When a TIRZ creates a pool of public dollars for a specific neighborhood, how do the rest fare?

City of San Antonio TIRZ map. 9 San Antonio TIRZesIn 2009, the city created the Westside TIRZ, where new tax dollars could stay in the zone to help fund new projects. The actual stadium footprint sits within the existing Houston Street TIRZ, but the tracts of land slated for development were situated within the Westside TIRZ. Then in 2015, more than two dozen Westside TIRZ parcels located mostly along San Pedro Creek were removed to expand the boundary size of the Houston Street TIRZ. “We believe this warrants careful council consideration to ensure the Westside TIRZ serves the community it was originally intended to benefit,” he added.