City Council A Session, August 6, 2026
Approved: Eminent domain acquisition for District 9 Traffic and Mobility Improvements (Bitters Road area), unanimous
What happened
On August 6, 2026, San Antonio approved Eminent domain acquisition for District 9 Traffic and Mobility Improvements (Bitters Road area) (unanimous).
The San Antonio City Council consented to the creation of the Jones Avenue Municipal Management District (Item 23), the city's first MMD, covering ~5.9 acres in River North formerly owned by CPS Energy and now owned by M.E.
- Jurisdiction
- San Antonio, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 6, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 5
Eminent domain acquisition for South Zarzamora overpass at Union Pacific Railroad/Frio City Rd
Ordinance approving acquisition through negotiation or condemnation of 12 right-of-way easements and 7 temporary construction easements along South Sotomayor Street in Council District 5 for the South Zarzamora overpass project, a 2017 and 2022 bond program funded project. Motion by Council Member Castillo, seconded by Council Member Munguia. Approved by voice vote.
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Key Decisions (5)
Eminent domain acquisition for South Zarzamora overpass at Union Pacific Railroad/Frio City Rd
Eminent domain acquisition for District 9 Traffic and Mobility Improvements (Bitters Road area)
Creation of Community Advisory Committee for Downtown Sports and Entertainment District
On-call citywide marketing and communication services contracts
Creation of Jones Avenue Municipal Management District
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Development Activity (3)
Jones Avenue mixed-use riverfront redevelopment
Mixed-Use
Downtown Sports and Entertainment District (Project Marvel) / Spurs NBA arena
Mixed-Use
Tower Life mixed-use residential redevelopment
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
McCombs Enterprises is investing ~$300 million into a six-acre River…
Infrastructure
San Antonio's first Municipal Management District (Jones Avenue MMD) enables…
Commercial Demand
A proposed downtown NBA arena and broader Sports and Entertainment…
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Who spoke
19 distinct speakers; 14 identified names.
All speaker roles: 4 Staff, 1 Mayor, 10 Councilmember, 1 Clerk, 1 Attorney, 2 Public.
Identified name roles: 3 Staff, 1 Mayor, 10 Councilmember.
Speaker sample: Ortiz-Jones, Mayor.
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Zoning terms (10)
23 recorded timestamps
- motion to approve (2 timestamps)
- historic preservation (3 timestamps)
- traffic study (1 timestamps)
- approved (8 timestamps)
- tabled (1 timestamps)
- land use (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (5)
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