This week on On The Record with Randy Beamer, James Nortey, CEO of SAGE (San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside), discusses the ongoing growth on San Antonio's East Side. He discusses a recently-awarded $2M grant aimed at fostering long-term economic growth, improving public health, and enhancing mobility in the area.

Krystal Jones, Director of the City of San Antonio's Arts & Culture Department, shares the economic impact of the film commission and how San Antonio earned a spot on MovieMaker Magazine’s list of "Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker."

On the Reporter’s Roundtable, SA Express News, Sara DiNatale, Staff Writer, reports on Texas GOP bills taking aim at wind, solar and battery storage sites.

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

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, Pct. 4 County Commissioner Tommy Calvert stops by to talk about the Frost Bank Center in his district- what will happen to it if the Spurs build a new arena elsewhere?

Then, as President Trump begins his term, signing executive orders that include actions such as levying tariffs on Mexico and closing the border to asylum seekers, we talk with Gerald Schwebel with the International Bank of Commerce in Laredo about how these issues are affecting Texas, and how state leaders need to move forward to protect our economy.

On the Reporter’s Roundtable, SA Report’s Andrea Drusch discusses the election of Dustin Burrows as Texas new House speaker, and what that means for both Republicans and Democrats in the 2025 legislative session.

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

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

Texas State Rep. Gene Wu, of Houston was just recently-elected chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus. Representative Wu, a former Harris County prosecutor, has served in the House since 2013, representing a slice of Houston’s west side. He has been a vocal critic of the GOP, particularly on social media, where he frequently spars with GOP state leaders.

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