Q3 2026 Report
54 meetings · 5 committees · $2.3B financial · 35 important findings
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Executive Summary
City Summary — Q3 2026
The August 17, 2026 City Council agenda Item 1 listed up to $489,000,000 in City bonds to be issued or supported toward construction of an NBA arena, subject to voter approval at the November 3, 2026 election the ordinance proposed to order, with no confirmed outcome in the record. [35]City Council — Aug 17
Financial Highlights
The August 17, 2026 City Council agenda Item 1 listed up to $489,000,000 in City bonds to be issued or supported toward construction of an NBA arena, subject to voter approval at the November 3, 2026 election the ordinance proposed to order, with no confirmed outcome in the record. [35]City Council — Aug 17
Development & Land Use
City Council Item 12 on August 6, 2026 proposed declaring as surplus and selling a 0.611-acre (26,632 square feet) portion of unimproved City-owned land off Rogers Road adjacent to Fire Station No. 45, as requested by McCombs Family Partners, Ltd., with $385,100 to be deposited into the General Fund. [39]City Council — Aug 6
Contracts & Procurement
Item #7 on August 6, 2026 proposed a construction contract with Global Contractors LLC for the Gardendale Street & Drainage 2022 bond project. [39]City Council — Aug 6
Community Impact
Item 17 at the September 17, 2026 City Council meeting was a public hearing and ordinance to reauthorize the San Antonio Tourism Public Improvement District for October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2036. [5]City Council — Sep 17
Key Decisions
On September 1, 2026, the Zoning Commission recorded the result for case Z-2025-10700327 at 5050 Hemphill Drive as Carried 8 to 1 on a motion for approval as presented, with Duewel voting against, while staff recommended Denial. [24]Zoning Commission — Sep 1
Governance & Oversight
On September 9, 2026, the Planning Commission's result on the FY 2027 proposed annual operating and capital budget item was recorded as "Motion Passes: 8 to 0" on a motion to approve the FY 2027 proposed annual operating and capital budget. [16]Planning Commission — Sep 9
Infrastructure & Facilities
Item 7 on the August 6, 2026 City Council agenda proposed a construction contract with Global Contractors LLC for the Gardendale Street & Drainage project (Wurzbach Road to Bluemel Road), not to exceed $5,438,882. [39]City Council — Aug 6
Public Safety
Item 22 on the August 6, 2026 City Council agenda was an ordinance proposing settlement of the personal injury lawsuit Rudy Orozco and Marisella Orozco, individually and as next friend of Zemira Orozco v. City of San Antonio, Cause No. 2025CI12530, in the 37th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, in the amount of $195,000. [39]City Council — Aug 6
Housing
The Zoning Commission on 2026-08-04 carried Z-2026-10700144 at 21193 Lamm Road 11 to 0 to change 521.58 acres from MHC Manufactured Housing Conventional District to MHP Manufactured Housing Park District. [43]Zoning Commission — Aug 4
Transportation
City Council agenda Item 9 on August 6, 2026 proposed amending the Task Order Contract for Transportation Projects – Package 2 with E-Z Bel Construction, LLC by increasing the contract amount by $993,997 to a total of $4,973,982. [39]City Council — Aug 6
Environment
On September 23, 2026, the Planning Commission passed 6 to 0 on consent, with staff recommending Approval, request REQ-CMRORAEVR-26-44400500 to remove significant trees beyond the 80% preservation requirement in the ESA 30-foot floodplain buffer and 100-year floodplain for the Nutex Health project at 4330 Vance Jackson. [4]Planning Commission — Sep 23
Personnel & Labor
Item 18 was an ordinance proposing the appointment of Yetunde Taiwo (District 6) to the Commission on Strengthening Family Well-Being and waiving the residency requirement. [39]City Council — Aug 6
Planning
On August 26, 2026, the Planning Commission passed 9 to 1, with Wallerstedt against, a motion to approve the applicant's request in PA-2026-11600046 to amend the Camp Bullis ETJ Military Protection Area Land Use Plan from Residential Estate to Urban Low Density Residential at 26410 Teepee Lane, despite a staff recommendation of Denial. [26]Planning Commission — Aug 26
Zoning
On September 1, 2026, the Zoning Commission carried Z-2025-10700327 (5050 Hemphill Drive, R-5 to R-3) 8 to 1 with approval as presented, despite a staff recommendation of Denial. [24]Zoning Commission — Sep 1
Subdivisions
The Planning Commission on 2026-09-23 approved the plat for Northlake Phase 4 (LAND-PLAT-25-11800089, Northlake SA LLC and Lennar Homes of Texas Land & Construction LTD., Burshard and Gardner Roads). [4]Planning Commission — Sep 23
Historic Preservation
On 2026-08-06, City Council Item 16 was an appointment of Adriana Ziga (District 6) to the Historic Compliance and Technical Advisory Board for the remainder of a term of office to expire May 31, 2027. [39]City Council — Aug 6
Insights by Role
Journalist
Follow up on the outcome of Item 1, since the August 17, 2026 agenda listed up to $489,000,000 in City bonds toward an NBA arena subject to voter approval at the November 3, 2026 election, with no confirmed outcome in the record. [35]City Council — Aug 17
Verify the outcome of the Item 26 ordinance, which proposed up to $600,000,000 in General Improvement and Refunding Bonds, Series 2026, because the record shows no confirmed approved or authorized outcome. [39]City Council — Aug 6
Contractor
Track the Terminal A/B work, since Item 6 on August 20, 2026 proposed a Construction Manager at Risk agreement with Manhattan - Joeris Joint Venture. [29]City Council — Aug 20
Note that Item 7 on the August 6, 2026 City Council agenda proposed a construction contract with Global Contractors LLC for the Gardendale Street & Drainage project (Wurzbach Road to Bluemel Road), not to exceed $5,438,882. [39]City Council — Aug 6
Developer
On September 1, 2026, the Zoning Commission result for Z-2025-10700327 at 5050 Hemphill Drive was Carried: 8 to 1 (motion: approval as presented), with Duewel voting against, while staff recommended Denial. [24]Zoning Commission — Sep 1
On September 23, 2026, the Planning Commission result for PA-2026-11600021 at 142 Gembler Road was "MOTION PASSES: 7 to 0 (motion: approve applicant's request)", while staff recommended Denial. [4]Planning Commission — Sep 23
Resident
Residents concerned about taxes may want to review the FY 2027 Budget, since Item 6 on September 17, 2026 proposed ratifying it and it was described as raising more revenue from property taxes than the FY 2026 Budget. [5]City Council — Sep 17
Residents may want to follow the NBA arena bond item, since the August 17, 2026 agenda listed up to $489,000,000 in City bonds subject to voter approval at the November 3, 2026 election the ordinance proposed to order, with no confirmed outcome in the record. [35]City Council — Aug 17
Charts & Data
Largest Financial Items
Most Mentioned Entities
| Entity | Type | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Development Services Department | Department | 236 |
| Zoning Commission | Organization | 55 |
| Justina Tate | Person | 34 |
| Alexa Retana | Person | 29 |
| Planning Commission | Organization | 28 |
| Bronte Frere | Person | 24 |
| John Peterek | Person | 23 |
| Joslyn Fischer | Person | 20 |
| Troy Elliott | Person | 20 |
| Alfredo Martinez | Person | 19 |
Meetings by Committee
Source Events(54)
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