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The Todd & Oz Show 6-11-26

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:57:31 -0500

The city of Austin has put out a warning after potentially toxic blue-green algae mats were spotted floating on some local waterways as officials say thick mats of algae have been seen at red bud isle on lady bird lake, and at the walsh boat landing on Lake Austin, The city of Austin is on the hunt for a new organization to take over operations for the overnight cold weather shelters, as they're open to anyone, but they largely serve as a place for the homeless to come and stay overnight when the temperature is below 35-degrees, Travis county formally recognized pride month this week with a ceremony outside of the county administrative building, the Hays county commissioners court is still discussing data centers after this week, county judge Ruben Becerra proposed a 180-day emergency water review period that would limit how much new data center activity would be authorized by the county.

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Todd and Oz Show 6-9-26

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:23:47 -0500

Democrat Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa held a press conference at the capitol this week to announce the creation of a new effort aimed at public schools as she says her "team texas public schools" initiative will train teachers, parents, and administrators to fight against school closures, especially in areas of the state she says are being hit the hardest, are roundabouts the answer to some of austin's mobility problems? love them or hate them, the city of Austin has continued to add more and more of them to various intersections, and by the end of the year, work is set to begin on the city's 50th roundabout, Ken Paxton launched an industry-wide investigation into protein powder manufacturers, he says to protect texans from heavy metals like lead and cadmium as Paxton mentioned in a release that consumer reports tested 23 products and found the lead levels in plant-based protein powders on average, nine times higher than those made with dairy proteins.

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The Todd & Oz Show 6-8-26

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:33:51 -0500

Nearly a year after floods destroyed much of the Sandy Creek area, heavy rainfall caused major flooding Friday night and destroyed an animal sanctuary, President Trump says he had a tense exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over strikes in Iran, and prosecutors have rested their case in the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony

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The Todd & Oz Show 6-5-26

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:53:11 -0500

Critics are slamming Austin Mayor Kirk Watson for taking a trip to Manchester as the city struggles to fund basic city services while also facing a $33 million budget deficit, a parent at an Austin Montessori school accidentally put a THC lollipop in a goodie bag for students and the Austin School Board got their first look at a proposed $181 million budget reduction plan.

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The Todd & Oz Show 6-4-26

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:28:44 -0500

The Austin ISD school board will be presented this evening with a plan to cut $181-million-dollars from the next year's budget to address a massive deficit as superintendent Matias Segura highlighted several of the planned cuts yesterday, including 558 district roles. he says that all employees with teaching certifications will be given alternate placements, while the district is working to find roles for those who are not certified when possible. An Austin ISD student in the country illegally was able to walk across the stage for graduation with his classmates this week. It was early last month when Luis Fernando Cabrera -- a senior at Northeast early college high school -- was detained by ICE officials following a traffic stop due to an expired registration, following the arrest, Cabrera had been held at the Karnes detention center until a judge ordered his release, and Texas parents are giving the public school system a failing grade as 15 percent of parents say the quality of education in their ISD is excellent, 41-percent call it good, 22 percent describing it as fair and 9 percent as poor. The numbers jump up a bit when talking about the parents of private, charter or home-schooled students. 66-percent rate their education as excellent.

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Todd and Oz Show 6-3-26

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:34:13 -0500

The group behind a charter petition that would force regular external audits onto the city of Austin believes it has enough signatures to get that petition on the November ballot. Save Austin Now has officially handed those signatures over to the Austin city clerk as the petition requires the city of Austin to complete an external audit within a year of its passage, and to review its budget every five years, or no less than one year before the city of Austin asks voters for more money in a tax rate election, a new Texas law is adding tougher requirements for the companies behind operating driverless vehicles as senate bill 2807 imposes stricter rules on autonomous vehicle companies operating in the state, including state authorization, emergency response plans for law enforcement, and a public portal where residents can verify operators and file safety complaints, and new numbers from the city of Austin show the homeless population accounts for a significant share of all fatal auto-pedestrian crashes as the data shows 40-percent of the people who are hit by cars and die from their injuries are homeless.

