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ENside Politics
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.
Episodes
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The sound, the fury, the arena vote that's not happening | ENside Politics
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…
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Ivalis Meza Gonzalez makes her pitch for a Pre-K 4 SA election this November | ENside Politics
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…
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Teri Castillo talks budget pain and those Mayor Jones memos | ENside Politics
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…
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The coming city budget battle, and more Bonham Exchange news | ENside Politics
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…
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Are voters in danger of 'bait and switch' on the East Side? | ENside Politics
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…
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Why the state is eyeing San Antonio-area school districts | ENside Politics
Education reporters Noah Alcala Bach and Sophia Veneziano talk with ENside Politics about which area school districts have come under Texas Education Agency…
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The big blow-up over SAWS' proposed rate hike | ENside Politics
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…
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Nelson Wolff weighs in on the mayor, Nirenberg, Project Marvel | ENside Politics
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'…
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Manny Pelaez talks free Spurs tickets, Mayor Jones, Project Marvel | ENside Politics
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…
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Trump's local candidate wins; Chapa squeaks by in DA race | ENside Politics
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…
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The free-for-alls in Bexar County DA and CD 35 races | ENside Politics
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…
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Some council members throw cold water on SAWS rate hike plans | ENside Politics
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…
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With chief quitting, more chaos in Mayor Jones' office | ENside Politics
Political consultant Andrew Solano talks with the ENside Politics team about Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' chief of staff calling it quits a week after her deputy…
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Why Bexar County's biggest school districts are deep in the red | ENside Politics
Education reporters Noah Alcala Bach and Sophia Veneziano talk with host Greg Jefferson about the drastic steps Bexar County's largest school district are…
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Port SA chief talks Mayor Jones, future of military missions and more | ENside Politics
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…
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The strange — and strained — relationship between Mayor Jones and the Bonham Exchange | ENside Politics
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…
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Marc Whyte says S.A. needs more cops. Here's why. | ENside Politics
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…
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Higher utility bills could be on city agenda as CPS, SAWS float rate hikes | ENside Politics
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…
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Behind the scenes of Ron Nirenberg's win, a fight over cop hiring | ENside Politics
Political consultant Laura Barberena talks with the ENside Politics team about what was behind the former San Antonio mayor's landslide victory for the…
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Tony Gonzales’ fall and the rise of The AK Guy | ENside Politics
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…
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What's behind Ron Nirenberg's landslide win over Peter Sakai | ENside Politics
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…
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Jalen McKee-Rodriguez talks censure of Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones | ENside Politics
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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Nirenberg's track record, his 'Toyota' and what's next for Mayor Jones | ENside Politics
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…
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Peter Sakai talks Project Marvel, jail reform, sticking to basics | ENside Politics
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…
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Many San Antonians can't make ends meet. Here are a few reasons why. | ENside Politics
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…
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Can council stop a rumored ICE facility coming to S.A.? | ENside Politics
City Councilwoman Sukh Kaur talks with the ENside Politics team about the possibility of Immigration and Customs Enforcement buying an East Side warehouse for…
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In the aftermath of Minnesota killings, what is ICE doing in SA? | ENside Politics
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…
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Bexar County’s voter registration saga and a Project Marvel update | ENside Politics
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…
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The Nirenberg-Sakai face-off for Bexar County Judge by the numbers | ENside Politics
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…
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Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones wins one, data center angst and free VIA bus rides | ENside Politics
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…
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Erasing the rainbow, brawling over city elections | ENside Politics
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…
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Primary season starts as all eyes on Nirenberg-Sakai matchup | ENside Politics
City Hall reporter Molly Smith and county government reporter Saul Pink talk to political consultant Andrew Solano about Texas Congressional District 35, the…
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The city election shuffle and a Sakai-Nirenberg showdown | ENside Politics
Former Bexar County commissioner Kevin Wolff, reporter Megan Rodriguez and host Greg Jefferson discuss Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' proposal to move city elections…
ENside PoliticsThe ongoing saga of Mayor Gina and the arena | ENside Politics
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…
