Overview
- The announcement caps nearly two decades leading SAPD, the longest tenure of any police chief in San Antonio history.
- City Manager Erik Walsh praised McManus, citing strengthened public safety and improved ties with the community and city leadership.
- City officials said details of the leadership succession will be announced later.
- The San Antonio Police Officers Association considered but declined a no-confidence vote as collective bargaining is expected later this year.
- KSAT reports Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones previously avoided publicly backing McManus, though she issued a statement thanking him following the announcement.