An aerial image shows downtown San Antonio, the Hemisfair area, I-37 and parts of the Alamodome and East Side. The Institute of Texan Cultures, shown in the foreground, was undergoing demolition when this image was taken in 2025. Credit: Cooper Mock for the San Antonio Report
A city board on Friday approved millions of dollars in spending to acquire the land for a new downtown basketball arena and pay for improvements at Brackenridge Park, the San Antonio Zoo and the San Antonio Botanical Gardens.
