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Beto Altamirano, CEO of Tech Bloc and co-founder of the Better Futures Institute, shares his ideas on the issue of connecting San Antonio and Austin by train.  How it could work, and who would need to be involved to make this happen.

Then, District 4 Councilmember Edward Mungia talks with Randy about why he wanted to see the funding for the Spurs arena go to a vote for San Antonio residents.  He also talks about his efforts to get long-term funding for Pre-K 4 SA, which will be on the ballot in November.

On Reporter’s Roundtable, Stephanie Koithan with the SA Current, discusses her latest story on all the loopholes in Governor Abbott’s call for a moratorium on data centers. She explains how those loopholes will allow the centers to be built as planned- despite the call to stop them.

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 withVIA Metropolitan Transit President/CEO Jon Gary Herrera about the soon-to-come Silver Line, which will travel east to west across San Antonio.  Herrera explains VIA has even built two new offices – one on each end of the Silver Line route- to serve residents in those areas.

Next, Deb Parsons, President of the Women Veterans of SanAntonio, shares information from their summit this week in San Antonio.   The female veterans group is striving toconnect women vets and show them how to access all their due benefits.

On Reporter’s Roundtable, Randy talks with Diego Medel,Public Safety Reporter for the SA Report, about his article on San Antonio’s crime rate – while the rate is down, the reason for that is not really clear.

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 City Manager Erik Walsh about the upcoming city budget, and how he expects to trim it down with a deficit of $158 million dollars.  He also discusses why taxpayers in the city will likely be facing a tax increase. 

On Reporter’s Roundtable, Michael Karlis, reporter with the SA Current, talks to Randy about his recent story on the new Superintendent of SAISD and the controversy surrounding that appointment.  Also, why large buoys in the Rio Grande meant to keep out immigrants ended up being sold as scrap metal.

On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays, Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m. 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.

San Antonio's biomedical research industry brings $44 billion into the local economy, and creates thousands of good paying jobs.  Host Henry Cisneros sits down for a discussion with Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, renowned transplant surgeon and the Senior Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and Health System at UT San Antonio, and Dr. Larry Schlesinger, a nationally recognized physician-scientist in infectious diseases, and the President and CEO of Texas Biomedical Research Institute. 

Watch this all-new episode Thursday, July 16 at 7:30PM on KLRN. Watch all past episodes on demand by visiting www.klrn.org/businessofbusiness. 

The Business of Business: San Antonio is generously supported by Texas Mutual Insurance Company.

This week, On The Record with Randy Beamer, it’s a “meet-n-greet” with the new Superintendent of Northeast Independent School District, Anthony Jarrett.  He discusses the 4 key areas he wants to focus on in his new role. Among them – challenges with state funding and lower enrollment.

Next District 116 State Representative Trey Martinez-Fischer talks about the ICE shooting in Houston, and his response to the lack of comment or reaction from the other side of the aisle.  Martinez-Fischer shares his idea of having state police as independent witnesses travel with ICE on stops.

On Reporter’s Roundtable, James McCandless with the San Antonio Business Journal talks about his recent article on the city’s “contractor’s scorecard”- what it means and how it is working.

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.

Host Sanford Nowlin hosts this edition of the San AntonioFiles with guest Becky Crouch Patterson, daughter of Hondo Crouch, grand patriarch of Luckenbach, Texas. 

Patterson shares stories of the history of the legendary Texas town, as well as stories of her creative, colorful father Hondo.  Patterson is an artist and the author of 3 books, including her latest, “Luckenbach Texas: The Center of the Universe.”

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

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we cover a host of local topics with Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones:  The city budget (how do we cut $158 million dollars?), the quick exit of Police Chief McManus, the battle over the ICE facility on the east side, a potential property tax increase, and more.

Then, on Reporter’s Roundtable, Kelsey Brown with the San Antonio Express News discusses her stories on the expansion of the southside Toyota plant and the increase in cases of screwworm in Texas.

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 episode of On The Record with Randy Beamer, we hear from Eastside leader James Nortey, CEO of San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside, about issues affecting that area- including the renovation of the Stock Show & Rodeo grounds, the Freeman Coliseum, and the Spurs Arena. 

Next, the leader of the local Cesar Chavez Legacy and Education Foundation, Ernest J. Martinez, explains why that group is dissolving but the mission will continue under the new name of In UnitySA.  He talks with Randy about the impact on him and the organization after the allegations of assault by Chavez from Delores Huerta, and why the work will continue.

On Reporters Roundtable, San Antonio Express-News reporter Scott Huddleston discusses his new story with Randy on the decline in enrollment in Texas public schools and what it will mean moving forward.  One of the reasons for the decline might surprise you!

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 week's episode of On The Record with Randy Beamer, we start with a meet-and-greet of the newest trustee elected to the Alamo Colleges District Board of Trustees, Robert Garcia. Hear what he plans to work on as representative of District 9.

The, Ryan Spencer, Executive Director of Comal Conservation, talks about new rules adopted by County Commissioners regarding the development of new subdivisions that will help prevent dense housing projects and help preserve more green space in the county.

Next, we hear from sports journalist Hector Ledesma on how the Spurs run in the playoffs affected San Antonio’s standing in sports and business - both nationally and internationally.

Finally, on Reporter’s Roundtable, SA Express News politics reporter Molly Smith discusses her new article on the turbulence and turnover in the mayor’s office.

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 episode of Business of Business San Antonio, HostHenry Cisneros takes a look at data centers- a big topic right now in Texas.  In fact, data centers are shaping up to be a factor in Texas politics as opposition to them grows.  Still, the state has opened its arms to data centers with lax regulations and ample access to both water and power. 

We hear from a group fighting data centers with environmental attorney Bobby Levinski from Save Our Springs.  Henry then discusses the business interests supporting data centers with Sarah Carabias Rush, President and CEO of greater:SATX, and the utility side of the topic with Dr. Francine Sanders Romero, Chair of the CPS Energy Board Trustees.