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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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City Hall reporters Megan Rodriguez and Molly Smith talk with host Greg Jefferson about Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' pledge to help one of San Antonio's biggest and oldest gay nightclubs raise money for legally required fire sprinklers, and how it has gone weirdly wrong.
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Bonham Exchange says mayor hasn't delivered on $550K fundraising pledge
City Council delays creation of Mayor Jones' San Antonio voter commission
Plan to increase San Antonio police force meets uncertainty at City Hall
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Councilman Marc Whyte talks with the ENside Politics team about what's behind a resolution that he and council members Marina Alderete Gavito and Misty Spears are pushing at City Council to commit to hiring 65 police officers next year.
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City Council set to square off over police department staffing
What mayor, council want in San Antonio’s next police chief
City Council majority favors property tax increase to boost next bond
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Express-News reporters Liz Teitz and Kelsey Brown talk with host Megan Rodriguez about potential utility rate hikes that officials at CPS Energy and SAWS are mulling — and how the utilities want to use the extra funds if they secure them.
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Council members call for outside review of SAWS before rate hike vote
City Council, SAWS leaders spar over proposed water rate hikes
SAWS says it needs 8% rate hike this year to avoid system failures
CPS Energy says it will 'get through summer' before deciding whether to ask for rate increase
CPS Energy’s board delays vote on record $2.87B budget, wants more time to review it
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Political consultant Laura Barberena talks with the ENside Politics team about what was behind the former San Antonio mayor's landslide victory for the Democratic nomination for Bexar County judge, and a potential fight at City Council over plans to add 65 officers next year.
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How did your neighborhood vote in the Nirenberg-Sakai primary?
City Council set to square off over police department staffing
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Recapping the events that led Tony Gonzales to drop his reelection bid with Texas politics reporter Bayliss Wagner, half of the Express-News reporting duo who broke the story of the San Antonio representative’s affair with a former staffer. Wagner and host Megan Rodriguez also talk about the now-unchallenged GOP candidate in District 23, Brandon Herrera a.k.a., The AK Guy.
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Tony Gonzales is out. Here’s what to know about Brandon Herrera and his bid for Congress.
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales ends reelection campaign amid sexual misconduct investigation
Regina Santos-Aviles’ suicide and affair with U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales: What we know
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Nirenberg's big win, Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez's big loss and the Democratic runoff for district attorney — host Greg Jefferson and reporters Saul Pink and Molly Smith talk about all of it in a special edition of ENside Politics.
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Nirenberg wins Bexar County judge nomination in a landslide
Indicted County Court Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez loses reelection bid
Bexar DA election: Luz Elena Chapa and Jane Davis advance to primary runoff
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Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez presided over Friday's censure of Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones — and he debriefs with the ENside Politics team on this week episode.
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San Antonio City Council censures Mayor Jones for ‘unacceptable conduct’
Bonham Exchange to stay open, cut occupancy during fire sprinkler installationJones refuses to step down from committee ahead of upcoming censure
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Political consultant Andrew Solano talks with the ENside Politics team about former Mayor Ron Nirenberg's City Hall track record and whether it'll help him in his bid to unseat Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai. Also: Does it matter that Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is getting along with many of her City Council colleagues?
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Why did Ron Nirenberg replace the logo on his Tesla?
What is a county judge anyway? Nirenberg and Sakai can't seem to agree
Can Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones lead if she can’t mend relations with City Council?
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Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai took time out from his Democratic primary fight against former Mayor Ron Nirenberg to talk with ENside Politics about improving the county lock-up, backing a new Spurs arena but not the sports district it would tie together, and why he's campaigning on balanced budgets -- which are required under the Texas constitution.
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Should Bexar County build a new jail? Here's what Nirenberg and Sakai say
Nirenberg, Sakai clash over leadership and Ready to Work in first debate
See how Ron Nirenberg and Peter Sakai are doing in fundraising for county judge
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San Antonio Food Bank CEO Eric Cooper talks with host Greg Jefferson about why San Antonio remains one of the poorest cities in the country despite education and income improvements.
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Thousands could go hungry in San Antonio because of federal shutdown
San Antonio ranks third-highest in poverty among major U.S. metro areas
San Antonio incomes jump, but still trail nearly all major U.S. metros
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City Councilwoman Sukh Kaur talks with the ENside Politics team about the possibility of Immigration and Customs Enforcement buying an East Side warehouse for a massive detention center, the search for San Antonio’s next police chief and iconic gay nightclub Bonham Exchange's clash with the city.
