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San Antonio Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez also faced 2010 DWI charge
The first-term District 8 councilwoman was arrested last week on suspicion of drunk driving.
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Ivalis Meza Gonzalez becomes 3rd San Antonio council member in as many years to catch DWI charge
Gonzalez was absent from Mayor Jones’ special Project Marvel meeting on Friday.
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San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ early head-butting with council may dim her political capital, expert says
‘We don’t have Executive Orders in San Antonio,’ a trio of council members wrote of Jones’ early actions in a Thursday op-ed.
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Bipartisan group on San Antonio Council pushes back at new Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ rule change
The council members are demanding Jones hold a special meeting to discuss the change, which they said they had no input on.
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Former DEI officer at FBI tapped to be San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ chief of staff
Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Jenise M. Carroll will fill the seat left vacant by Jordan Abelson, who lasted less than three weeks.
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Board rules two San Antonio council members violated city ethics code
Meanwhile, the same panel dismissed an ethics complaint filed against former mayoral candidate Beto Altamirano.
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Transgender man Leo Castillo to serve as interim District 2 rep on San Antonio City Council
Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, whom Castillo will replace for eight weeks, said the interim leader is the first openly transgender man to serve in public office in Texas.
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Incoming San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones picks City Hall outsider as chief of staff
Jones tapped her campaign manager for the role, even though she had no experience in SA politics prior to moving here in February.
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Experts: Gov. Abbott’s troop deployment to San Antonio likely payback for mayoral election outcome
Over the weekend, incoming Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones beat Rolando Pablos, a conservative heavily financed by an Abbott-aligned PAC.
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Outgoing San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg touts Ready to Work, Pre-K for SA in farewell speech
Nirenberg also warned Mayor-elect Gina Ortiz Jones the city faces challenges when it comes to generational poverty.
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San Antonio City Council approves Amazon’s plans to launch drone delivery service here
San Antonio is set to become the nation’s third drone-served metro.
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Gina Ortiz Jones wins San Antonio mayoral race despite being outspent by conservative rival
After being sworn in June 18, Jones will be San Antonio’s first openly gay mayor and only the third woman to hold that office.
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San Antonio will ask voters for $250 million bond to cover Project Marvel street and highway upgrades
Despite the roadwork plans, the city said Wednesday it still hasn’t hashed out a plan to pay for the proposed downtown Spurs arena.
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San Antonio mayoral candidates in ‘virtual tie’ heading into Election Day, early voting data shows
Gina Ortiz Jones is leading Pablos 49%-47%, according to new data from Blueprint Polling.
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One-time San Antonio mayor hopeful Altamirano snubs both mayoral runoff candidates in endorsements
The lack of an endorsement for Gina Ortiz Jones comes after the tech entrepreneur gave endorsements to 5 progressive council candidates.
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Money flowing into both San Antonio mayoral campaigns, and one is spending big on media buys
Rolando Pablos’ backers, including the Texas Economic Fund and the police union, are spending big on attack ads as the campaign heats up.
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San Antonio mayoral hopeful Gina Ortiz Jones refuses to answer Express-News question about her middle name
‘Do you not think it’s racist?’ Jones fired back at the daily.
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Early-voting turnout in San Antonio mayoral runoff suggesting trouble for Gina Ortiz Jones, expert says
Voting totals for Tuesday and Wednesday show high turnout in conservative-learning North Side districts.
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Text message from ‘Team Abbott’ in San Antonio mayoral race raises concerns from voters
The text message comes after candidate Gina Ortiz Jones has accused rival Rolando Pablos of being a ‘puppet’ of Gov. Greg Abbott.
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LGBTQIA+ group blasts Ron Nirenberg for not endorsing Gina Ortiz Jones in San Antonio mayoral race
Jones would be San Antonio’s first openly LGBTQIA+ mayor if elected.