As San Antonio copes with its deadliest flood year in more than three decades , local leaders eager to move toward solutions are finding the issue in tough competition with flashier development projects.

Speaking to residents at Lion’s Field Senior Center this month, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones warned that the city’s financial analysts are projecting the next infrastructure bond could be much smaller due to slowed economic growth — roughly $500 million compared to the $1.2 billion bond the city approved in 2022.

That’s as city leaders are already counting on a large share of that money covering streets, roads and other infrastructure related to the downtown sports and entertainment district known as Project Marvel .

“We’ve got to be clear-eyed about the changes in our budget, but

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