Procession and public assembly policy of the city; permit required.
San Antonio City Code § 19-631
in effectSec. 19-631. - Procession and public assembly policy of the city; permit required.
(a) It is the policy of the city to facilitate the expressive and associative activity that is protected by the United States and Texas Constitutions, including speech, press, assembly, and the right to petition. The city shall, in exercising its control of public spaces, allow for full expression of First Amendment processions and assemblies as is compatible with the regulations outlined below. In particular, public assemblies that occur in city parks and associated sidewalks that do not interfere with previously scheduled events occurring in the park, or impede the flow of pedestrian traffic on sidewalks, shall be allowed free of charge and with no permit required.
(b) No person shall organize any procession or public assembly that impedes the normal flow or regulation of pedestrian or vehicular traffic without having first obtained a procession permit.
(Ord. No. 2018-03-01-0151, § 1(Att. A), 3-1-18)
Source: City of San Antonio, City Code, City Charter and Unified Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/san_antonio/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH19MOVETR_ARTXVIIPRAS_S19-631PRPUASPOPEREFetched: 10/27/2026