Megan Rodriguez

Novice roller skater. Intermediate reporter. Advanced TV watcher. • City Hall @ExpressNews • [email protected]

[Madison Iszler @madisoniszler]

The race for seis is on! 👽 GSG https://t.co/R007nneHT0

[Molly Smith @smithmollyk]

How many city and county elected officials have been offered free tickets for @spurs playoff games?

It’s hard to say because most council members and county commissioners refused to speak with @MeganLRodriguez or ignored her calls/texts seeking that info.
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[Madison Iszler @madisoniszler]

City Council is considering raising San Antonio’s property tax rate for the first time in 33 years as the city faces a big drop in revenue, @MeganLRodriguez reports: https://t.co/WaciVIc7Ud

[San Antonio Express-News @ExpressNews]

After the longest playoff drought in franchise history, San Antonio Spurs fans took to downtown streets Sunday night to honk in celebration after the team's Game 1 win against the Trailblazers.

What's behind the tradition and when did it start? Read all about it. https://t.co/6uT7Z0J0cT

[San Antonio Express-News @ExpressNews]

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones put herself in a highly unusual — and potentially awkward — position for a mayor, bringing in a business advisor to help a single nightclub in San Antonio’s competitive bar industry. https://t.co/H9Vey5cNWe

[Bayliss Wagner @baylisswagner]

Tony Gonzales asked a staffer for nude photos more than 12 times in 3 days during his 2020 congressional campaign, persisting each time she demurred.

"I know what I want and I won't stop until I get it," the future Congressman said at one point.
https://t.co/VJ1slhxQ7j

[Madison Iszler @madisoniszler]

In 2022, voters approved a $150M first-of-its-kind bond for affordable housing. As City Council starts discussing a second bond that could be on the ballot next year, a look at where the money is going: https://t.co/YA4l6LwkaY

[Molly Smith @smithmollyk]

.@MeganLRodriguez explores whether Southwest’s new Austin crew base, paired with the carrier’s fight with San Antonio airport officials over gate assignments, will hurt or help San Antonio.
https://t.co/rmM7AgFCfC

[Molly Smith @smithmollyk]

Bexar County — one of Texas’ most populous — will soon have no elected Black jurists presiding over its district and county courts-at-law.

“The bench ought to reflect A, the society, and B, the people who come before the court,” said @NACDLPresident.
https://t.co/gRIoJ2Imgd

[Molly Smith @smithmollyk]

San Antonio will not recognize this year’s planned Cesar Chavez Day and instead observe April 3 as an “undesignated” municipal holiday.
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[Molly Smith @smithmollyk]

Greater: SATX, the public-private nonprofit responsible for recruiting and retaining companies in San Antonio, has missed its job targets for the past 5 years.

@madisoniszler looks at why this is and what the organization is doing to lure new jobs.
https://t.co/uFK9JlgoZl

[Molly Smith @smithmollyk]

Former San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, who left office in June, has unseated first-term Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai, @saullpink reports.
https://t.co/RhOr8biFN4

[San Antonio Express-News @ExpressNews]

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is the first San Antonio mayor in modern history to be censured, or publicly reprimanded, for her behavior. https://t.co/Hsvl0BoUYx

[Scott Huddleston @shuddlestonSA]

@MeganLRodriguez says Mayor Jones apologizes to councilwoman, refuses to step down from Governance Committee https://t.co/m66pxsWOeA via @expressnews

[Molly Smith @smithmollyk]

NEW w/ @MeganLRodriguez: Can Gina Ortiz Jones succeed as mayor without getting along and collaborating with a majority of City Council members?

Here’s why San Antonio’s system of government would make that difficult — if not impossible.
https://t.co/eoJgI2zfCt

[Molly Smith @smithmollyk]

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones could become the first San Antonio mayor in modern history to be censured by her colleagues.

Here’s the history of censure votes at City Hall, which are becoming more common:
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[Molly Smith @smithmollyk]

NEW: The city will launch an outside investigation into Mayor Jones, who is accused of berating Councilwoman Kaur, @MeganLRodriguez reports.

The City Council could decide to censure the mayor once the investigation is complete.
https://t.co/1Urw4SFwFS

[Molly Smith @smithmollyk]

City Council members are mulling whether to censure Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones after she allegedly yelled and cursed at Councilwoman Sukh Kaur when the two stepped away from yesterday’s council meeting. w/@MeganLRodriguez
https://t.co/ZMsa2zFgtV

[San Antonio Express-News @ExpressNews]

Mayor Jones allegedly got into a heated argument with Councilwoman Kaur in a private area of the Municipal Plaza Building while Thursday’s City Council meeting was underway. https://t.co/eHvjFLlXK8

[Molly Smith @smithmollyk]

San Antonians will cast ballots for municipal elections in November of odd-numbered years — instead of May — beginning in 2029.

A fractured City Council narrowly approved the calendar change, a move championed by @Mayor_GOJ. | via @MeganLRodriguez
https://t.co/28wbfXbzjc