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ENside Politics — 228 episodes

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1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

Erasing the rainbow, brawling over city elections  | ENside Politics

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

Keeping up with Mayor Jones | ENside Politics

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

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

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

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

49

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

50

Reintroducing Ana Sandoval | ¡Nosotros!

51

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

52

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

53

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

54

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

55

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

56

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

57

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

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

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

63

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

64

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

65

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

66

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

67

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

68

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

69

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

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

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

77

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

78

Marc Whyte opens up | Puro Politics

79

Jalen McKee-Rodriguez returns | Puro Politics

80

City Hall firestorm | Puro Politics

81

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

82

Dist. 121 candidate Laurel Jordan Swift | Puro Politics

83

Spurs tip their hand on arena talks | Puro Politics

84

Manny Peláez makes his case for mayor | Puro Politics

85

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

86

Law professor Al Kauffman on SB4 | Puro Politics

87

Tony Gonzales takes on The AK Guy | Puro Politics

88

Primary election recap | Puro Politics

89

279. Primary preview with Jon Taylor | Puro Politics

90

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

91

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

92

276. The bid to unseat Ted Cruz | Puro Politics

93

275. District Court Judge Ron Rangel | Puro Politics

94

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

95

273. City Hall drama | Puro Politics

96

272. Peter Sakai: Year One | Puro Politics

97

271. CPS rate hike creates unusual alliance | Puro Politics

98

270. Nirenberg's charter amendment push

99

269. Nelson Wolff's 'Power Principles'

100

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

101

267. Culture War Speaker

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

263. GOP infighting in Texas lege and on Captiol Hill

106

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

107

261. The Joe Gonzales Interview

108

260. Ken Paxton Impeachment Begins

109

259. Nephtalí De León Loses His Poetic License

110

258. The Colin Allred Interview

111

257. City Budget Season

112

256. The Roland Gutierrez interview

113

255. Abbott's Border Debacle

114

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

115

253. The Trey Martinez Fischer interview

116

252. The Sukh Kaur interview

117

251. Runoff recap

118

250. The John Courage interview

119

249. Latina leadership lessons

120

248. The Marc Whyte interview

121

247. Municipal election recap

122

246, The Jeff Coyle interview

123

245. Gutierrez vs. Cruz?

124

244. The Johnathan Gooch interview

125

243. The Politics of Prop A

126

242. The Ananda Tomas Interview

127

241. The Danny Diaz interview

128

240. S.A. Airport Expansion

129

239. Castro family dominates the news cycle

130

238. The Kiran Kaur Bains Interview

131

237. District 10 Drama

132

236. The Teri Castillo Interview

133

235. No Hideout for Moses Rose’s

134

234. Ana Sandoval Steps Away

135

233.Biden’s Border Reboot

136

232. The José Menéndez Interview

137

231. Lessons from Warnock-Walker Race

138

230. Greg Casar Goes to Washington

139

229. Laura Barberena talks midterms

140

228. The Melissa Cabello Havrda Interview

141

227. Council Controversies

142

226. Midterms Recap

143

225: The Jon Taylor interview

144

224: GOP’s Anti-Crime Messaging

145

223: Upheaval in Uvalde

146

222: The Tony Gonzales interview

147

221: The Justin Rodriguez Interview

148

Episode 220: East Side Story

149

Episode 219: Uvalde Goes Back to School

150

Episode 218: The John Lira Interview

151

Episode 217: Election Workers Under Siege

152

Episode 216: Beto’s MF-Bomb

153

Episode 215: San Antonio’s abortion-rights resolution

154

Episode 214: Polling Place Problem

155

Episode 213: "Systemic Failures"

156

Episode 212: On the Wrong Track

157

Episode 211: The “Open Borders” Myth

158

Episode 210: Life in a post-Roe Texas

159

Episode 209: Breaking the logjam

160

Episode 208: Police officers bully the media in Uvalde

161

Episode 207: Searching for answers after the Uvalde massacre

162

Episode 206: Political wedge issues in Texas

163

Episode 205: Politics of reproductive rights at play in runoff

164

Episode 204: The John Austin Interview

165

Episode 203: Tackling Texas' property tax burden

166

Episode 202: Breaking Down the Bond

167

Episode 201: The Peter Sakai Interview

168

Episode 200: Extreme Forces

169

Episode 199: Anatomy of a Deal

170

Episode 198: The secrets to Peter Sakai’s success

171

Episode 197: Primary Colors

172

Episode 196: Super Monday

173

Episode 195: The Jessica Cisneros Interview

174

Episode 194: Bugg in the System

175

Episode 193: High-Stakes Votes

176

Episode 192: CPS Energy's Big Test

177

Episode 191:Commissioners Court Confusion

178

Episode 190: Adios, 2021

179

Episode 170: Filing Deadline Day

180

Episode 169: Midterm Preview

181

Episode 168: Minjarez's Big Move

182

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

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Episode 166: The John Lujan Interview

184

Episode 165: The Greenway Trails divide

185

Episode 164: Tough times at CPS Energy

186

Episode 163: Larson Walks Away

187

Episode 162: Nelson Wolff's Legacy

188

Episode 161: Remembering Roddy Stinson

189

Episode 160: Does Beto have a real chance?

190

Episode 159: The Mario Bravo Interview

191

Episode 158: Drawing the lines for Texas congressional districts

192

Episode 157: Law professor on the Texas abortion law SB8

193

Episode 156: Former DA Nico LaHood in a fascinating showdown

194

Episode 155: The Mike Collier Interview

195

Episode 154: Abbott's Folly

196

Episode 153: Abbott's COVID Politics

197

Episode 152: The Beto O'Rourke Interview

198

Episode 151: Texas Dems in D.C.

199

Episode 150: Adam Serwer on cruelty in the Trump era

200

Episode 149: Don't believe the Alamo hype

201

Episode 148: Rescue-boat Rift

202

Episode 147: The Lyle Larson Interview

203

Episode 146: Runoff recap and Texas Legislature walkout

204

Episode 145: Runoff Preview

205

Episode 144: Nirenberg's Bipartisan Triumph

206

Episode 143: The Demonte Alexander Interview

207

Episode 142: Election Recap

208

Episode 141: 2021 San Antonio elections preview

209

Episode 140: Governor Wooderson?

210

Episode 139: Abbott's 'Piñata Politics'

211

Episode 138: Secrecy in San Antonio

212

The Henry Cuellar Interview

213

Episode 136: All Quiet on the Mayoral Front

214

The Danny Diaz Interview

215

The Jalen McKee-Rodriguez Interview

216

Episode 133: The debate over mayoral debates

217

Episode 132: The Week the Lights Went Out in Texas

218

Episode 131: Rolling Blackout Revue

219

Episode 130: The Fix SAPD Interview

220

Episode 129: Policing the Police

221

Episode 128: Inaugural Special

222

Episode 127: The Joaquin Castro Interview

223

Episode 126: Straus Stands Up for Electoral Process

224

Episode 125: 2020 Recap

225

Episode 124: Legislative Preview

226

Episode 123: Devil in the Details

227

Episode 122: Covid Curfew

228

Episode 121: County Commissioner-elect Rebeca Clay-Flores