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Todd and Oz Show 6-2-26

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:40:59 -0500

The Austin police department has launched an investigation into the death of a man who was found stuffed in a trash can over the weekend as APD says they were called to the area around Packsaddle pass and Ben White on Saturday for a welfare check, and officers arrived on scene and found the man -- identified as 59-year-old duc vo -- who they say was "clearly deceased.” , Two men from Houston are accused of pulling a jewelry store heist in Round Rock after police say Javon Davis and Leslie Lavun Jones were arrested in connection to a robbery at Marc Robinson jewelers at the Round Rock premium outlets back in April as court documents say the two men were part of a group of masked robbers who entered the store and started smashing display cases with hammers before stealing a large amount of high-end jewelry. Georgetown police are again urging residents to lock their vehicles and secure their firearms as they investigate 20 vehicle burglaries that occurred over the weekend across four neighborhoods, including the theft of seven firearms after burglaries took place late at night in the village, Fairhaven, Teravista and Summercrest neighborhoods. Of the vehicles targeted, six were confirmed locked and six were confirmed unlocked.

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Todd & Oz Show 6-1-26

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:16:51 -0500

Some small business owners along South Congress are voicing their concerns about Austin's light rail project, Democrat Rep. Greg Casar is calling for a new tax on artificial intelligence companies as a way to combat potential mass unemployment that could come from A.I. technology and Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico held a rally in Leander yesterday to try and lure voters over to his side in the race against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-29-26

Fri, 29 May 2026 15:10:05 -0500

A NEW TEXAS LAW REQUIRING APP STORES TO GET PARENTAL CONSENT FROM USERS UNDER 13 YEARS OLD WILL NOW BE ALLOWED TO GO INTO EFFECT, THANKS TO A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT. YESTERDAY WAS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR AUSTIN ISD, AND IT ALSO MARKED THE END OF AN ERA FOR SEVERAL SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT. AUSTIN CITY MANAGER T.C. BROADNAX HAS GOTTEN THE DIRECTIVE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL TO DEVELOP NEW RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING DUMPSTER COLLECTIONS.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-28-26

Thu, 28 May 2026 10:21:05 -0500

Legislation is on the way to regulate collegiate sports spending and transfers as the 'protect college sports act', written by Texas senator Ted Cruz and Washington democrat Maria Cantwell would hand the NCAA an antitrust exemption to enforce a series of rules that have been challenged in court over the past few years, limiting athletes to a one-time transfer without penalty, limit eligibility to 5 years, ban former pro-athletes from playing in college, halt schools from poaching coaches during the season, and granting the NCAA the ability to enforce a spending cap for how much schools can pay their athletes, a proposal from Austin mayor Kirk Watson to pull back some of the city’s commitment to building highway caps over I-35 won’t move forward this week as last year, the city council approved $104-million for what are called vertical "roadway elements", which are structural components needed for about six planned highway coverings of varying sizes, stretching from near the river to north Austin, but none of that money will cover any of the caps themselves, nor any of the amenities that the council wants included.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-27-26

Wed, 27 May 2026 10:22:31 -0500

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is the big winner in the lone star state's bitter republican senate primary battle, which spanned for more than a year and became the most expensive senate primary in history as Paxton, who was endorsed by donald trump just one week ago, convincingly defeated longtime GOP senator John Cornyn in the runoff election for the republican nomination, in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct decades ago, the Austin city council this week has begun discussions over renaming Cesar Chavez street, and some of the proposed names include reverting back to the original "first street," renaming it after another member of the farmworkers movement -- Dolores Huerta, or renaming it after fallen Austin police officer Jorge Pastore, who was killed in the line of duty, and Cedar Park will soon play host to an out-of-this-world effort by NASA as the space agency has announced that Cedar Park-based Firefly Aerospace will build a new craft designed to transport drones to the moon.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-22-26

