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This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we talk with Judge Christine Hortick of the 225th District Court to hear why she is challenging the current system of moving cases through the district court.  She explains what she wants to change, and how it could save taxpayers money. Next Dr. Taylor Eighmy, President of UTSA, fills us in on what the merger between UTSA and UT Health San Antonio will m...

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, James Nortey, CEO of San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside (SAGE), shares how his group is pushing to support businesses on the city’s Eastside, including areas around the Frost Bank Center should the Spurs move out. Next, Rachel Hanes, Policy Director for the Greater Edwards Aquifer Authority, explains the new interactive feature on their website of the...

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we talk with District 6 Council Rep Melissa Cabello Havrda about her proposed charter amendments that she says would increase transparency and accountability for city-owned utilities SAWS and CPS. Then, COVID has resurfaced in a big way.  Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Disease Specialist with UT Health San Antonio, discusses what we’re seeing in the number...

This week On The Record, host Randy Beamer welcomes former Mayor and HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros to discuss the transportation and technology summit going on this week in San Antonio.  They also talk about the latest development on the city’s Arboretum, going in on the southeast side. Next, Jeff Webster, President/CEO of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, discusses the Chambers new prog...

TONIGHT AT 7:30 | Texas Talk host Gilbert Garcia, sits down with former State Representative Steve Allison from District 121.  Allison discusses his fight with state Republicans over school vouchers, and how he hopes to see the legislature move forward in the coming years. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) and online with the PBS app. Texas Talk with Gilbert Garcia is produced in collaboration with the S...

On this week's episode, On The Record host Randy Beamer talks with Precinct 3 County Commissioner Grant Moody about the decision by the Commissioner’s Court to fund $600k for a firm tasked with increasing voter turnout.  Moody voted against the plan.  He also explains why he said no to a voter advisory panel approved by Commissioner’s Court. Next, SAWS Pres/CEO Robert Puente talks about the ne...

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we meet the new CEO of the Brackenridge Park Conservancy, Chris Maitre.  Hear his plans for moving forward on renovations for the park. Next Judge Monique Diaz from the 150th Civil District Court discusses the latest progress report from the Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence.  And on Reporter’s Roundtable, Express News Business Reporter Madiso...

This week On The Record, host Randy Beamer talks to San Antonio Park Police Officers Association President Henry Bassuk about the violent killing of a duck on the Riverwalk, and why the man accused of the crime won’t be charged. Then, author Art Martinez de Vara discusses his new book “Beneath Sacred Ground”, which puts faces to the names of the Indigenous people who first populated San Antonio an...

This week On The Record, host Randy Beamer talks with Gabe Lopez, Chairman of the Board for Opportunity Home San Antonio, on why they fired President/CEO Ed Hinojosa.  Lopez also discusses some of the agency’s plans moving forward. District 1 Council Rep Dr. Sukh Kaur talks about her new CCR proposal that will change how the city conducts construction by requiring schematics of underground utiliti...

Our guest for this episode is the preeminent authority on Texas government and politics. As the editor of the Quorum Report and host of the “Texas Take” podcast, Scott Braddock has covered the inner workings of the Texas Legislature with unmatched detail and insight. Over the course of his career, he has also served as the chief political reporter for news-radio stations in Dallas and Houston. On...

This week On The Record, host Randy Beamer talks with District 7 Councilwoman Marina Alderete Gavito on the proposed increase in council pay, and why she thinks it is needed. Gavito also addresses her push for more regulations regarding stray and dangerous dogs. Next, Trish DeBerry, CEO for Centro SA, discusses the results of a recent audit on downtown safety, and what changes need to be made for...

This week, On The Record host Randy Beamer talks with City Manager Erik Walsh about the negotiations with the Firefighter’s Union. Next, we hear about a new federally funded mental health program coming to the south side, supported by Texas A&M San Antonio. Our guest is the man who will head up the program, Dr. Stephen Lenz with Texas A&M San Antonio. And on Reporter’s Roundtable, SA Repor...

