The Todd and Oz Show

Austin City Council members appear to be split on how much to propose for a property tax rate hike, Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea is claiming a county tax rate hike is inevitable after the July 4 floods and Governor Greg Abbott has filed a lawsuit with the Texas Supreme Court to remove state representative Gene Wu from office.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Governor Greg Abbott has issued civil arrest warrants for the Democrats that left the state to break quorum, Houston business owner Mattress Mack is giving away 400 mattresses in Travis County and a contractor is about to begin major repairs to the Sandy Creek bridge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A town hall meeting hosted by Austin City Council members Chito Vela & Natasha Harper-Madison went off the rails, Texas Democrats have fled the state to break quorum as the legislature prepares to redraw district lines and an arrest has been made in connection to a shooting at a park in Leander that left one man dead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kerr County officials testified at a legislative hearing about their response to the recent deadly floods, Austin residents spoke at a public meeting about a proposed tax rate hike and a petition to stop the building of a new convention center in Austin is gaining traction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin District 5 Councilman Ryan Alter is blaming the state & federal government for the city having to raise property taxes, Austin ISD Superintendent Matias Segura is blaming the Trump administration for mass layoffs at the school district and state lawmakers are pushing to protect small businesses from future floods.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin's District 10 City Councilman Mark Duchen joins the show to discuss the city's proposed budget for 2026, Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker is defending his proposal to cut firefighter staffing levels and Hays County is reconsidering its use of license plate readers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The City of Austin's Housing Department want almost half a million dollars in the new city budget for rental assistance, Austin Energy wants to make significant investments in its infrastructure to better withstand severe weather and the Texas Senate has delayed taking up legislation that would ban THC products.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin Justice Coalition is speaking out against the proposed Austin city budget due to an increase in spending for the police department, a former executive in the Austin School District has been sentenced for stealing thousands of dollars worth of gift cards and a Public Safety Commissioner for Travis County is taking issue with the Office of Police Oversight in Austin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Taylor City Council voted 5-0 to approve the construction of a new data center, Austin City Councilman Zo Qadri is pushing a resolution that would expand current initiatives & programs related to combating hate crimes and a bill introduced in the Texas House would shift dollars received from the federal government to provide property tax relief to Texas homeowners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin City Council is considering a tax rate election to shore up a $33 million dollar deficit in next year's city budget, Austin's Homeless Strategy Office is hoping the city council will approve almost $1 million dollars to fund 12 new positions in the department and the Austin City Council will vote tomorrow on approving a new air traffic controller academy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The special session in the Texas Legislature continues with items related to a THC ban, flood warning systems as well as redistricting, officials in Travis County are close to declaring that all of the flood victims have been found and Travis County officials are planning on relocating the flood recovery resource center closer to the Sandy Creek area.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin firefighters spoke out at a rally last night against a proposal by Fire Chief Joel Baker to reduce the size of crews from 4 to 3 firefighters on a truck in order to cut costs by $8 million, the Texas Senate is moving quickly to redraw congressional maps and Hunter Biden gave a profanity-laced interview to Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TXDOT engineers are working on opening a new Cow Creek Bridge on 1431 after the floods destroyed the old one with a goal of completing it by September 19, a new report shows a majority of the homes lost in Kerr County did not have flood insurance and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has released a report alleging that former President Obama orchestrated a "treasonous conspiracy" to undermine Trump's 2016 election victory.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the proposals in the new Austin city budget would spend almost half a million on enhanced security at city libraries, the Downtown Austin Alliance says it's seen instances of pickpocketing has been cut in half after an increase in police presence downtown and the City of Austin is demanding that a federal grant of $50 million from FEMA be handed over after the grant program was ended a couple of months ago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The union for the Austin Police Department is not happy with a major shakeup in its staffing due to a new directive under Police Chief Lisa Davis, businesses on Lake Travis are seeing an uptick in business after the recent floods raised the lake level to 88% full and a lawsuit has been filed by the widow of a man who died in an April gas explosion in northwest Austin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travis County Commissioners got an earful from Sandy Creek residents about the lack of communication from county officials in regards to the flood response, Del Valle teachers are protesting a plan that would add 30 minutes to their work day and the latest fundraising figures show Senator John Cornyn has outraised his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SafeHorns President Joell Mcnew joins the show to discuss the possible release of murderer Kendrex White, more information is coming out about the emergency response to the flooding at Camp Mystic and conservative influencers & voters are ramping up their demands for answers on the Epstein files.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin Firefighters Association approved a vote of no confidence in Fire Chief Joel Baker, the Austin City Council is back from vacation with a controversial budget plan and a bridge for Sandy Creek is close to being finished to allow residents to enter & exit the neighborhood in their vehicles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin Firefighters Association has started online voting on a vote of no confidence for Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker, Texas State Senator Angela Paxton has filed for divorce from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced a $10,000 reward for info on one of the men that was part of an attack on an ICE detention facility in Alvaredo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Residents of Sandy Creek are speaking out about the lack of communication from local officials, a camp near Mystic Camp is telling their story about how they were able to evacuate everyone safely and the widow of the man killed in the Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt last year is demanding answers from the Secret Service about what went wrong that day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Todd & Oz broadcast live from Lamb's Tire & Auto as they take donations for the flood victims and give updates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin Firefighters Association President Bob Nicks joins the show to discuss why he is calling for a vote of no confidence on Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker, residents of Sandy Creek are speaking out against the lack of help from Travis County and multiple ambushes of ICE officers in Texas have led to multiple arrests.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin Disaster Relief Network's Executive Director Dr. Dwight Bailey joins the show to update us on their efforts to assist the community of Kerrville and other affected areas as the death toll from the floods has risen to 82 with dozens still missing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The AISD has submitted its turnaround plan for some of its failing schools to prevent the Texas Education Agency from taking over the entire district, the controversial Sunrise homeless center in south Austin is getting closer to finding a new location and Texas Governor Greg Abbott remains confident that the 10 Commandments bill that recently passed will survive a legal challenge from the ACLU.