Editor’s note: The story was updated on Jan. 15, 2026 at 6:05 p.m.
Now that earlier legal charges have been resolved, the City of San Antonio plans to move forward with upgrades to Brackenridge Park.
The project was initially approved in a bond package in 2017, but the planned removal of several trees in the Lambert Beach area of the park prompted a lawsuit from Lipan Apache Native American Church, which uses the area for its ceremonies.
The group claimed that the removal of the trees was a violation of their civil rights, The Texas Supreme Court and an appeals court sided with the city on the lawsuit last year…