The final resident speaker at Thursday afternoon's San Antonio City Council A Session finished his deliverance by calling the council members in favor of Item 5

Two different paths forward on a funding deal for a new Spurs arena are up for a vote at a 9 a.m. San Antonio City Council meeting Thursday.

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