Fri, 22 May 2026 10:28:27 -0500

Central Texas Gun Works Owner Michael Cargill joins the show, the Austin ISD has moved its budget discussion to June 4th, claiming they need more time to come up with solutions to address the projected $181 million budget deficit and Flock Safety is hoping to convince the Austin City Council to lift the ban on automated license plate readers in the wake of the shooting spree this past weekend.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-21-26

Thu, 21 May 2026 10:32:59 -0500

Texas Attorney General candidate Mayes Middleton joins the show, the Austin City Council will vote today on annexing a four square-mile piece of land in east Austin for new infrastructure and Austin cyclists gathered this week for the "Ride of Silence", an annual event hosted by the Austin Ghost Bike Project to honor the lives of people who have been hurt or killed on local roadways while calling for improvements to cyclist safety.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-20-26

Wed, 20 May 2026 10:27:50 -0500

President Trump has endorsed current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary for Cornyn's seat, the city of Austin has purchased 50 acres of park land in south Austin and a decline in public school enrollment is predicted to be bigger than expected, Texas could lose 100,000 students by the year 2030.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-19-26

Tue, 19 May 2026 10:30:50 -0500

Three people and two suspects are dead after a shooting at a mosque in San Diego yesterday morning, the owner of Central Texas Gun Works, Michael Cargill, has told reporters the gun used in the weekend shooting spree involving three teens in south Austin was stolen from his store and a new Texas Senate poll shows both Republican candidates John Cornyn and Ken Paxton are deadlocked against Democrat candidate James Talarico.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-18-26

Mon, 18 May 2026 10:24:12 -0500

Three teens have been arrested in connection to a shooting spree in south Austin over the weekend, the Austin City Council is discussing scaling back the I-35 cap and stitch project and parents in the Pflugerville school district are upset after district leaders voted to close four elementary schools to address an 11$ million deficit.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-15-26

Fri, 15 May 2026 11:19:11 -0500

Interrogations between the US and Cuba intensify as Cuba's oil shortage worsens, Caldwell county is calling for state intervention to regulate the development of data centers in Texas, and amidst school under-enrollment, Pflugerville ISD is closing four elementary schools.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-14-26

Thu, 14 May 2026 10:29:20 -0500

Governor Greg Abbott has expanded his latest crime reduction initiative as he originally rolled out the Texas repeat offender task force in Houston in October, and now he's expanding it to include Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and here in Austin, and Austin renters may have more bargaining power than they’ve had in years, as hundreds of apartment complexes across the city offer incentives like free rent amid a wave of new development after a recent report from Apartments.com shows roughly 700 apartment properties in Austin are currently offering rent concessions to attract tenants, and about 38-percent of those properties are advertising one month free, while another 25-percent are offering two months free.

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Todd and Oz 5-12-26 Podcast

Tue, 12 May 2026 10:32:35 -0500

Former Austin councilman Greg Casar held a press conference yesterday to demand the release of 18-year-old Luis Fernando Cabrera -- an illegal alien who attended northeast early college high school before being detained recently by ICE agents, five people have been arrested for allegedly robbing a teenager at gunpoint in Leander as the victim says a white suv approached him carrying the four other teens and one adult who began harassing him before pulling out a gun, an officer eventually chased two of the alleged robbers on foot, and during the pursuit, a drone was following and caught the moment one of the teens threw a backpack into a backyard. Officers later recovered two guns, one of which was stolen, also, Uhland has a new Mayor after recently, Mayor Lacee Duke resigned following a felony arrest back in December and Guadalupe Garza will take over after being appointed last night by the city council.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-11-26

Mon, 11 May 2026 10:32:57 -0500

Former Austin city councilman Greg Casar will be in Austin today to demand the release of a northeast early college high school student who was detained by ice recently after being pulled over for an expired registration, state health officials have temporarily waived the hard-wired internet requirement for summer camps and an appeals court has reinstated an injunction stopping the ban on stores from selling smokable hemp.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-8-26

