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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.
The Bexar Central Appraisal District (BCAD) is adjusting a popular 2024 policy that sought to keep property owners from having to challenge their appraisal values as often as usual.Chief appraiser takes heat for changes to Bexar County’s 1-year appra...
Sep 16, 2026North East ISD has identified 16 schools that meet the district’s criteria for possible closure to reduce costs amid declining enrollment.16 North East ISD schools listed for possible closure was first posted on September 15, 2026 at 7:54 pm.©2021 "S...
Sep 16, 2026The Alamo Colleges District board of trustees voted on Tuesday evening to raise its property tax rate for the first time in more than a decade.Alamo Colleges District increases tax rate to address budget shortfall for the first time in more than a de...
Sep 16, 2026Bexar County commissioners reinstated a 90-day burn ban for unincorporated areas as worsening drought conditions increase the risk of wildfires.Bexar County reinstates burn ban as dry conditions raise wildfire risk was first posted on September 15, ...
Sep 15, 2026The long-delayed project recently made headway when a city panel approved changes that took it from 12 stories to a proposed 17 in plans approved by a city panel.Big, bigger, biggest: The case of the planned residential tower that keeps on getting ta...
Sep 15, 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...
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