Simply weeks into her new job, San Antonio Metropolis Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez was arrested for allegedly driving whereas intoxicated Thursday night, in accordance with Bexar County Central Justice of the Peace arrest information.
She was arrested at 11:25 p.m. Thursday and launched on a $1,000 bond.
Meza Gonzalez was sworn in final month to signify District 8 on town’s Northwest Aspect after she gained a runoff election.
She launched an announcement in regards to the arrest on Friday afternoon.
“Final night time I used to be pulled over below suspicion of DWI. As a public servant, I do know we’re held to the next customary, and my actions failed to fulfill that. I deeply remorse the frustration this has triggered my constituents, my colleagues, and my household. As this matter strikes ahead, I’ll take full duty, and I can’t cease working to ensure my constituents are properly represented,” she mentioned.
Meza Gonzalez, 43, took a commanding lead within the first spherical of a six-way council race for the influential seat. She is a former Metropolis Corridor staffer and had labored as then-Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s chief of employees.
Her mom, “Choco” González Meza, was a longtime voting rights advocate, La Raza Unida activist, native Democratic Social gathering chair.
The DWI is a category B misdemeanor, in accordance with the arrest document.
Reporter Andrea Drusch contributed to this story.
