SAN ANTONIO — For the past month, a trio of City Council members have pushed back against changes that Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said she was implementing to the policy proposal process, calling it a "unilateral" move that should be voted on by council in public.

The state of the Council Consideration Request (CCR) process was openly debated Wednesday afternoon after Councilmembers Marc Whyte, Teri Castillo and Marina Alderete Gavito united to force the special meeting—where a stalemate between council and Jones concretized, with a reference to the Spurs' breakup with Kawhi Leonard thrown in for good measure.

CCRs are effectively the first steps for council members pursuing policy or ordinance changes; they must first get the green light by the Governance Committee before heading to full

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