The ex-mayor’s husband, Mark Jordan, received the same sentence after a jury convicted the couple of a bribery and tax evasion scheme.
Prosecutors alleged former Mayor Laura Maczka accepted bribes from a real estate developer with whom she was having an affair.
State relief funds and property tax revenue cushioned schools against the economic shock of the pandemic shutdowns.
Laura Jordan was accused of selling her influence for sex, cash, lavish vacations, and a cushy job offer after a real-estate developer bribed her, who she then allegedly married as a defense strategy.
The Republican primary race to challenge Rep. Colin Allred intensifies in Texas' 32nd Congressional District after the historically GOP district flipped Democrat in 2018.
