CITY OF SAN ANTONIO

The San Antonio Spurs’ dog park at La Cantera is now open to pups and their humans.

Many homes that qualify for CPS Energy's weatherization program based on income end up disqualified because they need repairs first.

The City of San Antonio is bumping up incentives to recruit more lifeguards and outdoor pool supervisors.

Cyclists in San Antonio, and across the nation, participate in Bike to Work Day.

The City of San Antonio may soon begin to consider how to deal with the owners of buildings left abandoned after an increase in the number of complaints and fires surrounding those properties.

As part of the second round of proposals to use bond and federal dollars, city staff on Wednesday recommended helping fund a plan to purchase a South Side mobile home park and convert it into a co-op.

Thursday, May 18, has been declared an Ozone Action Day in San Antonio by The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

The City of San Antonio offers programs that provide affordable swim lessons in the community for children.

A city spokeswoman said the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, and Catholic Charities were working on contingency plans to help with "transportation assistance" if the Migrant Resource Center's capacity was stretched too thin, but it was not planning on creating a mass shelter.

David Arredondo died May 11, 2018, while riding a bicycle around 11:35 p.m. in the 7400 block of Somerset Road, on the city’s Southwest Side.

The City of San Antonio has taken the next step to take over a bar near the Alamo using eminent domain.

The City of San Antonio is celebrating all things corn this weekend with the second annual Pueblos del Maiz.

There has been more than $3.7 spent since July 2022 in the run-up to the May 6 election. See who is spending the most.

A car stolen from a downtown parking lot in early March was repeatedly cited for parking illegally blocks away and then sat for more than a week at the city’s impound lot, before its owner was finally informed of its recovery.

The Animal Care Services is asking for donations like blankets and food as they are expecting an influx of puppies and kittens.

The City of San Antonio began this week installing Cool Pavement to sections of streets in all 10 city council districts in an effort to fight rising temperatures in the hottest parts of the city.

The City of San Antonio is encouraging people to celebrate responsibly and sustainably by recycling, disposing of their trash correctly, and heading to certified Green events.

Heavy rain Thursday and Saturday caused flooding, especially in some well-known problem spots. One of those is the lower levels of I-35 downtown, which had to be closed both days. Two issues contributed to that.

The holdout owner of a bar in the way of a new Alamo museum has said the City of San Antonio’s “best and final” $5.26 million offer to buy him out isn’t good enough. Now, with the city and its partners prepared to use eminent domain, the deadlock appears to be headed to court.

Instead of interviewing 9,817 people in the first year as it originally expected, the city now only expects to interview 7,086 by June 30 - a 28% drop. And it only expects to get half as many people enrolled in a certification or degree program - 2,882 instead of 5,758.

Crimes against property, which make up the majority of reported crimes in the city, are up 3.4% compared to the first quarter of 2022. The department’s crime stats show that is due largely to a 59.1% increase of car thefts.

Here’s the City of San Antonio’s operation schedule on Friday, April 28.

The eastbound lanes of Culebra Road near North General McMullen remain closed on Tuesday.

A portion of a busy street on the city’s West Side caved in late Monday morning, creating a large sinkhole that caused a two-vehicle crash.

As home and property values continue to, the City of San Antonio is expected to cut its property tax rate for the second year in a row and possibly offer additional relief for property owners.

The official City of San Antonio 2023 Fiesta medals have been unveiled and residents will have a chance to add them to their collection for free.

COVID-19 cases continue to drop in the San Antonio area, but as the city prepares for bigger events like Fiesta, local health officials say people must stay vigilant.

Rain is not stopping people from participating in a longstanding San Antonio tradition of camping at local parks for Easter weekend.

A city panel gave the go-ahead for a historic house at Hemisfair to be transformed into a Sichuanese-Chinese restaurant.

A Northwest Side resident says her neighbor's church bells are too loud. The priest's response to those complaining: “Don’t like the noise? Buy us out. Otherwise, shut the hell up.”

More than a half-million Bexar County homeowners may be in for more sticker shock. The Bexar County Appraisal District mailed notices and posted them online, showing an average increase of nearly 15%.

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The City of San Antonio is hosting a workshop on Monday to help homeowners learn about exemptions and steps to submit an appeal to lower property taxes.

San Antonio-based artists can apply for up to $5,000 in grants to create new, original works of art.

