Some council members throw cold water on SAWS rate hike plans | ENside Politics

About this episode

The episode discusses the proposed rate hike at SAWS and the related controversy among City Council members.

Megan Rodriguez chats with fellow Express-News reporters Liz Teitz and Madison Iszler as they dig into a proposed rate hike at SAWS and the controversy surrounding the pitch. Suggested reading: As SAWS mulls rate hike, these City Council members want a shakeup at the utility SAWS seeks rate hikes as City Council weighs cost to residents SAWS says it needs 8% rate hike this year to avoid system failures Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Megan Rodriguez

Guests: Liz Teitz, Madison Iszler

Topics covered

• SAWS rate hike
• City Council
• utility controversy
• local politics
• residential costs

Keywords

• SAWS
• rate hike
• City Council
• utility
• residents
• controversy
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SAWS, San Antonio Express-News

Places: San Antonio

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