Toyota and Mazda want to jointly invest nearly $2 billion to build a new manufacturing plant in the U.S that could create thousands of new jobs and San Antonio officials want to make sure the Alamo City is among the markets considered.

While San Antonio may be a long shot, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff said San Antonio shouldn’t be discounted outright just because Toyota has already made a major investment here. In fact, that could work in San Antonio’s favor.

“We don’t know what the…