{"id":341341,"date":"2026-06-18T13:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/341341\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T13:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:48:12","slug":"renaming-cesar-e-chavez-boulevard-could-cost-over-300k-city-estimates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/341341\/","title":{"rendered":"Renaming C\u00e9sar E. Ch\u00e1vez Boulevard could cost over $300K, city estimates"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A proposal to change the name of C\u00e9sar E. Ch\u00e1vez Boulevard<\/a> in downtown San Antonio could cost the city more than $300,000, according to the City of San Antonio\u2019s Development Services Department\u2019s estimates.<\/p>\n

The push to rename the street follows allegations<\/a> that Ch\u00e1vez sexually assaulted and abused women and girls. The allegations have prompted calls to remove Chavez\u2019s name from streets and public landmarks across the country.<\/p>\n

The San Antonio Historic and Design Review Commission voted to recommend changing the name from C\u00e9sar E. Ch\u00e1vez Boulevard back to Durango Boulevard. Commissioner Gabriel Velasquez was the only person to cast a vote against the name change.<\/p>\n

Velasquez was part of the effort decades prior to changing the name from Durango Boulevard to C\u00e9sar E. Ch\u00e1vez Boulevard.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe worked very hard for many years, the C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez March for Justice organizing committee,\u201d Velasquez said. \u201cOne of the original ambitions was to have a street named after C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez, as we were trying to elevate the Civil Rights Movement and the civil right causes in San Antonio.\u201d<\/p>\n

Velasquez said he wants the new name to reflect a Mexican American who has made significant contributions, rather than changing the name back to Durango Boulevard.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat about Gus Garcia, what about Albert Be\u00f1a,\u201d Velasquez said.<\/p>\n

Councilmember Teri Castillo\u2019s office initiated the council consideration request to change the name from C\u00e9sar E. Ch\u00e1vez Boulevard back to Durango Boulevard.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Durango, it does have a lengthy history in the City of San Antonio,\u201d Castillo said. \u201cWhen you look at the streets surrounding Durango, it\u2019s other Mexican cities within Mexico that are there. It\u2019s Veracruz, Chihuahua, Tampico and many other Mexican cities and states within that corridor.\u201d<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s Development Services Department presented information on the potential name change to the HDRC. The department told the commission the change would affect 295 addresses and that the city has sent more than 400 notices to property owners about the potential renaming.<\/p>\n

In addition to address updates, the city said it would need to replace street signs and highway signage, bringing the projected total cost of the change to about $305,200. <\/p>\n

Questions remain about how the city would fund the work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was funding with last year\u2019s adopted budget for the C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez events,\u201d Castillo said. \u201cSince those events did not occur, that funding is available and ideally we would tap into that allocation of funding.\u201d<\/p>\n

The proposal is scheduled to be considered by the Planning Commission on June 24. The City Council is expected to make a final decision in August.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a lengthy governance process, but the goal is that we are engaging community every step of the way until council takes official action of renaming C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez Boulevard to Durango,\u201d Castillo said.<\/p>\n

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