The development comes as the District 10 City Council representative prepares to start a potential reelection campaign in spring 2025.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio City Councilman Marc Whyte will have to complete DWI classes and undertake community service as part of a plea deal stemming from his arrest last December, when he was pulled over for allegedly driving drunk on the north side.
The plea deal, accepted by the District 10 council representative on Wednesday, also replaces his Driving While Intoxicated charge with an Obstruction of a Highway charge, according to online records. It essentially wipes the DWI offense from the first-term city leader’s record as he prepares for a potential reelection campaign next spring.
“I’ve learned from this situation, taken ownership of it and now put it behind me,” Whyte said in a statement to KENS 5. “As we move forward, I’m fully focused, as I always have been, on the work I’ve been doing for District 10 and the City …