Puro Politics

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Episodes: 147

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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.

Episode Date
Dist. 121 candidate Laurel Jordan Swift | Puro Politics
Apr 30, 2024
Spurs tip their hand on arena talks | Puro Politics
Apr 23, 2024
Manny Peláez makes his case for mayor | Puro Politics
Apr 16, 2024
Texas GOP picks a fight with H-E-B | Puro Politics
Apr 02, 2024
Law professor Al Kauffman on SB4 | Puro Politics
Mar 26, 2024
Tony Gonzales takes on The AK Guy | Puro Politics
Mar 19, 2024
Primary election recap | Puro Politics
Mar 06, 2024
279. Primary preview with Jon Taylor | Puro Politics
Feb 27, 2024
278. IBC Bank Chairman and CEO Dennis Nixon | Puro Politics
Feb 20, 2024
277. City Council's code of conduct | Puro Politics
Feb 06, 2024
276. The bid to unseat Ted Cruz | Puro Politics
Jan 30, 2024
275. District Court Judge Ron Rangel | Puro Politics
Jan 23, 2024
274. Charles Hood forced out as Fire Chief | Puro Politics
Jan 09, 2024
273. City Hall drama | Puro Politics
Jan 03, 2024
272. Peter Sakai: Year One | Puro Politics
Dec 19, 2023
271. CPS rate hike creates unusual alliance | Puro Politics
Dec 05, 2023
270. Nirenberg's charter amendment push
Nov 28, 2023
269. Nelson Wolff's 'Power Principles'
Nov 14, 2023
268. Statewide election results, abortion on the ballot and a Spurs return to Hemisfair?
Nov 08, 2023
267. Culture War Speaker
Oct 31, 2023
266. Reproductive Justice Fund, mayoral race and mold at the Alamodome
Oct 24, 2023
265. Manufacturing jobs come to the South Side, Greg Brockhouse returns, and Texas GOP feud
Oct 17, 2023
264. Marisa Bono talks school vouchers and the state of Texas education
Oct 10, 2023
263. GOP infighting in Texas lege and on Captiol Hill
Oct 03, 2023
262. Kimberly Mata-Rubio on the Uvalde shooting that took her daughter
Sep 19, 2023
261. The Joe Gonzales Interview
Sep 12, 2023
260. Ken Paxton Impeachment Begins
Sep 05, 2023
259. Nephtalí De León Loses His Poetic License
Aug 29, 2023
258. The Colin Allred Interview
Aug 22, 2023
257. City Budget Season
Aug 15, 2023
256. The Roland Gutierrez interview
Aug 01, 2023
255. Abbott's Border Debacle
Jul 24, 2023
254. Is a Downtown Sports District in S.A.'s Future?
Jul 17, 2023
253. The Trey Martinez Fischer interview
Jul 10, 2023
252. The Sukh Kaur interview
Jun 27, 2023
251. Runoff recap
Jun 13, 2023
250. The John Courage interview
Jun 05, 2023
249. Latina leadership lessons
May 22, 2023
248. The Marc Whyte interview
May 15, 2023
247. Municipal election recap
May 08, 2023
246, The Jeff Coyle interview
May 01, 2023
245. Gutierrez vs. Cruz?
Apr 25, 2023
244. The Johnathan Gooch interview
Apr 18, 2023
243. The Politics of Prop A
Apr 10, 2023
242. The Ananda Tomas Interview
Mar 28, 2023
241. The Danny Diaz interview
Mar 21, 2023
240. S.A. Airport Expansion
Mar 14, 2023
239. Castro family dominates the news cycle
Mar 07, 2023
238. The Kiran Kaur Bains Interview
Feb 28, 2023
237. District 10 Drama
Feb 13, 2023
236. The Teri Castillo Interview
Feb 07, 2023
235. No Hideout for Moses Rose’s
Jan 30, 2023
234. Ana Sandoval Steps Away
Jan 23, 2023
233.Biden’s Border Reboot
Jan 10, 2023
232. The José Menéndez Interview
Dec 19, 2022
231. Lessons from Warnock-Walker Race
Dec 12, 2022
230. Greg Casar Goes to Washington
Dec 05, 2022
229. Laura Barberena talks midterms
Nov 28, 2022
228. The Melissa Cabello Havrda Interview
Nov 22, 2022
227. Council Controversies
Nov 14, 2022
226. Midterms Recap
Nov 10, 2022
225: The Jon Taylor interview
Nov 01, 2022
224: GOP’s Anti-Crime Messaging
Oct 24, 2022
223: Upheaval in Uvalde
Oct 11, 2022
222: The Tony Gonzales interview
Oct 03, 2022
221: The Justin Rodriguez Interview
Sep 27, 2022
Episode 220: East Side Story
Sep 19, 2022
Episode 219: Uvalde Goes Back to School
Sep 13, 2022
Episode 218: The John Lira Interview
Aug 29, 2022
Episode 217: Election Workers Under Siege
Aug 22, 2022
Episode 216: Beto’s MF-Bomb
Aug 15, 2022
