Megan Rodriguez

3 days ago | expressnews.com | Megan Rodriguez

District 9 City Council candidate Misty Spears has been slapped with alleging she failed to pay off credit card debt. Spears opened a Capital One account in December 2014 but allegedly stopped making payments in 2022. Midland Credit Management in April 2024 bought the $4,000 debt she racked up, according to the debt collector's May 22 lawsuit filed in Bexar County's Justice of the Peace court. This is the second lawsuit against Spears for alleged nonpayment of credit card debt.

3 days ago | expressnews.com | Megan Rodriguez

District 1 voters are a tough crowd for incumbents. They sent first-term councilwoman Sukh Kaur into a June 7 runoff against former land surveyor Patty Gibbons, making her the only City Council member seeking another term not to crack 50% in the May 3 general election. Two years ago, voters ousted freshman councilman Mario Bravo, replacing him with Kaur, an education consultant who'd never run for public office before.

1 week ago | expressnews.com | Megan Rodriguez

City Council candidate Misty Spears hosted two campaign events on a recent Saturday morning, but she managed to squeeze in a brief appearance at a Republican Party of Bexar County rally. She was met with cheers from dozens of attendees wearing "Don't LA My SA" T-shirts at the steps of the party's North Side headquarters. "This is imperative. It's so important for our city," Spears said, rallying the small crowd to vote in the June 7 runoff election. "What do we want for San Antonio?

3 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Megan Rodriguez

A bill in the Texas Legislature that San Antonio officials said threatened the city's ability to sell bonds - to pay for street, drainage, parks and library projects - is dead. House Bill 19 was left pending in the House Ways and Means Committee this week, missing the deadline to move forward to the House of Representatives. The measure, authored by state Rep. Morgan Meyer, R-Dallas, aimed to clamp down on cities that raise property taxes to issue debt. Meyer chairs the Ways and Means Committee.

3 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Megan Rodriguez

The San Antonio airport will become Gregg Popovich International Airport - or something close to that name - if Councilman Manny Pelaez gets his way. Pelaez, who only has a few weeks left in office after losing his bid for mayor, made a formal request Wednesday to rename San Antonio International Airport for the legendary Spurs coach. "I believe that Popovich is an icon deserving of an iconic building," the four-term councilman said.