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we talk with Derek Boese, General Manager of the San Antonio River Authority about the Aquatic EcoSystem Restoration Project along the San Antonio River.  What the plan will entail, and how it will affect Brackenridge Park. Next, San Antonio’s Chief Sustainability Officer Doug Melnick talks to Randy about the Cool Neighborhood Pilot Program, which should...

On The Record, host Randy Beamer talks with San Antonio Professional Firefighters Union President Joe Jones about the current contract negotiations between the city and the Union, why talks have stalled, and what firefighters want from the city. Then, Karen Guz, VP of Conservation with SAWS explains their new proposal that would require customers who use large amounts of water to cut back first wh...

Texas Talk with Gilbert Garcia: Over time, our institutions decide what artifacts are worth preserving, which individuals are worth celebrating, what stories are worth telling, and how those stories should be told. In her role as the CEO and director of the San Antonio African American Community Archive & Museum, Deborah Omowale Jarmon is working to balance the scales and fill in the blanks. O...

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, University Health President/CEO George Hernandez discusses his two decades of running the UH system, why we need to develop health care careers here in San Antonio, and what he plans to do after his retirement this summer. Next, District 3 City Council Rep Phyllis Viagran explains the latest in the effort to ban horse-drawn carriages downtown- including w...

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we talk with the interim Director of the San Antonio Library, Kathy Donellan, about the pilot program using police presence at the Central Library downtown.  A group of activists is fighting the program, saying the police presence sends the wrong message to immigrants who use the library. It’s been almost a year since Frank Ritchie was elected Mayor of Bo...

ON THE RECORD host Randy Beamer talks about millions of dollars in federal funding for San Antonio secured by Congressman Joaquin Castro. The Congressman joins us to detail where some of those funds are going, and what they will be used for. Also, parvovirus is on the rise in San Antonio. We’re joined by Shannon Sims, Director of the city’s Animal Care Services, on how it spreads, and what you can...

Even when other fighters ruled the heavyweight division in the early 1970s, Muhammad Ali was, by his own estimation and that of his fans, the People's Champion. By the same token, even before Eddie Vega recently received the honor of being named San Antonio's poet laureate, he was unquestionably the People's Poet. His witty and incisive examinations of food, family and the cultural com...

This week On The Record, host Randy Beamer talks about the concept of a passenger rail between San Antonio and Austin with Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai. Alamo Museum Planning Committee member Deborah Jarmon talks with Randy about why she is opposed to the current statue depiction of Joe the Slave, and what she would like to see instead. On Reporter’s Roundtable, Express News Senior Reporter Guil...

This week On The Record, Joey Palacios with Texas Public Radio sits in as host.  He talks with District 8 Councilman Manny Pelaez about the upcoming council consideration for the Reproductive Justice Fund, and negotiations with the Fire Union for the contract. We also talk with Dr. Charles Ritzler, Director of Animal Welfare at the San Antonio Zoo about how the zoo animals handled the eclipse tota...

This week On The Record, host Randy Beamer hears about a new plan to deal with homelessness by clearing out encampments, and working to get social services and housing for those affected.  Guest is District 7 Councilwoman Marina Alderete Gavito, who has filed the CCR for the plan. Next, dark skies and the eclipse- the two are more intertwined than you might think.  Dark skies expert Dawn Davies wi...

Tonight On The Record, host Randy Beamer talks with Betty Bueche, member of the San Antonio Conservation Society, who raises questions about the Institute of Texas Cultures building management.  The Society is continuing its work to try and save the building, despite UTSA wanting to demolish it. Marc Whyte, District 10 Council Rep, discusses his efforts to get the city on a “zero-based Budget”.  H...

Tonight at 7:30PM, Texas Talk host Gilbert Garcia talks with former Congressman Charlie Gonzalez. In late 2012, when Charlie Gonzalez approached his final weeks in the U.S. House of Representatives, then-Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi called it the "end of an era." She had good reason to say that. Gonzalez and his legendary father Henry B. Gonzalez, had, between them, held the 20th...

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, hear about a little-known letter sent to the Alamo Defenders just days before the siege.  Also, Randy covers the latest in the plaza and grounds renovation with Kate Rogers, Executive Director, Alamo Trust. District 2 City Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez joins Randy to discuss his projects in council that are getting traction, including the teacher homeb...