SAN ANTONIO – A former District 10 councilman for the City of San Antonio was arrested on a prostitution charge, according to booking records.
Christopher “Chip” Haass, 43, was arrested just after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday after police say he agreed to pay a fee for a sex act with an undercover officer, booking records with the Bexar County Jail show. He was arrested near South Presa Street and Stratford Court on the South Side.
His bond for the prostitution charge, a misdemeanor, was set at $750. Online jail records show he has since been released from jail.
Haass served as District 10 councilman in two terms from June 2003 to May 2007, under then-mayors Ed Garza and Phil Hardberger.
He most recently worked for Choose to Succeed, a nonprofit that promotes charter schools in the area.
According to the San Antonio Report, Haass was replaced as the nonprofit’s CEO by Tom Torkelson, who founded IDEA Public Schools. Haass then reportedly transitioned to a governance and public affairs role.
KSAT has reached out to Choose to Succeed for comment. This article will be updated as that information becomes available.
Haass, while a North Side councilman, led the push to add restrictions to adult-oriented businesses in San Antonio.
When later discussing these types of businesses in a 2008 TV ad for his campaign for Bexar County commissioner, Haass proclaimed, “I shut them down!”
Haass eventually lost to Kevin Wolff, garnering less than 42 percent of the vote.
Records show this week’s misdemeanor charge is the first arrest under Haass’s name in Bexar County.
This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.
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