Pretrial Hearing for Mayor Removal Action (26-0823)
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Pretrial Hearing for the Removal Action of the Mayor, with discussion and possible action regarding preliminary and procedural matters for removal proceedings, including motion for recusal and disqualification, other motions before the City Council, witness lists, issuance of subpoenas, and all other related matters for the Removal Action, and scheduling of additional pretrial hearings and the Hearing for the Removal Action of the Mayor.
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Pull Vaughn's self-recusal ruling before hearing ends
Context: Vaughn presided over and denied Guajardo's disqualification motion 5-1 (Scott dissenting), citing that TRCP Rule 18 and TRE Rule 605 'do not apply,' despite Vaughn's own stake in the outcome as Mayor Pro Tem.
Recommended: Request the transcript and written order on Mayor Guajardo's Verified Motion for Recusal and Disqualification — Mayor Pro Tem Vaughn, who becomes acting mayor if the removal succeeds, personally ruled on and denied the motion seeking his own disqualification, a self-interest defect worth flagging before or during the July 22-23 removal hearing.
Ask Scott why he alone opposed four straight rulings
Context: Scott voted 'no' on Motions I through IV (all 5-1) but 'yes' on Motions V and VI (both 6-0), per the recorded roll calls in the same meeting.
Recommended: Contact Council Member Scott about his reasoning for casting the lone dissenting vote on four consecutive 5-1 procedural rulings — authorizing Vaughn to preside, denying recusal, denying the motion to strike, and amending hearing rules — before he then joined the unanimous 6-0 votes on subpoenas and hearing dates.
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Pretrial Hearing for the Removal Action of the Mayor, with discussion and possible action regarding preliminary and procedural matters for removal proceedings, including motion for recusal and disqualification, other motions before the City Council, witness lists, issuance of subpoenas, and all other related matters for the Removal Action, and scheduling of additional pretrial hearings and the Hearing for the Removal Action of the Mayor.
Vote: 6 for, 0 against, 2 absent
schedule pretrial hearings for June 8-9, 2026 at 9:00 AM and removal hearing for July 22-23, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Enactment No: M2026-050; Barrera and Roy recorded as abstained (recused)
Pretrial Hearing for the Removal Action of the Mayor, with discussion and possible action regarding preliminary and procedural matters for removal proceedings, including motion for recusal and disqualification, other motions before the City Council, witness lists, issuance of subpoenas, and all other related matters for the Removal Action, and scheduling of additional pretrial hearings and the Hearing for the Removal Action of the Mayor.