This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we begin the New Year with Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones to discuss what’s ahead for the city in 2026- including the local impact of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”, the military, a potential bond, affordable housing, and other topics.

Next, Zeph Capo, President of the Texas Chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, explains why the organization is suing the Texas Education Agency for investigating teacher’s social media posts that disagree with Governor Abbott’s political views on the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.  Capo explains what they are looking for with the lawsuit.

And on Reporter’s Roundtable, Jasper Kenzo Sundeen, Business Reporter for the SA Report, joins Randy to discuss the latest lawsuit between the embattled SA Philharmonic and the Scottish Rite Cathedral, the venue they were supposed to play all their concerts in this year and moving forward.  What’s happened, and how it might be resolved.

On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app.  Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/

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It’s our “Year in Review” this week on On The Record with Randy Beamer.  Joined by Sanford Nowlin, Editor-In-Chief for the San Antonio Current, and Andrea Drusch, Senior Politics Reporter for San Antonio Report, we look at the top stories in local news in 2025.  Among them: the Hill Country flooding, New Spurs Arena (Props A & B), a new Mayor, the UTSA/UT Health Science Center merger, the resignation of Alamo Trust CEO Kate Rogers, and the fight to save the creeks from Lennar Homes at Guajolote Ranch.

On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app.  Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/

Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we hear from the Mayor about why she wants to see Municipal Elections moved from May to November.

The controversial Guajolote Ranch development has changed course, as developer Lennar Homes now wants to build a MUD to support water and utilities for the thousands of new homes they want to build.  Randy Neumann, with the Scenic Loop- Helotes Creek Alliance, explain how this works and what they expect from this latest twist.

Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert talks about the east side’s new Urban Farm and his hopes for the redevelopment of the Freeman Coliseum and Frost Bank Center.

On Reporter’s Rountable, Megan Rodriguez with the Express News gives us more information about the effort to move city elections to November, and why the city is backing down on the required number of contracts with women and minority owned businesses.

On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app.  Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/

Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

2025 has truly been a year of change and challenges forour city’s economy.  Yet, we are still seeing strong growth.  Much of that is due to the tremendous impact of the San Antonio to Austin mega region.  And there is every reason to expect this growth to continue. As we approach the year’s end, let’s review, and look at our own report card. How did San Antonio perform in the key sectors- jobs, medical research, tourism, real estate, supporting our downtown, and improvingour airport?

In this show, we take a look with the leaders on thefront lines in those areas.

Generous support for The Business of Business: San Antonio 2025 is provided by Texas Mutual.

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we hear about the city’s new incentives for filmmakers and production companies.   City Council passed the measure last week, increasing incentives for companies that come to San Antonio to film and use local talent and crew.  Our guest is Krystal Jones, Director of the city’s Department of Arts and Culture.

Then, how will the San Antonio Independent School District avoid TEA conservatorship?  We hear from Dr. Shawn Bird, SAISD Deputy Superintendent, the details on their “turnaround plan” to increase academic performance from the district’s schools.

On Reporter’s Roundtable, SA Current’s Michael Karlis discusses why taxpayers need to be concerned about additional costs for the new Spurs Arena and Project Marvel. Plus, the list of candidates for the District Attorney race next year is growing- he’ll tell us the latest.

On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app.  Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/

Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, details on the effort by District 6 City Councilman Ric Galvan to have the city begin discussing the growing data centers popping up on the far west side.  Galvan cites the massive amount of water usage and power needs of these centers, and wants the city to discuss the impacts these centers will have on our resources.

Then, Ramon J. Vasquez, Exec. Director for the American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions, shares his thoughts on the recent social media post for Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day that led to the resignation of Alamo Trust CEO Kate Rogers. Vasquez also shares his concern over the lack of communication the Alamo Trust has with members of the Alamo Citizens Advisory Committee.

On Reporter’s Roundtable, Andrea Drusch with the SA Report recaps the Tuesday election outcomes.

On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app.  Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/

Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we talk with Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones about the impact of the government shutdown on San Antonio.  She also discusses her plans to negotiate with the Spurs if Proposition B should fail at the polls.

Next, SAWS President and CEO Robert Puente explains why he says the TCEQ approval of the Guajolote Ranch wastewater permit for Lennar will not impact the Edwards Aquifer as much as people think.  He also talks about the proposed SAWS rate increase coming in 2026.

On Reporter’s Roundtable, Molly Smith with the Express News talks about her story on how much money supporters of Propositions A & B have spent on trying to sway voters.

On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app.  Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/

Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

This week, On The Record with Randy Beamer, we talk with Randy Neumann, Chair of the Steering Committee for Scenic Loop-Helotes Creek Alliance, the group fighting homebuilder Lennar’s plans to dump wastewater into a pristine hill country creek. While the TCEQ this week ruled in favor of Lennar’s wastewater permit, Neumann explains why the fight is not over.

Next, Pct, 3 County Commissioner Grant Moody joins Randy to talk about the elections department’s readiness for the November 4th election, and also the county’s involvement on the proposed “South Beach” project on the grounds of Ft. Sam Houston.

Then we visit with Chris Maitre, CEO of the Brackenridge Park Conservancy, to get an update on the new park plans and the overall park renovations.

On Reporter’s Roundtable, Express-News Staff Writer Megan Rodriguez discusses her article on how the city plans to fight back against Governor Abbott’s order to remove the rainbow sidewalk downtown.

On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/

Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we’re looking at a new poll out from UT San Antonio’s Center for Public Opinion Research on whether voters support the county Propositions on the November Ballot. Director Bryan Gervais explains how this polling could be indicative of the outcome of the vote.

Next, Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai outlines the two upcoming ballot propositions, what they mean, and how the taxing structure will work.

We talk with Maria Perez-Diaz, the local representative on the State Board of Education, about concerns over a newly-appointed social studies content advisor, David Barton. She explains why he is not the best fit for the job, and why the state board needs to take a different path.

On Reporter’s Roundtable, Express News Reporter Scott Huddleston talks with Randy about two recent stories he covered on the Alamo – the retraction of a post the General Land Office considered too “woke’, and a plan to have public school students help raise money through fundraising for the Texas Shrine.

On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/

Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

On this edition of the SA Files, host Ed Arnold, Editor-In-Chief of the San Antonio Business Journal, talks with civic and political leader Henry Cisneros about his new book the Austin-San Antonio Megaregion. The two discuss what needs to be done in order to accommodate the incredible growth between the two cities.

Watch all past episodes of The San Antonio Files by visiting www.klrn.org/sanantoniofiles.