The San Antonio City Council on Wednesday will debate whether to move its city council elections from May to November in odd-numbered years.

The meeting will take place at 2 p.m. and it will be livestreamed in this article. Delays are possible; if there’s no livestream available, check back at a later time.

The charge to move the election date is being led by Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, who learned about the possibility after reading in November about Dallas adjusting its election cycle. Jones said making a similar change could save San Antonio roughly $1 million and help drive higher voter turnout.

With Dallas and Houston now holding elections in November of odd-numbered years and Austin holding them in November of even-numbered years, Jones said San Antonio is the last big city in Texas t

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