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The Civic covers the decisions shaping San Antonio’s future—growth, governance, and the institutions that determine whether this city becomes what it could be. We bring editorial rigor and strong voices on all sides of every issue, with reporting that holds leaders, institutions, and our city accountable for results, not just intentions.

The Civic is an independent publication. We are not affiliated with any political party, government organization, think tank, or advocacy organization. We are funded by readers and by our charter members—and no one else. We answer only to our readers and the facts. All of our content will always be free, but if you’re interested in advancing local journalism, consider supporting our work below.

Charter Membership — $500/year

Charter members are the backers who make this newsroom possible and free to all readers. Charter Membership signals support for independent, outcomes-focused local journalism—not an endorsement of every story we publish or view taken.

Charter members receive:

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Early access to investigations before public release
Invitations to off-the-record briefings with our editorial team
Invites to intimate speaker series events

All contributions are tax-deductible.

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Charter Members

Henry B. Gonzalez III
80/20 Foundation
David Adelman, Area Real Estate
John Agather
Clint Allen, CLINTONSCOTT
Hope Andrade
Beck Industrial
John Beauchamp
Brad Beldon
Charles Blain, Urban Reform Institute
Rick Bluntzer
Snake Boldrick
Robert Brewer
Ed Byrne
Chad Carey
Alan Chesler
Henry Cisneros
Larry Cochran
Will Conway
Craigmont Capital
Ed Cross
Trish DeBerry
John Dickson
Econtrols, LLC
Embrey
Ethium
Dan Fishman, Choose to Succeed
John and Sandy Gallagher
Marina Gavito
Geekdom
Dan Goodgame
Goodtrash.com
Jonathan Gurwitz
Cody A Halff
David Heard
Peter Herff III
Holliday Energy Law Group
Dr. Court Huber
Rick Jordan
Jeff Judson
Abigail Kampmann
Yamini Karandikar
Daryl Lansdale
David Lesch
Pat Matthews, Active Capital
Lew and Laura Moorman
John Newman, Newman Foundation
Joshua Odom
Lou Ortiz
Oxwater Capital Management
Rolando Pablos
Brett Piatt
Philip Reichert
Robert Rivard and Monika Maeckle
Christi Rohmer
Scaleworks and Soilworks
Sendero Wealth Management
Carolyn Shaw
Randy Smith
David A Spencer
Lee Sutterfield
Best Tickets
Brad Tipper
Mike Troy
Upstream Capital Partners
Weston Urban
VIP Staffing
Charles Woodin
Joan Wyatt
XPEL, Inc.

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