San Antonio is gearing up to swap clip-clops for quiet whirs this fall, as the city prepares to test battery-powered carriages while it phases out traditional horse-drawn rides. Councilman Jalen McKee‑Rodriguez is pushing for a short pilot that would let operators try electric models as the city hunts for funding to help cover the switch. The move follows last year’s decision to stop issuing new carriage and horse licenses and to end equine-powered tours by Jan. 1, 2030, putting five permitted companies and roughly 81 drivers in the middle of a high-stakes fight over tourism, animal welfare and paychecks.
Councilman pushes fall pilot
McKee‑Rodriguez told the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee he wants a pilot program up and running by the…..