Austin's District 5 City Councilman Ryan Alter joins us in studio to discuss the expansion of I-35 and the implementation of caps & stitches as part of the project, the city's annual budget, public safety and the city's relationship with the Austin Police Department as well as the performance of Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza.

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Austin's District 5 City Councilman Ryan Alter joins us in studio to discuss public safety, expansion of I-35 and the city budget among other topics, Ken Paxton has officially announced he'll be running for U.S. Senator John Cornyn's seat and China has announced new retaliatory tariffs on the U.S.

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Texas legislators are looking to end programs like Austin's universal basic income pilot program statewide, the Texas House has proposed a THC ban bill that would allow THC beverages to be regulated by the TABC and China is responding to Trump's recent tariffs.

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Austin Transit Partnership officials are citing pending legislation & lawsuits as some reasons construction on Project Connect hasn't started yet, a large rally against school choice was held at the Capitol building over the weekend and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy made a trip to Texas to speak with families who have lost loved ones recently to measles.

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The Austin City Council is considering imposing a regulation on housing developers that would require AC units in every dwelling, a school choice voucher bill has advanced to the full Texas House floor and former Austin Police officer Justin Berry's nomination for a second term to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement has been narrowly confirmed in the Texas Senate.

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The Austin ISD is considering consolidating schools in the face of a massive budget deficit, a high school athlete in Frisco was stabbed to death by another student at a track meet and the recently announced tariffs by President Trump are receiving mixed responses.

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Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis discusses new data like staffing numbers & crime data, a librarian in Georgetown High School has been threatened with termination for refusing to pull over 150 books from the school's library and Collin County residents spoke out against the proposed East Plano Islamic Center development.

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Multiple shootings occurred in Austin on Sunday, one that claimed a life in south Austin and another that left 4 people injured in a bar on Sixth Street, the Austin City Council is looking to fill "budget asteroids" ahead of the 2026 city budget and school districts in Texas are scrambling to fill budget shortfalls as there's heightened scrutiny about the high salaries of district superintendents.

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The Austin City Council has approved the extension of the program using automatic license plate readers, the Austin school district is scrambling to cut costs to rectify an over $100 million budget deficit and an insurance company was found hiring private investigators to follow Texas state lawmakers and their spouses. 

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