The Todd and Oz Show

Planned peace talks with Iran are now in jeopardy after the U.S. seized an Iran-marked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, Austin's Community Police Review Commission appears to be split on whether the city should expand public reporting on police interactions with federal immigration agents and the latest poll shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gaining momentum over Senator John Cornyn in the GOP Senate primary runoff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Travis County judge has reissued a temporary injunction blocking camp Mystic from reopening its Guadalupe River grounds anytime soon after a 3 day hearing where judge Maya Guerra Gamble decided to keep the injunction and restraining order in place over camp mystic that she issued back in March, Senator John Cornyn joins the show to discuss his position in the Texas state primaries coming this summer, and a new report out by the transportation and public works department shows two large bridges and 20 smaller bridges are in need of repair across the city over the next five years as city staff says more than $90-million-dollars will need to be spent on bridge replacement and repair.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Changes are coming in the hill country to address last year's historic flooding with a nearly-one-million-dollar contract funding eight outdoor warning sirens along the Guadalupe river in Kerr county as county commissioner Tom Jones says the move marks the most concrete step yet toward a flood warning system that state leaders demanded after last year's deadly flood, the Hays county sheriff's office is leading the investigation into what's described as a "potentially serious pattern of bullying" that could include violations of the law as a video obtained by investigators, where players can reportedly be seen taunting another disabled student, and in at least one instance, one player is reportedly seen in the locker room simulating a sex act on the disabled student while other players watched and laughed and some city leaders are reacting after attorney general Ken Paxton raised concerns that the Austin police department's new policy on handling ice warrants may be in violation of state law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is opening up an investigation into the city of Austin following changes that were made to the Austin police department's policy on immigration enforcement looking into whether the city has violated senate bill 4, which allows local cooperation with ice agents, and bans local policies from interfering with federal immigration operations.More details are surfacing in the case of ten Lehman high school baseball players who have been suspended over allegations of bullying as law enforcement has reportedly obtained at least two videos of separate incidents across several weeks that indicate a pattern of behavior, players are allegedly seen slapping the student, hitting him with a belt and imitating a sex act and athletic apparel retailer Lululemon is the latest target of Texas attorney general Ken Paxton, who believes they're using toxic 'forever chemicals' in their activewear.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Trump has revealed negotiations with Iran in Pakistan have broken down after Iran's demand for a nuclear weapon was denied, a south Austin gun store owner is defending two of his employees who were involved in a shooting outside a nightclub on East Seventh Street Friday night and the City of Austin has approved $5 million for CapMetro bus route #2 which will cover things like overtime for bus drivers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The City of Austin has fired multiple high-ranking I.T. employees after learning that they were working for the City of Dallas at the same time, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis says she expects to have an update from the FBI on the mass shooting on Sixth Street and ERCOT is set to begin using artificial intelligence to track data points and find patterns that could warn of an outage as well as track weather and make recommendations about power generation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new poll found that 65-percent of Americans don't want a data center in their community, and a big part of that is the noise as University of Houston professor Ed Hirs says these facilities need huge air conditioners and water pumps to keep the computers cool , The Austin School District has canceled its planned job fair for this week on the heels of news that its projected budget deficit had ballooned to around $180-million-dollars for next year and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick says the in-fighting between Senate candidates Paxton and Cornyn needs to be resolved or they'll both usher in a new blue era of politics for Texas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reaction is mixed around Central Texas to President Trump's handling of the situation in Iran. Trump now says he's open to a two-week pause in fighting if Iran allows ships to move freely through the Strait of Hormuz, Tesla has smashed through the benchmarks that were set forth when the company entered into an incentive agreement with Travis county in 2020. Even so, the Travis county commissioners court this week has decided to only give Tesla a portion of the incentives that it has earned, and yet another homeless camp is causing big problems for people who live in the Southwood neighborhood of South Austin, many people are speaking out about multiple homeless camps that continue to pop back up even after they've been cleared out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Texas Board of Education will debate the latest changes to the k-12 social studies curriculum with some critics saying it over celebrates Christianity while Texas highways have become the national hub for testing big rigs that are piloted by computers and sensors, and Governor Greg Abbott is facing some online backlash after sharing a photo online appearing to show the aftermath of the rescue of an American pilot rescued in Iran. Abbott reposted the image, saying, "this is so awesome!" but the image is actually Ai generated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Trump has issued a new deadline of Tuesday evening for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to strike power plants and bridges if the waterway remains unlocked, new data shows that over 274,000 students have applied for Texas' new taxpayer funded school choice program as the initial deadline closed and The City of Austin is getting set to move ahead with plans to change the name of Cesar Chavez Street. