UTSA criminology professor Michael Smith talks with the ENside Politics team about how ICE and Border Patrol agents are trained, how they work with San Antonio police and the call at City Council last week to cut off all interaction with federal immigration authorities.

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Commissioner Grant Moody drowned out by boos at City Council meeting on ICE

Is ICE going door to door in San Antonio? Here's what we know.

Are San Antonio-area police working with ICE? Here’s what to know.

SAPD Chief William McManus to step aside after nearly 20 years

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City Hall reporter Molly Smith talks to county government reporter Saul Pink and business reporter Madison Iszler about fundraising in the county judge's race, why Bexar County hasn't switched the software it uses to manage voter rolls, and where the sports and entertainment district stands.

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Nirenberg outraises Sakai but trails in cash ahead of county judge primary

Bexar County commissioners in turmoil over new voter registration contract

What comes next in plans for sports and entertainment district downtown?

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Bryan Gervais, head of UTSA's polling center, talks with City Hall reporter Megan Rodriguez and host Greg Jefferson about the Ron Nirenberg-Peter Sakai race in the March 3 Democratic primary and the future of public financing for a Spurs arena downtown and Project Marvel.

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Project Marvel, Spurs arena firing up the Bexar County judge race

Jefferson: People like Ron Nirenberg, but do they like him enough to bounce Peter Sakai?

Inside Prop B’s win and what it means for Project Marvel’s future

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District 6 Councilman Ric Galvan talks with City Hall reporter Molly Smith and host Greg Jefferson about last Thursday's nailbiter - City Council's 6-5 vote to change the city election calendar - as well as Galvan's efforts to potentially regulate data centers and eliminate fares for VIA buses.

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San Antonio moves elections from May to November of odd-numbered years

Jefferson: Here's why Mayor Jones' victory on city elections matters

These three City Council members want to eliminate fares on VIA buses

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Gov. Greg Abbott gets the last word on San Antonio's Pride rainbow crosswalk on North Main, and Thursday's City Council vote on moving municipal elections is shaping up to be a test of Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' strength -- or a measure of her weakness. City Hall reporters Megan Rodriguez and Molly Smith and host Greg Jefferson discuss.

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San Antonio's request to keep rainbow crosswalks not 'acceptable,' state says

Few San Antonio City Council members outright support move to November elections

Mayor Jones wants to move city elections to November to boost turnout

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City Hall reporter Molly Smith and county government reporter Saul Pink talk to political consultant Andrew Solano about Texas Congressional District 35, the Bexar County judge's race and Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' push to move city elections to November.

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Who filed to run in the 2026 elections in San Antonio and Texas? Here are the major candidates

Ron Nirenberg launches campaign for Bexar County Judge

City Council to weigh in on pitch to move elections from May to November

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Former Bexar County commissioner Kevin Wolff, reporter Megan Rodriguez and host Greg Jefferson discuss Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' proposal to move city elections from May to November, her rocky start at City Hall and former Mayor Ron Nirenberg's run against County Judge Peter Sakai in the March Democratic primary.

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Mayor Jones wants to move city elections to November to boost turnout

Jefferson: People like Ron Nirenberg, but do they like him enough to bounce Peter Sakai?

Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai launches bid for second term

Ron Nirenberg launches campaign for Bexar County Judge

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City Hall reporters Megan Rodriguez and Molly Smith and host Greg Jefferson talk about Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' new push for the city to take a tougher approach in talks with the Spurs for tax dollars to build a new arena.

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Could Spurs arena infrastructure make next city bond a harder sell?

San Antonio quietly slashes final boost for minority- and woman-owned businesses

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City Hall reporters Madison Iszler and Molly Smith and host Greg Jefferson discuss what comes after the narrow passage of Bexar County's Prop B, which dedicates up to $311 million in tax revenue to a new Spurs arena. One of the biggest next steps: a big city bond election for infrastructure around the arena site.

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Inside Prop B’s win and what it means for Project Marvel’s future

Analysis: Spurs arena vote gave Gina Ortiz Jones a hard political lesson

Developers pitch housing, restaurants, shops for East Side

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The retired Bexar County judge and ENside Politics team dissect the Spurs and Rodeo tax elections and discuss why arena proponents had to grind out a narrow win in the Nov. 4 vote.

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Spurs get the W: Bexar County voters approve downtown San Antonio basketball arena

Voters approve plan to renovate Frost Bank Center, expand rodeo events

Election results: Spurs arena, San Antonio rodeo and Texas amendments

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