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Inside San Antonio City Hall ft. Rocío Guenther

EPISODE 9: INSIDE SAN ANTONIO CITY HALL FT. ROCÍO GUENTHER This week Lawson and Don sit down with a friend of six-plus years — Rocío Guenther — a journalist, public servant, and consultant whose career has bridged Guadalajara, San Antonio, Spain, and Germany. Originally from Guadalajara, Rocío started as a bilingual reporter at the San Antonio Report covering U.S.–Mexico relations and immigration. She later joined the City of San Antonio's Global Engagement Office (coordinating the King and Queen of Spain's Tricentennial visit), served as Director of Community Engagement and Constituent Services for Mayor Ron Nirenberg — including a stretch working remotely from Spain — and spent 2023–2024 as a German Chancellor Fellow in Darmstadt studying migration policy. Most recently she was a campaign aide to Beto Altamirano in the 2025 San Antonio mayoral race, and today she runs her firm Guerita Consulting. This one is longer-form and substantive. We get into what community engagement actually looks like on the ground, what the Mayor's office taught her about funding and consensus, her view of the Altamirano campaign, San Antonio's Sister Cities, why global engagement matters for a mid-size American city, and what it's like to build a career across two countries, two languages, and two cultures. If you care about how local government works — or what it looks like to build a career that doesn't fit one lane — this is your episode. ☕ ---------------------------------------- ABOUT OUR GUEST 🌐 gueritaconsulting.com [http://gueritaconsulting.com] 📸 Instagram: @chioguenther ---------------------------------------- CHAPTERS 00:35 — Rocío Guenther: A Journey of Identity 04:56 — San Antonio: A Community of Warmth 06:38 — Navigating Local Politics 12:14 — Transplants in San Antonio's Growth 15:15 — Political Identity and Community Engagement 17:10 — COVID and Community Engagement 19:13 — Career Transitions 21:29 — Political Landscapes and Aspirations 22:43 — Spanish Citizenship and Migration Studies 24:25 — Balancing New Roles and Future Goals 25:11 — Local Governance: Mayor and Council 37:09 — Competency in Governance 39:35 — Local Leadership Dynamics 41:58 — Cultural Perceptions of San Antonio 48:07 — International Connections and Sister Cities 53:08 — The Importance of Global Engagement ---------------------------------------- SHOP, CONNECT & SUPPORT Be a guest: listen@twotexasteas.com [listen@twotexasteas.com] Sponsor: ads@twotexasteas.com [ads@twotexasteas.com] Merch: shop.twotexasteas.com [http://shop.twotexasteas.com] 🎙️ biosites.com/twotexasteas [http://biosites.com/twotexasteas] 📸 instagram.com/twotexasteas [http://instagram.com/twotexasteas] 🎬 tiktok.com/@twotexasteas [http://tiktok.com/@twotexasteas] 🐦 x.com/twotexasteas [http://x.com/twotexasteas] ▶️ youtube.com/@twotexasteas [http://youtube.com/@twotexasteas] ✍️ substack.com/@twotexasteas [http://substack.com/@twotexasteas] Real talk. Texas brewed. ☕

Happy Mother's Day with Luke Picasso ⚾💐 A Special Episode

SPECIAL EPISODE: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY WITH LUKE PICASSO ⚾ This week's a special one. Don and Lawson are joined by the youngest and most heavily bribed guest in Two Texas Teas history: Lawson's son, Luke Picasso. After "many contract negotiations," Luke takes the mic to walk us through his Select baseball season — the sprained elbow that has him on the IL, his Atlanta Braves loyalty, and his very strong feelings about Bryce Harper. We get into the wild economics of youth baseball, why the Picassos bowed out of Little League ("too political"), Mario Kart wars that fracture dinner conversations, the Universal Super Mario World fever dream, and the family's mission to visit every MLB stadium before Luke turns 18. Lawson closes with a Mother's Day message for every kind of mom — the new moms, the moms moving through grief, and the moms who just want a quiet day where nobody asks where anything is. Happy Mother's Day from us to you. WHAT YOU WILL HEAR — Luke's season, his sprained elbow, and getting the official stats on the record — Why Select baseball is basically Space Jam with $500 bats — The Sandlot tournament that ended with police on the scene — Atlanta Braves vs. Yankees: a house divided — Mario Kart fights, COVID switches, and the great Yoshi takeover — Universal Studios' Super Mario World (10 trillion out of 10) — The MLB stadium tour goal and why San Antonio absolutely deserves a team ---------------------------------------- CHAPTERS 00:00 — Celebrating Mother's Day with Special Guests 02:13 — Summary 02:48 — Luke's Baseball Journey: Stats and Injuries 05:58 — The Competitive Nature of Youth Baseball 09:53 — The Impact of Branding in Baseball 13:39 — Navigating Youth Sports Politics 16:02 — Visit twotexasteas.com [http://twotexasteas.com] 16:43 — The Role of Parents in Youth Sports 22:09 — Future Aspirations in Baseball and Education 26:41 — The Competitive Nature of Youth Sports 29:14 — Baseball Knowledge and Passion 32:01 — YouTube Influences and Family Activities 34:19 — Video Game Fandom and Family Dynamics 38:58 — The Love for Baseball and Family Traditions 41:32 — Universal Studios Experience and Super Mario World 45:04 — Advertise With Us 45:44 — Dreams of MLB Stadium Visits 50:55 — Reflections on Motherhood and Family Values ---------------------------------------- WANT TO BE ON THE SHOW? You don't have to be famous. If you have an opinion, come talk to us. listen@twotexasteas.com [listen@twotexasteas.com] • twotexasteas.com [http://twotexasteas.com] Sponsors: ads@twotexasteas.com [ads@twotexasteas.com] STAY CONNECTED 🎙️ twotexasteas.com [http://twotexasteas.com] 📸 instagram.com/twotexasteas [http://instagram.com/twotexasteas] 🎬 tiktok.com/@twotexasteas [http://tiktok.com/@twotexasteas] 🐦 x.com/twotexasteas [http://x.com/twotexasteas] ▶️ youtube.com/@twotexasteas [http://youtube.com/@twotexasteas] ✍️ substack.com/@twotexasteas [http://substack.com/@twotexasteas] 👕 shop.twotexasteas.com [http://shop.twotexasteas.com] Real talk. Texas brewed. ☕

