[Opinion] San Antonio City Council Faces Tough Choice: Raise Taxes for First Time in 34 Years or Make Deeper Cuts

San Antonio City Council faces tough choice: Raise taxes for first time in 34 years or make deeper cuts

San Antonio council members are weighing an unwelcome choice: raise taxes for the first time in 34 years to help close a budget gap or find the money elsewhere, likely through even deeper cuts than they’re already considering.

As city budget crisis looms, let's consider cutting back our fast-growing street-repair fund

Cityscrapes is a column of opinion and analysis.  The headlines right now are scary: “Cutting deep,” “Education nonprofit fights to keep city funding,” “San Antonio pitches 3.9% property tax increase as budget woes worsen.”   San Antonio faces a shortfall in its general fund budget for the coming fiscal year — a deficit on the […]

‘Culture of sabotage’: How San Antonio’s City Council went off the rails at budget time

A budget deficit is threatening their top priorities, but elected leaders can barely stand to be in the same room as one another.

How San Antonio's City Council went off the rails at budget time

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