This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, it’s a meet and greet with new city council Rep. Edward Mungia from District 4. He talks about growing up on the southside, and what his priorities are for his district as he enters his first term.

Next, TX House Representative Diego Bernal shares his thoughts on the legislative session, the governor’s last-minute vetoes, and what he expects from the upcoming special session.

On Reporter’s Roundtable, Randy talks with Dylan Baddour, reporter with Inside Climate News, about the power-hungry data centers Texas is building at a frenzied rate. Why there is concern about how these are being powered, and where they are being built.

On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/

Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

On this episode of On The Record, host Randy Beamer talks about tourism with the new President and CEO of Visit San Antonio, Mario Bass. What are his plans to building tourism back to pre-pandemic levels?

Next, we look at bills that were introduced during this past legislature in Texas to slow down the growth of the solar energy- several pushed by the oil and gas industry supporters. Mark Stover, Executive Director of the Texas Solar and Storage Association breaks it down for us and explains what we could see next for solar power in Texas.

And on Reporter’s Roundtable, Randy talks with columnist Chris Tomlinson from the Express-News about the ties between Texas leaders and efforts to ban THC- you’ll be surprised the connections between top lawmakers and groups wanting the ban!

On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or online via the PBS app. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/

Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

This week On The Record, Randy Beamer recaps local elections and the 2025 Texas Legislature.

Former Mayor Henry Cisneros shares his thoughts on new Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, and how she might lead the city. Then, San Antonio Report’s politics & government reporter Andrea Drusch breaks down the council runoffs and explains why some of the new council members are starting with good city hall experience. Then, the Editor of the Quorum Report, Scott Braddock, details the top bills passed by state lawmakers this session.

Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.