The Todd and Oz Show

On Oz's last show of the year, he is joined ny Mark LaSpina as they discuss A.I. taking over jobs, what can be done to help the homeless, and listen to a bunch of caller's stories about addiction, homlessness, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oz is joined by Mark LaSpina on this Christmas Eve as they talk about a possible scooter curfew coming to Austin, if Austin is still as great as it used to me, and a ton of their favorite Chistmas movies!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Patrick is joined by attorney Mark LaSpina as they talk, Venezuela, AI vehicles and the sun city deer problem as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Todd and Oz get into the updates on the Brown University shooting, two men stuck on a rollercoaster at COTA, OZ's Whataburger obeseion, and a lot more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Todd and Oz talk about Ai emerging in the workforce and Providence Rhode Island police is still looking for the Brown University shooter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On todays edition of the Todd and Oz show, they talk about the brutal attacks in Australia, they also talk about the murder of Rob Reiner and the Austin City Council and the possibility of property taxes being raised as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Todd and Oz delve into topics such as Trump's response to the death of Ron Reiner, Austin's plan for the power grid once the colder weather comes in, the conclusion of the yogurt shop murder case, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police continue to search for a suspect that killed two and injured nine in a shooting at Brown University, the Williamson County Republican Party continues to push for an end to countywide voting and Camp Mystic is installing a new flood warning system ahead of its partial reopening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin City Council has approved $14.5 million in funding to support a number of homeless initiatives, the Travis County D.A.'s office is moving to clear the names of the four men who were wrongly convicted in the 1991 yogurt shop quadruple murder case and the U.S. has set new sanctions on three of Venezuelan President Maduro's nephews as the Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado makes her first public appearance in nearly a year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Calls for a third-party audit of the City of Austin are growing after a new report of two city employees making nearly $1 million in fraudulent payments with the city's money, the Austin City Council will consider an $11 million dollar plan to install a new advanced detection system on traffic signals and the U.S. has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Austin City Auditor's Office has released a report accusing former city employees of defrauding the city of nearly $1 million dollars, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is prioritizing ending property taxes in the next state legislative session and President Trump is rallying with voters to tout his efforts on making the nation more affordable ahead of the midterm elections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin Firefighters Association President Bob Nix joins the show to discuss the new tentative agreement with the City of Austin, a legal representative for the City of Austin has issued a notice to Save Austin Now to quit using the city logo in a call for an audit and President Trump will be making stops across the country to tout his administration's economic agenda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Austin Police Department are confirming the death of a 19 year-old A&M student in Austin last weekend as a suicide, AISD officials are meeting with Waymo over safety concerns with the company's vehicles driving past school buses dropping off children and the Austin City Council will vote on remodeling city restrooms to comply with the Texas' new bathroom bill while remaining "gender-inclusive".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Department of Homeland Security is ramping up operations in Minneapolis and New Orleans, Admiral Frank Bradley is expected to testify before Congress today regarding a military strike on alleged survivors of a previous strike on a drug boat, one of the largest suppliers of fentanyl to drug dealers in Hays County has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.