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ENside Politics — 237 episodes

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1

Councilman Marc Whyte makes case against San Antonio property tax hike | ENside Politics

2

Jalen McKee-Rodriguez talks fight to stop ICE facility, budget cuts | ENside Politics

3

Commissioner Justin Rodriguez on budget, potential new Spurs 'asks' | ENside Politics

4

The sound, the fury, the arena vote that's not happening | ENside Politics

5

Ivalis Meza Gonzalez makes her pitch for a Pre-K 4 SA election this November | ENside Politics

6

The coming city budget battle, and more Bonham Exchange news | ENside Politics

7

Are voters in danger of 'bait and switch' on the East Side? | ENside Politics

8

Why the state is eyeing San Antonio-area school districts | ENside Politics

9

The big blow-up over SAWS' proposed rate hike | ENside Politics

10

Nelson Wolff weighs in on the mayor, Nirenberg, Project Marvel | ENside Politics

11

Manny Pelaez talks free Spurs tickets, Mayor Jones, Project Marvel | ENside Politics

12

Trump's local candidate wins; Chapa squeaks by in DA race | ENside Politics

13

The free-for-alls in Bexar County DA and CD 35 races | ENside Politics

14

Some council members throw cold water on SAWS rate hike plans | ENside Politics

15

With chief quitting, more chaos in Mayor Jones' office | ENside Politics

16

Why Bexar County's biggest school districts are deep in the red | ENside Politics

17

Port SA chief talks Mayor Jones, future of military missions and more | ENside Politics

18

The strange — and strained — relationship between Mayor Jones and the Bonham Exchange | ENside Politics

19

Marc Whyte says S.A. needs more cops. Here's why. | ENside Politics

20

Higher utility bills could be on city agenda as CPS, SAWS float rate hikes  | ENside Politics

21

Behind the scenes of Ron Nirenberg's win, a fight over cop hiring | ENside Politics

22

Tony Gonzales’ fall and the rise of The AK Guy  | ENside Politics

23

What's behind Ron Nirenberg's landslide win over Peter Sakai | ENside Politics

24

Jalen McKee-Rodriguez talks censure of Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones | ENside Politics

25

Nirenberg's track record, his 'Toyota' and what's next for Mayor Jones | ENside Politics

26

Peter Sakai talks Project Marvel, jail reform, sticking to basics | ENside Politics

27

Many San Antonians can't make ends meet. Here are a few reasons why. | ENside Politics

28

Can council stop a rumored ICE facility coming to S.A.? | ENside Politics

29

In the aftermath of Minnesota killings, what is ICE doing in SA?  | ENside Politics

30

Bexar County’s voter registration saga and a Project Marvel update  | ENside Politics

31

The Nirenberg-Sakai face-off for Bexar County Judge by the numbers | ENside Politics

32

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones wins one, data center angst and free VIA bus rides | ENside Politics

33

Erasing the rainbow, brawling over city elections  | ENside Politics

34

Primary season starts as all eyes on Nirenberg-Sakai matchup  | ENside Politics

35

The city election shuffle and a Sakai-Nirenberg showdown | ENside Politics

36

The ongoing saga of Mayor Gina and the arena | ENside Politics

37

So they're building a Spurs arena....right?  | ENside Politics

38

Nelson Wolff talks Spurs arena vote, mistakes and all | ENside Politics

39

Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez on why he's voting 'no' on Spurs arena, rodeo funding  | ENside Politics

40

COPS/Metro sees ball bouncing its way in Spurs arena vote | ENside Politics

41

Spurs exec makes case for Prop B arena funding  | ENside Politics

42

Keeping up with Mayor Jones | ENside Politics

43

Spilling the cowboy beans on the rodeo tax election | ENside Politics

44

Spurs' arena campaign heats up, Democrats cool on Abbott race | ENside Politics

45

San Antonio council OKs a super confusing animal abandonment law | ENside Politics

46

Excuse me? How an anti-pet abandonment vote at City Council became controversial | ENside Politics

47

A San Antonio Councilman's case for voting yes on Spurs deal | ENside Politics

48

Breaking down Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ very rough week | ENside Politics

49

District 5's Teri Castillo asks what's the rush on Spurs deal? | ENside Politics

50

Mayor Jones slows city's Spurs arena roll | ENside Politics

51

A way-too-early take on Gina Ortiz Jones as mayor | ENside Politics

52

Air Force One troubles in SA, Elon Musk's new company town | ENside Politics

53

The fights for Cornyn's Senate seat and tax dollars for Spurs arena | ENside Politics

54

The lowdown on Bexar County's likely Spurs arena vote | ENside Politics

55

Gina Ortiz Jones for the win. Now what? | ENside Politics

56

Has Gina Ortiz Jones lost her advantage in San Antonio mayor's race? | ENside Politics

57

City Council's odd couple bicker about Jones v. Pablos | ENside Politics

58

Police and fire union chiefs' reads on the runoff for San Antonio mayor | ENside Politics

59

Reintroducing Ana Sandoval | ¡Nosotros!

