San Antonio City Council’s vote on horse carriages set for Thursday

San Antonio to phase out horse-drawn carriage rides

San Antonio is among the first cities in Texas to ban horse-drawn carriage rides. The city council approved a plan Dec. 12 to phase out the operation of carriages in the city over the next five years.

City of San Antonio approves first-ever ban on horse-drawn carriages

Will San Antonio be the 1st in Texas to ban horse-drawn carriages?

A two-year fight at City Hall is finally coming to a vote. Will council consider a plan to phase out horse-drawn carriages by 2028?San Antonio’s horse-drawn carriages likely headed for extinction was first posted on December 12, 2024 at 5:00 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. Please con…

San Antonio City Council’s vote on horse carriages set for Thursday

City council is set to decide whether or not the horse-drawn carriage industry will remain in San Antonio.According to the city’s agenda, a decision will be made during a city council meeting on Thursday.Horse carriages have been licensed in San Antonio since 1865. Currently, five companies have permits to operate five carriages each on downtown streets within two miles of City Hall.City council has discussed several plans to phase out the carri…

San Antonio City Council Votes To Phase Out Horse-Drawn Carriages By 2030 – 710am KURV

San Antonio City Council is phasing out horse-drawn carriages in the downtown area over the next five years. Council members voted 10-0 with one abstention on Thursday to sunset the carriages by January 2030. It’s a compromise plan. The five carriage companies don’t want their businesses shut down at all, and say they’ll use the five years to fight the ban at the state level. Several council members wanted to see it done within three years. Duri…