{"id":85556,"date":"2025-07-23T09:21:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/85556\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:21:18","slug":"mayor-gina-ortiz-jones-discusses-latest-data-on-homelessness-san-antonio-floods-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/85556\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones discusses latest data on homelessness, San Antonio floods review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined KSAT\u2019s 6 O\u2019Clock News on Tuesday for a Q&amp;A to discuss various topics, including homelessness in the city and the June 12 floods review.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/07\/22\/rising-housing-costs-push-more-bexar-county-residents-into-homelessness-data-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/07\/22\/rising-housing-costs-push-more-bexar-county-residents-into-homelessness-data-shows\/\">discussed recent data<\/a> provided by the nonprofit organization Close to Home that provided new insight into homelessness in Bexar County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Jones also provided an update on the city\u2019s review into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/06\/16\/city-of-san-antonio-to-launch-investigation-into-flooding-that-killed-13-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/06\/16\/city-of-san-antonio-to-launch-investigation-into-flooding-that-killed-13-people\/\">the June 12 floods.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">She said the floods resulted in more than $21 million worth of damage yet did not reach the threshold for Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThrough the special session that is underway, we will work with our state delegation to ensure that we are considered for that reimbursement,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Jones also discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/06\/26\/frost-bank-center-lack-of-development-hang-over-project-marvel-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/06\/26\/frost-bank-center-lack-of-development-hang-over-project-marvel-talks\/\">the latest on Project Marvel<\/a> and the current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/07\/19\/texas-special-session-whats-on-the-agenda-how-it-works-and-why-gov-greg-abbott-called-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/07\/19\/texas-special-session-whats-on-the-agenda-how-it-works-and-why-gov-greg-abbott-called-one\/\">Texas legislative special session<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Watch the full interview in the video player above.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by KSAT &#8211; 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