San Antonio budget proposal would cut military spouse employment program
San Antonio’s proposed budget would eliminate $150,000 in funding for a military spouse employment program as the city works to close a projected $158 million shortfall.
San Antonio’s proposed budget would eliminate $150,000 in funding for a military spouse employment program as the city works to close a projected $158 million shortfall.
The agreements, known as 287(g) partnerships, allow ICE to delegate certain immigration-enforcement authority to trained state and local law enforcement officers.
The City of San Antonio is asking residents to identify dangerous streets and crosswalks near schools as the new school year brings more students, pedestrians and vehicles onto local roads.
The San Antonio City Council will hold a special meeting Monday to decide whether to ask voters to approve the city’s $489 million contribution to a proposed $1.3 billion downtown Spurs arena, setting up another debate over the project and the city’s financial outlook.
Business leaders are pressing Bexar County to begin collecting a voter-approved hotel tax increase intended to help fund a new Spurs arena, saying delays could increase costs and slow the planned downtown redevelopment.
The San Antonio City Council voted 10-1 Thursday to create a 33-member community advisory committee that will recommend how to spend $75 million in community benefits tied to the Spurs’ proposed Project Marvel development.
The San Antonio Zoo will offer Texas residents discounted admission on Thursday, Aug. 6, allowing visitors to enter for $8 with proof of residency.
San Antonio Spurs CEO R.C. Buford urged the City Council to reject Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ call for a November public vote on Project Marvel, saying the team and its development partners have already committed more than $2 billion to the proposed downtown arena project.
A permanent resident deported to Trinidad and Tobago last year is seeking $10 million from the Trump administration, alleging that federal immigration authorities denied him medical care and subjected him to abuse during seven months of detention in Texas and other facilities.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is asking San Antonio voters to weigh in on the city’s $489 million contribution to a proposed Spurs arena, urging the City Council to place a referendum on the November ballot.