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Court directs manager to prepare venue-tax resolution after rodeo presents multi‑year plan for Freeman grounds
Summary
After a lengthy presentation by San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo and Coliseum Advisory Board representatives, commissioners directed the county manager to prepare a resolution to seek comptroller review of proposed venue projects and financing options tied to motor‑vehicle rental and hotel occupancy taxes.
Bexar County Commissioners on May 27 directed the county manager to prepare a draft resolution describing proposed venue projects for the Freeman Coliseum grounds and related facilities and to seek a Comptroller of Public Accounts determination about venue-tax eligibility.
The instruction follows a multi-hour presentation from the San Antonio Livestock Exposition (the Stock Show & Rodeo), the Coliseum Advisory Board (CAB) and consultants, who proposed a multi‑phase redevelopment that would replace aging barns, add climate‑controlled flexible exhibit halls and a year‑round multipurpose arena, and rework parking and traffic flow across the site. Rodeo and CAB leaders said upgrades would allow expanded equestrian and trade events…
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