City Council A Session, June 18, 2026
Approves Toyota incentive package (tax abatement, economic development agreement, road funding, certificates of obligation), passed
What happened
The San Antonio City Council approved a comprehensive incentive package for a Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas expansion (items 5, 6, 7, and 26), including a 10-year 100% tax abatement valued at ~$88 million, $20 million in road improvements, and other incentives, for a $2 billio…
- Jurisdiction
- San Antonio, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
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Toyota incentive package (tax abatement, economic development agreement, road funding, certificates of obligation)
Approved items 5, 6, 7, and 26 related to a Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas expansion at its Southside location: a 10-year 100% real and personal property tax abatement (est. $88M), a Chapter 380 economic development agreement of $9.5M for Ready to Work funding and city fee waivers, CPS E-16 rider program participation, SAWS fee waivers not to exceed $4,515,950, a $20M advanced funding agreement with Bexar County and TxDOT for road improvements, $4.5M for intersection improvements, a resolution nominating Toyota as a triple jumbo enterprise project, and authorization to issue up to $25M in certificates of obligation. Total city incentive value ~$122.1M. Project: 2.5M sq ft facility, over 200,000 vehicles annually, $2B investment, 2,000 jobs at or above Bexar County average wage of $32.36/hr.
- 2,000 jobs must meet or exceed Bexar County average wage of $32.36, indexed annually
- 10% of abated taxes reinvested into wraparound support (childcare, transportation, workforce development)
- wraparound support plan due at least 60 days prior to first year of abatement with investment completed by December 2031
- OSHA 10 safety courses and heat-related illness programs for construction
- SAWS fee waivers subject to SAWS board approval
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The San Antonio City Council approved a comprehensive incentive package for a Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas expansion (items 5, 6, 7, and 26), including a 10-year 100% tax abatement valued at ~$88 million, $20 million in road improvements, and other incentives, for a $2 billio…
Key Decisions (4)
Toyota incentive package (tax abatement, economic development agreement, road funding, certificates of obligation)
SAWS water and wastewater rate adjustment 2026-2029
Consent agenda (items 10 through 29, minus 26)
FY27 trial budget briefing
Development Activity (5)
Toyota Texas expansion (flexible production line facility)
Industrial
Kenwood Community Center
Infrastructure
Father Roman Community Center replacement
Infrastructure
Market Signals (6)
Commercial Demand
Toyota's $2B, 2,000-job expansion signals strong advanced-manufacturing investment demand on…
Infrastructure
SAWS faces a $3.2B five-year capital program with aging infrastructure…
Infrastructure
Water and energy infrastructure capacity (SAWS water supply and CPS…
Who Spoke (32)
On the record: the mayor, 2 councilmembers, 5 staff members, an attorney, the applicant, 2 witnesses, and 7 members of the public.
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