one-eighth cent sales tax Archives - San Antonio Report

San Antonio City Council approves new funding plan for aquifer protection

by Brendan Gibbons September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

City Council approved a new structure to pay landowners not to develop their properties over the Edwards Aquifer’s sensitive recharge zone.

Future of aquifer program hangs in balance as Thursday vote looms

by Brendan Gibbons September 16, 2020September 15, 2020

A sign advocating for higher wages rests alongside pew at San Fernando Cathedral. Photo by Scott Ball.

Election Day ballot will let you celebrate Labor Day on Nov. 3

by Rick Casey September 8, 2020September 7, 2020

Business & Development

With workforce measure on ballot, Project Quest ready to help mend economic wounds

by Shari Biediger August 14, 2020August 21, 2020

‘Not Easy, But Attainable’: VIA Determined to Push Hard for Sales Tax Election

by Jackie Wang July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff (left) and Mayor Ron Nirenberg, who once supported a one-eighth-cent sales tax shift to support public transit funding, are now asking the VIA Metropolitan Transit board to hold off.

VIA Tables Tax Vote To Continue Talks With City, County

by Brendan Gibbons June 23, 2020June 24, 2020

City Says VIA Budget Deficit Only Half of What Transit Agency Predicts

by Brendan Gibbons June 22, 2020June 23, 2020

The Alazán Creek Linear Trail is a Westside Creeks Project created in an effort to promote more accessible outdoor activities. Photo by Kathryn Boyd-Batstone.

Environmentalists’ Plan Keeps Aquifer, Trails Funding at Current Levels

by Brendan Gibbons March 5, 2020March 6, 2020

Sean, 10, celebrates his birthday with a ride along the Alazán Creek Linear at Woodlawn Lake Park. Photo by Kathryn Boyd-Batstone.

Bexar County to Consider Funding Creekway Trails as Part of Sales Tax Shift

by Brendan Gibbons January 29, 2020January 30, 2020

Outgoing Councilman Rey Saldaña (D4) accepts the role as Via Metropolitan Transit Board chair.

The Case for a Sales Tax Shift to Accelerate VIA Service

by Robert Rivard December 1, 2019December 4, 2019