60

How we got to Gina Ortiz Jones vs. Rolando Pablos | ENside Politics

61

The latest on the mayor’s race as Election Day approaches | ENside Politics

62

Are voters shocked by sheer number of mayoral candidates? | ENside Politics

63

Pelaez's big move in mayor's race — and what is Marc Whyte up to? | ENside Politics

64

Turbulent times for public schools. This nonprofit wants to help. | ENside Politics

65

A peek into the Greater San Antonio Chamber's lobbying efforts in D.C. | ENside Politics

66

Texas Education Agency takeover seeks an end to South San ISD clown show | ENside Politics

67

Does D.C. have something to learn from San Antonio politics? | ENside Politics

68

A deep dive into the San Antonio's sprawling bike plan | ENside Politics

69

Nelson Wolff on city elections, lyin' SOBs and Project Marvel | ENside Politics

70

What's ahead for S.A.? City Hall shakeup, immigration shakeout and arena fight | ENside Politics

71

2024’s biggest scandals in San Antonio politics | ENside Politics

72

Is there anything to S.A.-to-Austin rail talk? And what's up with airport parking? | ENside Politics

73

Abortion-rights advocates want more city dollars for reproductive health care | ENside Politics

74

Remembering Howard Peak, parsing John Courage's exit from mayor's race | ENside Politics

75

COPS-Metro leaders: No tax dollars for ‘playgrounds for the rich’ | ENside Politics

76

The latest on Southwest Airlines' beef with San Antonio airport | ENside Politics

77

Teri Castillo on how San Antonio drops the ball with affordable housing | ENside Politics

78

Reporters' roundtable on Trump's, and his party's, big night in Texas | ENside Politics

79

Our experts talk Cruz versus Allred and other election cliff-hangers | ENside Politics

80

Philanthropist Gordon Hartman says "vote yes" for San Antonio Prop C | ENside Politics

81

Gina Ortiz Jones goes after Texas justices over abortion ban | ENside Politics

82

San Antonio fire union president: We’ll fight effort to ditch caps on city manager | ENside Politics

83

San Antonio small business owners: From mean tweets to political action | ENside Politics

84

San Antonio voters like caps on city manager, not thrilled with Spurs arena | ENside Politics

85

DeBerry touts the AI-powered eyes that will be watching Commerce Street | ENside Politics

