How to contact your San Antonio elected officials

The big picture: Government entities are legally required to post meeting agendas in advance, and people can sign up to speak during public comment periods at council, commission and board meetings.

• Plus, you can call and write your representatives to share your opinions.
• Bexar County residents can input their address on this map to discover their representatives at the federal, state, county and city levels.

Between the lines: Sometimes just a handful of very loud people drive public policy discussions.

• For example, a Washington Post analysis of more than 1,000 book challenges found that most were filed by just 11 people.

Check the agendas: Most cities, counties, public utilities and school districts post meeting agendas online.

• San Antonio City Council, committees and commissions
• Bexar County Commissioners Court, county commissions
• CPS Energy Board
• San Antonio Water System Board
• San Antonio ISD Board
• Northside ISD Board
• North East ISD Board

State representation: Find your U.S. member of Congress, state representative, state senator and State Board of Education representative using this Texas lookup tool.

• You can also find phone numbers and email addresses for officials this way.
• Track the Texas Legislature's actions and how your representative voted here.