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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 req...

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 th...

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...

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 Antoni...

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...

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 plan...

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 ha...

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 s...

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 Tex...

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 s...

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...

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 a...

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, shar...

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 Superin...

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-scien...

This week, On The Record with Randy Beamer, it’s a “meet-n-greet” with the new Superintendent of Northeast Independent School District, Anthony Jarrett.  He discusses the 4 key areas he wants to focus on in his new role. Among them – challenges with state funding and lower enrollment. Next District 116 State Representative Trey Martinez-Fischer talks about the ICE shooting in Houston, and his resp...

Host Sanford Nowlin hosts this edition of the San AntonioFiles with guest Becky Crouch Patterson, daughter of Hondo Crouch, grand patriarch of Luckenbach, Texas.  Patterson shares stories of the history of the legendary Texas town, as well as stories of her creative, colorful father Hondo.  Patterson is an artist and the author of 3 books, including her latest, “Luckenbach Texas: The Center of the...

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we cover a host of local topics with Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones:  The city budget (how do we cut $158 million dollars?), the quick exit of Police Chief McManus, the battle over the ICE facility on the east side, a potential property tax increase, and more. Then, on Reporter’s Roundtable, Kelsey Brown with the San Antonio Express News discusses her stories on...

On this episode of On The Record with Randy Beamer, we hear from Eastside leader James Nortey, CEO of San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside, about issues affecting that area- including the renovation of the Stock Show & Rodeo grounds, the Freeman Coliseum, and the Spurs Arena.  Next, the leader of the local Cesar Chavez Legacy and Education Foundation, Ernest J. Martinez, explains why that gr...

On this episode of Business of Business San Antonio, HostHenry Cisneros takes a look at data centers- a big topic right now in Texas.  In fact, data centers are shaping up to be a factor in Texas politics as opposition to them grows.  Still, the state has opened its arms to data centers with lax regulations and ample access to both water and power.  We hear from a group fighting data centers with...

On this week's episode of On The Record with Randy Beamer, we start with a meet-and-greet of the newest trustee elected to the Alamo Colleges District Board of Trustees, Robert Garcia. Hear what he plans to work on as representative of District 9. The, Ryan Spencer, Executive Director of Comal Conservation, talks about new rules adopted by County Commissioners regarding the development of new...

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones discusses the proposed SAWS rate increase and why she feels it is needed, plans for a proposed property tax increase, and a letter sent to the Spurs management group to collect on millions of dollars promised to the city. Then, District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte talks with Randy on that proposed property tax increase for residents, a...

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, a controversy is brewing between the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and county officials over the plans for redeveloping the Freeman and Frost Bank Center.  Stock show CEO Cody Davenport shares his concerns about the county designing an alternate plan from the one voters approved in November.  Next, legislation that could affect limits on air pollution...

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we hear about the county’s efforts to get the state working on a technology problem that could spell big trouble for November elections.   Pct 4 County Commissioner Tommy Calvert explains the issue, and why he thinks two state candidates should be involved. With San Antonio Police Officers Association current President Danny Diaz stepping down, new Presid...

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, the topic is data centers.  There are several in the works for the city’s fast growing west side, and District 6 Councilman Ric Galvan is asking city council to come up with more development standards for the data centers. SAWS President/CEO Robert Puente stops in to talk about the utility’s proposal for a rate increase to customers.  He explains why SAWS...