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This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we do a wrap of the historical midterm election with UTSA Political Science Professor and Department Chair Jon Taylor.  What the new Democrat leadership of Texas looks like, why voters went in a different direction in past elections, and what Texas’ political shift could mean for President Trump. Bexar County residents who own certain vehicles are now required to get emissions testing before they can get their yearly vehicle registration.  The requirement comes after San Antonio/Bexar County kept going over the ozone limits in the past few years.  Randy talks Dr. Kristen Brown, Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering at UTSA, about why this new standard is more about public health than warding off climate change. On Reporter’s Roundtable, SA Report Business reporter Jasper Kenzo Sundeen runs down the details of San Antonio’s new regulations on data centers- what those regulations mean, and what they can and can’t do. On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/. Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

This week, On The Record with Randy Beamer gets an update on voting with Michele Carew, Elections Administrator for Bexar County. She explains how some complaints that votes on the ballot are “changing” is due to operator error, not any technical issue by the county. The electronic ballot machines require a more intentional touch than our phones, and that has resulted in some people not pushing the right selection. Randy also gets an update on the latest plans for Wolff Stadium, which is scheduled for demolition. District 6 Council Rep Ric Galvan talks about the community input they are hearing for the site, and what the current plans are when the stadium comes down. On Reporter’s Roundtable, Express News columnist Chris Tomlinson shares his story on the record $1-Billion dollars being spent on the midterm election for statewide offices in Texas. Paxton has spent $180-million dollars on his campaign so far. Could this record spending be the starting point for real discussions on campaign finance? On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://www.video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/ . Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

A lot about data centers on this week’s On The Record with Randy Beamer. We talk with Kay Weinberg, spokesperson for the Data Center Action Coalition, about their efforts to educate and halt the proliferation of data centers in Central Texas. Next, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones discusses her opposition to data centers being built around San Antonio, and also the lawsuit the city has filed against the DHS and ICE over the proposed ICE detention facility on the city’s east side. We talk with Dr. Jason Bowling, Professor and interim Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, UT Health San Antonio, and Director of hospital epidemiology, University Health, about the current flu season and the need for flu and COVID vaccinations. On Reporter’s Roundtable, Andrea Drusch, Senior Government Reporter for SA Report, discusses her story on facts and details voters need to know. On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/ Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, meet San Antonio’s New Chief of Police, Jesse Salame. His plans for the department, and some new programs he is excited to launch. Next, District 3 Councilwoman Phyllis Viagran talks with Randy about council’s efforts to deal with the impending ICE facility slated for the city’s east side. Then, On Reporter’s Roundtable, Madison Iszler with the San Antonio Express News shares details from her stories on the battles within the San Antonio Conservation Society over the postponement of Fiesta next year, and why other Fiesta events could be in jeopardy.On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/ Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

This week, host Randy Beamer talks with Doug McMurry, Treasurer of the newly formed San Pedro Springs Park Conservancy.  He shares their plans so far regarding renovation and improvements to the historic park. Next, Texas Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor, Vikki Goodwin, joins Randy to share her plans and visions should she be elected. On Reporter’s Roundtable, Express News City Hall Reporter Megan Rodriguez discusses several of her recent stories: the ethics violations and fines on District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez; Council meetings on the road; and the economic impact of libraries. On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/ Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

This week, On The Record with Randy Beamer, we talk with Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones about the budget that will increase city taxes.  Jones says city council should have done more cuts, and put the focus on the needs of resident.  Then, we get an update on the major renovations going on at Brackenridge Park with Brackenridge Park Conservancy CEO Chris Maitre.  Hear about the new playscape, and the plans for the iconic Lambert Beach at the park.  On Reporter’s Roundtable, Scott Huddleston with the San Antonio Express-News discusses his story on a Texas law requiring high schools to register students 18 and over to vote.  Many schools are not doing it, although some like Alamo Heights do follow the law and have high registration levels.  Overall, in Texas, just about 30-percent of schools participate in student voter registration. On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/ Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we talk with District 5 City Council Rep Teri Castillo about the new Diversion pilot program for low level offenders- how it works and how it will be funded. Then District Attorney Joe Gonzales talks with Randy about news reports that he says inaccurately depict the number of domestic violence cases that have dismissed by his office.  Hear what he says happened with data that was not interpreted correctly.  On Reporter’s Roundtable, SA Report City Hall Reporter Andrea Drusch discusses her article on the ongoing squabbles inside city council, and how the in-fighting is affecting the city budget and residents. On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/ Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we begin with Kevin Dinnin, Chairman of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, who tells us about the talks between the Greater Chamber and the Metro SA Chamber to form a partnership or merge.  What this collab would mean for local businesses and for consumers. Next, Randy sits down with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa to hear her stance on issues and how she would govern if elected. On Reporter’s Roundtable, Reporter Dylan Baddour from Inside Climate News talks about his story on data centers and the plans for massive gas plants that would power them.  On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/ Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

