Commissioners approve Spurs agreement change allowing up to four regular‑season games outside Frost Bank Center; resident warns of fiscal loss

The court approved a late-file amendment to the county’s non‑relocation agreement with the San Antonio Spurs to authorize the team to play up to four regular‑season home games outside the Frost Bank Center during each of the next two seasons. The item was described as a reauthorization of prior short‑term permissions the court has granted in recent years.

Susan Strong, a resident who asked for the item to be delayed, told the court that the county was being asked to forgo valuable public rights without an economic analysis or negotiated compensation. “Before giving away negotiated public rights, this court should know what local tax revenues will be lost,” she said, citing the Spurs’ consultant’s estimates of local spending and hotel room nights tied to home games.

Bobby Pettus, representing the Spurs, said the item does not increase the total number of outside games authorized in prior years and noted the team’s recent national exposure. “It’s not an increase in games. It’s still 4 games,” Pettus said, adding that the club’s economic consultant had included those games in recent analyses. Commissioners debated whether the amendment would shift local spending and employee hours but also highlighted the marketing value of national visibility.

Commissioner Justin Rodriguez moved to approve the amendment; the motion passed with an abstention recorded in the transcript. The court’s action amends the non‑relocation agreement to allow flexibility for the franchise to play up to four games outside the Frost Bank Center while ratifying remaining terms of the agreement.