Emails and texts reveal Spurs’ private outreach to Austin mayor as SA arena funding vote looms

UTSA poll: Rodeo plans more popular than Spurs arena

Little data on voter sentiment exists just days before early voting in a Nov. 4 election with big implications for the NBA arena and Project Marvel.UTSA poll: Rodeo plans more popular than Spurs arena was first posted on October 15, 2025 at 11:31 am.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Pleas…

Emails and texts reveal Spurs’ private outreach to Austin mayor as SA arena funding vote looms

As Bexar County voters prepare to decide whether to dedicate more than $300 million in venue taxes toward a proposed new downtown arena for the San Antonio Spurs, newly released communications show the NBA franchise has been quietly cultivating relationships with leaders in Austin — including Mayor Kirk Watson. The trove of text messages and emails between Spurs executives, Watson and his mayoral staff offer a behind-the-scenes look at how the t…

Spurs Reach Out To Austin As Arena Vote Looms – 710am KURV

New documents show the San Antonio Spurs have been reaching out to Austin leaders as a vote on a new arena for the NBA team looms. A public records request by KSAT-TV led to Austin city officials releasing a massive amount of texts and emails between Spurs executives, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and mayoral staff members in recent months. The correspondence is being written off by Spurs officials as more efforts by the team to expand its popularity…