Council has the ultimate authority to change that timeline and the terms of the arrangement.

But despite the carriage industry's efforts, it appears that the question of the industry's end is one of when rather than if.

I'll be covering Thursday's vote, so check back here for updates.
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And almost none of the operators (75% of the city's survey) said they were interested in driving electric carriages, a possible alternative the city proposed. They said they and their paying customers were involved with horse-drawn carriages for the horses, not the carriages.
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The president of Yellow Rose & HRH Carriage Stephanie Dickinson said she wanted a "SeaWorld deal" where the companies can't add new horses but are allowed to continue their businesses with current horses. She said all five companies need time to handle their debts, between $70k and $700k each.
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But the companies have pushed back: they cite the city-contracted horse veterinarian — who has also led vet services for the San Antonio Rodeo for the last 20 years — who has said the horses are perfectly healthy, blame the city for forcing carriages to bunch up on a few streets, and more.
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Since it was revived earlier this year, there have been a handful of reasons people have said they want the practice banned. Some say it's harmful to the horses, it contributes to downtown congestion, it doesn't fit with a modern city, or that accidents could harm San Antonio's tourism brand.
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The San Antonio City Council is going to vote on Thursday on a timeline to phase out the city's nearly 160-year-old horse-drawn carriage industry. Here's how we got here, what's on the table, and what the people who would be impacted the most think about it.
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