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four Del Valle High School students are accused of kidnapping and torturing a classmate, the Austin City Council has approved the Downtown Core Transportation Plan that initiates the conversion of several one-way streets to two-way and construction is underway on an affordable housing project for Austin ISD teachers and staff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Texas has become a national leader for data centers, warehouses full of computers, needed for ai research, use a ton of electricity and here in Texas, it's cheap, according to Williamson county state senator Charles Schwertner, The Austin school district continues to struggle with enrollment with enrollment numbers plunge by more than 3000 students this year and two years after causing a bus crash that killed a 5-year-old Hays school district student and another driver, and less than a year behind bars, Jerry Hernandez will soon be up for parole.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A recently built drift track in the Hutto area is raising noise concerns among nearby residents who say they lived in the area long before the track was constructed, City of Austin officials immediately began talking about renaming Cesar Chavez Street. While some councilmembers like Vanessa Fuentes would like to see it renamed after another activist -- Dolores Huerta -- there's a new push to name the street after a local police officer who died in the line of duty and the Travis County District Attorney is pushing back on claims that he held secret meetings with the City of Austin and withheld evidence in a case involving an Austin police officer connected to the 2020 riots. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Trump has threatened to "obliterate" Iran's energy infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened. Recent strikes have hit an oil refinery in Israel and a US air base in Saudi Arabia, injuring service members, after a 44-day wait during a partial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, TSA officers have finally begun receiving retroactive paychecks and the Austin ISD has sent a letter to families this week informing them that Blackshear Elementary school will be closing for good.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin City Council has approved a plan to have new digital kiosks installed in busy areas around Austin to provide real-time transit information, wayfinding tools and emergency information, a rift is growing between Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra and Democrat State Rep. Erin Zweiner over high water-use developments such as A.I. date centers and many Austinites gathered over the weekend at the "No Kings Protest" to rally against Trump administration policies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a rare overnight session, the Senate unanimously moved to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but immigration enforcement components like ICE remain unfunded, Trump delayed potential U.S. strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for another 10 days while warning Tehran to "get serious" in negotiations "before it is too late" and Austin has approved a Homeless Strategies and Operations Strategic Plan for 2025-2027 as well as the purchase of a new property for Austin Resource Recovery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin city leaders hosted the first of a series of discussions over Austin's budget for the next fiscal year, giving the public a chance to voice what they want prioritized, Taylor residents held a press conference to formally push back on a proposed data center ahead of a planned city council meeting regarding the project and a 25 year-old man in Bastrop has been arrested after he began shooting at cars near a Home Depot.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some Austin city leaders are raising concerns about funding the next phase of the proposed I-35 cap and stitch project, Zoox has announced its self-driving taxes will begin service in Austin this week and the Texas Commission on Licensing and Regulation has approved a new rule that will require people to prove that they are in the country legally in order to operate certain businesses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A mistrial has been declared on the first day of jury selection in the deadly conduct case against Army Sergeant Daniel Perry, transportation officials are hoping to move forward with a proposed expansion of the Mopac expressway as Austinites prepare to weigh in on the project this week and the Capitol Metro Police Department is weighing in on safety on its bus routes in the wake of multiple violent incidents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jury selection will begin today in the misdemeanor deadly conduct case against Army sergeant Daniel Perry, who was pardoned in 2024 after a jury convicted him in 2023 of the murder of a protester on July 25, 2020, support is growing to rid the city of Austin of all tributes to Julio Cesar Chavez in the wake of allegations of sexual assault that reportedly happened decades ago and SpaceX and Tesla will build two advanced chip factories at a sprawling facility in Austin -- one to power cars and humanoid robots, and another designed for artificial intelligence data centers in space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin Police will leave a "public safety zone" in place on Sixth Street as they expect SXSW attendants to remain in the city for a few more days, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told reporters that his goals in the war against Iran will ultimately create the conditions for a civilian uprising, The Treasury Department is taking over some federal student loans as part of the Trump administrations plan to dismantle the Education Department.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The City of Austin has launched a new redesign of its website that cost over a million dollars, a major investigation by The New York Times has revealed allegations that the late labor icon Cesar Chavez sexually abused and raped women and girls and top national security and intelligence officials testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding the war with Iran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allies reject Trump's calls for help securing the Strait of Hormuz as oil continues to flow but with rising risks and prices, the City of Pflugerville has found another break in a pipeline that carries water from the Colorado River to Lake Pflugerville, making it the fifth break discovered for the troubled pipeline and A federal judge in Houston has extended the Texas school choice voucher application process to March 31st.