City Council A Session, August 13, 2026
Approves Ordinance ordering November 2026 sales tax election to reauthorize Pre-K for SA, passed
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…
- 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Council approved the consent agenda (items 8 through 18) except item 15 (withdrawn by staff) and item 16 (pulled by the Mayor).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…
Key Decisions (5)
Consent agenda approval (except items 15 and 16)
Ordinance setting proposed FY2027 M&O and debt service tax rates
Ordinance setting budget public hearing dates and work sessions
Ordinance ordering November 2026 sales tax election to reauthorize Pre-K for SA
Extending line of duty injury leave for firefighter Robert Beyer
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)
On the record: the mayor, 10 councilmembers, a staff member, an attorney, a witness, and 2 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: 106 of 112 (95%) forecasts called in this county.
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