GRANBURY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Granbury Mayor Nin Hulett has resigned from his post after a recent driving while intoxicated arrest that was upgraded to a felony.
Hulett submitted his letter of resignation on Thursday. In the letter, he said: “I am truly thankful for the opportunity to serve my city theses past ten years. Our City staff and City employees are truly among the best in the State, and I am proud to count out many involved citizens as friends and neighbors. Granbury has a special place in my heart, and I look forward to watching our city grow and prosper.”
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Hulett was arrested early Sunday, April 25, on a DWI charge, but that charge was upgraded to a felony earlier this week after authorities discovered he had two previous DWI arrests.
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Jail records from the April 25 arrest showed he was taken into custody in the 600 block of East Pearl Street in Granbury. Police said they had received a report of an intoxicated person leaving local restaurant Bob’s Off the Square.
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Hulett has served as mayor since 2013.