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two firefighters were killed and another injured in a shootout in Idaho after a man intentionally set a fire and began firing at first responders, we go over recent homeless initiatives in Austin, and callers talk about the necessity of migrant work in labor jobs here in Texas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin School District has approved a new budget as well as a turnaround plan for its low-performing schools, dozens of subsidized housing units for artists living in Austin are now available and a Texas law requiring age verification to access online pornography may see a resolution to the lawsuit challenging it today in the Supreme Court.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Justice Department has closed its investigation into the East Plano Islamic Center in Collin County with no charges brought forth, a new University of Texas poll shows Trump's approval numbers and the Texas State Board of Education is launching a pilot program to address low-performing schools.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Travis County district judge voided a massive voter-approved bond in Hays County, some parents are speaking out against the cell phone ban in public schools that will go into affect next school year and a new parents rights law in Texas is being challenged by the ACLU.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Navy SEAL & Army Ranger Captain Ed Gallrein joins the show to discuss the situation in Iran, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is blasting Governor Greg Abbott for vetoing the THC ban bill and a plea deal has been reached for a man who killed a 5-year-old boy when he crashed into a Hays County ISD school bus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The U.S. military struck 3 of Iran's nuclear facilities over the weekend, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vetoed the THC ban bill SB-3 and the CEO of Flock is speaking out as their contract with the city is set to expire at the end of the month.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is threatening to sue the city of Austin over a banking contract, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is hoping voters will approve $20 billion dollars for water infrastructure and a new report reveals the city of Austin had over 9.3 billion gallons of water leak from its pipes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some Texas lawmakers want Tesla to delay the rollout of their self-driving taxis, one of the expansion projects at Austin's airport has been completed and Austin's District 8 Councilwoman Paige Ellis is trying to petition to be able to run for a third term.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new Capital Metro Police Department will already have to look for a new police chief, Travis County officials passes a resolution in support of humane treatment of illegal aliens in ICE custody and Rep. Lloyd Doggett is sounding the alarm on air traffic controller staffing at Austin's airport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Cap Metro Police in Austin have started patrols this week, protesters are demanding those being held at the J.J. Pickle Federal Building in Austin be released and the city of Georgetown is seeing the homeless population grow around the Georgetown square.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More anti-ICE protests are planned after the "No Kings Day" protests happened nationwide over the weekend, new results show Texas students are still behind when it comes to reading & math and the conflict between Israel & Iran is escalating as both countries hit each other with missile & drone attacks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel kills 4 of Iran's top military leaders in an overnight operation, Governor Greg Abbott is deploying more National Guard troops throughout multiple cities ahead of mass protests planned for Saturday and the rollout of Tesla's self-driving taxis has been delayed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has deployed the National Guard throughout the state ahead of planned nationwide protests on Saturday, the governor has also given his approval for $50 million to research ibogaine to possible help veterans with traumatic brain injuries and lake levels around Austin are on the rise after recent rainfall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin Police Department is preparing for mass protests on Saturday, Texas is changing the way it issues license plates to drivers and President Trump says a deal with China is done.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over a dozen people were arrested at a protest that started last night in downtown Austin near the Capitol building, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is taking a victory lap over the recent Texas Legislature session and Trump continues to try and push his big, beautiful bill through Congress.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The riots in L.A. continue as state & local officials there and the Trump administration continue to blame each other, Austin & San Marcos have rejected the expanded use of automatic license plate readers and Tesla's robotaxis are expected to hit the streets of Austin this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin City Council has approved more than $15 million dollars in contracts for art in the airport, the council also approved a change to the way food trucks are inspected and a federal judge has ruled that a Texas law allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition is unconstitutional.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed the biggest school funding increase in state history, legislation that would ban lab-grown meat in Texas has made its way to Abbott's desk and Texas is being sued over a law that offers in-state tuition for illegal aliens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The City of Austin is pushing for 40% of its fleet miles driven to be by electric vehicles by 2030, another body has been found in Town Lake and the vote on extending the usage of license plate readers by the Austin Police Department has been delayed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin's Public Safety Commission is pushing the city council to vote against extending the use of license plate readers by the police department, AISD officials are scrambling to finalize a turnaround plan for three failing campuses by the end of the month and the most controversial piece of legislation that remains unresolved as the Texas Legislature adjourns for the next two years is leaving some business owners in the state uncertain of their futures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An officer-involved shooting in Austin over the weekend makes it the third one in May, a bill in the Texas Legislature that would ban cell phones in school is heading to Governor Greg Abbott's desk and the Rollingwood city council has approves a grant to fund five new license plate readers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Governor Abbott might call a special session and Pres Trump is still fighting with Harvard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The City of Austin is brainstorming on how to shore up a $40 million dollar budget deficit for next year, a leaked internal memo from the Travis County District Attorney's office reveals methods & policies on sentencing criminals and the Austin Homeless Strategy Office is struggling to address the proliferation of homeless camps ahead of expected floods.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thousands of small business owners are awaiting their fate as the passage of a total THC ban in Texas is one signature away by Governor Greg Abbott from taking effect, Democrat State Rep. Gina Hinojosa is blaming the state for the homeless issue in Austin and Harvard continues to battle with the Trump administration and the fresh pause on conducting interviews for foreign student visasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Texas House has approved the Senate's bill that would pump up to $500 million dollars into the Texas film industry, legislation requiring Texas public schools to post the 10 Commandments in every classroom is one step away from Governor Greg Abbott's desk and Travis County's child care program is expected to formally launch this summer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.