US EditionBexar County Voters Approve $503 Million in Spurs Arena, Rodeo Facility Funding
Voters consider $311 million in venue tax funding for a $1.3 billion downtown Spurs arena and a rodeo district conversion, with early turnout surpassing 148,000 ballots.
- On Nov. 4, Bexar County voters approved Propositions A and B, allowing up to $311 million from the county venue tax for a downtown Spurs arena.
- Years of negotiations between city officials and Spurs team leaders produced the downtown relocation push, following a mixed-use district model around the Frost Bank Center, built in 2002 and set to lease out in 2032.
- The funding plan estimates a $1.3 billion arena with the Spurs providing $500 million, while the city of San Antonio and Bexar County cover roughly two-thirds, contingent on the vote.
- Prop A allocates $192 million for rodeo grounds upgrades, and passage requires raising the hotel rental tax from 1.75% to 2%, using existing car rental taxes.
- More than 246,000 voters weighed in, with just 15 supporting the Spurs arena measure, and county officials said support was just over 52%.
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San Antonio Spurs' planned downtown arena gets green light from voters
The San Antonio Spurs are closer to getting a downtown arena after Bexar County voters approved a plan to allocate up to $311 million in venue taxes.
Spurs’ downtown arena deal locked in as Props A and B pass
Bexar County voters have weighed in on a controversial proposition to use public funds to build a new San Antonio Spurs arena downtown. Proposition B has passed, paving the way for Project Marvel to move forward. Proposition A, related to proposed improvements to the East Side's Frost Bank Center and Freeman Coliseum, was also approved.
San Antonio Spurs’ new arena proposal set for Bexar County vote
AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Voters in Bexar County will decide if the San Antonio Spurs will get a new arena. A proposition on Tuesday's ballot calls for dedicating hundreds of millions of tax dollars toward a $1.3 billion arena plan for the NBA franchise. Prop B would raise the county's hotel occupancy tax (HOT) from 1.75% to 2%, and would use that revenue to fund a new arena for the Spurs. Revenue would also come in from the county’s short-term motor …
Decision time: Voters head to the polls on Spurs arena, rodeo
Plans for the $1.3 billion NBA arena have won over most of the area's elected officials, now it's time to see if the public goes along.Decision time: Voters head to the polls on long-discussed Spurs arena was first posted on November 3, 2025 at 5:54 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Pl…
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