This week, On The Record with Randy Beamer, we hear from Derek Boese, General Manager and CEO of the San Antonio River Authority, on the proposed tax increase for Bexar county residents.  Boese explains how much the increase could be, and what it will be used for. Next, San Antonio welcomes back Jeffrey Kahane! Formerly with the San Antonio Philharmonic, he returns to lead the new Harmonium of Texas. Randy and Jeffrey discuss the debut season of the Harmonium with all the details of the upcoming show. On Reporter’s Roundtable, SA Report education reporter Xochilt Garcia talks about her recent story on NISD teachers now using ChatGPT and how it will be used.  On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/ Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

TONIGHT AT 7 - On The Record host Randy Beamer discusses the city budget with Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones – including some of the proposed cuts to local organizations. Plus, Night in Old San Antonio (NIOSA) will look much different next Fiesta; The Conservation Society of San Antonio president Betty Bueche shares more. Finally, San Antonio Express-News city hall reporter Megan Rodriguez discusses her story on the city’s new plan to deal with homeless encampments. Watch tonight, on-air and online at www.klrn.org/live. Watch on demand anytime with the PBS app or by visiting www.klrn.org/ontherecord. Support for On The Record is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

On this episode of Business of Business San Antonio, HostHenry Cisneros delves into cyber-security, and how San Antonio has become the nation’s second-largest cybersecurity hub outside of Washington, D.C.   The impact of this tech industry growth in our city has brought thousands of new high paying jobs here, and provided support for supporting industries as well as local colleges and universities.   Our guests are Jim Perschbach, President and CEO of Port San Antonio, and  Lorenzo Gomez III, co-founder of Tech Bloc and former Executive Director of the 80/20 Foundation, and former director at Rackspace. The Business of Business San Antonio on KLRN is generously supported by Texas Mutual Insurance Company.

Beto Altamirano, CEO of Tech Bloc and co-founder of the Better Futures Institute, shares his ideas on the issue of connecting San Antonio and Austin by train.  How it could work, and who would need to be involved to make this happen. Then, District 4 Councilmember Edward Mungia talks with Randy about why he wanted to see the funding for the Spurs arena go to a vote for San Antonio residents.  He also talks about his efforts to get long-term funding for Pre-K 4 SA, which will be on the ballot in November. On Reporter’s Roundtable, Stephanie Koithan with the SA Current, discusses her latest story on all the loopholes in Governor Abbott’s call for a moratorium on data centers. She explains how those loopholes will allow the centers to be built as planned- despite the call to stop them. On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/ Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we talk withVIA Metropolitan Transit President/CEO Jon Gary Herrera about the soon-to-come Silver Line, which will travel east to west across San Antonio.  Herrera explains VIA has even built two new offices – one on each end of the Silver Line route- to serve residents in those areas. Next, Deb Parsons, President of the Women Veterans of SanAntonio, shares information from their summit this week in San Antonio.   The female veterans group is striving toconnect women vets and show them how to access all their due benefits. On Reporter’s Roundtable, Randy talks with Diego Medel,Public Safety Reporter for the SA Report, about his article on San Antonio’s crime rate – while the rate is down, the reason for that is not really clear. On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/ Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

This week, On The Record with Randy Beamer, we talk with City Manager Erik Walsh about the upcoming city budget, and how he expects to trim it down with a deficit of $158 million dollars.  He also discusses why taxpayers in the city will likely be facing a tax increase.  On Reporter’s Roundtable, Michael Karlis, reporter with the SA Current, talks to Randy about his recent story on the new Superintendent of SAISD and the controversy surrounding that appointment.  Also, why large buoys in the Rio Grande meant to keep out immigrants ended up being sold as scrap metal. On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays, Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/ Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

San Antonio's biomedical research industry brings $44 billion into the local economy, and creates thousands of good paying jobs.  Host Henry Cisneros sits down for a discussion with Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, renowned transplant surgeon and the Senior Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and Health System at UT San Antonio, and Dr. Larry Schlesinger, a nationally recognized physician-scientist in infectious diseases, and the President and CEO of Texas Biomedical Research Institute.  Watch this all-new episode Thursday, July 16 at 7:30PM on KLRN. Watch all past episodes on demand by visiting www.klrn.org/businessofbusiness.  The Business of Business: San Antonio is generously supported by Texas Mutual Insurance Company.