The Todd & Oz Show 7-16-26

The Todd & Oz Show 7-16-26

The Austin Transit Partnership board has given its approval for a contract with Stadler US inc, who will be tasked with designing and building 21 train cars for the planned light rail line with the initial contract will be for $39-million-dollars, but the delivery of all 21 train cars will come with a much larger price tag -- $353-million-dollars, Travis county commissioners this week have unanimously voted to oppose a wastewater permit for a proposed development west of Austin called "white rocks" , nearly three-dozen guns have gone missing from a Pflugerville gun store, and now the federal government is stepping in and the incident happened back on July 2 at GT distributors in Pflugerville as two men reportedly stole 34 glock handguns, and they were driving a stolen vehicle that was later found dumped on the side of the road and since then, none of the guns have been accounted for. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Todd & Oz Show 7-15-26

Congressional Democrats are holding ICE's feet to the fire over that shooting in Houston as the congressional Hispanic caucus will hold a hearing in Houston next week and congresswoman Sylvia Garcia says they need the public's input because the agency is not releasing details, Austin-area state rep. and Democrat candidate for lieutenant governor Vikki Goodwin is calling on governor Greg Abbott to get lawmakers back at the capitol for a special session on data centers, and Goodwin was joined at a press conference yesterday by various local elected officials from Austin, San Marcos, and Hays county, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority is still planning a major expansion of Mopac south between Cesar Chavez and Slaughter lane, but the cost of the project has been jumping way up, raising questions from some people who often use toll roads in the area. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Todd and Oz Show 7-14-26

With storms in the forecast for the next few days, Governor Greg Abbott is warning that things could turn dangerous, the Austin police department is out with new details on an officer-involved shooting over the weekend on Saturday, as Chief Lisa Davis says 911 received multiple calls about a man riding a scooter who was armed with a handgun and she says officers were on the scene within two minutes, but it took a few hours before they finally tracked the man down near the butler hike and bike trail, and opened fire when the suspect pulled the firearm on officers where Diaz died at the scene and also had two other loaded handguns on him at the time, the Austin transit partnership board will meet to discuss a $39-million-dollars contract with stadler us inc, who will be tasked with designing, manufacturing, testing, and delivering vehicles for Austin's planned light rail project. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Todd & Oz Show 7-13-26

South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham suddenly passed away over the weekend, Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax has released a proposed budget for next year totaling $6.6 billion and a new city ordinance that requires landlords to disclose all rental fees to potential tenants up front will take effect this fall. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Todd & Oz Show 7-10-26

There was plenty of anger at the Taylor city council meeting last night after city officials announced that a citizen-led petition trying to restrict future data center development could not move forward, over $100,000 has been spent by the city of Austin since October removing graffiti and a new homeless navigation center operated by the local nonprofit We Can Now is opening in north Austin. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.