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Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez on why he's voting 'no' on Spurs arena, rodeo funding

The East Side councilman talks with reporter Madison Iszler and host Greg Jefferson about why he's opposed to Bexar County tax funding for the Freeman Coliseum grounds and a Spurs arena at Hemisfair. Suggested reading: Downtown Spurs arena campaign raises more than $7M Can a $192M rodeo plan do what the Spurs never did for San Antonio's East Side? Will ‘tourist dollars’ go back to Gov. Abbott if Spurs arena measure fails? Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Bexar County’s voter registration saga and a Project Marvel update

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