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Education reporters Noah Alcala Bach and Sophia Veneziano talk with host Greg Jefferson about the drastic steps Bexar County's largest school district are taking to make ends meet — such as closing schools and slashing positions — and what's making it harder to keep the lights on. Suggested reading: Judson school district cuts 536 jobs, moves toward balanced budgetInside the charter network that may take over San Antonio campuses Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Port San Antonio CEO Jim Perschbach discusses his role as head of the mayor's Economic Security Advisory Group with the ENside Politics team --  and air taxis, his lonely quest for the 16th Air Force, the possibility of government funding for a new South Side grocery store and how San Antonio does "economic development." Suggested reading: Port San Antonio teams with Austin firm to develop air taxi hub Mayor forms group to help lure high-tech industries to San Antonio Air Force scuttles plans to raise the status of its San Antonio cyber hub Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Suggested reading: 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 Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Suggested reading: 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 Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Suggested reading: 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 Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Suggested reading: How did your neighborhood vote in the Nirenberg-Sakai primary? City Council set to square off over police department staffing Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Suggested reading: 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 Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Suggested reading: 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 Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Suggested reading: 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 Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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? Suggested reading: 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? Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Suggested reading: 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 Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Suggested reading: 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 Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Suggested reading: 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 Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Suggested reading: 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 Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Suggested reading: 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? Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices