A lawyer for Corpus Christi Mayor Paulette Guajardo sent a letter Wednesday to city council members asking them to drop efforts to remove her from office. The lawyer says the process is legally broken and any vote to remove her would be thrown out in court — and he is warning the council he will go to court to stop it if they proceed.
Attorney John Flood wrote at least four council members who are expected to vote on removing the mayor were also present at the 2024 city council meetings where the alleged wrongdoing took place. He said, under Texas law, you cannot be both a witness to something and the judge deciding the case.
Those council members include Gil Hernandez, Sylvia Campos, Roland Barrera, and Everett Roy…