SAN ANTONIO — The Bexar County judge is asking Major League Soccer commissioner for some clarification on the status of a bid San Antonio made for an expansion franchise.

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The request came in the form of a letter from Nelson Wolff to Don Garber.

“Anthony Precourt’s October 16th announcement of his intention to explore a relocation of the Columbus Crew to Austin, which you enthusiastically supported, came as complete surprise to us,” the letter says.

In the letter, Wolff goes on to say the county had already invested in the franchise by purchasing Toyota Field — a plan that was discussed with the MLS president David Smith — a deal made clear at the time that would only happen if there was a clear path toward an expansion in the city of San Antonio. The letter says the county was told that MLS would not establish franchises in both Austin and San Antonio.

“If these reports are accurate, this presents a clear conflict of interest. Had Bexar County officials been aware of such a right, we would not have invested in Toyota Field.”

Here's what MLS has said in response:

Major League Soccer has received the letter from Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff.  We are in the process of reviewing the letter and preparing a formal response.  Although that review is not yet complete, we strongly disagree with Judge Wolff’s assertion that we misled either him or any public official about the prospects for San Antonio acquiring an MLS expansion team.