Brian Kirkpatrick
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TPR
Governor Greg Abbott is calling for the San Antonio electricity market to be opened up to private for-profit power companies. CPS Energy is the largest municipally owned electricity provider in the nation, and each year contributes about half a billion dollars to the city’s general fund. CPS Energy joins us to explain what Abbott’s proposal could mean for your power bill and for funding city programs.
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San Antonio Councilwoman Marina Alderete Gavito is calling for renewed scrutiny of cybersecurity protections at the city’s municipally owned water and electric utilities following attacks on water systems in Minnesota. -
The packed chamber was split between those who said voters are being shut out and those who believe a county vote last year should suffice. -
A federal judge recently blocked a second attempt by the Trump administration to overhaul a homeless response program that critics say would put over 5,000 Texans at risk for reentering homelessness. -
Just four years in, Bexar County’s public health department faces an uncertain future as the pandemic-era funding it relied on dries up. -
The county needs to close a spending gap of $145 million through 2028. -
DFW said late Friday that plans to install the religious washing station had been canceled. -
The San Antonio Botanical Garden will receive $1 million in the city’s proposed 2027 budget. It’s a $200,000 reduction from 2026 funding but falls far short of the full elimination sought by San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones. Funding for the San Antonio Book Festival in 2027 will remain the same at about $240,000. -
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico unveiled a veterans and military agenda Friday aimed at ending forever wars, strengthening support for military families and increasing the resources available to veterans for health care, housing and employment. -
San Antonio’s proposed 2027 budget increases spending for police, fire and Animal Care Services while emphasizing existing investments. -
City staff proposes raising fees on everything from Alamodome parking to trash carts and missing library books to balance the budget.
