With debate over the city’s budget reaching a crescendo this week, District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzales proposed an amendment that raised eyebrows among some City Hall staffers. As the City of San Antonio considers raising property taxes to deal with a $158 million budget deficit, first-term councilwoman Meza Gonzalez suggested implementing a smaller tax […]
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones on Tuesday floated her latest proposal to fix the city’s $158 million budget deficit. The components of that plan include shifting funds to reduce the deficit while also saving programs she deems necessary for low-income San Antonians. Specifically, Jones is proposing to save $9 million from the General Fund by sunsetting […]
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. The often overlooked race for Texas Railroad Commissioner received national attention this past weekend due to a viral tweet from Bo French, the former Tarrant County GOP Chairman who eked […]
One of the top players in San Antonio’s contemporary dining scene has joined forces with a historic River Walk hotel property, and the pair’s first concept, a downtown brasserie, will debut in December. Emmer & Rye Hospitality — the Austin-based restaurant group behind Pearl’s Pullman Market and its Michelin-starred Isidore and Nicosi — will serve as the […]
Cityscrapes is a column of opinion and analysis. The headlines right now are scary: “Cutting deep,” “Education nonprofit fights to keep city funding,” “San Antonio pitches 3.9% property tax increase as budget woes worsen.” San Antonio faces a shortfall in its general fund budget for the coming fiscal year — a deficit on the […]
Is Austin no longer the “music capital of the world”? Or, as Mark Twain would say, have rumors of its death been greatly exaggerated? That’s a question much discussed by Central Texas music lovers after a succession of alarming announcements that could soon drastically change the city’s cultural landscape, particularly its Red River district. Seen […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is urging the Texas Water Development Board to enforce penalties against data centers that fail to respond to a state inquiry into their water usage. “Major water users, including data centers, appear to have committed civil and criminal violations by failing to provide the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) with information […]
Homegrown music-education nonprofit High Voltage Music is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a night of dancing, bingo, raffle prizes and a silent art auction. The festivities will take place 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Cherrity Bar, 302 Montana St. For the first two hours, attendees will be able to enjoy vinyl spins from DJ […]
Students at the University of Texas at Austin said they were dismayed — but unsurprised — by the racist attacks lobbed at them online after a Republican candidate for statewide office suggested white Americans were being “displaced.” Bo French, the Republican running for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the state’s oil […]
San Antonio gets a serious dose of heavy music this week, whether your tastes run toward arena rock, shock metal or the noisier fringes of the underground. Guns N’ Roses leads the charge at the Alamodome, while W.A.S.P., Soulfly and a noisy hoedown from Mr. Phylzzz offer plenty of opportunities to damage your hearing elsewhere […]