Were Taxpayer Dollars Funneled to the Arboretum?

By David Moore, Unite San Antonio The Arboretum San Antonio recently announced the purchase of a 188-acre tract of land on the city’s southeast side, formerly the Republic Golf Course, for the creation of a tree sanctuary.  The Arboretum San Antonio, a non-profit (tax-exempt) group which includes such members as Henry Cisneros, Rebecca Viagran and…

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Why Fund Empty Buses Instead of Empty Potholes?

By David Moore, Unite San Antonio Back in November 2020, citizens of San Antonio voted to divert 1/8th cent sales tax revenue from Aquifer Protection and Green Way projects to SA Ready to Work, and then in 2026 to VIA.  This was based upon lies and false claims by city officials and VIA President/CEO Jeffery…

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What is Going On at CPS?

First, NEWS4SA reports that CPS is spending $2 million for a pavilion for “employee events,” among other things.  Then, the San Antonio Report tells us they “may write-off” almost $43 million in delinquent accounts, while at the same time pulling in an extra $130 million from markets across Texas. “CPS Energy claims the pavilion is…

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Bells and Whistles at NISD Sports Complexes

“Trustee Corinne Saldaña said the district needs to ‘get with the program’ and catch up with technology at other districts.” But how affordable is it? That should be the main question.  That was our initial takeaway from an Express-News report on the NISD plan to spend $4.5 million on “fancy” new scoreboards at Gustafson and…

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Balanced, Thorough History Lessons As Important as Culture Wars in our ISDs

“Who controls the past now, controls the future.  Who controls the present now, controls the past.” Phillip W. Magness of the American Institute for Economic Research would likely recognize that as a line from George Orwell’s “1984.”  Whether or not it informed a recent study he co-authored is an open question, but it would be…

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Is Government-led Prosperity Possible? Doubtful

By Fernando Centeno All human settlements aspire to serve the needs of their respective inhabitants. They design processes, rules, and policies to shape the character and direction of their visionary path forward.  But it is done ideally, in support of balance for the whole. Physical, subsidized growth in itself should not be the ultimate objective,…

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City Pays-to-Play for Ego Boost, Taxpayers Lose

When the City of San Antonio announced that it had made the Forbes 2023 list of “America’s Best-In-State Employers in Texas”, its news release said the “prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc.” However, most San Antonio residents are unaware that these types of “best-in-state” awards are merely a vehicle for Statista to…

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