Mitchell Lake Audubon Center is excited to bring back Migratory Bird Fest as we celebrate spring migration with a free, family-friendly community festival. This annual event will take place on Saturday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The City of San Antonio is inspecting trees in Brackenridge Park after a large tree branch fell on spring break crowds at the San Antonio Zoo last Wednesday.

A month after a dump truck damaged a pedestrian bridge on the City’s West Side, the City of San Antonio installed a temporary crossing at the Castroville Road and Dahlgreen Avenue intersection.

The City of San Antonio has announced Nephtali De León as the Alamo City’s new Poet Laureate.

A new program set to launch in San Antonio offers free career training without having to set foot in a classroom.

The proposed program and dog enforcement efforts stem directly from a West Side home whose dogs were responsible for the brutal Feb. 24 attack that killed an elderly man and sent several others to the hospital.

The Las Palmas Branch Library will close starting March 20 for an extensive renovation funded by the City of San Antonio’s 2017 and 2022 Bond Programs.

The “Big Enchilada” library in downtown San Antonio is about to reopen after years of improvements.

The World Affairs Council of San Antonio will present Waheeda Thawerbhoy Kara with the 2023 International Citizen of the Year for her humanitarian and civic work on Wednesday at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.

The City of San Antonio celebrated its non-emergency information call center with “311 Day” on Saturday.

An East Side church says it’s noticed a spike in its utility bills shortly after suspected squatters moved into the abandoned property next door to their building.

The family-friendly kite festival and dog fair, known as Fest of Tails, is returning to San Antonio this Saturday, March 11.

A San Antonio disabled veteran was left stranded for hours after his vehicle disappeared from the parking lot outside a laundromat he was at on the South Side.

Though the number of asylum seekers has plummeted in the past two months, the City of San Antonio could end up leaving its Migrant Resource Center open through the end of the year.

Trinity University on Thursday announced that they are changing athletic conferences and will join the Southern Athletic Association as a full member in 2025.

In observance of International Women’s Day, 50 women participated in Wednesday’s naturalization ceremony at city hall.

Beginning Sunday, March 12 at 7 p.m. through Tuesday, March 14, the intersection of N. St. Mary’s and E. Ashby Pl. will be closed.

The City of San Antonio’s Ready to Work program has expanded eligibility requirements to include military community members.

The City of San Antonio and its partners broke ground Monday on a 600-acre development, bringing more affordable housing to the area.

The City of San Antonio is launching a new program to help music venues, bars and restaurants make renovations that could lower the noise threshold for their residential neighbors.

Hail was seen slipping through the roof of the Alamodome on Thursday night during the Texas Class 5A girls basketball state semifinal.

A city survey last year made it crystal clear that teenagers are struggling with their mental health. Now they're following up with a second survey, again written by teens themselves.

Have you ever wondered how the San Antonio River Walk stays so clean? Do you know what goes into the beautification of one of the top attractions in the city?

Did you know you can check on the status of your call Animal Care Services-related call to 311 through the city’s website? An interactive map plots every call with an open status and there are hundreds, if not thousands of open requests.

The San Antonio International Airport on Monday announced that its Terminal Development Program has received a $20 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Instead of waiting for new complaints about the same old properties, the City of San Antonio plans to send code enforcement officers out to proactively look for issues and make the landlords of the troubled properties help foot the bill.

The City of San Antonio is offering $1 million to local schools in the form of grants to fund their climate action projects.

The City of San Antonio, Neighborhood and Housing Services, is hosting workshops to help homeowners learn about lowering property taxes.

City staff say the city's Solid Waste Fund is "structurally unbalanced" and will likely warrant a rate increase in the 2024 fiscal year. It's not clear yet how much that could be.

The "San Antonio Justice Charter" has enough signatures to get on the ballot, but will it matter? The City Attorney claims most of the proposed changes aren't legal, and the city wouldn't try to enforce them, even if they were to pass.

Residents in the Westfield community along Prue Road on the Northwest Side are fed up with the ongoing problem of suspected speeders crashing into backyard fences.

Despite cold weather, rain and closures, the City of San Antonio and Bexar County did not open warming centers this week because officials said that conditions did not meet the threshold.

The City of San Antonio and Bexar county will not be opening warming centers Wednesday.

