Host Gilbert Garcia and a team of San Antonio Express-News political reporters discuss the biggest local news stories of 2018. Read more at https://www.expressnews.com/politics/.

San Antonio Express-News Senior Reporter Sig Christenson recently interviewed Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first human beings flying to the moon. Find more of Sig Christenson's coverage of military issues at https://www.expressnews.com/author/sig-christenson/.

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Immigrant woman and children rescued from purported Zetas smugglers during standoff

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Immigrant-woman-and-children-rescued-from-13482670.php?utm_campaign=podcast

Nonprofit helps West Side teens and their families

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Nonprofit-helps-West-Side-teens-and-their-families-13478174.php#photo-16667246?utm_campaign=podcast

Short-term goal? Keep rolling through Christmas

https://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/Short-term-goal-Keep-rolling-through-Christmas-13476277.php?utm_campaign=podcast

San Antonio Express-News Metro Columnist Brian Chasnoff details his research into the the criminal history of 37 year old James Preston Green, who has yet to receive jail time for a repeated history of DWIs. Find more details at https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Serial-crimes-no-hard-time-13469165.php?utm_campaign=podcast

San Antonio Express-News Courts and Crime reporter Elizabeth Zavala breaks down the acquittal of Gabriel Moreno in his second trial for a gruesome murder case from 2014. Read more at https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/New-DA-Gonzales-wants-to-review-acquital-in-13472054.php?utm_campaign=podcast

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Fitch downgrades San Antonio’s creditworthiness

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Fitch-downgrades-San-Antonio-s-creditworthiness-13479369.php?utm_campaign=podcast

With opening of new justice center, Bexar County eyes more criminal justice reform

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/With-opening-of-new-justice-center-Bexar-County-13478476.php?utm_campaign=podcast

San Antonio Homeland Security agent pleads guilty to child porn charges

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-Homeland-Security-agent-pleads-guilty-13479466.php?utm_campaign=podcast

San Antonio Express-News sports writer Mike Finger breaks down the improvement in defense that allowed the Spurs to nearly stay perfect at home during the last six games. Find more Spurs talk at https://www.expressnews.com/spurs-nation/

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Saldaña won’t run for mayor

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Salda-a-won-t-run-for-mayor-13472392.php?utm_campaign=podcast

TEA report slams Harlandale ISD leaders

https://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/TEA-report-slams-Harlandale-ISD-leaders-13473526.php?utm_campaign=podcast

Spurs’ Gay thriving after ‘getting my career back’

https://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/Spurs-Rudy-Gay-thriving-after-getting-my-13476322.php?utm_campaign=podcast

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Deaths of five people in San Marcos apartment fire ruled homicides

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Deaths-of-five-people-in-San-Marcos-apartment-13471898.php?utm_campaign=podcast

UTSA students’ push against ‘rape culture’ has murky aftermath

https://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/UTSA-students-push-against-rape-culture-13472492.php?utm_campaign=podcast

New D.A. Gonzales wants to review acquittal in dismemberment case

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/New-DA-Gonzales-wants-to-review-acquital-in-13472054.php?utm_campaign=podcast

Host Gilbert Garcia and a team of San Antonio Express-News political reporters discuss Cruz Shaw’s resignation, last week’s big news from Rey Saldaña and Julián Castro’s semi-official presidential campaign. Read more at https://www.expressnews.com/politics/.