Puro Politics
A weekly podcast hosted by metro columnist Gilbert Garcia with a roundtable of the Express-News political team, editorial board members and metro editor Greg Jefferson. Join them as they examine current events, hash out rivalries and go on the record with guests from local and state arenas.
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Episode 210: Life in a post-Roe Texas
Express-News reporters talk about the impact of last week’s abortion decision.
27 min
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Episode 209: Breaking the logjam
Express news reporters discuss A bipartisan deal that has emerged after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde.
30 min
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Episode 208: Police officers bully the media in...
An increasingly tense dynamic is developing between Texas police and the media. In recent days, law enforcement officers in Uvalde have blocked reporters from engaging with residents and covering the aftermath of the horrific May 24 mass shooting at...
24 min
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Episode 207: Searching for answers after the Uv...
The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde has devastated a community and shocked the nation. Columnist Cary Clack, who visited Uvalde the day after the massacre, believes something about the response to this shooting feels different.
36 min
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Episode 206: Political wedge issues in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott is angry that migrant babies in U.S. custody are being fed. The replacement theory behind the Buffalo shooting is madness. This and more on the wedge issues ahead of elections. Read:
26 min
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Episode 205: Politics of reproductive rights at...
The Express-News political team discuss the political fate of Congress’s lone anti-choice Democrat, Henry Cuellar. He faces a tough challenge from Jessica Cisneros. Also on the table, city bond elections and anxieties over San Antonio Spurs...
34 min
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Episode 204: The John Austin Interview
Bexar County GOP chair talks about the bond, the 2022 midterms and the selection process for county commissioner.
27 min
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Episode 203: Tackling Texas' property tax burden
The Express-News political team discusses this state’s chronic problem with property taxes; in Bexar County, home appraisals are up more than 23 percent. Plus, the impact of Gov. Abbotts increased inspections on the border, and an update on Leticia...
28 min
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Episode 202: Breaking Down the Bond
Megan Stringer assesses the biggest bond program in San Antonio history.
26 min
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Episode 201: The Peter Sakai Interview
County judge hopeful talks about how he'd change the Commissioners Court.
27 min
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Episode 200: Extreme Forces
Express-News reporters talk about how the state's political process has been hijacked
27 min
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Episode 199: Anatomy of a Deal
Emilie Eaton breaks down the new agreement between the city and the police union.
21 min
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Episode 198: The secrets to Peter Sakai’s success
Veteran Democratic strategist Laura Barberena did consulting work for the Sakai campaign, and she joins the show to talk about what made his campaign so successful in the first round of the election process. Read:
28 min
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Episode 197: Primary Colors
Assessing a big election night in Texas
28 min
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Episode 196: Super Monday
First day of early voting, endorsements in the county judge race and AOC's visit to San Antonio.
27 min
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Episode 195: The Jessica Cisneros Interview
Laredo progressive talks about her second bid to unseat Henry Cuellar.
31 min
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Episode 194: Bugg in the System
A deep dive into the TxDOT takeover of Broadway
22 min
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Episode 193: High-Stakes Votes
Ivalis Meza Gonzalez on county judge race; Mario Bravo on CPS Energy rate hike
33 min
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Episode 192: CPS Energy's Big Test
Council members prepare to vote on rate hike.
30 min
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Episode 191:Commissioners Court Confusion
The domino effect of Trish DeBerry's gambit.
24 min
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Episode 190: Adios, 2021
A recap of the bizarre twists and turns of the past year.
31 min
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Episode 170: Filing Deadline Day
Dowd's withdrawal, county judge toss-up and NEISD cowardice.
30 min
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Episode 169: Midterm Preview
Taking our political temperature halfway between the 2020 and 2022 elections.
26 min
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Episode 168: Minjarez's Big Move
The state rep explains her decision to run for county judge.
26 min
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Episode 167: State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer t...
San Antonio state representative Trey Martinez Fischer talks with the Express-News political team about Democrats prospects in the midterm elections. Read:
29 min