A winter storm warning has been issued for the San Antonio area. The city, county, and partners strongly urge all residents to remember the Four Ps: people, pets, plants and pipes.

The City of San Antonio is cautioning pet owners to keep their pets inside during the cold wintery weather this week.

The City of San Antonio is not opening warming centers despite many area schools and businesses closing due to the wintery weather.

San Antonio is in prime location for pollen allergies from mountain cedar, Texas’ most misunderstood tree

The City of San Antonio will start to accept applications to fill the District 7 vacancy on the city council beginning Feb. 13.

The San Antonio City Council voted 9-2 on Thursday morning to authorize the use of eminent domain to acquire Moses Rose’s Hideout on East Houston Street, which sits in the footprint of a planned Alamo Visitor Center and Museum.

Vince Cantu, the owner of Moses Rose’s Hideout, said in a news release Wednesday that he’s “ready for ‘the Battle of the Alamo 2.0′ but today is asking for peaceful negotiation with city council.”

If IRS forms, tax jargon, and number-crunching make your head spin, there may be help available through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.

More police presence is coming to one of San Antonio’s fastest-growing areas in the heart of the city.

The City of San Antonio may be forced to consider an ordinance to go after illegal street racing and street takeovers after a viral video posted Sunday of a takeover on I-10 and Callahan triggered safety concerns.

Applications can be filed at the Office of the City Clerk in City Hall at 100 Military Plaza from Jan. 18 until 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17.

Following the same route for Monday’s MLK March, the Freedom Walk this Saturday will cover a lot of ground over those nearly two miles.

This isn’t the same downtown San Antonio from 1973, or even from a decade ago — the boom in development has caused a bevy of road closures in the area. So if you’re one of about 65,000 fans expected at the game, here are some road closures and traffic solutions to help you navigate downtown San Antonio on Friday night.

The City of San Antonio is encouraging fans attending the Spurs 50th-anniversary game to plan ahead and arrive early to avoid traffic and parking issues.

The exhibit curated by Barbara Felix and presented by the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture is free and open to the public starting January 19 through November 17, 2023.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 16 and the City of San Antonio has announced its expected closures.

San Antonio was recently named the No. 1 city in Texas with the most green space.

The increasing popularity of short-term rentals could contribute to the City of San Antonio’s uphill battle to create affordable housing.

As the chilly weather continues across the San Antonio area, Bexar County officials will cease cold weather relief operations on Sunday morning.

San Antonio Animal Care Services is asking that people be mindful of their pets safety during the cold weather.

The City of San Antonio has released its holiday schedule for the winter holidays.

The City of San Antonio is dealing with an illegal dumping issue that’s so bad it needs to expand its crews just one year after the program’s initial launch.

The Tower of the Americas, the centerpiece of the San Antonio skyline since its unveiling at the 1968 World's Fair, is slated to undergo major renovations in 2024.

The daily number of people passing through the center ranges from under 1,000 to up to 1,800 already, one city official said, and an assistant city manager estimates the number of migrants coming through the MRC will jump by about 30% with the end of Title 42.

An archaeological dig is underway at the Alamo, and the excavation of part of the plaza started this week.

Roadrunner fans take notice! The City of San Antonio is offering free parking in city-owned parking facilities for UTSA’s championship game at the Alamodome on Friday.

Driven by a spike in thefts and other property crimes, San Antonio saw a nearly 12% rise in overall crime through October compared to the same period last year. There has also been a 67% jump in homicides, which not even the 53 migrants killed in a trailer in June account for fully.

An archaeological dig will take place at the Alamo over the next several weeks amid a major makeover of the plaza.

At 6:20 p.m. on Friday, it will officially begin to look a lot like Christmas in Travis Park.

A Texas Department of State Health Services dashboard, updated Monday afternoon, shows just 42 available, staffed pediatric ICU beds across the state. In San Antonio’s region, which covers nearly 2.9 million people and stretches to the Mexican border, there were only nine available.

The City of San Antonio and several partner agencies are working on getting people off the street – creating the Homeless Response System to address homelessness in our community.

The City of San Antonio on Tuesday released a video requested by KSAT showing a confrontation that happened before a city council meeting in September.

Mitchell’s Landing, a 42-acre park dedicated to the memory of 3-year-old Mitchell Chang, will break ground Sunday.