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Democrat Gina Hinojosa won the Texas governor's race and will be sworn in in January 2027. She has pledged to end the state's Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) private school voucher program, a signature policy of outgoing Gov. Greg Abbott. The program is written into state law, so the governor cannot repeal it alone, and Republicans still hold the Texas Senate.
Tesla launched its unsupervised Robotaxi service in San Antonio on Monday, November 9, 2026, with first rides at 5 a.m. local time. Waymo already operates paid driverless rides in the city, having launched in February, paused after a vehicle drove into floodwaters, and relaunched in September. San Antonio is Tesla's eighth unsupervised Robotaxi city and fifth in Texas.
The San Antonio Spurs visited the Phoenix Suns on Monday, November 9, 2026. They started the season 0-2 and have since won nine straight to reach 9-2. Victor Wembanyama had come off a 52-point, 24-rebound game the previous week.
Bill filing for the 90th Texas Legislature opened Nov. 9, 2026, days after Democrats won the governor's office and flipped the Texas House while Republicans kept the Senate. The session convenes Jan. 12, 2027, and bill filing runs through March 12. Democrats led the first filings with proposals on Medicaid expansion, minimum wage and data center tax breaks.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has asked the City Council to amend the city's 2027 State Legislative Program, approved Oct. 30, after Democrats won statewide executive offices and the Texas House in the Nov. 3 election. Republicans kept the state Senate, so any measures would still need bipartisan support. The 90th Texas Legislature convenes Jan. 12, 2027. Jones discussed the proposals, the midterm results, cost of living and ICE cooperation in a Monday studio interview.
VIA Metropolitan Transit is building the $481 million Rapid Green Line, a roughly 10-mile rapid bus route between San Antonio International Airport and Brooks Transit Center, largely along San Pedro Avenue. The project includes dedicated bus lanes, signal priority, off-board fare payment, and 25 new stations, and is partly funded by a $268 million federal grant. VIA broke ground in summer 2025 and expects service to begin in April 2028. Ongoing construction has caused lane closures, detours, and resident frustration.
The City of San Antonio announced its municipal services schedule for Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. City Hall and most offices close, while public safety and emergency services continue. Regular hours resume Thursday, Nov. 12.