@saexpressnews: The San Antonio City Council on Thursday approved a term sheet with Spurs Sports & Entertainment, making way for a $1.3 billion arena that would be the centerpiece of a sports and entertainment district downtown and handing Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones her first major defeat. The vote was 7-4, and was followed by loud applause from arena supporters who packed the City Council Chambers. The term sheet lays out how the arena at the former Institute of Texan Cultures site at Hemisfair would be paid for by the city, Bexar County and the owners of the NBA team. Read more at the link in our bio. #SanAntonio #Spurs #Arena #Mayor #Vote #NBA #Basketball #Sports #Downtown #Stadium #Sports #CityHall #CityCouncil #City #SanAntonioSpurs #Politics #News #fyp #ProjectMarvel

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sa.cely
Cely :
San Antonio is not just about basketball, San Antonio is culture
2025-08-21 21:49:39
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miguel_hernandez_90
miguel_hernandez_90 :
The way this city will grow with project marvel!!
2025-08-21 21:32:33
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the_travelingsalesman
The traveling Salesman :
Who goes to San Antonio?
2025-08-27 04:52:30
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teambeerhats2
Team Beer Hats :
Ok all 5 of you "Legends" pay for it, end of the story. You people are millionaires. If y'all Love SA so much pay for it! Very simple, don't let these people fool you. 😉
2025-08-22 00:30:53
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grusumtoo
the Steve :
The fact that Gina became mayor still shocks me..
2025-08-21 21:59:34
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denisemariemartin
DeniseMarieMartin :
San Antonio needs to fix their roads, add sidewalks to the neighborhoods and quit gouging their citizens by overcharging on their utility bills.IJS
2025-08-22 04:46:25
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user90730600397777
JT :
So about fixing these roads tho…..?
2025-08-22 00:26:28
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.zackattack8099
ZackAttack8099 :
They already have an arena. We don’t need to waste money on another one.
2025-08-22 00:44:39
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htx12_e
HTX :
Are you serious lol.. put a team in Seattle!! VEGAS!!
2025-08-24 23:16:54
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mrsassy210
Dom :
Fast forward ten years and the spurs out of here and downtown is even worse with an arena whose construction killed anything around it.
2025-08-22 00:11:20
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rocscyn2016
RocsCyn2016 💙 :
San Antonio doesn't need a new arena . San Antonio needs help all the homeless people. Fix the streets as well.
2025-08-22 02:38:28
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unrecognized_7
Someone :
What a disappointment…they’ve already gentrified the city like crazy. I remember hearing similar promises about the east side. It doesn’t look like an economic success
2025-08-21 22:08:01
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southtxfoodie
Southtxfoodie :
Let the legends pay for it then. This is corporate welfare. We are about to be in a depression what happens when people stop spending money and the hotel and food industry comes to a halt? Who do you think is going to have to pay for the billionaires new arena?
2025-08-21 21:47:35
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cuzimgeorge
CuzImGeorge :
Spurs sound like MAGA.
2025-08-22 01:05:41
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chino19041
Chino :
How many stadiums do they need? This will be 3
2025-08-21 22:17:00
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alanhimself
Alan Himself :
I’ve lived here for 12 yrs coming from Houston. I think the spurs are good with what they got. What SA is really missing is an actual MLB team. Baseball is big here and it would be awesome to have a real MLB team
2025-08-22 01:32:36
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battlecryan7
BattlecRyan7 :
Everybody crying about “oh what about the taxpayers” did you blind folk not read the agreements LMAO
2025-08-22 01:04:41
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therealoji
Oji :
Do not threaten us. If the man who owns the spurs wants to take his ball and go home, he can take his ball and go home. I really don’t think our community is only afloat by his good grace. Holding us hostage and telling us to build you another house with more empty promises of foreseeable revenue is bull. H-E-B the number one employer in Texas just built a tech hub in Austin. Austin has not a single team or major arena. That man that owns the spurs is just gonna have to chill in the AT&T center or whatever it’s called now till we can get some true high paying jobs in San Antonio. And if he can’t wait, he can build it himself. Hell another Henry B convention center would be worth more. The center currently pulls in way more money than the arena. Someone fact, check me on that. I would also like us to keep in mind. The Spurs is not the Spurs. It’s a man, just a man who wants other people to pay his bills. Long story short, if we’re gonna be hanging handing out billions of dollars to privately own companies, we may want to consider the ones with the track record of actually hiring for high paying jobs. Last note, mayor should call for vote solely for at minimum a 45 day independent review of the current report.
2025-08-22 03:19:48
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raymondabelreyes
Raydawg :
Where da hell are they going to get the 1.3 billion from 😐
2025-08-21 22:17:19
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jp071328
jp071328 :
Whoever this man is. He should consider running for mayor.
2025-08-22 00:23:20
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raenydaaze
Raeny :
There’s soooo many people who need help downtown, why not build more shelters instead of a 3rd arena
2025-08-21 23:09:11
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sa.cely
Cely :
This is about the rich getting richer and gentrifying all of downtown SA. Clean up the east side, the Frost Center area
2025-08-21 21:48:49
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juanofjuann
juan :
San Antonio just sucks as a city
2025-08-22 02:30:07
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miggyd28
Miggy :
This will be huge for the city! Taxpayers will not have to foot the bill on project marvel. The economic impact will also continue to pay off for years to come. Plus the entertainment potential will increase in and around downtown and make fun for everyone Go Spurs Go
2025-08-21 21:37:42
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