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Never Fight a War on Two Fronts... so say military historians and strategists. Yet the War on COVID in the United States became almost as heated in the political arena as it did in the battlefields of hospital wards. The Mayor and The Judge tells the story of how one Texas city continues to fight back on both fronts...

The seventh-largest city in the United States, San Antonio was deemed a "model city" for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and was ranked second in the nation among the 30 largest cities in terms of emergency readiness, according to a CNN report. This was due in no small part to the tireless efforts of Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, who maintained constant contact with the public throughout the darkest days of the war on COVID-19. Through daily media broadcasts, they kept San Antonio's citizens updated with health and safety guidelines, medical statistics and hospitalizations, as well as the latest news on treatments and vaccine developments.

Mayor Nirenberg and Judge Wolff used every possible resource to gather information, sharing facts honestly and without prejudice, at a time when the country was largely divided by political mayhem and disinformation. They demanded answers and explanations from state and federal government officials regarding what were often contradictory and controversial decisions.

In The Mayor and The Judge Nelson Wolff recounts those days spent in the trenches - from quiet moments spent in reflection and the loss of close personal friends, to the set up of mass vaccination centers across the city - and the tumultuous political and legal battles he engaged in on an almost daily basis to help keep San Antonio safe.

Emotional, gritty, and at times humorous, Judge Wolff writes with passion and vigor - and he doesn't pull any punches.

Nelson Wolff has served the greater San Antonio area as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, the Texas Senate in 1973, and the San Antonio City Council, as well as the mayor of San Antonio. He currently serves as Bexar County Judge, a position to which he was appointed in 2001, and to which he has been elected five times. During his almost 50 year tenure as a public servant, Wolff has played a key role in countless economic and community development initiatives. More at https: //judgenelsonwolff.com/bio/

Ron Nirenberg is the mayor of San Antonio, the fastest growing city with the 7th largest population in the United States. He was raised in Austin, Texas, and attended college in San Antonio. He was first elected to represent District 8 on the San Antonio City Council in 2013. During his two terms, he championed smart city and regional planning, inclusive economic development, environmental stewardship, fiscal responsibility and governmental accountability. In 2018, the United States Conference of Mayors recognized Mayor Nirenberg with the Small Business Advocate award for his efforts to encourage entrepreneurism. Prior to his public service, Nirenberg was the founder of two small businesses, worked as the general manager of KRTU-FM San Antonio, and as a program director for the Annenberg Public Policy Center where he developed and directed award-winning civic engagement programs. Mayor Nirenberg graduated summa cum laude from Trinity University and received a Master's Degree in Communication magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania.