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A weekly podcast that breaks down how politics works, and often doesn't work, in San Antonio. Metro Editor Greg Jefferson and Express-News reporters question politicians and other newsmakers about what they're up to in our name.
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Some council members throw cold water on SAWS rate hike plans | ENside Politics
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May 13, 2026 |
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With chief quitting, more chaos in Mayor Jones' office | ENside Politics
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May 06, 2026 |
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Why Bexar County's biggest school districts are deep in the red | ENside Politics
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Port SA chief talks Mayor Jones, future of military missions and more | ENside Politics
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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The strange — and strained — relationship between Mayor Jones and the Bonham Exchange | ENside Politics
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Marc Whyte says S.A. needs more cops. Here's why. | ENside Politics
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Higher utility bills could be on city agenda as CPS, SAWS float rate hikes | ENside Politics
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Behind the scenes of Ron Nirenberg's win, a fight over cop hiring | ENside Politics
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Tony Gonzales’ fall and the rise of The AK Guy | ENside Politics
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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What's behind Ron Nirenberg's landslide win over Peter Sakai | ENside Politics
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Jalen McKee-Rodriguez talks censure of Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones | ENside Politics
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Nirenberg's track record, his 'Toyota' and what's next for Mayor Jones | ENside Politics
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Peter Sakai talks Project Marvel, jail reform, sticking to basics | ENside Politics
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Many San Antonians can't make ends meet. Here are a few reasons why. | ENside Politics
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Can council stop a rumored ICE facility coming to S.A.? | ENside Politics
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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In the aftermath of Minnesota killings, what is ICE doing in SA? | ENside Politics
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Bexar County’s voter registration saga and a Project Marvel update | ENside Politics
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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The Nirenberg-Sakai face-off for Bexar County Judge by the numbers | ENside Politics
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones wins one, data center angst and free VIA bus rides | ENside Politics
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Erasing the rainbow, brawling over city elections | ENside Politics
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Primary season starts as all eyes on Nirenberg-Sakai matchup | ENside Politics
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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The city election shuffle and a Sakai-Nirenberg showdown | ENside Politics
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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The ongoing saga of Mayor Gina and the arena | ENside Politics
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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So they're building a Spurs arena....right? | ENside Politics
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Nelson Wolff talks Spurs arena vote, mistakes and all | ENside Politics
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez on why he's voting 'no' on Spurs arena, rodeo funding | ENside Politics
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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COPS/Metro sees ball bouncing its way in Spurs arena vote | ENside Politics
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Spurs exec makes case for Prop B arena funding | ENside Politics
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Keeping up with Mayor Jones | ENside Politics
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Spilling the cowboy beans on the rodeo tax election | ENside Politics
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Spurs' arena campaign heats up, Democrats cool on Abbott race | ENside Politics
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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San Antonio council OKs a super confusing animal abandonment law | ENside Politics
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Excuse me? How an anti-pet abandonment vote at City Council became controversial | ENside Politics
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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A San Antonio Councilman's case for voting yes on Spurs deal | ENside Politics
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Breaking down Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ very rough week | ENside Politics
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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District 5's Teri Castillo asks what's the rush on Spurs deal? | ENside Politics
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Mayor Jones slows city's Spurs arena roll | ENside Politics
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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A way-too-early take on Gina Ortiz Jones as mayor | ENside Politics
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Air Force One troubles in SA, Elon Musk's new company town | ENside Politics
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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The fights for Cornyn's Senate seat and tax dollars for Spurs arena | ENside Politics
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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The lowdown on Bexar County's likely Spurs arena vote | ENside Politics
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Gina Ortiz Jones for the win. Now what? | ENside Politics
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Has Gina Ortiz Jones lost her advantage in San Antonio mayor's race? | ENside Politics
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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City Council's odd couple bicker about Jones v. Pablos | ENside Politics
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May 27, 2025 |
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Police and fire union chiefs' reads on the runoff for San Antonio mayor | ENside Politics
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May 20, 2025 |
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Reintroducing Ana Sandoval | ¡Nosotros!
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May 19, 2025 |
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How we got to Gina Ortiz Jones vs. Rolando Pablos | ENside Politics
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May 05, 2025 |
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The latest on the mayor’s race as Election Day approaches | ENside Politics
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Are voters shocked by sheer number of mayoral candidates? | ENside Politics
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Pelaez's big move in mayor's race — and what is Marc Whyte up to? | ENside Politics
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Turbulent times for public schools. This nonprofit wants to help. | ENside Politics
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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A peek into the Greater San Antonio Chamber's lobbying efforts in D.C. | ENside Politics
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Texas Education Agency takeover seeks an end to South San ISD clown show | ENside Politics
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Does D.C. have something to learn from San Antonio politics? | ENside Politics
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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A deep dive into the San Antonio's sprawling bike plan | ENside Politics
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Nelson Wolff on city elections, lyin' SOBs and Project Marvel | ENside Politics
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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What's ahead for S.A.? City Hall shakeup, immigration shakeout and arena fight | ENside Politics
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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2024’s biggest scandals in San Antonio politics | ENside Politics
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Is there anything to S.A.-to-Austin rail talk? And what's up with airport parking? | ENside Politics
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Abortion-rights advocates want more city dollars for reproductive health care | ENside Politics
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Remembering Howard Peak, parsing John Courage's exit from mayor's race | ENside Politics
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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COPS-Metro leaders: No tax dollars for ‘playgrounds for the rich’ | ENside Politics
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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The latest on Southwest Airlines' beef with San Antonio airport | ENside Politics
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Teri Castillo on how San Antonio drops the ball with affordable housing | ENside Politics
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Reporters' roundtable on Trump's, and his party's, big night in Texas | ENside Politics
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Our experts talk Cruz versus Allred and other election cliff-hangers | ENside Politics
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Philanthropist Gordon Hartman says "vote yes" for San Antonio Prop C | ENside Politics
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Gina Ortiz Jones goes after Texas justices over abortion ban | ENside Politics
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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San Antonio fire union president: We’ll fight effort to ditch caps on city manager | ENside Politics
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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San Antonio small business owners: From mean tweets to political action | ENside Politics
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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San Antonio voters like caps on city manager, not thrilled with Spurs arena | ENside Politics
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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DeBerry touts the AI-powered eyes that will be watching Commerce Street | ENside Politics
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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There's no such thing as free stadium money | ENside Politics
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Marc Whyte opens up | Puro Politics
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Jalen McKee-Rodriguez returns | Puro Politics
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May 22, 2024 |
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City Hall firestorm | Puro Politics
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May 14, 2024 |
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Henry Cuellar's $600,000 problem | Puro Politics
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May 07, 2024 |
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Dist. 121 candidate Laurel Jordan Swift | Puro Politics
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Spurs tip their hand on arena talks | Puro Politics
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Manny Peláez makes his case for mayor | Puro Politics
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Texas GOP picks a fight with H-E-B | Puro Politics
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Law professor Al Kauffman on SB4 | Puro Politics
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Tony Gonzales takes on The AK Guy | Puro Politics
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Primary election recap | Puro Politics
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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279. Primary preview with Jon Taylor | Puro Politics
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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278. IBC Bank Chairman and CEO Dennis Nixon | Puro Politics
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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277. City Council's code of conduct | Puro Politics
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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276. The bid to unseat Ted Cruz | Puro Politics
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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275. District Court Judge Ron Rangel | Puro Politics
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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274. Charles Hood forced out as Fire Chief | Puro Politics
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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273. City Hall drama | Puro Politics
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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272. Peter Sakai: Year One | Puro Politics
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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271. CPS rate hike creates unusual alliance | Puro Politics
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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270. Nirenberg's charter amendment push
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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269. Nelson Wolff's 'Power Principles'
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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268. Statewide election results, abortion on the ballot and a Spurs return to Hemisfair?
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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267. Culture War Speaker
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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266. Reproductive Justice Fund, mayoral race and mold at the Alamodome
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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265. Manufacturing jobs come to the South Side, Greg Brockhouse returns, and Texas GOP feud
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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264. Marisa Bono talks school vouchers and the state of Texas education
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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263. GOP infighting in Texas lege and on Captiol Hill
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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262. Kimberly Mata-Rubio on the Uvalde shooting that took her daughter
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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261. The Joe Gonzales Interview
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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260. Ken Paxton Impeachment Begins
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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259. Nephtalí De León Loses His Poetic License
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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258. The Colin Allred Interview
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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257. City Budget Season
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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256. The Roland Gutierrez interview
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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255. Abbott's Border Debacle
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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254. Is a Downtown Sports District in S.A.'s Future?
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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253. The Trey Martinez Fischer interview
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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252. The Sukh Kaur interview
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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251. Runoff recap
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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250. The John Courage interview
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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249. Latina leadership lessons
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May 22, 2023 |
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248. The Marc Whyte interview
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May 15, 2023 |
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247. Municipal election recap
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May 08, 2023 |
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246, The Jeff Coyle interview
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May 01, 2023 |
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245. Gutierrez vs. Cruz?
