The Spurs, SAISD schools, Boys & Girls Club and a federal detention facility are bringing major changes to San Antonio’s East Side.

Jalen McKee-Rodriguez poses for a photo. District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez is alleging that a council colleague retaliated against him after he

Venting his frustrations on social media, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez (D2) laid out his opinion on “what the hell is wrong with City Council right now.”

The San Antonio Spurs has already brought on a host of local firms to work on the new arena in compliance with its non-binding term sheet.

The San Antonio City Council gave the go-ahead Thursday to use a special tax capture district to buy a downtown site for a new Spurs arena as well as help fund projects at the San Antonio Zoo, Botanical Garden, and Brackenridge Park.

San Antonio’s Midtown tax increment reinvestment zone board of directors voted 7-4 to use $60 million to acquire the former site of the Institute of Texan Cultures at Hemisfair. While the city continues to negotiate with the University of Texas Board of Regents for the site, it appears to be well on its way to acquire all the land required for a new arena for the San Antonio Spurs and mixed-used entertainment district. City staff think the costs to acquire the entire amount of the land will sit around $116 million, according to the San Antonio Business Journal. The board […]

Spurs DAZN deal puts most local games behind a subscription as Project Marvel raises broader questions about affordability and access.

The city is closer to buying the land for a new San Antonio Spurs arena.

Not all board members of the wealthiest tax increment financing zone agreed it should chip in millions to help buy land for the Spurs arena.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones speaks during an interview with the Current. Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is calling on the San Antonio Spurs' ownership to

Spurs Sports & Entertainment has named San Antonio-based Bartlett Cocke General Contractors and Mortenson, a Minneapolis firm, to the development team for the new arena.

A 6-5 council vote sealed the deal, keeping the issue off of the ballot. Plans for a new Spurs arena will move forward as planned.

Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai is pushing back against a proposal that would give San Antonio voters another chance to weigh in on millions of dollars in fundin

McKee-Rodriguez is also proposing that a portion of the $75 million Community Benefits Agreement with the San Antonio Spurs be used to help fund the effort.

The San Antonio City Council batted down Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ attempt to get the city’s funding for a downtown Spurs arena onto the November ballot in a vote Monday morning.

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined KSAT on Tuesday’s 6 O’Clock News to address the City Council’s 6-5 vote against placing funding for a new Spurs arena back on the ballot.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ efforts to get a new public vote on the city’s commitment to drop $489 million for a billion-dollar downtown mixed-use district anchored by the Spurs’ new stadium have fallen short. City Council members voted 6-5 against putting the municipal referendum on November’s ballot. A public vote was not one of the requirements in the stadium funding plan that the city is negotiating with the Spurs, according to the San Antonio Business Journal. The no voters reminded the rest of the council that Bexar County is already chipping in $311 million towards the arena. A […]

San Antonio City Council is expected to receive its next major update on Project Marvel in October, as plans move forward for a new downtown Spurs arena and broader improvements aimed at reshaping the city’s core.

San Antonio City Council is expected to receive its next major update on Project Marvel in October, as plans move forward for a new downtown Spurs arena and broader improvements aimed at reshaping the city’s core.

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.

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.

Following a contentious two weeks that saw Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones at odds with some local leaders, San Antonio City Council waved off a proposal that would have sent a $489 million piece of Spurs arena funding to voters in November.

SAN ANTONIO - an Antonio voters will not get another chance to weigh in on public funding for a proposed new downtown Spurs arena this November.The San Antonio City Council on Monday rejected a push to place the city's p