Host Gilbert Garcia and a team of San Antonio Express-News political reporters talk about the Senate District 19 runoff, the Alamo Plaza cenotaph debate and a new Netflix documentary featuring District Attorney Nico LaHood. That and more on this week's episode of Puro Politics. Read more at https://www.expressnews.com/politics/.

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Car theft suspect accused of fatally shooting witness who pursued him

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Carjacking-suspect-accused-of-fatally-shooting-13133706.php

Appeals court sides with Bexar DA’s office in murder case that ended in mistrial

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Appeals-court-sides-with-Bexar-DA-s-office-in-13124908.php

Immigrant GI booted out of Army at Fort Sam

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Immigrant-GI-booted-out-of-Army-at-Fort-Sam-13130805.php

San Antonio Express-News courts reporter Elizabeth Zavala has updates on three cases previously discussed on the podcast. Read more at:

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Convicted-killer-Frances-Hall-drops-bid-for-new-13118267.php

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Four-pending-sex-cases-against-convicted-ex-San-13118097.php

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Appeals-court-sides-with-Bexar-DA-s-office-in-13124908.php?cmpid=gsa-mysa-result

In this episode of ‘52 Weeks of BBQ,’ the Taste team discusses the month of July in BBQ eating. Overall, there was some pretty good barbecue, hitting on a few new startups, while also tackling a spot in New Braunfels that is an off-shoot of a legendary Texas establishment. We also went mobile, reviewing our first food truck. All four stops were rated Solid Neighborhood Options.

San Antonio Express-News investigative reporter John Tedesco has details on a possible violation of the Endangered Species Act by a development firm that bulldozed an area set for the construction of a planned apartment complex. Read more at https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Federal-officials-investigate-loss-of-potential-13098571.php

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Some Iconic Village tenants opt out of their leases in wake of deadly fire

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Some-Iconic-Village-tenants-opt-out-of-their-13128382.php

City approves controversial plan to downzone South Side businesses near missions

https://www.expressnews.com/real-estate/article/City-Council-approves-divisive-proposal-to-13128203.php

City clerk verifies paid sick leave signatures

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/City-clerk-verifies-paid-sick-leave-signatures-13126393.php

Spoon Eatery in Castle Hills breaks free of Country Club 101

https://www.expressnews.com/food/restaurants/article/Spoon-Eatery-in-Castle-Hills-breaks-free-of-13126702.php

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Runoff to determine if Democrats are right to claim Senate District 19 is safely blue

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Runoff-to-determine-if-Democrats-are-right-to-13124774.php

Top Texas officials keep mum amid clash over ‘the downloadable gun’

https://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/texas/article/Top-Texas-officials-keep-mum-amid-clash-over-13124814.php

Review: Baked potato steals the show at Bad to the Bone BBQ

https://www.expressnews.com/food/restaurants/article/Review-Baked-potato-steals-the-show-at-Bad-to-13116388.php

Jasper Scherer fills in for host Gilbert Garcia, joined by Brian Chasnoff and special guests Silvia Foster-Frau and Bill Lambreckt.

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Flores, Gallego head for runoff in SD19 special election

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Gallego-Gutierrez-top-Bexar-County-early-vote-in-13121425.php

Former Edgewood ISD assistant principal enters plea in sex case involving student

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Former-Edgewood-ISD-assistant-principal-enters-13120726.php

More details emerge about shark theft as San Antonio man makes bond

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/More-details-emerge-about-shark-theft-as-San-13121538.php

The Taste Team discusses easy, steamed one-pot meals with big flavors that get dinner on the table with little heat and little fuss. Then we go big with beef ribs, we talk about the 1-star review of Koi Kawa, the vanilla salt we are craving right now, 2 watermelon cocktails to brighten up your summer and we get ranty about long waits at restaurants.