From ExpressNews.com:

• Death of Trinity University student prompts new alert system

• Downtown bank building transformed into distillery

• Poverty in San Antonio disproportionately hits Hispanic, black residents, report shows

• Study: Richer or poorer, cheaters cheat

The San Antonio activist and campaign manager joins the podcast and breaks down the latest political news. Read more at https://www.expressnews.com/podcasts/puro-politics-podcast/.

From ExpressNews.com:

• Faster shipping, e-commerce fueling higher demand for industrial space in San Antonio

• With 34 houses gone, a San Antonio neighborhood could beat the odds in the next deluge

• Two hundred military personnel relocated from San Antonio dorms as Air Force mold problem grows

• Appeals court agrees to oral arguments in case related to Trump’s interim AG pick

• Mexican mole de olla soup at Cascabel Mexican Patio tops July’s list of 5 best things to eat and drink at San Antonio restaurants right now

Read more at ExpressNews.com.

Courts and crime reporter Elizabeth Zavala covers a case in which judge is weighing whether to accept a plea agreement that could send a San Antonio man to prison for 40 years for sexually assaulting several women, sparking fear in the Medical Center area for nearly two years.

Read more at ExpressNews.com:

• Indicted AG Ken Paxton seeks to move his criminal case to his home turf

• Hill Country jelly and sauce maker is building an empire

• Frost Bank parent’s string of smashing analysts’ earnings estimates ends

• Wendy Davis campaign ads may have violated Texas Capitol rules

• Zero-star review: Niki’s Tokyo Inn shows its age after 50 years in San Antonio

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• Inspections ordered after substance found at Lackland dorm

• Delay adds new urgency to political fight over paid sick leave in San Antonio

• The economy is booming. So why are credit card debt cases clogging Texas courts?

• Study: Avoidable ER visits costing U.S. health care system $32 billion per year

In this TasteCast episode, we talk about Beyond Meat, the veggie burger and sausage brand that is all over social media with folks sharing pics of their grilling exploits. Chuck Blount tried these for his Chuck’s Food Shack column and came away pretty impressed — which, for a hard-core carnivore and cookout expert like him is high praise indeed. 

Read more at ExpressNews.com:

• ‘The worst we’ve ever seen’: San Antonio hotels are struggling to find workers
• $400 million plant an economic boon to San Antonio suburb
• Texas higher education in 'good shape,' commissioner says
• Wendy Davis' campaign off to a hot fundraising start

Host Gilbert Garcia and a team of San Antonio Express-News reporters dissect a week’s worth of drama at City Hall.

Background reading:

• Municipal chaos rules in San Antonio suburb
• San Antonio’s paid sick leave lawsuit exposes rift between elected leaders, city staff
• CPS Energy CEO leaves chamber post amid legal battle over San Antonio paid sick leave ordinance

Theme music by Mea Culpa.

Read more at https://www.expressnews.com/podcasts/puro-politics-podcast/.