The sub-headlines “THIS IS A TAX INCREASE” on Propositions A and B on the Bexar County ballot are causing some confusion among some prospective voters in the Nov. 4 election.

Voters will decide if they want to raise the county hotel venue tax to pay for a new San Antonio Spurs arena downtown and for improvements to county-owned facilities around the Frost Bank Center.

The county venue tax, which helped pay for the Frost Bank Center’s construction, is split between a 1.75% tax on hotel stays and 5% tax on short-term car rentals. • Proposition A seeks to bump the hotel tax to 2%. It’ll allow Bexar County to use venue tax money to upgrade and finance facilities like the Freeman Coliseum, the Frost Bank Center and the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. The county said this would be about $192

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