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Attorney Doug O'Connell, who represents an Austin Police officer indicted in relation to the 2020 summer protests in Austin, joins the show to discuss alleged misconduct by Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza and O'Connell's motion to dismiss the case, U.S. Representative Greg Casar crashed U.S. Senator John Cornyn's press conference at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and the Austin City Council next week will consider a change to the land development code that would bring more commercial businesses to residential areas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Trump administration is preparing to announce that several countries have agreed to form a naval coalition to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, The Department of Energy will begin to pull oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help reduce prices that have risen due to Operation Epic Fury and Austin city councilmembers are calling for immigration enforcement agents to no longer be allowed to wear masks while conducting operations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI is quickly becoming one of the most influential technologies of our time as more and more people turn to the tech to help them in everyday life. Jewish houses of worship in Central Texas are on heightened alert following an attack at a synagogue in Michigan yesterday. The application process for school choice vouchers in Texas is nearly complete, with the portal closing on the 17th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin Independent School District leaders are facing backlash for confusing messaging regarding multiple school closures, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is pressuring Collin County to reject plans for the planned Muslim community Epic City and Iran has allegedly launched its first major cyberattack of the war against a U.S. company, reportedly targeting a medical technology groupSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three children have been confirmed dead at the scene of an apartment fire in southeast Austin, Stage 3 water restrictions continue in Pflugerville after there was a break in a thirty inch pipeline that supplies Lake Pflugerville and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton finds himself with an early lead in the polls in his Senate runoff against incumbent Senator John Cornyn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Trump is issuing new threats to Iran over the possible blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, two men have been charged with federal terrorism offenses after throwing "ignited devices" near the residence of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Austin Police Department is increasing security measures ahead of SXSW following a deadly shooting earlier this month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has issued a statement addressing an explosive that was thrown outside his home during a protest over the weekend, an attorney representing a woman who was reportedly injured at the Tesla Gigafactory by the man behind the 6th street mass shooting attack is now claiming Tesla might've been able to prevent the shooting altogether and a new map shows that no physical wall will be built at Big Bend National Park.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis has sent a memo outlining updated guidelines regarding how APD officers interact with ICE agents, the Austin Police Department has released 911 audio and body cam footage of the recent mass shooting on Sixth Street and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is hinting at dropping out of the U.S. Senate race to make a clear pathway for incumbent John Cornyn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new report from Austin's city auditor shows the city spends way more money on I.T. staff than most cities its size do as well as employing far more staff than those cities, Austin Pets Alive is asking for donations after dozens of puppies and dogs contracted parvovirus and the Williamson County Elections Office says some votes cast during Tuesday's extended hours at two polling locations may not be counted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

State Rep. James Talarico has defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democrat primary for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas while current U.S. Senator John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will head to a runoff for the Republican side, Republican Congressman Chip Roy and Texas state senator Mayes Middleton will head to a runoff election for the Texas Attorney General seat and Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza has released a statement saying his office is not seeking charges against the three Austin police officers involved in taking down the mass shooter in Austin this past weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dozens of Texas lawmakers are calling on Congress to put a full pause on immigration following the mass shooting in Austin over the weekend, voting in the Democrat and Republican primaries in the U.S. Senate election in Texas begins today and a Houston area parent has filed a federal lawsuit over school vouchers claiming they discriminate on the basis of religion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three people are dead and 14 others are wounded after a mass shooting outside a bar on Sixth Street, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is confirmed dead after joint U.S. and Israeli airstrikes were carried out over the weekend and self-driving taxi company Waymo has yet to respond to backlash from a video showing one of its autonomous vehicles blocking Austin first responders from getting to the scene of a mass shooting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BORDER SECURITY PLAN IS NOT SITTING WELL WITH SOME IN WEST TEXAS. A BORDER WALL COULD SOON BE BUILT INSIDE BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK. THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A NEW NOISE ORDINANCE AIMED AT TAMPING DOWN ON LOUD VEHICLES. THE OLD CONVENTION CENTER IS GONE AND CONSTRUCTION WILL CONTINUE FOR YEARS IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN TO BUILD A NEW ONE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin City Council is expected to vote today on a number of items aimed at tackling homelessness, including funds to expand the Esperanza community, Austin Water is asking the city for another $600 million to fund its Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and rural Republicans are coming out against building new data centers as their constituents are concerned about the amount of resources the centers can take up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin City Council is expected to vote tomorrow on a proposed change to the noise ordinance to limit how loud cars and motorcycles can be, Austin's Homeless Strategy Office has released a new plan outlining its plans through the 2027 fiscal year and data from the Austin Fire Department shows over 400 fires that have been sparked over the last two months were linked to homeless camps.