{"id":36091,"date":"2025-11-05T07:44:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T07:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/36091\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T07:44:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T07:44:20","slug":"props-a-and-b-approved-in-bexar-county-coliseum-complex-downtown-spurs-arena-move-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/36091\/","title":{"rendered":"Props A and B approved in Bexar County; Coliseum complex, downtown Spurs arena move forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

Find more election coverage on the Vote 2025 page<\/a>. <\/p>\n

UPDATE AT 11:59 P.M.: Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones released a statement on Prop B\u2019s passage, which was emailed by a spokeswoman.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people of San Antonio have voted to approve the county\u2019s contribution toward the proposed Spurs arena, and I will work to ensure this generational investment helps to revitalize our downtown and strengthen our city. Great cities are built through collaboration, persistence, and a willingness to keep working toward bold visions. Our urban core represents an opportunity to remake a vital part of our city\u2014one that can drive economic activity, create quality jobs, and add affordable housing stock that our community desperately needs. I remain committed to working with my Council colleagues, City Staff, the Spurs, and with community leaders to develop a plan that ushers in an era of progress and affordability downtown.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones<\/p>\n

UPDATE AT 11:05 P.M.: Propositions A and B both passed, according to Bexar County Elections Administrator Michele Carew.<\/p>\n

Roughly 55.91% of voters voted in favor of Proposition A, while roughly 52.14% of voters voted in favor of Proposition B. <\/p>\n

At an election night watch party, Spurs Managing Partner Peter J. Holt would not give an estimate on when a new arena could open, but \u201ctimeline assumptions\u201d in the initial city presentation<\/a> on Project Marvel from November 2024 indicated the arena could be completed in 2028. <\/p>\n

The Spurs\u2019 lease at the Frost Bank Center lasts until 2032. <\/p>\n

UPDATE AT 10:30 P.M.: After early voting results and 75% of Election Day votes were released Tuesday night, roughly 56.47% of voters voted in favor of Proposition A, while roughly 52.52% of voters voted in favor of Proposition B. Full Election Day votes are yet to be counted and will determine the outcome in the coming hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited about next steps, and we think the framework is incredibly mutually beneficial to all parties, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to focus on,\u201d Spurs Managing Partner Peter J. Holt said.<\/p>\n

Father Jimmy Drennan with activist coalition COPS\/Metro said the group is \u201ccommitted to whichever way this turns out, to work with our elected officials, with our business leaders and with the citizens of San Antonio to create a vision to not do one at the expense of the other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Refresh this page for live updates on the embedded results. KSAT will update the text of this article as more votes are counted. Read below for background.<\/p>\n

UPDATE AT 9:20 P.M.: After early voting results and 25% of Election Day votes were reported Tuesday night, roughly 57.27% of voters voted in favor of Proposition A, while roughly 52.99% of voters voted in favor of Proposition B. Full Election Day votes are yet to be counted and will determine the outcome in the coming hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t count the win until all the votes are counted. \u2026 It\u2019s a great start though, we\u2019re going to win this election,\u201d Spurs Managing Partner Peter J. Holt said at a watch party in support of Propositions A and B.<\/p>\n

Father Jimmy Drennan with activist coalition COPS\/Metro, which has been among the most vocal opponents of using public funding for the arena project, said at another watch party that the group was \u201cpleased with the number of people voting.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are an organization that respects the will of the voter, and right now we are not conceding by any means, but we are saying we are very happy to see how many people have voted in early voting and how important they believe their voice is in the issue,\u201d Drennan said.<\/p>\n

UPDATE AT 8:25 P.M.: After early voting results were released Tuesday night, roughly 57.47% of voters voted in favor of Proposition A, while roughly 53.05% of voters voted in favor of Proposition B. Election Day votes are yet to be counted and will determine the outcome in the coming hours.<\/p>\n

Shortly before polls closed, Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai spoke along with Spurs Managing Partner Peter J. Holt at a watch party in support of Propositions A and B.<\/p>\n

Sakai said it was important that \u201cwhatever the results are, we come together as a community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones also made a short appearance at the event but did not address the crowd and left before any results were in.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I\u2019ve said, right, regardless of the outcome, we look forward to negotiating. There\u2019s lots of time to do that,\u201d Jones told reporters on her way out. \u201cSo I\u2019m very excited, look forward to the results.\u201d<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND<\/p>\n

The time has come for the election results on two Bexar County propositions related to a potential downtown San Antonio Spurs arena.<\/p>\n

>> Watch KSAT\u2019s election night livestream with results, reaction, analysis on Props A & B and state amendments<\/a><\/p>\n

Proposition A pertains to the preservation of the Frost Bank Center, the current home of the Spurs, and the Freeman Coliseum grounds next door.<\/p>\n

It asks voters to approve dedicating an estimated $192 million to $198 million toward turning the Frost Bank Center and Freeman Coliseum into year-round rodeo grounds.<\/p>\n

The proposition would use two funding sources, including a 5% car rental tax and an increased Hotel Occupancy Tax to 2%.<\/p>\n

>> Who will pay for a new Spurs arena in downtown San Antonio? KSAT Explains<\/a><\/p>\n

\u200bMeanwhile, Proposition B would fund the downtown arena, provided that a majority of voters approve it.<\/p>\n

Proposition B asks voters to use the same two funding sources as Proposition A.<\/p>\n

If it passes, Bexar County agrees to contribute up to $311 million or 25% of the cost of the new arena \u2014 whichever is lower. <\/p>\n

The potential downtown arena has an estimated price tag of $1.3 billion.<\/p>\n

The county already has an additional $48 million on hand from what the tax has already generated.<\/p>\n

\u200bThere are four ways this could play out: Both measures pass, both fail, Proposition A passes, but Proposition B fails, and vice versa.<\/p>\n

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