eminent domain Archives - San Antonio Report

Business & Development

2 holdouts lead VIA to open eminent domain cases for land along Green Line

by Shari Biediger May 16, 2026May 15, 2026

The agency has nearly completed acquisition of 153 partial properties in San Antonio needed for the advanced rapid transit project.

Vince Cantu owns Moses Rose's Hideout on 516 E. Houston St.

Bar owner agrees to sell, resolving eminent domain case for Alamo museum

by Shari Biediger August 3, 2023August 4, 2023

An eminent domain petition has been filed against Moses Rose's Hideout, a bar located along East Houston Street around the corner from the Woolworth building, one of the structures being converted into the planned Alamo Visitor Center and Museum.

City files lawsuit to seize bar property for Alamo museum

by Shari Biediger May 10, 2023May 15, 2023

City Council approves an ordinance to begin condemnation proceedings to acquire Moses Rose's Hideout, a bar at 516 E. Houston St. owned by Vince Cantu. His property stands in the way of a loading dock for the planned Alamo Museum.

Business & Development

Bar owner rejects city’s $5M ‘best and final’ offer for property near planned Alamo museum

by Shari Biediger April 21, 2023April 24, 2023

Pedestrians walk by the Moses Roses Bar right outside of Alamo Plaza.

What bar business is worth could be turning point in Alamo Plaza eminent domain case

by Shari Biediger April 6, 2023April 6, 2023

Elizabeth and Vince Cantu, owner of Moses Roses Hideout, listen to their lawyer Dan Eldredge address members of the media during a press conference following an unsuccessful mediation with the Alamo Trust Wednesday.

Business & Development

Mediation between bar owner and Alamo Trust fails as threat of eminent domain looms

by Shari Biediger February 15, 2023February 16, 2023

Vince Cantu owns Moses Rose's Hideout on 516 E. Houston St.

Talks between Alamo Trust and bar owner set in effort to avoid condemnation proceedings

by Shari Biediger February 14, 2023February 16, 2023

San Antonio has dozens of downtown bars, but there’s only one Alamo

by Robert Rivard January 29, 2023January 27, 2023

City Council approves an ordinance to begin condemnation proceedings to acquire Moses Rose's Hideout, a bar at 516 E. Houston St. owned by Vince Cantu. His property stands in the way of a loading dock for the planned Alamo Museum.

City moves to use eminent domain to acquire bar property for Alamo Museum

by Shari Biediger January 26, 2023January 26, 2023