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Early survey work will soon begin on Austin's light rail project after the Austin Transit Partnership approved a $60 million contract this month, the families of nine of the victims from last year's July 4th flooding have filed a new federal lawsuit against six officials with the Texas Department of State Health Services and a federal judge has temporarily blocked three Texas public school districts from having to honor a state ban on DEI policies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An off-duty Austin police officer is being hailed as a hero following a shooting at a barbershop in Pflugerville, the City of Austin is asking for community input as it works to shape a proposed $700 million bond package that could appear on the November ballot and the Lower Colorado River Authority is considering building another reservoir to help meet rising demand fueled by rapid growth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to data from Travis County early voting in the primary election is seeing much higher turnout than in the last midterm cycle, an Austin man seen on video abusing his dog on his apartment balcony is facing a felony animal cruelty charge and won't be getting his dog back and a judge in Austin has officially declared the innocence of the four men wrongfully accused in the 1991 yogurt shop murders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Canadian Olympic curling team is under fire for accusations of cheating at the Winter games, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is filing a class action lawsuit against companies with ties to China, and the Lower Colorado River Authority has approved a new 12-year plan aimed at changing how water usage is managed in Central Texas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The San Marcos City Council has voted to outright reject a proposed $1.5 billion data center, the Austin ISD has announced significant process on a backlog of special education evaluations and that they're no longer under the watchful eye of the TEA and early voting for the Texas primary is underway through February 27th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As enrollment continues to plummet the Austin ISD is putting a focus on getting kids who left the district back into their classrooms, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into firetruck manufacturers over alleged anti-competitive pricing and Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra is supporting new water restrictions on large-use developments such as data centers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Friday, more than 100 students walked out of class at McNeil High School, and once again, things got a little out of hand. The Austin Police Department is investigating the deaths of two people who were found inside their home over the weekend. An Austin councilmember says construction around the University of Texas campus will make it very hard for students to vote.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Despite heavy pushback from the public, the Round Rock City Council voted unanimously in favor of a new data center, Austin officials are keeping an eye on a "tele-driving" program in Las Vegas and could return with a new ordinance that would allow for the technology to be used in Austin and the Austin ISD has released a video making a plea to students to stay in the classroom instead of walking out of class to protest ICE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin ISD has delayed a decision on the future of Blackshear and Oak Springs elementary schools as district leaders seek more community input on a proposed consolidation, Hutto continues to face issues with its water supply after the city brought a new pump station online which stirred up lost of iron deposits, discoloring the water and residents near the Circuit of the Americas are pleading with local officials to improve the condition of the roads in the area.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Residents in west Austin spoke to the Public Safety Committee with concerns about excessive vehicle noise as well as speeding and racing on roads like 2222, Cap Metro is trying to change the public's perception of safety on public transit following two recent stabbings on Cap Metro buses and El Paso city leaders are demanding answers after the FAA shutdown the airspace over the city.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The City of Austin will soon be rolling out an online dashboard to show the public where things stand on homeless camp cleanups, police have arrested a woman who was allegedly involved in a recent stabbing on a Cap Metro bus and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Darling Ingredients in Bastrop for unlawfully emitting smelly odors and chemicals from its factory.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Travis County judge has rejected the push by the Austin United PAC to halt the $1.6 billion dollar construction project on Austin's new convention center, the Austin ISD has put out new rules in response to multiple days of student walkouts over immigration enforcement operations and the FCC is launching an investigation into "The View" after Senate candidate James Talarico's appearance on the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The FBI have arrested a suspect believed to be involved in the 2012 Benghazi attack on a U.S. compound that killed four Americans, Austin ISD officials are under fire from state officials over students walking out of school to protest ICE and four Austin police officers have been cleared by a Travis County grand jury in connection to a shooting in November of 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.