Bexar County emergency services districts want the Texas Legislature to lift the debt cap San Antonio has been able to impose on them.
would remove San Antonio’s authority to impose restrictions on emergency services districts. In addition to the debt cap, restrictions include stipulations that equipment is compatible with the San Antonio Fire Department and that ESDs enter into mutual aid agreements with the city to help each other in emergency situations.
Estep was joined by representatives from ESDs 2, 7, 10, and 12, who similarly testified in support of the legislation. In 2021, council denied the district’s request to assume $17 million in debt to build a fire station due to ESD 5’s pending litigation with the city over annexation of property within the district. Both district and appellate courts have sided with the city, and the emergency services district has taken the matter before the Texas Supreme Court.On average, it has taken San Antonio an 2½ months to approve debt requests over the past decade, he said.
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