AG forces city to turn over records again

Aaron Smith The City of Odessa recently lost another legal battle with the Odessa American and was forced this week to release more details about a...

May 26, 2023
1:52 AM

Aaron Smith The City of Odessa recently lost another legal battle with the Odessa American and was forced this week to release more details about a former city employee who plays a role in Aaron Smith's whistleblower lawsuit against the city. Smith, a former assistant city manager, was fired by the city on March 1. At that time, Mayor Javier Joven would only say there was an 'active investigation' into Smith by the city. On April 20, Smith filed a lawsuit against the city alleging he was fired because he reported Joven, the city council and city employees had illegally hired T2 Professional Consulting Services and violated the Texas Open Meetings Act.

Kim Smith