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City Council A Session, August 13, 2026

Approves Ordinance ordering November 2026 sales tax election to reauthorize Pre-K for SA, passed

4h 39m42,436 words
29 mentionsmotion to approveapprovedresidentialcommercialrezoningannexationshort term rentalland usepublic hearingdeniedSan Antonio, TX
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What happened

The San Antonio City Council held its first hearing on the proposed FY2027 operating and capital budget ($4.4 billion total), and approved item 5 (Ordinance setting proposed M&O tax rate at 35.138 cents and debt service rate at 21.150 cents per $100 valuation) and item 6 (setting…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
San Antonio, TX
Governing body
Final authority
Date
August 13, 2026
Decisions
5 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, passed

Free sample: decision 1 of 5

Consent agenda approval (except items 15 and 16)

Council approved the consent agenda (items 8 through 18) except item 15 (withdrawn by staff) and item 16 (pulled by the Mayor). No detail on individual items provided.

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 held its first hearing on the proposed FY2027 operating and capital budget ($4.4 billion total), and approved item 5 (Ordinance setting proposed M&O tax rate at 35.138 cents and debt service rate at 21.150 cents per $100 valuation) and item 6 (setting…

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Key Decisions (5)

Approved

Consent agenda approval (except items 15 and 16)

Vote: passed
Approved

Ordinance setting proposed FY2027 M&O and debt service tax rates

Vote: passed
Approved

Ordinance setting budget public hearing dates and work sessions

Vote: passed
Approved

Ordinance ordering November 2026 sales tax election to reauthorize Pre-K for SA

Vote: passed
Approved

Extending line of duty injury leave for firefighter Robert Beyer

Vote: passed

Market Signals (6)

Sentiment

San Antonio faces a projected $157.7 million two-year budget shortfall…

Commercial Demand

Development Services projects a slight increase in both commercial and…

Infrastructure

The FY27 capital budget totals $1.4 billion, dominated by $860…

Who Spoke (18)

MayorCouncilmember · 10StaffAttorneyWitnessPublic · 2

On the record: the mayor, 10 councilmembers, a staff member, an attorney, a witness, and 2 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.

This season: 106 of 112 (95%) forecasts called in this county.

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