City Hall reporter Molly Smith breaks down the lawsuit from anti-abortion groups, the wild mayoral race awaiting San Antonio and the mold found at the Alamodome.  

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Anti-abortion groups sue San Antonio over Reproductive Justice Fund

 The Ala-moldy-dome: City arena has a mold problem -- and $1 million to fix it

‘The mayor’s race has already begun’: 2025 election could draw contenders from inside and outside City Hall

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Why JCB picked San Antonio for its new plant, what former mayoral candidate Greg Brockhouse is planning for 2025 and how the feud between Dan Patrick and Dade Phelan has escalated.   

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Britain's JCB to open manufacturing plant in San Antonio, hire 1,500

Greg Brockhouse wants back in the political arena

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The CEO of Every Texan addresses the state's lack of support for public education and the growing Medicaid crisis in Texas.

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A not-so special session on school vouchers

Understaffed and broken system': 900,000 Texans lose Medicaid

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The Puro Politics team talks about what the narrowly averted federal shutdown and the Paxton impeachment trial tell us about the state of the GOP. Also, a look at SAISD school closures and direct flights from San Antonio to Frankfurt.

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Whether it's Paxton impeachment or federal shutdown, Republicans can't stop fighting with each other

Ignore the hype: San Antonio airport's first-ever nonstop to Europe really is a big deal

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Uvalde mayoral hopeful and mother of Robb Elementary victim Lexi Rubio joins Puro Politics to talk about gun reform and how she hopes to unite her divided, devastated hometown.

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Kimberly Mata-Rubio, mother of Uvalde shooting victim, running for mayor

Lexi Rubio was a math whiz who dreamed of becoming a lawyer

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Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales talks about the recent spate of San Antonio Police officers being shot. He also addresses the criticism he has received from Police Chief William McManus.

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San Antonio's police chief, DA at loggerheads over spate of shootings

"This is ridiculous": Sixth San Antonio police officer injured in less than two weeks

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The Puro Politics team talks about the beginning of Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment, including his long history of corruption allegations, how State Sen. Angela Paxton can still affect the outcome for her husband without casting a vote, and how Paxton's allegiance to former President Donald Trump could influence the trial.

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Live updates from the impeachment trial

Timeline of allegations against Paxton that led to his impeachment

Garcia: Texas voters bear responsibility for Ken Paxton disaster

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 A look at the defunding of SA2020, the firing of Nephtalí De León, SAISD library cuts and Will Hurd's exclusion from GOP debate.

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"Stripping away funding for SA2020 would be a mistake for San Antonio"

https://www.expressnews.com/columnist/gilbert-garcia/article/sa2020-funding-stripped-18309701.php

"San Antonio fires poet laureate for using 'racial slur' in a poem" 

https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/san-antonio-poet-laureate-nephtali-de-leon-fired-18297471.php

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U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred makes the case for bipartisanship and explains why he thinks Ted Cruz can be defeated in 2024.

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Former NFL player Colin Allred launches campaign to push out Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024

https://www.expressnews.com/politics/texas/article/u-s-rep-colin-allred-launches-early-2024-18143968.php

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, outspoken on guns after Uvalde, launches campaign against Cruz

https://www.expressnews.com/politics/article/cruz-election-democrat-gutierrez-18187445.php

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San Antonio Express-News writers discuss Mayor Ron Nirenberg's future, city funding for Animal Care Services and the deepening border tensions in Eagle Pass.

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