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Bonham Exchange expected to be shut down, but the club got 5-day reprieve
SAPD Chief William McManus to step aside after nearly 20 years‘Liam is home’: 5-year-old held by ICE in Texas flies home to Minneapolis
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UTSA criminology professor Michael Smith talks with the ENside Politics team about how ICE and Border Patrol agents are trained, how they work with San Antonio police and the call at City Council last week to cut off all interaction with federal immigration authorities.
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Commissioner Grant Moody drowned out by boos at City Council meeting on ICE
Is ICE going door to door in San Antonio? Here's what we know.
Are San Antonio-area police working with ICE? Here’s what to know.
SAPD Chief William McManus to step aside after nearly 20 years
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City Hall reporter Molly Smith talks to county government reporter Saul Pink and business reporter Madison Iszler about fundraising in the county judge's race, why Bexar County hasn't switched the software it uses to manage voter rolls, and where the sports and entertainment district stands.
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Nirenberg outraises Sakai but trails in cash ahead of county judge primary
Bexar County commissioners in turmoil over new voter registration contract
What comes next in plans for sports and entertainment district downtown?
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Bryan Gervais, head of UTSA's polling center, talks with City Hall reporter Megan Rodriguez and host Greg Jefferson about the Ron Nirenberg-Peter Sakai race in the March 3 Democratic primary and the future of public financing for a Spurs arena downtown and Project Marvel.
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Project Marvel, Spurs arena firing up the Bexar County judge race
Jefferson: People like Ron Nirenberg, but do they like him enough to bounce Peter Sakai?
Inside Prop B’s win and what it means for Project Marvel’s future
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District 6 Councilman Ric Galvan talks with City Hall reporter Molly Smith and host Greg Jefferson about last Thursday's nailbiter - City Council's 6-5 vote to change the city election calendar - as well as Galvan's efforts to potentially regulate data centers and eliminate fares for VIA buses.
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San Antonio moves elections from May to November of odd-numbered years
Jefferson: Here's why Mayor Jones' victory on city elections matters
These three City Council members want to eliminate fares on VIA buses
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Gov. Greg Abbott gets the last word on San Antonio's Pride rainbow crosswalk on North Main, and Thursday's City Council vote on moving municipal elections is shaping up to be a test of Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' strength -- or a measure of her weakness. City Hall reporters Megan Rodriguez and Molly Smith and host Greg Jefferson discuss.
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San Antonio's request to keep rainbow crosswalks not 'acceptable,' state says
Few San Antonio City Council members outright support move to November elections
Mayor Jones wants to move city elections to November to boost turnout
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City Hall reporter Molly Smith and county government reporter Saul Pink talk to political consultant Andrew Solano about Texas Congressional District 35, the Bexar County judge's race and Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' push to move city elections to November.
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Who filed to run in the 2026 elections in San Antonio and Texas? Here are the major candidates
Ron Nirenberg launches campaign for Bexar County Judge
City Council to weigh in on pitch to move elections from May to November
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Former Bexar County commissioner Kevin Wolff, reporter Megan Rodriguez and host Greg Jefferson discuss Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' proposal to move city elections from May to November, her rocky start at City Hall and former Mayor Ron Nirenberg's run against County Judge Peter Sakai in the March Democratic primary.
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Mayor Jones wants to move city elections to November to boost turnout
Jefferson: People like Ron Nirenberg, but do they like him enough to bounce Peter Sakai?
Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai launches bid for second term
Ron Nirenberg launches campaign for Bexar County Judge
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City Hall reporters Megan Rodriguez and Molly Smith and host Greg Jefferson talk about Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' new push for the city to take a tougher approach in talks with the Spurs for tax dollars to build a new arena.
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Could Spurs arena infrastructure make next city bond a harder sell?
San Antonio quietly slashes final boost for minority- and woman-owned businesses
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City Hall reporters Madison Iszler and Molly Smith and host Greg Jefferson discuss what comes after the narrow passage of Bexar County's Prop B, which dedicates up to $311 million in tax revenue to a new Spurs arena. One of the biggest next steps: a big city bond election for infrastructure around the arena site.
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Inside Prop B’s win and what it means for Project Marvel’s future
Analysis: Spurs arena vote gave Gina Ortiz Jones a hard political lesson
Developers pitch housing, restaurants, shops for East Side
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