The 956 Drive Home Rewind

Feb 08 2025 111 ep. 47 mins 2
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The 956 Drive Home – Zach Cantu and Davis Rankin talk about what’s happening in the Rio Grande Valley and the State of Texas.

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We look at how we can help a local veterans cemetery, we look at how one community is trying deal with their water shortage, we get a Texas legislative update, and we look at the illegal immigration debate.

Feb 08 2025 52 mins  
George Rice with the local veteran’s cemetery talks about needing more funds to lay wreaths at the cemetery. Charles Ortiz an engineer at the Laguna Madre water district about their desalination project. Local State Rep Terry Canales gives us an update from the state legislator. Immigration attorney Michelle Saenz Rodriguez talked about the many issues her clients are facing un

We look at the Trump’s administration plan for energy and border security, what are some of the solutions to help with the water shortage, and we look at the debate of school vouchers.

Jan 31 2025 46 mins  
Tim Snyder with Matador Economics talks about how U.S. energy can rebound under the trump administration. Ildefonso Ortiz with Breitbart Texas talked about the how the Trump administration is trying to combat illegal immigration. Local water advocate Sonny Hinojosa talked about a recent meeting held to talk about strategies to deal with the water shortage. Monty Exter with the Ass

Why did META change its free speech policy, how will U. S.- Mexico relations go under the Trump administration, we get an economic update from Edinburg, and we look at the birthright citizenship debate.

Jan 24 2025 48 mins  
James Czerniawskiis a senior policy analyst in Technology and Innovation at Americans for Prosperity talked about META’s change on free speech. Dr. Tony Payan Director of the Mexico center at Rice university talked about the U.S. relations with Mexico under the Trump administration. Edinburg mayor Ramiro Garza gives us an economic update from Edinburg. Immigration attorney Miche

We get a Texas legislative update, why did 6 banks recently quit the net zero alliance, why are so many Americans in credit card debt, and we get an economic update from Mission.

Jan 17 2025 46 mins  
Scott Braddock from the Quorum Report gives us a Texas Legislative update. Tim Snyder with Matador Economics talks about why 6 banks recently quit the net zero alliance. Lending and credit expert Janice Spooner talked about why so many Americans are in credit card debt.Mission EDC CEO Teclo Garcia gives us an economic update from Mission.

Is the process to become a U.S. citizen difficult, should Democrats get on board with school choice, what’s the latest with the Hidalgo County Courthouse, and we look at the issue of higher wages and fair pay.

Jan 10 2025 50 mins  
Agustina Vergara Cid, a writer and speaker focused on immigration and international affairs talked about the process of becoming a U.S. resident. Copper Conway research assistant at Fiscal research and education center at EdChoice talks about how democrats should endorse school choice. Hidalgo Couty Judge Richard Cortez gave us an update on the new courthouse.Libertarian Charlie A

We get a preview of the upcoming Texas legislator, will a recently released drug cartel boss return to drug smuggling, we look at the Google antitrust case, and there is a new call for stricter gun laws after recent acts of gun violence.

Jan 03 2025 48 mins  
Local state representative Terry Canales gives us a look at the upcoming Texas legislator. Ildefonso Ortiz with Breitbart Texas talked about the recent release of drug lord Oziel Cardenas Guillen. Sam Rouse, contributor for Young Voices talked about the Google antitrust case.Edwin Walker with U.S. Law Shield talked about the call for stricter gun laws after 2 recent acts of gun vi

Daniel Penny is found not guilty in New York, should Texas regulate the hemp industry, what does the winter weather hold for Texas, and why do home insurance rates keep going up?

Dec 13 2024 41 mins  
Attorney Jeremy Rosenthal with Texasdefensefirm.com talks about the Daniel Penny not guilty verdict. Texas Ag commissioner Sid Miller talked about the future of the hemp industry in Texas. Barry Goldsmith with the National Weather Service talked about the upcoming winter weather for Texas. Property insurance expert Ron Snouffer talked about home insurance rates going up.

Should AI be regulated, Is the U.S. a Nanny State, how to make the perfect pie crust, and did the U.S. do a good job in handling the Corona Virus outbreak.

Dec 06 2024 43 mins  
Young Voices commentator Sam Raus talks about AI regulation. Oscar Gill-Lewis with the CATO institute talks about whether the U.S. is a Nanny State. The Kitchen Wrangler Melissa Guerra talked about the best way to make a pie crust. Dr Benjamin Neuman talked about the U.S. handled the Corona Virus outbreak.

Have we seen the last of corporate wokeness, was the nomination of Pete Hegseth to run the Department of Defense a good choice, Can AI be trusted to give you good or truthful information, and how accurate are political polls.

Nov 22 2024 53 mins  
Journalist Issac Willour talks about left wing activists trying to save corporate wokeness. Military veteran Clint Bruce with the organization Carry the Load talked about Pete Hegseth being nominated to be Secretary of Defense. Young Voices commentator Stacia Wilson talked about how much AI should be trusted to give truthful information. Dr. Jim Henson with the Texas Politics Pro

Now that the election is over, how do we move past any kind of negative vibes, is DEI going by the wayside after the presidential election, there is an amendment to the 1944 U.S.-Mexico water treaty, will it help our local growers and cities, and how will [...]

Nov 15 2024 48 mins  
Dr. Laura Gabayan talks about how to move forward after a long presidential campaign season. Neetu Arnold is a Paulson Policy Analyst at the Manhattan Institute and talks about how DEI had a detrimental effect in certain environments and how it might be time to move away from DEI. Local water advocate Sonny Hinojosa talks about the amendment to the 1944 U.S.-Mexico water treaty an