Fri, 08 May 2026 10:23:54 -0500

President Trump is threatening Iran again after U-S forces carried out strikes on military facilities in retaliation for an attack in the Strait of Hormuz, Austin ISD is updating how it plans to deal with a $181 million budget deficit, including increasing class sized in second through fifth grade and reducing planning time for teachers and the CDC is tracking two cruise passengers in Texas who may have been exposed to the hantavirus.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-7-26

Thu, 07 May 2026 10:32:48 -0500

The central Texas regional mobility authority is proposing a big expansion of mopac from downtown to Slaughter lane, which would add two new toll lanes in an effort to alleviate the major congestion through the corridor, but critics aren't satisfied, after last night's meeting of Austin's environmental commission where multiple people showed up to slam the proposal over environmental concerns, Caldwell county could soon see a major boom in data center development that has some residents worried about changes to their communities, and Governor Abbott is threatening to pull state funding from Grand Prairie over an event at a waterpark as Epic Waters plans to host a private event to celebrate the Muslim holiday of EID on June first that will require a modest dress code and Governor Abbott says that could result in the loss of half a million dollar for the city, which owns the water park, he also says what the park did is religious discrimination.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-6-26

Wed, 06 May 2026 10:26:11 -0500

Activists are slamming the homeless strategy office's latest plan to clear out homeless camps around Austin after homeless strategy officer David Gray says they have created an updated process with a goal of reducing health and safety risks while also connecting homeless people with services including increased camp cleanings by some members of the Austin police department would establish six dedicated teams operating monday through friday with three teams that would be responsible for camps in parks, greenbelts, and residential areas and one team would focus on transportation corridors, and The Austin school district has released a summary of proposed budget cuts as the district works to close a $181-million deficit as district leaders say they have identified $73.8-million in central office reductions, which includes eliminating vacancies such as the deputy superintendent of business and operations and a proposed one-thousand-unit housing complex with pre-approved office space in southwest Austin is moving forward in the rezoning process.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-5-26

Tue, 05 May 2026 10:34:29 -0500

Sexual assault victim services provided by the safe alliance in austin are set to end in june because of a lack of funding after CEO Pierre Baristain says there is currently no plan for victims once the services are terminated, but that safe alliance could continue helping if it raises $1.5-million-dollars as he tells CBS Austin they've lost about $5.6-million in funding, Texas prisons are under attack, and it's coming from the skies as prison system leaders are tracking a spike in the number of cases where drones are flying contraband into the arms of inmates and the comptroller's office has issued 53-thousand more school choice vouchers to Texas students as part of the education freedom accounts program.

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Todd and Oz Show 5-4-26

Mon, 04 May 2026 10:44:19 -0500

The Austin City Council will consider a settlement with an Austin couple who had their home damaged by Austin police and Department of Public Safety S.W.A.T. officers after initially claiming immunity and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on legal representation, Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza has hired defense attorneys ahead of an upcoming misconduct hearing and a Travis County judge has issued a temporary injunction pausing a new Texas rule banning smokable hemp

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Todd and Oz Show 5-1-26

Fri, 01 May 2026 10:32:03 -0500

The Austin Board of Realtors is out with a new report claiming the city of Austin's H.OM.E. initiative is working at reducing housing costs, Camp Mystic has decided to pull their application for an operating license and will not open this summer after days of contentious public hearings and the city of Austin has released its long-term financial forecast, which could lead to a modest surplus in 2031.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-30-26

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:25:13 -0500

The city of Austin is preparing to ramp up homeless encampment sweeps in the coming weeks as a proposal outlines targeted cleanups across the city, but it’s already drawing criticism from activists who say the approach risks doing more harm than good like Eli Cortez with the group "Vocal TX" tells KVUE the police department is causing a lot of fear among the homeless community, which makes it difficult to get them help, Austin's first responders are taking their concerns about self-driving vehicles to city leaders after the 6th Street mass shooting early last month, an ambulance was blocked from getting to the scene by a self-driving Waymo vehicle that was stuck in the middle of the roadway, and Texas lieutenant governor Dan Patrick reiterated his call for state health officials to block the license of Camp Mystic following a two-day legislative hearing in which investigators, families of flood victims, and the camp's operators took hours of questions from lawmakers.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-29-26

