Paid or unpaid leave?
He’s halfway home.
Now, if he could just get the city council to put him on paid admin leave...he’s in high cotton. I know they’ve denied his request for leave, but if he can irritate them enough, they may just say “Get the heck outta here until this is resolved.”
He has already missed one meeting. If he misses two more, the council can boot him and call for a new election for his district (from the Uvalde city council rules).