The Todd and Oz Show

Visit Austin CEO Tom Nooman joins the show to discuss the new Austin Convention Center, more details are coming to light over the death of a 19 year-old Texas A&M student in Austin and the AISD wants autonomous vehicle company Waymo to cease operations over safety concerns.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The City of Austin says its ready to hit the ground running for a new light rail line as federal transit officials have recommended new funding for the project, Austin Police are investigating the death of a 19 year-old Texas A&M student after she reportedly fell off a 17-story balcony and camp owners in Texas are speaking out against the massive increase in licensing fees.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Downtown Austin Alliance is paying for Uber rides downtown to try and help businesses amidst all the construction in the area, a coordinated effort by the Austin Police department has resulted in almost a dozen arrests of shoplifters and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is advising some Texas universities to not sign an agreement with the College Sports Commission.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Travis County D.A. has dismissed a murder charge against Austin police officer Karl Krycia in the 2019 fatal shooting of Mauris DeSilva, more charges may be possible for a former AISD special ed teacher that was caught with child pornography and a new poll has Wesley Hunt leading Ken Paxton and John Cornyn in the Texas Senate race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is telling Americans that federal agencies will be ready for an expected record amount of travelers this week, a Williamson County sheriff is recovering after being hit by a suspected drunk driver and U.S. and Ukrainian officials are suggesting some progress is being made to refine President Trump's original peace proposal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hailing "tremendous progress" after a weekend of peace talks with Ukraine, the Department of Homeland Security will be investing more than a billion dollars to modernize air travel security at U.S. airports and Texas State troopers will now have some immigration authority when pulling over a driver as part of a new agreement with I.C.E.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Todd and Oz talk about Austin School District consolidating ten of its campuses in an effort to close a budget deficit and address under-enrollment, The Council of American-Islamic Relations taking Governor Abbott to court over his declaration that the Muslim civil rights group is a foreign terrorist organization and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin ISD trustees will vote today on a proposed consolidation plan that would close 10 schools and shift nearly 4,000 students to new campuses in the fall, President Trump has signed a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release all its files on convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and negotiations between the City of Austin and its fire department have been put on hold as the city accuses the fire union president of walking away from the table.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Both houses of Congress have voted to force the release of all the files related to Jeffrey Epstein, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has designated two Islamic groups as foreign terrorist organizations and a panel of federal judges in Texas has blocked the state from using newly redrawn congressional maps.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Congress is expected to hold a vote today on releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the trial of Austin police officer Daniel Sanchez has ended in a mistrial and the Austin City Council are holding multiple meetings this week to try and finalize a budget after Austinites voted down Prop Q.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin's Bond Advisory Task Force has come out with a list of items totaling more than $3.6 billion dollars for next year's bond election, the Austin City Clerk had denied a petition that would put the issue of the city's new convention center on a ballot for Austinites to vote on, claiming not enough of the signatures were valid and Austin police are seeing a rise in pickpocketing around downtown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Todd & Oz show is live from Lamb's Tire & Auto raising money for Honor Flight Austin to send veterans to our nation's capitol to visit the monuments that were built in their honor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Trump has signed a bill to fund the federal government and end the longest government shutdown in history, the Austin City Council has postponed a meeting after local attorneys alleged the council violated the Texas Open Meetings Act and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Harris County over alleged programs that assist illegal immigrants using taxpayer dollars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The U.S. Senate has passed a funding bill to end the ongoing government shutdown, the U.S. Supreme court has declined to consider a challenge to their landmark decision that legalized same sex marriage and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Galveston ISD for failing to post the ten commandments in classrooms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following the overwhelming rejection of a property tax hike by voters in Proposition Q, Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax has unveiled a revised fiscal year 2026 budget with significant cuts to city departments, Texas Governor Greg Abbott officially announced during an event in Houston on Sunday night that he is running for governor in 2026 and eight Senators in the Democratic caucus crossed the aisle to vote with Republicans to break the filibuster on a government funding bill and set the stage for an end to the government shutdown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin City Council staff will receive training on existing financial policies following investigative reports by the Austin American-Statesman that revealed questionable spending practices, the trial of Austin police officer Daniel Sanchez is underway as jurors began viewing surveillance footage of the 2022 fatal shooting of 30-year-old Raj Moonesinghe outside his South Austin home and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the company that operates the popular online game Roblox, claiming that the company has endangered children on the platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration have announced plans to reduce air traffic across 40 major U.S. airports, Austin ISD is delaying plans to close three elementary schools and an Austin-based firm has cloned the dog of Tom Brady.