Episode 215: San Antonio’s abortion-rights resolution
Aug 08, 2022
Episode 214: Polling Place Problem
Jul 25, 2022
Episode 213: "Systemic Failures"
Jul 18, 2022
Episode 212: On the Wrong Track
Jul 12, 2022
Episode 211: The “Open Borders” Myth
Jul 05, 2022
Episode 210: Life in a post-Roe Texas
Jun 27, 2022
Episode 209: Breaking the logjam
Jun 13, 2022
Episode 208: Police officers bully the media in Uvalde
Jun 06, 2022
Episode 207: Searching for answers after the Uvalde massacre
May 31, 2022
Episode 206: Political wedge issues in Texas
May 17, 2022
Episode 205: Politics of reproductive rights at play in runoff
May 10, 2022
Episode 204: The John Austin Interview
Apr 26, 2022
Episode 203: Tackling Texas' property tax burden
Apr 19, 2022
Episode 202: Breaking Down the Bond
Apr 12, 2022
Episode 201: The Peter Sakai Interview
Mar 29, 2022
Episode 200: Extreme Forces
Mar 22, 2022
Episode 199: Anatomy of a Deal
Mar 14, 2022
Episode 198: The secrets to Peter Sakai’s success
Mar 08, 2022
Episode 197: Primary Colors
Mar 02, 2022
Episode 196: Super Monday
Feb 14, 2022
Episode 195: The Jessica Cisneros Interview
Feb 07, 2022
Episode 194: Bugg in the System
Feb 01, 2022
Episode 193: High-Stakes Votes
Jan 24, 2022
Episode 192: CPS Energy's Big Test
Jan 10, 2022
Episode 191:Commissioners Court Confusion
Jan 03, 2022
Episode 190: Adios, 2021
Dec 22, 2021
Episode 170: Filing Deadline Day
Dec 14, 2021
Episode 169: Midterm Preview
Nov 29, 2021
Episode 168: Minjarez's Big Move
Nov 22, 2021
Episode 167: State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer talks 2022 elections
Nov 16, 2021
Episode 166: The John Lujan Interview
Nov 09, 2021
Episode 165: The Greenway Trails divide
Nov 01, 2021
Episode 164: Tough times at CPS Energy
Oct 26, 2021
Episode 163: Larson Walks Away
Oct 18, 2021
Episode 162: Nelson Wolff's Legacy
Oct 11, 2021
Episode 161: Remembering Roddy Stinson
Oct 04, 2021
Episode 160: Does Beto have a real chance?
Sep 27, 2021
Episode 159: The Mario Bravo Interview
Sep 20, 2021
Episode 158: Drawing the lines for Texas congressional districts
Sep 13, 2021
Episode 157: Law professor on the Texas abortion law SB8
Sep 07, 2021
Episode 156: Former DA Nico LaHood in a fascinating showdown
Aug 30, 2021
Episode 155: The Mike Collier Interview
Aug 23, 2021
Episode 154: Abbott's Folly
Aug 17, 2021
Episode 153: Abbott's COVID Politics
Aug 02, 2021
Episode 152: The Beto O'Rourke Interview
Jul 26, 2021
Episode 151: Texas Dems in D.C.
Jul 19, 2021
Episode 150: Adam Serwer on cruelty in the Trump era
Jul 06, 2021
Episode 149: Don't believe the Alamo hype
Jun 28, 2021
Episode 148: Rescue-boat Rift
Jun 21, 2021
Episode 147: The Lyle Larson Interview
Jun 14, 2021
Episode 146: Runoff recap and Texas Legislature walkout
Jun 07, 2021
Episode 145: Runoff Preview
May 25, 2021
Episode 144: Nirenberg's Bipartisan Triumph
May 17, 2021
Episode 143: The Demonte Alexander Interview
May 10, 2021
Episode 142: Election Recap
May 03, 2021
Episode 141: 2021 San Antonio elections preview
Apr 26, 2021
Episode 140: Governor Wooderson?
Apr 19, 2021
Episode 139: Abbott's 'Piñata Politics'
Apr 12, 2021
Episode 138: Secrecy in San Antonio
Apr 06, 2021
The Henry Cuellar Interview
Mar 31, 2021
Episode 136: All Quiet on the Mayoral Front
Mar 22, 2021
The Danny Diaz Interview
Mar 15, 2021
The Jalen McKee-Rodriguez Interview
Mar 08, 2021
Episode 133: The debate over mayoral debates
Mar 01, 2021
Episode 132: The Week the Lights Went Out in Texas
Feb 22, 2021
Episode 131: Rolling Blackout Revue
Feb 16, 2021
Episode 130: The Fix SAPD Interview
Feb 01, 2021
Episode 129: Policing the Police
Jan 25, 2021
Episode 128: Inaugural Special
Jan 20, 2021
Episode 127: The Joaquin Castro Interview
Jan 11, 2021
Episode 126: Straus Stands Up for Electoral Process
Jan 04, 2021
Episode 125: 2020 Recap
Dec 28, 2020
Episode 124: Legislative Preview
Dec 14, 2020
Episode 123: Devil in the Details
Dec 07, 2020
Episode 122: Covid Curfew
Nov 30, 2020
Episode 121: County Commissioner-elect Rebeca Clay-Flores
Nov 16, 2020