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:33:26 -0500

State lawmakers and the camp leaders are debating at the state capitol over whether Camp Mystic should be allowed to reopen its Cypress Lake campus this summer, Camp Mystic director Edward Eastland was the first to address the house and senate committees about what led to the tragic deaths of the 27 girls in the flood and investigators concluded the camp leaders failed to follow national weather service warnings, and didn't have a camper evacuation plan and now they want to reopen the Cypress Lake campus on May 30th, Austin school district officials continue to try to figure out how to bridge a massive budget gap as this school year, the district expects to wrap up with a $49-million-dollar deficit, and it's expected to grow to $181-million-dollars by next school year, also get ready to hit the ballot box again as we are now less than one month away from a primary runoff in Texas which is the biggest race is for senate, pitting the incumbent John Cornyn against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-28-26

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:32:22 -0500

State lawmakers got a breakdown from their independent investigator as to what went wrong at camp mystic, causing the flood deaths of 25 campers and two counselors as members of the state house and senate flood investigation committees heard a minute by minute breakdown of the failures of camp leadership including not heeding national weather service warnings ahead of the July 4th floods, or having a coherent camper evacuation plan, the Austin city council has advanced a new incentive deal for a $985-million-dollar resort project at Circuit of the Americas that's expected to generate billions of dollars in the local economy as Rida development is planning a 1000-room hotel with a golf course and 170-thousand-square-foot conference center on the western portion of the COTA project in Del Valle, and Melania Trump and the administration have called for the firing of Jimmy Kimmel from his late night host spot on ABC after a joke of ill-taste was directed at the First Lady.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-27-26

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:35:48 -0500

The City of Austin is considering another property tax rate hike to make up for a $26 million budget deficit, the Austin Police Department has agreed to rework their general orders to avoid millions in state funding cuts and the Austin ISD will pause additional school closures at it moves toward gathering community feedback on district boundaries.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-24-26

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:24:45 -0500

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has extended the deadline for the city of Austin to change its police department's policies on cooperating with federal immigration agent, A U.S. Supreme Court appeal is in the works by the families who originally filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas for requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom and special guest & former Texas GOP Chairman James Dickey joins the show to discuss the booming data center industry in Texas.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-23-26

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:19:17 -0500

Texas is running out of water, and you won't believe the price tag to fix it, as a new report shows that cities across Texas will need to spend 174-billion dollars over the next 50 years to avert a water crisis. Perry Fowler, who heads the Texas water infrastructure network, says that's a huge jump from the previous price tag, the environment was the main focus of a town hall event yesterday where dozens of people turned up to learn more about the proposed expansion of Mopac from Cesar Chavez to Slaughter lane, critics of the plan, including some high school students, tell CBS Austin they don't believe the mobility authority has done enough studies on what impact the mopac project could have on the environment while CTRMA's environmental study shows that the project would have "no significant impact" to water, wildlife, and nearby areas like lady bird lake, and the hunt continues for a group of smash-and-grab thieves who hit the Marc Robinson jewelry store at the Round Rock outlet mall on Tuesday after video shows eight masked people enter the store, attack an employee with pepper spray, and then smash display cases filled with high-end jewelry and rolex watches.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-22-26

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:24:13 -0500

A new research center combining medical and technological research is getting a head-start from Michael and Susan Dell as they say the goal of the new investment is to bring together medicine, science, and computing on a single campus designed for the artificial intelligence era, the 5th circuit court concluded the Texas law does not violate the establishment clause or the free exercise clause of the first amendment, going on to say, Senate Bill 10 requires no religious exercise or observance and Students are not taught to adopt them, nor are teachers commanded to convert students to Christianity, and an Austin firefighter battling stage 4 ovarian and endometrial cancer has won a legal battle against the city of Austin over worker compensation after she worked for AFD for nearly 20 years, she was diagnosed with cancer in May of last year and believes it was caused by her job.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-21-26

