ENside Politics

Dec 10 2024 165 ep. 33 mins 22
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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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Abortion-rights advocates want more city dollars for reproductive health care | ENside Politics

Dec 10 2024 42 mins  
City Hall reporters Molly Smith and Megan Rodriguez talk to Laura Molinar of Sueños Sin Fronteras and Ariana Rodriguez of Jane's Due Process about San Antonio’s Reproductive Justice Fund and what they hope to see from the mayoral contenders. Suggested reading: Fund that could help pay for abortion travel passed over in new city budget City's Reproductive Justice Fund won't pay

Remembering Howard Peak, parsing John Courage's exit from mayor's race | ENside Politics

Dec 03 2024 54 mins  
ENside Politics host Greg Jefferson, City Hall reporter Molly Smith and political consultant Laura Barberena discuss the late Mayor Howard Peak's legacy, the potential downtown Spurs arena, and how Councilman John Courage's decision to withdraw will recast the 2025 race for mayor. Suggested reading: Howard Peak was San Antonio mayor, launched greenway trail network Sources: Counci

COPS-Metro leaders: No tax dollars for ‘playgrounds for the rich’ | ENside Politics

Nov 26 2024 48 mins  
COPS-Metro's Sonia Rodriguez and Father Jimmy Drennan talk with ENside Politics host Greg Jefferson and reporter Molly Smith about their group's concerns about the Missions stadium deal and the budding plan for a Spurs arena at Hemisfair dubbed 'Project Marvel.' Suggested reading: At last, details of Spurs-anchored downtown San Antonio sports and entertainment district emerge SAIS

The latest on Southwest Airlines' beef with San Antonio airport | ENside Politics

Nov 18 2024 39 mins  
ENside Politics host Greg Jefferson and Express-News reporter Megan Rodriguez talk with airline analyst Keith Debbage about how the Dallas-based airline's fight to get gates in the city's glitzy Terminal C might play out. Suggested reading: Southwest Airlines sues San Antonio over airport lease Southwest accuses city of 'bait and switch' in lawsuit over airport lease Southwest won

Teri Castillo on how San Antonio drops the ball with affordable housing | ENside Politics

Nov 12 2024 41 mins  
The West Side councilwoman talks with ENside Politics host Greg Jefferson and City Hall reporter Molly Smith about the planned Missions baseball stadium and the apartment complex it will wipe out. Suggested reading: San Antonio's housing plan lacks clear explanation of theories guiding policy ‘Revolutionary’: San Antonio council approves community land trust policy for afforda

Reporters' roundtable on Trump's, and his party's, big night in Texas | ENside Politics

Nov 06 2024 33 mins  
ENside Politics host Greg Jefferson and Express-News reporter Ed McKinley, Brooke Park and Molly Smith discuss the GOP blowout in state and local races. They also parse the fate of City Council's proposed raise and the removal on pay and tenure caps on the city manager. Suggested reading: 5 key takeaways from Election Day in Texas Texas House shifts further right as Republicans d

Our experts talk Cruz versus Allred and other election cliff-hangers | ENside Politics

Oct 29 2024 58 mins  
Why isn't Colin Allred rushing to embrace Kamala Harris? Why isn't Sen. Ted Cruz talking much about Donald Trump? San Antonio political consultants Eddie Aldrete and Laura Barberena and host Greg Jefferson answer these questions and more on this week's ENside Politics. Suggested reading: Colin Allred brings Senate campaign to San Antonio In a key Texas House race, the GOP is testi

Philanthropist Gordon Hartman says "vote yes" for San Antonio Prop C | ENside Politics

Oct 22 2024 53 mins  
Gordon Hartman, a philanthropist and tri-chair of the PAC that's running the "vote yes" campaign for six city charter amendments, talks with ENside Politics host Greg Jefferson and City Hall reporter Molly Smith about why voters should eliminate pay and tenure restrictions on San Antonio's city manager. Suggested reading: Here are the six city charter amendments that San Antonio v

Gina Ortiz Jones goes after Texas justices over abortion ban | ENside Politics

Oct 15 2024 49 mins  
The two-time Democratic nominee in Congressional District 23 runs a political action committee that's targeting three Republican justices seeking re-election to the Texas Supreme Court over ruling on the state's near-total abortion ban. She talks with host Greg Jefferson and reporter Megan Rodriguez about her organization's efforts to take out justices Jimmy Blacklock, John Devine

San Antonio fire union president: We’ll fight effort to ditch caps on city manager | ENside Politics

Oct 07 2024 49 mins  
Joe Jones, president of the San Antonio Professional Firefighters’ Association, told ENside Politics the union is coming out against a city charter amendment to take back salary and tenure restrictions on San Antonio’s city manager. Jones also talked with host Greg Jefferson and City Hall reporter Molly Smith about the union’s new contract and firefighters’ concerns about a