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National home builder Lennar seeks incentives to build 1,200 homes on San Antonio s Southwest Side
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Lennar Corp. wants to build a subdivision west of Interstate Highway 35 and Fischer Road.City of San AntonioShow MoreShow Less
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Lennar Corp. wants to build a subdivision at 9400 Somerset Road and across Interstate Highway 35.City of San AntonioShow MoreShow Less
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A national home builder wants to fill 250 vacant acres on the Southwest Side with more than 1,200 single-family homes many of which are projected to be priced at less than $265,000 and is seeking city incentives to do it.
Lennar Corp. is eyeing two projects in the area with a combined pricetag of more than $170 million.
Future San Antonio developments may risk losing funding if they deny tenants with housing vouchers
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If passed, an ordinance would prevent rental developments receiving city-funded economic incentives from discriminating against tenants because of their source of income, such as housing vouchers through the San Antonio Housing Authority or the Housing Authority of Bexar County. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer
Future housing developments that get funding from the City of San Antonio could soon lose that money if they deny tenants that pay with housing vouchers.
If passed, an ordinance would prevent future housing developments receiving city-funded economic incentives from discriminating against tenants because of their source of income, such as housing vouchers through the San Antonio Housing Authority or the Housing Authority of Bexar County.
San Antonio council delays ordinance requiring future housing developments to consider voucher holders click to enlarge Photo by Ben Olivo / San Antonio Heron City council is scheduled to vote on the income discrimination policy on April 29. The approval of an ordinance that would require future housing developments that receive city incentives to consider tenants with housing vouchers has been delayed by the City Council. On Thursday, the council unanimously voted to move the ordinance to a special session on April 21 after some members contested the ordinance’s language and intent. The source of income discrimination ordinance, as it’s known, would require housing developments that use city tax incentives or fee waivers to accept federally
Need post-storm help? San Antonio launches hotline, website for assistance
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Plumber Alex Ortega of Beyer Boys works on rupture pipes on a home in the Stone Oak area of the city on Friday. The recent subfreezing temperatures across Texas caused many pipes to burst.Billy Calzada /Staff PhotographerShow MoreShow Less
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Twice last week, snow blanketed San Antonio. With the winter storm behind us, the political work begins for accountability, restoration and change.Billy Calzada /Billy CalzadaShow MoreShow Less
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The city of San Antonio is aiming to help residents navigate the effects of the devastating winter storm as many pick up the pieces after the deep freeze and snow left homes with busted water pipes, electricity problems, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages.
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Hard-hit San Antonio bars and restaurant could soon get extra money from the city under council proposal
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A server waits for customers at the Republic of Texas restaurant on the San Antonio River Walk in August.Billy Calzada /San Antonio Express-News
A proposal to put more city dollars toward relief targeted for San Antonio bars and restaurants hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic is gaining momentum three months after the idea was first raised.
The City Council’s governance committee the agenda-setting panel chaired by Mayor Ron Nirenberg unanimously agreed to move the policy forward Tuesday morning and to get the ball rolling on figuring out details such as how businesses would qualify and where the city will find the money to pay for it.