Overview

• City Council passed a $4 billion budget that closed a $20 million gap, and officials now forecast a roughly $150 million shortfall in 2027 that Jones has begun planning to confront.
• A 7-4 council majority advanced a non-binding framework for the estimated $1.3 billion Spurs arena with up to $489 million in city funds and additional downtown infrastructure costs that could top $200 million, as Jones continues to seek an independent analysis, revenue sharing and a separate city bond vote.
• Council tightened the Council Consideration Request ordinance in a 9-2 vote after members repeatedly used three-signature memos to counter the mayor, and it approved animal abandonment fines 10-1 with Jones the lone dissent.
• The council censured District 8’s Ivalis Meza Gonzalez following her DWI arrest, and Jones stripped her of committee assignments pending further information.
• KSAT reported the mayor’s office hired Frontwood Strategies for media consulting at $10,000 a month, which Jones called a temporary bridge, as City Hall also saw staff turnover, adopted a new NDA policy and fielded an ethics complaint over her DNC outreach.