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin voters have soundly rejected Proposition Q, with nearly two-thirds voting no, all 17 constitutional amendments on the Texas voting ballot held a majority support and New York Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has won the city's mayoral race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A jury has been selected in the trial of Austin police Officer Daniel Sanchez, who is accused of a deadly conduct felony charge in the 2022 shooting death of Rajan Moonesinghe, Austin voters will determine whether they want their property taxes to increase by voting on Prop Q along other ballot initiatives and former Vice President Dick Cheney has passed away at the age of 84.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new bombshell report by the Austin American-Statesman reveals lavish spending by Austin City Council members on items such as international travel, expensive meals, "staff development" and donations to political causes with taxpayer money, the Texas Restaurant Association is raising concerns about rising costs for restaurant owners and President Trump is threatening military action in Nigeria over the alleged killing of Christians by Islamic extremists.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin ISD today will release an updated consolidation plan, which could close up to 13 schools as the district faces a $20 million budget shortfall and 25,000 empty seats Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Rangers to investigate the City of Elgin over allegations of chronic financial mismanagement and potential violations of state law. The federal government shutdown has reached its 31st day. Programs such as SNAP and Head Start will lose their funding starting tomorrow unless funding is restored.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A vote on government funding isn't expected until next week as the shutdown enters day 30 and SNAP benefits are set to run out, multiple neighborhood associations in Austin have passed resolutions stating to vote no on Prop Q and President Trump is touting a successful meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest campaign finance reports show that opponents of Austin's Prop Q have outraised and outspent proponents of the tax rate election, Austin Energy says a printing error is to blame for some customers receiving multiple bills and local food banks are struggling to keep up with demand as SNAP benefits could potentially run out for millions of Americans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode Todd and Oz talk to Austin Fire Association President Bob Nix about staffing budget issues. They also talk about new details about the man accused of a shooting at the Downtown Austin Library on Saturday, along with conversations about Proposition Q.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Early voting numbers in Travis County are low as only 4% of registered voters have cast a ballot so far, a homeless man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that occurred inside Austin's downtown central library and the state of Texas is seeing an almost double digit percent drop off in tourists.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin City Council is facing pushback over the redevelopment of the Austin Convention Center, a lawsuit has been filed over a massive propane explosion that occurred at a home in northwest Austin and Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is pointing to the recent NBA betting scandal as evidence of the risk of legalizing gambling.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis is pushing back against rumors that she will be leaving back to Cincinnati, one of the most successful organizations when it comes to helping the homeless, Community First, is celebrating 10 years and Texas congressional leaders are backing an initiative to require proof of citizenship to register as a voter on the national application form.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travis County has decided to spend around $125,000 on a study into high-speed rail in Central Texas, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is considering establishing a task force to find workaround to Governor Abbott's ban on political street art and a lawsuit between Cards Against Humanity and SpaceX over a plot of land in Texas has been settled.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and Travis County Judge Andy Brown have both declared a disaster amid a growing wildfire risk, Austin's Cap Metro has officially sworn in a new police chief and a new poll reveals most Texans have an issue with the electoral map drawing process.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Multiple state and city propositions are on the ballot as today marks the first day of early voting, "No Kings" protests occurred across the nation including Austin and Matt Mackoviak from Save Austin Now, Roger Faulk from the Travis County Taxpayers Union and former Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daughtery join the show to discuss Austin's Prop Q.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The Todd & Oz Show, the hosts break down the “No Kings” protests happening in Austin, the city’s preparations for the upcoming Formula 1 race, and concerns over a proposal to cut firefighter staffing from four to three per truck. They also touch on other local and state issues affecting Austin residents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Kyle Animal Shelter is attempting to meet its fundraising goal of $200,000 by the end of the month to stay open, The Texas Department of Public Safety has deployed a new drone detection system and fire crews in Burnet County continue to battle a wildfire that has consumed over 300 acres so far.