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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244. The Johnathan Gooch interview
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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243. The Politics of Prop A
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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242. The Ananda Tomas Interview
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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241. The Danny Diaz interview
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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240. S.A. Airport Expansion
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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239. Castro family dominates the news cycle
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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238. The Kiran Kaur Bains Interview
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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237. District 10 Drama
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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236. The Teri Castillo Interview
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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235. No Hideout for Moses Rose’s
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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234. Ana Sandoval Steps Away
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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233.Biden’s Border Reboot
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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232. The José Menéndez Interview
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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231. Lessons from Warnock-Walker Race
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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230. Greg Casar Goes to Washington
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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229. Laura Barberena talks midterms
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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228. The Melissa Cabello Havrda Interview
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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227. Council Controversies
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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226. Midterms Recap
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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225: The Jon Taylor interview
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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224: GOP’s Anti-Crime Messaging
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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223: Upheaval in Uvalde
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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222: The Tony Gonzales interview
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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221: The Justin Rodriguez Interview
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Episode 220: East Side Story
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Episode 219: Uvalde Goes Back to School
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Episode 218: The John Lira Interview
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Episode 217: Election Workers Under Siege
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Episode 216: Beto’s MF-Bomb
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Episode 215: San Antonio’s abortion-rights resolution
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Episode 214: Polling Place Problem
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Episode 213: "Systemic Failures"
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Episode 212: On the Wrong Track
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Episode 211: The “Open Borders” Myth
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Episode 210: Life in a post-Roe Texas
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Episode 209: Breaking the logjam
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Episode 208: Police officers bully the media in Uvalde
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Episode 207: Searching for answers after the Uvalde massacre
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May 31, 2022 |
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Episode 206: Political wedge issues in Texas
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May 17, 2022 |
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Episode 205: Politics of reproductive rights at play in runoff
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May 10, 2022 |
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Episode 204: The John Austin Interview
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Episode 203: Tackling Texas' property tax burden
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Episode 202: Breaking Down the Bond
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Episode 201: The Peter Sakai Interview
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Episode 200: Extreme Forces
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Episode 199: Anatomy of a Deal
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Episode 198: The secrets to Peter Sakai’s success
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Episode 197: Primary Colors
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Episode 196: Super Monday
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Episode 195: The Jessica Cisneros Interview
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Episode 194: Bugg in the System
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Episode 193: High-Stakes Votes
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Episode 192: CPS Energy's Big Test
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Episode 191:Commissioners Court Confusion
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Episode 190: Adios, 2021
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Episode 170: Filing Deadline Day
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Episode 169: Midterm Preview
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Episode 168: Minjarez's Big Move
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Episode 167: State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer talks 2022 elections
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Episode 166: The John Lujan Interview
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Episode 165: The Greenway Trails divide
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Episode 164: Tough times at CPS Energy
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Episode 163: Larson Walks Away
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Episode 162: Nelson Wolff's Legacy
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Episode 161: Remembering Roddy Stinson
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Episode 160: Does Beto have a real chance?
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Episode 159: The Mario Bravo Interview
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Episode 158: Drawing the lines for Texas congressional districts
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Episode 157: Law professor on the Texas abortion law SB8
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Episode 156: Former DA Nico LaHood in a fascinating showdown
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Episode 155: The Mike Collier Interview
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Episode 154: Abbott's Folly
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Episode 153: Abbott's COVID Politics
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Episode 152: The Beto O'Rourke Interview
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Episode 151: Texas Dems in D.C.
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Episode 150: Adam Serwer on cruelty in the Trump era
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Episode 149: Don't believe the Alamo hype
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Episode 148: Rescue-boat Rift
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Episode 147: The Lyle Larson Interview
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Episode 146: Runoff recap and Texas Legislature walkout
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Episode 145: Runoff Preview
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May 25, 2021 |
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Episode 144: Nirenberg's Bipartisan Triumph
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May 17, 2021 |
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Episode 143: The Demonte Alexander Interview
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May 10, 2021 |
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Episode 142: Election Recap
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May 03, 2021 |
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Episode 141: 2021 San Antonio elections preview
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Episode 140: Governor Wooderson?
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Episode 139: Abbott's 'Piñata Politics'
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Episode 138: Secrecy in San Antonio
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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The Henry Cuellar Interview
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Episode 136: All Quiet on the Mayoral Front
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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The Danny Diaz Interview
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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The Jalen McKee-Rodriguez Interview
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Episode 133: The debate over mayoral debates
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Episode 132: The Week the Lights Went Out in Texas
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Episode 131: Rolling Blackout Revue
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Episode 130: The Fix SAPD Interview
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Episode 129: Policing the Police
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Episode 128: Inaugural Special
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Episode 127: The Joaquin Castro Interview
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Episode 126: Straus Stands Up for Electoral Process
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Episode 125: 2020 Recap
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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Episode 124: Legislative Preview
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Episode 123: Devil in the Details
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Episode 122: Covid Curfew
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Episode 121: County Commissioner-elect Rebeca Clay-Flores
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Nov 16, 2020 |