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Taxpayers paying $10K a month for San Antonio Mayor Jones’ outside PR help, records show

Published: September 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM

An outside media consultant brought on board by San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones in late August is costing taxpayers $10,000 a month, internal city records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

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