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:29:52 -0500

Congress has passed the mystic alerts act named after Camp Mystic where 25 campers and two counselors were killed in the horrific July fourth flooding, requiring the FFC to encourage mobile service providers to adopt satellite technology to reach those that don't have cell service, girl scouts in central Texas can now earn a new patch designed to help them recognize and protect themselves from online predators, following the launch of a first-of-its-kind online safety curriculum unveiled this week in Austin, and an Austin woman is telling her story after chasing a strange man out of her house in the middle of the night Shayla Worley tells KXAN she was in her home on Nueces street when she realized she was not alone as Worley says she confronted the guy with a gun, once the man was gone, she says she called 9-1-1, because the crime was no longer in progress, she was told to call 3-1-1 instead, and to eventually file a report online.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-20-26

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:29:14 -0500

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.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-16-26

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:25:40 -0500

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.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-15-26

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:20:20 -0500

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.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-14-26

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:24:20 -0500

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.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-13-26

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:19:25 -0500

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.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-10-26

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:18:12 -0500

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.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-9-26

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:28:28 -0500

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.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-8-26

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:32:48 -0500

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.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-7-26

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:36:16 -0500

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.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-6-26

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:24:01 -0500

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.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-3-26

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:24:03 -0500

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.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-2-26

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:52:44 -0500

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.

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Todd and Oz Show 4-1-26

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:30:53 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-31-26

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:22:12 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-30-26

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:29:44 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-27-26

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:22:14 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-26-26

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:17:36 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-25-26

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:28:16 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-24-26

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:31:02 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-23-26

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:31:13 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-20-26

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:07:02 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-19-26

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:21:24 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-18-26

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:23:08 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-17-26

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:27:45 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-16-26

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:40:07 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-13-26

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:53:31 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-12-26

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:29:42 -0500

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 group

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-11-26

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:24:29 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-10-26

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:15:22 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-9-26

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:36:16 -0500

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-6-26

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:43:07 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-5-26

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:42:05 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-4-26

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:22:03 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-3-26

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:39:28 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 3-2-26

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:22:27 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-27-26

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:05:15 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-26-26

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:19:55 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-25-26

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:28:34 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-24-26

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:24:11 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-23-26

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:29:00 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-20-26

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:24:07 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-19-26

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:38:01 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-18-26

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:20:42 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-17-26

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:19:43 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-16-26

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:51:46 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-13-26

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:09:15 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-11-26

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:55:59 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-12-26

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:57:43 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-10-26

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:27:27 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-9-26

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:30:07 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-6-26

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:43:49 -0600

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.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-5-26

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:25:43 -0600

Waymo's Chief Safety Officer Mauricio Peña is addressing the investigation into the company's self-driving cars repeatedly going around stopped school buses in the Austin ISD, Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock says the state received thousands of applications for its school voucher program and the Mayor of San Antonio Gina Ortiz-Jones is blasting tech giant Michael Dell over his donation to Trump Accounts.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-4-26

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:29:26 -0600

Border Czar Tom Homan has announced a withdrawal of 700 federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, state auditors are putting the company that runs the Moody Center under a microscope after public records showed the arena reported no alcohol sales for several months and the Austin City Council has pulled an item from this week's agenda involving new surveillance cameras in city parks.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-3-26

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:27:04 -0600

The Texas Education Agency has confirmed it is formally investigating the Austin ISD after video shows AISD police officers escorting kids during a protest against ICE, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis made an appearance in front of the Public Safety Commission to discuss changes made to the department's police regarding cooperation with ICE and Austin's Parks and Recreation Department has decided not to recommend that the city council approve a proposed $2 million dollar contract for more surveillance cameras.

