The Corpus Christi City Council voted Tuesday night to move forward with removal proceedings against Mayor Paulette Guajardo, setting a May 14 deadline for witness list ahead of a pre-trial hearing that’s scheduled for May 19.
The process, which has not happened since 1987, stems from a 2024 city council vote to give Corpus Christi hotel developers $2 million in taxpayer money. A presentation used to support that decision included a doctored image from a federal flood map website. That alteration was investigated by the FBI, Texas Rangers and Corpus Christi Police Department. No charges were filed.
Guajardo recused herself for the agenda item Tuesday. Councilmember Carolyn Vaughn, who moved to add the item to the agenda a month ago alongside Councilmembers Eric Cantu and Gil Hernandez, took over as mayor pro tem…