US EditionSan Antonio City Council Members Vote to Censure Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones
Five council members support censuring Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones for using abusive language and intimidation during a council dispute, with a proposal to remove her as Governance Committee chair.
- On Feb. 27, 2026, San Antonio City Council voted 8-1 to censure Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones during a nearly three-hour special meeting at City Hall.
- The Feb. 5 break-room altercation began when five council members pushed a memo after a third-party investigator found violations linked to Bonham Exchange's 650-person capacity.
- As part of the censure, the draft resolution requires Jones to step aside as chair of the Governance Committee for three months, participate in in-person leadership training next week, and deliver a written apology to Kaur.
- Though largely symbolic, the censure adopted Friday can lead to mandatory training or committee removal, exposing division as Misty Spears, District 9 Councilwoman, voted against citing investigation concerns.
- The San Antonio City Council vote aims for a reset, with some supporting it amid rumors of a no-confidence vote and recent city code amendments shaping the mayor's powers.
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San Antonio City Council votes to censure Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones
San Antonio City Council voted 8-1 to censure Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and remove her temporarily as chair of the Governance Committee.Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones censured as council concludes shouting match amounts to ‘workplace violence’ was first posted on February 27, 2026 at 1:56 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty …
San Antonio City Council approves formal reprimand of Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones in 8-1 vote
Before recusing herself and before the vote took place, Jones issued a statement saying she would comply with the censure resolution which asked for her to step aside from a city council committee and undergo training.
San Antonio City Council votes to censure Mayor Jones in historic vote
During its Feb. 27 special session, the San Antonio City Council voted to censure Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones after an investigation into alleged verbal abuse toward District 1 council member Sukh Kaur.
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