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City Council A Session, August 13, 2026

Approved: 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

On August 13, 2026, San Antonio approved Ordinance ordering November 2026 sales tax election to reauthorize Pre-K for SA.

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Council approved the consent agenda (items 8 through 18) except item 15 (withdrawn by staff) and item 16 (pulled by the Mayor).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.

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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: passedMoved by Villagran
Approved

Ordinance setting budget public hearing dates and work sessions

Vote: passedMoved by Teri Castillo
Approved

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

Vote: passedMoved by Jalen McKee-Rodriguez
Approved

Extending line of duty injury leave for firefighter Robert Beyer

Vote: passedMoved by Sukh Kaur

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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…

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Agenda results

Who spoke

18 distinct speakers; 13 identified names.

All speaker roles: 10 Councilmember, 2 Staff, 1 Mayor, 1 Clerk, 1 Attorney, 2 Public, 1 Witness.

Identified name roles: 9 Councilmember, 1 Staff, 1 Mayor, 1 Attorney, 1 Witness.

Speaker sample: Eric Walsh, Staff.

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Zoning terms (10)

29 recorded timestamps

  • motion to approve (5 timestamps)
  • approved (10 timestamps)
  • residential (4 timestamps)
  • commercial (4 timestamps)
  • rezoning (1 timestamps)
  • annexation (1 timestamps)

Decision moments (5)

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