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So they're building a Spurs arena....right? | ENside Politics
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…
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Nelson Wolff talks Spurs arena vote, mistakes and all | ENside Politics
The retired Bexar County judge and ENside Politics team dissect the Spurs and Rodeo tax elections and discuss why arena proponents had to grind out a narrow…
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Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez on why he's voting 'no' on Spurs arena, rodeo funding | ENside Politics
The East Side councilman talks with reporter Madison Iszler and host Greg Jefferson about why he's opposed to Bexar County tax funding for the Freeman Coliseum…
ENside PoliticsCOPS/Metro sees ball bouncing its way in Spurs arena vote | ENside Politics
COPS/Metro leaders Adrian Castro and Sonia Rodriguez make their case against spending any tax dollars on a new Spurs. Their bottom line in a conversation with…
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Spurs exec makes case for Prop B arena funding | ENside Politics
Bobby Perez, Spurs Sports & Entertainment's general counsel, talks public financing for a downtown arena and addresses relocation fears in a wide-ranging…
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Keeping up with Mayor Jones | ENside Politics
City Hall reporters Megan Rodriguez and Molly Smith and host Greg Jefferson discuss Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' ups and downs since taking office in June -- her…
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Spilling the cowboy beans on the rodeo tax election | ENside Politics
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo CEO Cody Davenport talks with reporter Madison Iszler and host Greg Jefferson about the $192 million tax proposition on the Nov…
ENside PoliticsSpurs' arena campaign heats up, Democrats cool on Abbott race | ENside Politics
Pollster Brannon Miller, City Hall reporter Molly Smith and host Greg Jefferson discuss the campaign for tax dollars for a Spurs arena, why Gov. Greg Abbott…
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San Antonio council OKs a super confusing animal abandonment law | ENside Politics
City Hall reporters Megan Rodriguez and Molly Smith join host Greg Jefferson to talk about the confusion that is the city's new animal abandonment law, the on…
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Excuse me? How an anti-pet abandonment vote at City Council became controversial | ENside Politics
City Councilwoman Marina Alderete Gavito, City Hall reporter Megan Rodriguez and host Greg Jefferson talk about an ordinance to penalize the abandonment of…
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A San Antonio Councilman's case for voting yes on Spurs deal | ENside Politics
District 4 Councilman Edward Mungia, City Hall reporter Molly Smith and host Greg Jefferson talk about the opposition to public financing for a Spurs arena…
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Breaking down Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ very rough week | ENside Politics
Political consultant Laura Barberena, reporter Megan Rodriguez and host Greg Jefferson discuss the highs and lows of Jones' handling of a looming vote on a…
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District 5's Teri Castillo asks what's the rush on Spurs deal? | ENside Politics
The West Side councilwoman thinks a city-ordered economic analysis of Project Marvel is tainted — the consultant is owned by a company whose main backer is…
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Mayor Jones slows city's Spurs arena roll | ENside Politics
Political consultant Andrew Solano, reporter Madison Iszler and host Greg Jefferson talk about Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' push to drive a harder bargain with the…
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A way-too-early take on Gina Ortiz Jones as mayor | ENside Politics
Political consultant Laura Barberena, City Hall reporter Megan Rodriguez and host Greg Jefferson discuss Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' first month in office and her…
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Air Force One troubles in SA, Elon Musk's new company town | ENside Politics
Tech reporter Brandon Lingle and host Greg Jefferson discuss Port San Antonio's plan to land the Air Force cyber command, the Air Force One debacle in San…
ENside PoliticsThe fights for Cornyn's Senate seat and tax dollars for Spurs arena | ENside Politics
Democratic pollster Brannon Miller, City Hall reporter Molly Smith and host Greg Jefferson discuss next year's race for the U.S. Senate, the upcoming campaign…
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The lowdown on Bexar County's likely Spurs arena vote | ENside Politics
Bexar County Commissioner Just in Rodriguez talks with host Greg Jefferson and reporters Madison Iszler and Brooke Park about the likelihood of a November…
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Gina Ortiz Jones for the win. Now what? | ENside Politics
Host Greg Jefferson and City Hall reporters Megan Rodriguez and Molly Smith discuss how Jones skated past Rolando Pablos on election night and the several big…
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Has Gina Ortiz Jones lost her advantage in San Antonio mayor's race? | ENside Politics
Host Greg Jefferson, City Hall reporter Molly Smith and Andrew Solano, campaign manager for Beto Altamirano, discuss the Gina Ortiz Jones campaign's missteps…
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City Council's odd couple bicker about Jones v. Pablos | ENside Politics
Host Greg Jefferson and City Hall reporter Megan Rodriguez talk with councilmen Jalen McKee-Rodriguez and Marc Whyte about their favorites for mayor, red vs…
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Police and fire union chiefs' reads on the runoff for San Antonio mayor | ENside Politics
The city’s police and firefighters’ unions both sat out the first round of voting, waiting until the field of 27 candidates for mayor in the May 3 city…
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Reintroducing Ana Sandoval | ¡Nosotros!
The former councilwoman stepped down in 2023 to focus on a daughter who’s now 3, and Sandoval is back to her roots grounded in the environment. Suggested…
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How we got to Gina Ortiz Jones vs. Rolando Pablos | ENside Politics
Host Greg Jefferson and City Hall reporters Megan Rodriguez and Molly Smith talk about voters' rejection of City Council members running for the top job, the…
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The latest on the mayor’s race as Election Day approaches | ENside Politics
Host Greg Jefferson and opinion editor Josh Brodesky discuss why early voting numbers are so weak and what went into the San Antonio Express-News Editorial…
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Are voters shocked by sheer number of mayoral candidates? | ENside Politics
Host Greg Jefferson and City Hall reporters Megan Rodriguez and Molly Smith talk about who's up and who's down in the race for mayor and City Council…