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.
Latest episodes
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51 min
Councilwoman Misty Spears talks ICE lawsuit, voting against SAWS rate hike
North Side Councilwoman Misty Spears talks with the ENside Politics team about why she voted a SAWS rate increase last week, why she's against the city's lawsuit to stop a planned…
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40 min
Think City Hall fight over affordability ended with tax hike? Nope.
Political consultant Andrew Solano talks with the ENside Politics team about the coming fight at City Council over whether to once again raise San Antonio's tax rate to underwrite…
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35 min
R.I.P. NIOSA?
Reporters Madison Iszler and Megan Rodriguez talk with host Greg Jefferson about why the Conservation Society cancelled next year's NIOSA, one of Fiesta's main events — and why som…
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50 min
What you need to know about plans for future of Brooks with CEO Leo Gomez
Brooks Development Authority CEO Leo Gomez talks with the ENside Politics team about what it took to land Industrial Electric Manufacturer, a utility equipment maker that will buil…
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36 min
What happens when 'broken' City Council confronts $158M deficit?
After weeks of sniping at one another both in public and behind the scenes, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and City Council finally vote on the city's $4.4 billion budget and its first pro…
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42 min
Councilman Marc Whyte makes case against San Antonio property tax hike
District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte talks with the ENside Politics team about cuts he wants to see to the city budget to avoid a property tax increase and why he's OK diverting tax r…
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45 min
Jalen McKee-Rodriguez talks fight to stop ICE facility, budget cuts
District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez talks with the ENside Politics team about his efforts to stop or at least slow down a planned ICE detention center on the East Side, the…
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52 min
Commissioner Justin Rodriguez on budget, potential new Spurs 'asks'
County Commissioner Justin Rodriguez talks with the ENside Politics team about how Bexar County will close its two-year, $145 million budget deficit, what's next for the publicly f…
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43 min
The sound, the fury, the arena vote that's not happening
The ENside Politics team dissects Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' campaign to put the city $489 million contribution to the planned Spurs arena to a public vote in November -- and a razor-…
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33 min
Ivalis Meza Gonzalez makes her pitch for a Pre-K 4 SA election this November
District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez talks with the ENside Politics team about why she wants to ask San Antonio voters in November to reauthorize Pre-K 4 SA for another 20…
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45 min
Teri Castillo talks budget pain and those Mayor Jones memos
District 5 Councilwoman Teri Castillo talks with the ENside Politics team about the many hard choices City Council will have to make in next year's budget and what it's like to ser…
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44 min
The coming city budget battle, and more Bonham Exchange news
Political consultant Andrew Solano talks with the ENside Politics team about whether City Council has the appetite to cut funding for the San Antonio Botanical Garden and other non…
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34 min
Are voters in danger of 'bait and switch' on the East Side?
The head of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is warning that a conceptual development plan for the East Side could collide with his organization's expansion — and that tax dollar…
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36 min
Why the state is eyeing San Antonio-area school districts
Education reporters Noah Alcala Bach and Sophia Veneziano talk with ENside Politics about which area school districts have come under Texas Education Agency scrutiny and why. Sugge…
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35 min
The big blow-up over SAWS' proposed rate hike
Reporter Liz Teitz and the ENside Politics team discuss the rupture that resulted in City Council postponing a vote on a SAWS rate increase till next fall. Suggested reading: After…
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33 min
Nelson Wolff weighs in on the mayor, Nirenberg, Project Marvel
Former San Antonio Mayor and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff talks with reporters Madison Iszler and Molly Smith about the hallmarks of Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' first year in office…
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1 h 06
Manny Pelaez talks free Spurs tickets, Mayor Jones, Project Marvel
Former City Councilman Manny Pelaez talks with host Greg Jefferson about the freebies council members are offered — and that many of them accept — such as Spurs, concert and gala t…
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29 min
Trump's local candidate wins; Chapa squeaks by in DA race
The ENside Politics team talks about how President Trump scrambled the race for the GOP nomination in San Antonio-anchored Congressional District 35 and Luz Elena Chapa's razor-thi…
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28 min
The free-for-alls in Bexar County DA and CD 35 races
Politics reporter Molly Smith and host Greg Jefferson talk about the heated race between Luz Elena Chapa and Jane Davis for the Democratic nomination for Bexar County district atto…
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33 min
Some council members throw cold water on SAWS rate hike plans
Megan Rodriguez chats with fellow Express-News reporters Liz Teitz and Madison Iszler as they dig into a proposed rate hike at SAWS and the controversy surrounding the pitch. Sugge…