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Hard-hit San Antonio bars and restaurant could soon get extra money from the city under council proposal
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A server waits for customers at the Republic of Texas restaurant on the San Antonio River Walk in August.Billy Calzada /San Antonio Express-News
A proposal to put more city dollars toward relief targeted for San Antonio bars and restaurants hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic is gaining momentum three months after the idea was first raised.
The City Council’s governance committee the agenda-setting panel chaired by Mayor Ron Nirenberg unanimously agreed to move the policy forward Tuesday morning and to get the ball rolling on figuring out details such as how businesses would qualify and where the city will find the money to pay for it.