Even in a cash-strapped year, some San Antonio council members say the city needs to dig into its pockets to pay for more police officers.

As the city council begins to work through a $4 billion spending plan, policing was an early point of focus in a Tuesday work session. The proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 includes 25 new patrol officers among the San Antonio Police Department’s 2,893 uniformed positions.

However, a group of North and Northwest Side council members says it’s still not enough.

“We can make sure that we get to the 65 officers that was the plan,” said Councilman Marc Whyte (D10). “We can make sure that we do that ourselves through the general fund right now.”

Whyte was one of four council members who signed a memo asking staff for “at least” 65 additional patrol of

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