A criminal case against the controversial former head of the San Antonio fire union appears to have vanished into smoke — at least, in the public record.

The San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association is considering whether to turn its political influence hose on a new charter amendment campaign to undo city manager caps.

The former president of the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association is accused of trying to scare off the highest-ranking woman in the San Antonio Fire Department from applying for the fire chief’s position, according to newly-released documents.

The former president of the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association has been arrested on a felony stalking charge.

With new faces at the helm of both the city and fire union, both sides are optimistic that they'll be able to bargain this time instead of battling over a new contract.

SAN ANTONIO – While police union representatives and city negotiators are scheduled to meet on a collective bargaining deal next week, firefighters are refusing to meet with the city until they resolve a $8,000 bill. That's the charge for 92,000 documents responding to more than three dozen questions submitted last month by the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association. The city Thursday passed a $2.4 billion budget that includes lowering the contribution for healthcare coverage for uniformed employees to $10,000 per year. Wednesday, the SAPFA said it would not meet with the city until it had the documents from the city. Representatives with the San Antonio Police Officers Association are scheduled to meet with the city Sept. 23.