After Bexar County voters signed off on the county’s portion of a proposed downtown Spurs arena, San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones continues to remain quiet about whether she still plans to push for a second election on the city’s share.

The $1.3 billion arena proposed for Hemisfair would be funded by up to $800 million in public dollars between the city and county, with the Spurs kicking in at least $500 million, plus any cost overruns.

Roughly 52% of Bexar County voters approved the use of a venue tax on hotel stays and car rentals to fund the county’s share of up to $311 million through Proposition B on the Nov. 4 ballot. The hotel portion will also be raised from 1.75% to 2% while the car rental portion of the tax remains at 5%.

Though she never took a public stance for or against

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