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The Todd & Oz Show 2-2-26

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:25:17 -0600

Construction crews have broken ground on the Congress Avenue redesign, Texas restaurant owners are saying the recent freeze has been devastating to their business and Texas has set a new record for the number of jobs in the state.

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The Todd & Oz Show 1-29-26

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:24:31 -0600

Nurses held a vigil outside of Ascension Seton Medical Center for Alex Pretti where some nurses called for the abolishment of I.C.E., the Austin Police Department is set to revise its cooperation policies with I.C.E. and the application process for the Texas school choice voucher program will start next week.

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The Todd & Oz Show 1-28-26

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:22:35 -0600

A man is in custody after spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar with an unknow substance during a town hall in Minneapolis, Texas Senator Ted Cruz is calling for the United States to arm Iranian protesters as unrest inside Iran intensifies and regional threats against Washington escalate and President Trump will speak at a Treasury Department summit to promote Trump Accounts.

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The Todd & Oz Show 1-27-26

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:25:00 -0600

City of Austin staff have recommended a $700 million dollar bond package for the November 2026 ballot, experts say advanced in battery storage technology are what helped Texas' grid survive Winter Storm Fern over the weekend and a new statewide task force on domestic violence will soon begin its work.

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The Todd & Oz Show 1-26-26

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:19:17 -0600

The winter storm rampaging through the southern US is causing flight delays, traffic jams, but surprisingly no major blackouts in Texas, and all the details we have on the murder of Alex Pretti at the hand of ICE officers in Minneapolis.

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The Todd & Oz Show 1-23-26

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:27:51 -0600

The Austin Police Department is seeing a reduction in crime on Sixth Street after a number of programs were introduced to make the area more family friendly, Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for more than half of Texas ahead of Winter Storm Fern and AISD parents are demanding to know where the money from a 2022 bond election went that was supposed to improve schools that will now be closing due to budget restraints.

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The Todd & Oz Show 1-22-26

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:26:53 -0600

Reactions from those involved in the acquittal of a Uvalde police officer who was charged with child endangerment during the Robb Elementary school shooting, A Travis County official is pushing back against a new Texas DMV policy that requires proof of legal status when registering a vehicle and municipalities across the state are preparing for the winter storm coming this weekend.

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The Todd & Oz Show 1-21-26

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:26:29 -0600

A lawsuit over a petition that would allow Austin voters a say on the new convention center will be heard in court, multiple Austin city council members were part of a protest against I.C.E. at City Hall and a lawsuit has been filed against the City of Austin and the Austin Police Department alleging excessive force.

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The Todd & Oz Show 1-20-26

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:29:23 -0600

A new Austin city audit is calling for more installations of speed bumps and traffic enforcement to reduce speeding through neighborhoods, an Austin couple was thrown out of an Airbnb after telling the owner they were in possession of a firearm and Texas' new Ten Commandments law will go before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today.

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The Todd & Oz Show 1-19-26

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:33:50 -0600

A mob of anti-ICE agitators stormed a church Sunday in St. Paul, Minnesota, interrupting a worship service after protesters claimed a pastor inside was affiliated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Kyle City Hall was the scene of a protest over the weekend as people continue to demand that federal immigration agents leave the city and cease all operations. Construction of Austin’s light rail under Project Connect received the green light from the federal government, which will mean more money in Austin in the near future.

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The Todd & Oz Show 1-16-26

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:25:40 -0600

A city memorandum released this week seeks to clarify how the Austin Police department engages with I.C.E. officers during service calls, a former reality tv star turned OnlyFans model is trying to throw her hat into Austin's political race and video of an I.C.E. arrest in San Antonio where an agent was injured has surfaced.

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The Todd & Oz Show 1-15-26

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:21:52 -0600

Waymo says it's planning to expand its autonomous vehicle service in the Austin area as the company faces backlash over its vehicles repeatedly passing school buses illegally, some Austin City Council members are pushing back against the idea of an external audit due to its associated cost and SpaceX is getting set for a multi-million dollar project at its facility in Bastrop.

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