Will San Antonio tighten its belt with $442M bond program or raise taxes again?

San Antonio officials are weighing a smaller bond program against a potential tax increase to fund city projects. The decision could indirectly impact the ballot status of a proposed Spurs arena.
San Antonio is looking at a much smaller bond program or possibly raising taxes to pack more in rather than keeping projects on the back burner. And no matter which way they go, the bond vote could also effectively put the Spurs arena project back onto the ballot, albeit in a roundabout way.
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