Overview
- Bexar County voters will decide whether to authorize up to $311 million in visitor-funded venue taxes for a downtown arena, with early voting Oct. 20–31 and Election Day on Nov. 4.
- The Spurs say they will contribute at least $500 million, cover all cost overruns, pay rent at the new building, and expect about $1.4 billion in private development around the site.
- City officials have outlined a $489 million contribution, and team rent would offset a major portion of that commitment according to the plan.
- A UT San Antonio poll shows roughly 40% support, 46% opposition, and 14% undecided, suggesting a competitive outcome.
- Campaigning has escalated with Spurs-backed rallies and mailers, organized opposition, ballot-language disputes, rulings restricting Spurs apparel at polling places, and no stated fallback plan as the team’s Frost Bank Center lease ends in 2032.