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new Texas law limiting protests on university campuses from occurring late at night or during the last two weeks of a term has been overturned, Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa has announced her campaign for Texas Governor and Hays County has voted to end its contract with Flock Safety for their automated license plate readers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin United PAC says it has more than 21,000 signatures of residents that want to halt construction of the new convention center which is enough to get the issue onto a ballot, tenants of an east Austin strip mall want APD to step up patrols in the area after a series of break-ins and a ground stop issued by the FAA caused multiple delays at Austin's airport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Trump is in the Middle East following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, the city of Austin has 30 days to comply with a request from TXDOT to remove any political messaging from public roadways and a south Austin neighborhood has experienced multiple dog attacks from the same dog with no assistance from the city.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The City of Austin has approved to purchase property for a new homeless center for $4.3 million dollars, the Leander ISD will ask voters to approve a tax hike next month and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is expanding his investigation into Discord.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel & Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace deal brokered by the U.S. that would pause fighting and exchange hostages, the Ending Community Homeless Coalition has released its "State of the System" report and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced an investigation into left-wing terrorist organizationsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travis County has launched its new child care program called "Raising Travis County", the Austin Police Department is requesting the assistance of DPS in an effort to tackle the ongoing rash of car break-ins at city parks and an open house is planned for the public to get a glimpse of the city of Austin's planned overhaul of Congress Avenue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The City of Austin says it will need to find a operator for a proposed homeless navigation site if the council approves the purchase of land for it, President Trump is defending his decision to request that the Texas National Guard be deployed to Chicago to assist with ICE raids and some Austin parents are questioning where the money from a 2022 bond package has been spent as the AISD plans to close 13 campuses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin District 10 Councilmember Marc Duchen joins the show to discuss Prop Q, some AISD parents are speaking out against the AISD's school consolidation plan and Texas Governor Greg Abbott has authorized the deployment of the Texas National Guard to other states.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The City of Austin is pushing back against criticism regarding its new logo, the Austin Police Department is launching a new initiative to combat crime at a few crime hotspots in northeast Austin and the Senate is expected to hold another vote to try and end the shutdown as President Trump will be meeting with the OMB Director Russ Vought.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show, Todd and Oz check up on everyone during day 2 of the governemnt shutdown while aslo discussing controverisal calls by local judges regarding fentanyl cases.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A group of city union members are calling on Austin voters to pass Prop Q on November 4th, two Austin City Council members held a planned public meeting to hear feedback on the proposed relocation on the Sunrise homeless shelter in south Austin and the Austin school district is selling naming rights to some of its buildings to tackle its budget deficit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Family members of the yogurt shop murder victims are speaking out about the news of the new DNA evidence being leaked to the media, some Taylor residents are pushing back against plans for a new data center and Texas school districts may have a harder time affording foreign teachers due to the new visa fee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The City of Austin has announced it has found new DNA evidence linking a man to the 1991 yogurt shop murders on Anderson Lane, a hearing is set this week to determine whether Kendrex White, who stabbed multiple people on the UT campus back in 2017, will be released from state custody and parents are speaking out about the recent officer-involved shooting at Zilker Park after a shelter-in-place order was lifted before the shooter was found.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Negotiations for a new contract have resumed between the Austin Firefighters Association and the Austin City Council, the council has also approved a change to city code that will allow vets to spay pregnant dogs and cats without allowing a rescue group to come claim the animal first and a man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to have planted a bomb at the Fox 7 studios in downtown Austin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

House District 21 Candidate Daniel Betts joins the show to discuss issues facing voters in the hill country area, the City of Austin is looking for feedback on plans to improve traffic flow on Sixth Street and a proposed change to city code in Austin would allow veterinarians to spay an animal and terminate their pregnancy without allowing a rescue group to take ownership.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's show Todd and Oz dive into Jimmy Kimmel returning to late-night TV, President Trump criticiziing the United Nations, and the way the 10-1 Austin City Council. They also react to breaking news about shot being fired at an ICE facility in Dallas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The City of Austin is launching a pilot program to address repeat offenders with mental health issues, the Austin Firefighters Association says they're getting impatient with the city in regards to contract negotiations after a meeting was abruptly cancelled by the city with no explanation and the man who plowed through multiple vehicles on I-35 with an 18-wheeler that killed five people and injured nearly a dozen others is facing new charges.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thousands gathered in Arizona for the memorial of Charlie Kirk, neighbors around the proposed site for a new homeless shelter in south Austin have launched a petition against the proposal and Texas has signed agreements with multiple states to strengthen election integrity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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