City Council A Session, December 18, 2025
Approves Resolution to move general election from May to November in odd-numbered years, 5-3
What happened
The San Antonio City Council approved a resolution (Item 4) to move the city's general municipal election for mayor and council from May to November of odd-numbered years, passing on a roll-call vote of 5-3 after roughly five hours of public testimony.
- Jurisdiction
- San Antonio, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- December 18, 2025
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 5-3
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Approval of consent agenda (items 6-28, minus item 16)
Consent agenda items 6 through 28 approved, minus item 16 which was pulled for individual consideration. Included item 22 (Iowa Street/Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Way designation), item 18B (appointment of Natalie Garza to Linear Creekway Parks Advisory Board), item 24 (housing tax credit development on Somerset Road in District 4), item 25 (house fire rebuild policy), item 27 (third party partners).
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 resolution (Item 4) to move the city's general municipal election for mayor and council from May to November of odd-numbered years, passing on a roll-call vote of 5-3 after roughly five hours of public testimony.
Key Decisions (4)
Approval of consent agenda (items 6-28, minus item 16)
Eminent domain acquisition for Leon Creek Greenway project
Resolution to move general election from May to November in odd-numbered years
GMP amendment for Terminal C construction at San Antonio International Airport
Development Activity (2)
San Antonio International Airport Terminal C
Infrastructure
Housing tax credit development on Somerset Road
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
San Antonio International Airport's new Terminal C is on budget…
Housing Demand
New affordable/housing tax credit residential units (437 units) are advancing…
Infrastructure
The city is using eminent domain to acquire 1.321 acres…
Sentiment
Moving municipal elections to November may reduce standalone election administration…
Who Spoke (75)
On the record: the mayor, 4 councilmembers, 3 staff members, the clerk, a witness, and 55 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
This season: 41 of 42 (98%) forecasts called in this county.
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