Megan Rodriguez

San Antonio

City Hall Reporter at The San Antonio Express-News

Novice roller skater. Intermediate reporter. Advanced TV watcher. • City Hall @ExpressNews • [email protected]

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Ethics complaint against Councilwoman Sukh Kaur goes to review board Monday

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Megan Rodriguez

A panel of four Ethics Review Board members will take up an abuse-of-office complaint against Councilwoman Sukh Kaur on Monday. Bar owner Julisa Medrano-Guerra - who lost to Kaur in District 1's 10-way election on May 3 - accused the councilwoman in the April 1 complaint of various acts of wrongdoing, most of which were tossed by a third-party attorney who evaluated the allegations.
Longtime friend of District 2 councilman is lone finalist to fill in this summer

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Megan Rodriguez

A longtime friend of District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez is the lone finalist to take the East Side representative's seat while he's on parental leave this summer. Leo Castillo-Anguiano, 26, is the social media and marketing manager at Thrive Youth Center, a nonprofit that helps young people experiencing homelessness find shelter.
Galvan, Meza Gonzalez and Spears leading in Districts 6, 8 and 9

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Megan Rodriguez

Misty Spears has declared victory in a hotly contested North Side race. Spears, 45, won 57% of the early vote totals for North Side's District 9 while opponent Angi Taylor Aramburu, 49, garnered 43%. In District 6, which is anchored in the Far West Side, Ric Galvan won 51% of the vote to Kelly Ann Gonzalez's 49%. The two practically tied in the May 3 election, with Gonzalez coming out only 28 votes ahead of Galvan. So far, she is trailing by 155 votes in the runoff.
Misty Spears sued for allegedly not paying $4K in credit card debt

3 weeks 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.
District 1 runoff underscores clash over growth, neighborhood identities

3 weeks 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.
GOP rallies behind Misty Spears in San Antonio City Council runoff

1 month 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?
Bill that threatened local government bonds dies in committee

1 month 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.
Councilman pushes to rename airport after Gregg Popovich

1 month 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.
San Antonio airport to welcome Bakery Lorraine, 2M Smokehouse in Terminal B

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Megan Rodriguez

San Antonio International Airport is adding four new drink and dining concessions in Terminal B, including local favorites Bakery Lorraine and 2M Smokehouse. The airport also plans to add a wine bar called The Tasting Room, which will feature Hill Country selections from Fredericksburg's Becker Vineyards and other area winemakers. Miami-based Popeyes is also getting a spot at the airport. Bakery Lorraine has been a San Antonio staple for more than a decade.
City Council to vote Thursday on key piece of funding for new Spurs arena

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Megan Rodriguez

San Antonio officials are ready to put in place another piece of the financing puzzle for a new Spurs arena. City Council is scheduled to vote Thursday on a pair of ordinances that would make available hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds for the arena, along with an expansion of the Henry B. González Convention Center and renovation of the Alamodome. The new arena is the cornerstone of a planned downtown sports and entertainment district known as Project Marvel.