San Antonio City Council is expected to sign off on an agreement to use state tax revenue to fund renovations to the 30-year-old Alamodome and Henry B. González Convention Center.
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San Antonio City Council is expected to sign off on an agreement to use state tax revenue to fund renovations to the 30-year-old Alamodome and Henry B. González Convention Center. The City of San Antonio plans to join Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston in taking advantage of a little-used financing tool that allows cities to spend state tax money on downtown development projects benefiting tourism. San Antonio has designated the Alamodome and the Henry B. González Convention Center as renovation projects that would benefit from the money, and “This does not commit us to either project,” Chief Financial Officer Ben Gorzell told reporters Monday
San Antonio City Council State Tax Revenue Renovations Alamodome Henry B. González Convention Center
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