Gina Ortiz Jones

Dr. Jenise Carroll, the second chief of staff for San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones in less than a year, has departed from her position in the office after about ten months in the role.

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joins The Source to discuss the San Antonio City Council’s zoning change aimed at stopping a planned ICE detention center. Meanwhile, ICE says it plans to open the facility on Sept. 30.

The mayor claims that Spurs Sports and Entertainment owes the city millions after a failed attempt to land a Major League Soccer team in San Antonio.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is using overseas trade missions to make the case that the city can compete for the industries shaping the next economy. Her latest trip, a March delegation visit to Taiwan, was framed by City Hall as an effort to strengthen bilateral ties, attract investment, and position San Antonio as a landing spot for Taiwanese firms looking to expand in the United States.

The group is called the “Economic Security Advisory Group" and will look at growing sectors of technology, specifically a strong focus on the AI, quantum technology, biotechnology, and space manufacturing industries in the city.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is looking to boost voter participation in the city, tighten oversight of area data centers, and push back against new immigration detention facilities.

If approved, the commission’s goal would be to boost voter turnout in San Antonio.

VIA’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted not to support a request from San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and several council members on experimenting with a pilot program that would provide free bus service on certain routes.

The group gathered in the same shady downtown spot where U.S. President George H.W. Bush, Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signed the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1992.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones issued a public apology for her actions on Feb. 5 when she yelled at Councilwoman Sukh Kaur and used profanity in an exchange with her.