Jones, who served in the Biden administration, defeated Rolando Pablos, a former Texas secretary of state, in a high-profile, bitterly partisan contest.

San Antonio mayor-elect Gina Ortiz Jones tells Axios she's not waiting to be sworn in to start tackling issues like a potential new Spurs arena, an expected budget deficit and the impact of Trump administration policies.

Early voting numbers in Saturday night's mayoral runoff race showed Gina Ortiz Jones leading over Rolando Pablos. By 7 p.m., the early vote tally was 53,645 for Jones and 48,863 for Pablos.