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The Texas Attorney General\u2019s office says San Antonio does not have to release records surrounding an investigation into Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones\u2019 conduct earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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Jones was accused of yelling at Councilwoman Sukh Kaur (D1) in a private meeting space on Feb. 5, and the city to look into incident.<\/p>\n

Though the results of that investigation were cited by council members who voted to censure the mayor weeks later, they were never released to the public because the city said it would be too easy to identify the witnesses, even if their names were redacted.<\/p>\n

City officials for permission to withhold the report from open records requestors, stating that it was subject to attorney-client privilege.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the AG\u2019s office seemed to agree with that assessment, saying \u201cthe city may withhold the submitted information\u201d under Texas evidence rules.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe city asserts the information at issue was intended to be and has remained confidential,\u201d Assistant Attorney General James L. Coggeshall . \u201cWe find the city has demonstrated the applicability of the attorney-client privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday. <\/p>\n

She admitted to using an \u201cf-bomb\u201d in the Feb. 5 confrontation with Kaur, and later said \u201cI should not have raised my voice at my colleague.\u201d<\/p>\n

The few details shared from the employment law investigator\u2019s report concluded that Jones\u2019 actions were verbally abusive and violated the council\u2019s Code of Conduct, as well as city administrative directives governing equal employment opportunity and workplace violence.<\/p>\n

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But members of the public who showed up to speak before the censure vote had wildly mixed opinions about what they\u2019d heard, and council members were divided about whether people should be allowed to view the report and make their own judgement.<\/p>\n

Councilwoman Misty Spears (D9), who voted against the censure, said she had \u201cserious concerns about the investigative process\u201d and that \u201cthe findings do not accurately reflect the facts as presented.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez (D2) described the situation as \u201cincredibly embarrassing,\u201d and suggested the findings were much worse than what many who saw it had anticipated. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u00a0do not clutch my pearls at profanity, \u2026 I believe that strong, honest debate can make our policies better,\u201d McKee-Rodriguez said. \u201cBut productive conflict requires consent, it requires understanding, and it requires mutual respect, and unfortunately that was not present here.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of her censure, Jones had to agree to step aside as chair of the Governance Committee for three months and to complete in-person leadership training focused on civility, de-escalation and conflict resolution.<\/p>\n

As of Thursday, it\u2019s unclear whether she has completed the training. The pause from chairing the Governance Committee should conclude later this month.<\/p>\n

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The public has heard varying accounts of the Feb. 5 incident that lead to Jones’ censure, but isn’t likely to ever see the formal report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"\nAttorney General says San Antonio can withhold records from investigation into Mayor Jones - San Antonio moving report<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sanantoniomovingreport.com\/?p=350\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Attorney General says San Antonio can withhold records from investigation into Mayor Jones - 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