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Converse · community
What residents are talking about in Converse public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
Recent coverage of Converse from local and regional media.
During the recent budget hearings, officials have proposed staffing cuts and restructuring, including the library and historic preservation.City looks to cut 101 positions in 2027 budget, including library staff and cultural historian was first poste...
Sep 14, 2026The council OK'd the funding, but not before considering a plan to sunset the TIRZ that has collected millions in funds for those projects.Council takes aim at TIRZ while voting to give millions to zoo, botanical gardens, Brackenridge, Spurs arena an...
Sep 11, 2026On Thursday, the San Antonio City Council unanimously confirmed Jesse Salame as the new head of the police department.City Council unanimously confirms Jesse Salame as new San Antonio police chief was first posted on September 10, 2026 at 8:10 pm.©20...
Sep 11, 2026Council members have rejected past budgets with few consequences, but there's a higher threshold to raise taxes and three already said no.Divided council could buck San Antonio’s first tax hike in decades with just 5 votes was first posted on Septemb...
Sep 10, 2026The request could make low-interest federal loans available to qualifying San Antonio residents and businesses.Abbott seeks SBA disaster declaration for Bexar County after August windstorm was first posted on September 9, 2026 at 8:18 pm.©2021 "San A...
Sep 10, 2026Now as a high-profile Nov. 3 midterm election approaches, Elections Administrator Michele Carew says voters will start to notice some of the improvements, while others won't be up and running in time for this election.Bexar County spent big modernizi...
Sep 9, 2026Created by the advocacy nonprofit in 2021, the Esperanza Community Land Trust is designated for the underserved West Side in District 5.Council approves Esperanza Community Land Trust to support affordable housing on West Side was first posted on Sep...
Sep 7, 2026Thrive Vecindad is a project the San Antonio Housing Trust is partnering on with the nonprofit Thrive Youth Center to create transitional supportive housing for LGBTQ youth.‘An emotional project with pragmatic ambition’: Local award recognizes planne...
Sep 5, 2026Local NewsThe mayor and city manager say Converse could provide its own in-city transit service and redirect sales tax for VIA toward city needs; VIA says the money could be tied up for yearsCONVERSE, Texas – C...
Sep 5, 2026Converse voters to decide whether city should leave VIA KTSA
Sep 5, 2026Not all board members of the wealthiest tax increment financing zone agreed it should chip in millions to help buy land for the Spurs arena.Midtown TIRZ commits $166M to buy land for Spurs arena and projects at Zoo, Brackenridge Park and Botanical Ga...
Sep 4, 2026A progress update on the city's bond projects comes as city council debates cost reductions and tax increases ahead of approving the 2027 budget and bond process.San Antonio narrows to-do list of 2022 bond projects as council mulls 2027 budget and bo...
Sep 3, 2026