Villarreal leaving the Legislature to focus on mayoral run
November 9, 2014 | Updated: November 9, 2014 9:55pm
![Texas State Representative Mike Villarreal, D-123, announces his resignation from the Texas State House of Legislation during a press conference, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014. Villarreal's submitted his letter of resignation to Gov. Rick Perry and will be effective in January. Villarreal, who earlier in the year announced his race for mayor of San Antonio, was reelected to the position in the general elections last week. By resigning after the elections, a special election will be held instead of precinct chairs appointing a substitute.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141113211003im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/33/12/31/7120450/5/784x2048.jpg)
JERRY LARA, San Antonio Express-News
Texas State Representative Mike Villarreal, D-123, announces his resignation from the Texas State House of Legislation during a press conference, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014. Villarreal's submitted his letter of resignation to Gov. Rick Perry and will be effective in January. Villarreal, who earlier in the year announced his race for mayor of San Antonio, was reelected to the position in the general elections last week. By resigning after the elections, a special election will be held instead of precinct chairs appointing a substitute.
November 9, 2014 | Updated: November 9, 2014 9:55pm
To continue reading this story, you will need to be a digital subscriber to ExpressNews.com.