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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 aquifer.

Then, Michael Karlis, S...

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 of cases, and when the new COVID...

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 program supporting military families in...

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 newly approved 5-year water conservat...

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 Madison Iszler explain what “Project Mar...

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 and are buried at Alamo Plaza.

Finall...

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 utilities, etc. prior to the start of new ...

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 episode, Braddock talks about ...

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 increased security.

On Reporter’s R...

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 Report’s Business Reporter Tracy Idell H...

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 help lower summer temperatures in p...

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 when restrictions are put into pla...

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.

On this episode, she talks about ...

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 what she feels needs to be discussed...

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 Boerne. Randy talks with him about ba...

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 do to prevent your dogs from be...

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 complexities that come with growing up...

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 Guillermo Contreras discusses his recen...