86

There's no such thing as free stadium money | ENside Politics

87

Marc Whyte opens up | Puro Politics

88

Jalen McKee-Rodriguez returns | Puro Politics

89

City Hall firestorm | Puro Politics

90

Henry Cuellar's $600,000 problem | Puro Politics

91

Dist. 121 candidate Laurel Jordan Swift | Puro Politics

92

Spurs tip their hand on arena talks | Puro Politics

93

Manny Peláez makes his case for mayor | Puro Politics

94

Texas GOP picks a fight with H-E-B | Puro Politics

95

Law professor Al Kauffman on SB4 | Puro Politics

96

Tony Gonzales takes on The AK Guy | Puro Politics

97

Primary election recap | Puro Politics

98

279. Primary preview with Jon Taylor | Puro Politics

99

278. IBC Bank Chairman and CEO Dennis Nixon | Puro Politics

100

277. City Council's code of conduct | Puro Politics

101

276. The bid to unseat Ted Cruz | Puro Politics

102

275. District Court Judge Ron Rangel | Puro Politics

103

274. Charles Hood forced out as Fire Chief | Puro Politics

104

273. City Hall drama | Puro Politics

105

272. Peter Sakai: Year One | Puro Politics

106

271. CPS rate hike creates unusual alliance | Puro Politics

107

270. Nirenberg's charter amendment push

108

269. Nelson Wolff's 'Power Principles'

109

268. Statewide election results, abortion on the ballot and a Spurs return to Hemisfair?

110

267. Culture War Speaker

111

266. Reproductive Justice Fund, mayoral race and mold at the Alamodome

112

265. Manufacturing jobs come to the South Side, Greg Brockhouse returns, and Texas GOP feud

113

264. Marisa Bono talks school vouchers and the state of Texas education

114

263. GOP infighting in Texas lege and on Captiol Hill

115

262. Kimberly Mata-Rubio on the Uvalde shooting that took her daughter

116

261. The Joe Gonzales Interview

117

260. Ken Paxton Impeachment Begins

118

259. Nephtalí De León Loses His Poetic License

119

258. The Colin Allred Interview

120

257. City Budget Season

121

256. The Roland Gutierrez interview

122

255. Abbott's Border Debacle

123

254. Is a Downtown Sports District in S.A.'s Future?

124

253. The Trey Martinez Fischer interview

125

252. The Sukh Kaur interview

126

251. Runoff recap

127

250. The John Courage interview

128

249. Latina leadership lessons

129

248. The Marc Whyte interview

130

247. Municipal election recap

131

246, The Jeff Coyle interview

132

245. Gutierrez vs. Cruz?

133

244. The Johnathan Gooch interview

134

243. The Politics of Prop A

135

242. The Ananda Tomas Interview

136

241. The Danny Diaz interview

137

240. S.A. Airport Expansion

138

239. Castro family dominates the news cycle

139

238. The Kiran Kaur Bains Interview

140

237. District 10 Drama

141

236. The Teri Castillo Interview

142

235. No Hideout for Moses Rose’s

143

234. Ana Sandoval Steps Away

144

233.Biden’s Border Reboot

145

232. The José Menéndez Interview

146

231. Lessons from Warnock-Walker Race

147

230. Greg Casar Goes to Washington

148

229. Laura Barberena talks midterms

149

228. The Melissa Cabello Havrda Interview

150

227. Council Controversies

151

226. Midterms Recap

152

225: The Jon Taylor interview

153

224: GOP’s Anti-Crime Messaging

154

223: Upheaval in Uvalde

155

222: The Tony Gonzales interview

156

221: The Justin Rodriguez Interview

157

Episode 220: East Side Story

158

Episode 219: Uvalde Goes Back to School

159

Episode 218: The John Lira Interview

160

Episode 217: Election Workers Under Siege

161

Episode 216: Beto’s MF-Bomb

162

Episode 215: San Antonio’s abortion-rights resolution

163

Episode 214: Polling Place Problem

164

Episode 213: "Systemic Failures"

165

Episode 212: On the Wrong Track

166

Episode 211: The “Open Borders” Myth

167

Episode 210: Life in a post-Roe Texas

168

Episode 209: Breaking the logjam

169

Episode 208: Police officers bully the media in Uvalde

170

Episode 207: Searching for answers after the Uvalde massacre

171

Episode 206: Political wedge issues in Texas

172

Episode 205: Politics of reproductive rights at play in runoff

173

Episode 204: The John Austin Interview

174

Episode 203: Tackling Texas' property tax burden

175

Episode 202: Breaking Down the Bond

176

Episode 201: The Peter Sakai Interview

177

Episode 200: Extreme Forces

178

Episode 199: Anatomy of a Deal

179

Episode 198: The secrets to Peter Sakai’s success

180

Episode 197: Primary Colors

181

Episode 196: Super Monday

182

Episode 195: The Jessica Cisneros Interview

183

Episode 194: Bugg in the System

184

Episode 193: High-Stakes Votes

185

Episode 192: CPS Energy's Big Test

186

Episode 191:Commissioners Court Confusion

187

Episode 190: Adios, 2021

188

Episode 170: Filing Deadline Day

189

Episode 169: Midterm Preview

190

Episode 168: Minjarez's Big Move

191

Episode 167: State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer talks 2022 elections

192

Episode 166: The John Lujan Interview

193

Episode 165: The Greenway Trails divide

194

Episode 164: Tough times at CPS Energy

195

Episode 163: Larson Walks Away

196

Episode 162: Nelson Wolff's Legacy

197

Episode 161: Remembering Roddy Stinson

198

Episode 160: Does Beto have a real chance?

199

Episode 159: The Mario Bravo Interview

200

Episode 158: Drawing the lines for Texas congressional districts

201

Episode 157: Law professor on the Texas abortion law SB8

202

Episode 156: Former DA Nico LaHood in a fascinating showdown

203

Episode 155: The Mike Collier Interview

204

Episode 154: Abbott's Folly

205

Episode 153: Abbott's COVID Politics

206

Episode 152: The Beto O'Rourke Interview

207

Episode 151: Texas Dems in D.C.

208

Episode 150: Adam Serwer on cruelty in the Trump era

209

Episode 149: Don't believe the Alamo hype

210

Episode 148: Rescue-boat Rift

211

Episode 147: The Lyle Larson Interview

212

Episode 146: Runoff recap and Texas Legislature walkout

213

Episode 145: Runoff Preview

214

Episode 144: Nirenberg's Bipartisan Triumph

215

Episode 143: The Demonte Alexander Interview

216

Episode 142: Election Recap

217

Episode 141: 2021 San Antonio elections preview

218

Episode 140: Governor Wooderson?

219

Episode 139: Abbott's 'Piñata Politics'

220

Episode 138: Secrecy in San Antonio

221

The Henry Cuellar Interview

222

Episode 136: All Quiet on the Mayoral Front

223

The Danny Diaz Interview

224

The Jalen McKee-Rodriguez Interview

225

Episode 133: The debate over mayoral debates

226

Episode 132: The Week the Lights Went Out in Texas

227

Episode 131: Rolling Blackout Revue

228

Episode 130: The Fix SAPD Interview

229

Episode 129: Policing the Police

230

Episode 128: Inaugural Special

231

Episode 127: The Joaquin Castro Interview

232

Episode 126: Straus Stands Up for Electoral Process

233

Episode 125: 2020 Recap

234

Episode 124: Legislative Preview

235

Episode 123: Devil in the Details

236

Episode 122: Covid Curfew

237

Episode 121: County Commissioner-elect Rebeca Clay-Flores