxpaying constituents. Now San Antonio is…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (321+ words) Chief financial officer Troy Elliott speaks during a budget town hall meeting at the Phil Hardberger Park Urban Ecology Center on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. San Antonio budget writers are pushing for a property tax rate hike and millions of dollars in…...