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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

SAWS BOARD VACANCY: Applicants Wanted!

Are you looking for an opportunity to serve on the Board of Trustees for one of the largest municipal water and sewer utilities in the country? Now is your chance!The City of San Antonio is seeking applicants to fill the position of the San Antonio ...

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

City Manager Walsh Presents Proposed 2022 Municipal Budget

City Manager Erik Walsh presented the FY2022 Budget to City Council on Thursday, August 12. The FY 2022 Proposed Total City Budget totals an estimated $3.1 Billion and includes: General Fund – supports most basic City services: Police, Fire, ...

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Friday, July 23, 2021

2021-23 San Antonio City Council Committees Announced

Today, Mayor Ron Nirenberg announced the 2021-23 City Council Committees. City Council committees serve as agencies where council members can initiate and oversee the development of City policy. The mayor is charged with creating these committees ...

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Friday, July 16, 2021

Thank You For Protecting H2-B

We called and you answered!Your Chamber asked you to take action to protect the H2-B Program. On Thursday, July 15, the Appropriations Committee finalized Congressman Cuellar’s “Returning Worker Exception Act” and language that ...

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Friday, July 9, 2021

Governor Abbott Announces Special Session Agenda

Texas Legislators were back in Austin yesterday for the start of the 2021 special session. Governor Greg Abbott called for a special session to address priority bills that died during the regular legislative session, which ended on May 31.On ...

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Friday, July 9, 2021

Chamber Lends Support to Bipartisan Border Solutions Act

To address the surge of migrants coming across our southern border, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) introduced The Bipartisan Border Solutions ...

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Friday, July 2, 2021

Texas Lawmakers Gear Up for Redistricting

The time has come again to redraw Texas’ districts. Once state population block-level and demographic data become available, the legislature will reconvene in a Special Session, likely in October, to propose new boundaries.Redistricting is the ...

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Friday, June 25, 2021

City Manager Presents FY22 Trial Budget to Chamber Board

San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh and Deputy City Manager Maria Villagómez briefed the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce on the FY 2022 Trial Budget, projected at $2.9 Billion. Critical updates for the Five-Year Forecast include: San ...

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Friday, June 25, 2021

Join the fight to connect South New Braunfels to 410

The Brooks community and surrounding area has become a catalyst for growth over the last several years. More and more businesses are choosing the Southside of San Antonio to set up shop, and that means the creation of quality, good paying jobs and ...

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Friday, June 18, 2021

San Antonio swears in new City Council

San Antonio has a new City Council for the 2021-2023 term.On Tuesday, June 15, four new city council members were officially sworn in after the canvassing of the June 5 runoff election results. Mario Bravo represents District 1, Jalen ...

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Friday, June 11, 2021

Four New Faces Join City Council After Runoff Election

San Antonio has a new City Council! The May Municipal Election prompted Districts 1, 2, 3, 5, and 9 into a June 5 run-off election. After 39,534 votes were cast by Bexar County residents, the San Antonio City Council will welcome four fresh faces. ...

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Friday, June 4, 2021

Tomorrow is Election Day. Make sure your voice is heard!

Tomorrow is Election Day for the City Council Runoff races. Early Voting turnout for the run-off election was predictably lower than it was in the recent general election, with just 21,560 votes being cast for candidates in City Council Districts 1, ...

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Friday, May 7, 2021

Bexar County May Election draws more than 100,000 voters

San Antonio residents voted in the Municipal Elections last Saturday. A record turnout was recorded with more than 100,000 Bexar County residents casting their votes during Early voting periods and nearly 46,000 residents casting their votes on ...

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