Megan Thee Stallion Won the Kentucky Derby, Musgraves, and Chief of Staffs

EPISODE 8: MEGAN THEE STALLION WON THE KENTUCKY DERBY, MUSGRAVES, AND CHIEF OF STAFFS Don and Lawson are back, and this week they're trying something new. Introducing the show's new segment structure: Hot Tea (the spicy stuff), Sweet Tea (the feel-good wins), and Brewed Tea (what's coming down the pipeline). One brand, three flavors, all Texas. They open with the Klay Thompson and Megan Thee Stallion fumble, then dive into San Antonio City Hall — Chief of Staff Denise Carroll out, longtime Deputy Chief Pat Wallace out, and what those exits actually say about the mayor's office. From there: a board race for Alamo Colleges District 9 that got nasty and backfired, why Lawson is reporting from Corpus Christi. On the Sweet Tea side, Kacey Musgraves opening her Gruene Hall run with the Mariachi kids from the Dilley detention facility. Then Brewed Tea: the May runoffs, the Tony Gonzalez seat, gerrymandering going legal, internal mean-girling inside both parties, and why the age range on the ballot keeps creeping older while the country keeps getting older with it. Real talk. Texas brewed. ☕🤠 ---------------------------------------- WHAT YOU WILL HEAR — Why Klay and Meg didn't work and the internet's worst takes — Denise Carroll resigns. Pat Wallace resigns. What the LinkedIn posts actually said — What it's really like being a Chief of Staff (2 a.m. pothole calls included) — The Alamo Colleges District 9 race that backfired on the opponents — Lawson's love letter to Corpus, the Valley, Del Rio, and Eagle Pass — Kacey Musgraves, Gruene Hall, the Mariachi kids, and the bot ticket scandal — Gerrymandering, runoffs, and the November setup in Texas — Why Texas weather is in its perimenopausal era ---------------------------------------- CHAPTERS 00:00 — Megan Thee Stallion and Relationship Dynamics 00:27 — Intro 01:17 — New Segments: Hot Tea, Sweet Tea and Brewed Tea 02:46 — Klay Thompson 07:46 — Ad Break 08:27 — Hot Tea: Political Landscape in San Antonio 14:00 — Staff Turnover and Leadership Challenges 19:07 — The Role of Chief of Staff 22:11 — Alamo Colleges Board 24:54 — Sweet Tea: Corpus Christi and the RGV 31:13 — Kacey Musgraves and the Mariachi Band 37:15 — Brewed Tea: Upcoming Elections and Gerrymandering 40:24 — Congress and the President of the United States 45:26 — Climate Change: Weather Patterns and Local Impact 46:56 — Outro ---------------------------------------- WANT TO BE ON THE SHOW? You don't have to be famous. If you have an opinion, come talk to us. listen@twotexasteas.com [listen@twotexasteas.com] • twotexasteas.com [http://twotexasteas.com] Sponsors: ads@twotexasteas.com [ads@twotexasteas.com] ---------------------------------------- STAY CONNECTED 🎙️ biosites.com/twotexasteas [http://biosites.com/twotexasteas] 📸 instagram.com/twotexasteas [http://instagram.com/twotexasteas] 🎬 tiktok.com/@twotexasteas [http://tiktok.com/@twotexasteas] 🐦 x.com/twotexasteas [http://x.com/twotexasteas] ▶️ youtube.com/@twotexasteas [http://youtube.com/@twotexasteas] ✍️ substack.com/@twotexasteas [http://substack.com/@twotexasteas] 👕 twotexasteas.myshopify.com [http://twotexasteas.myshopify.com] Real talk. Texas brewed. ☕

Fiesta, Spurs, and San Antonio Sucias, a special episode

SPECIAL EPISODE: FIESTA, SPURS, AND SAN ANTONIO SUCIA Don and Lawson are back together and they brought the full San Antonio energy with them. Recorded mid-Fiesta, this one is exactly what you would expect from two people obsessed with this city. They go full send into Fiesta — medals, cascarones, Market Square's new $5 cover, Fiesta Sucia, the Spurs Guy as a Fiesta saint, Fiesta Flambeau, and the very real possibility that Two Texas Teas drops its own Fiesta medal next April. From there: the Spurs playoff run, why the city goes honking when they win, and why LeBron James is still not forgiven for the AC game. Don tells his Eagle Pass wedding story (95 degrees, no AC, full suit), Lawson defends keeping her thermostat at 72 year-round and points the finger at data centers, and they close on Tony Gonzalez stepping down, the Eric Swalwell allegations, accountability across both parties, and why we still owe Monica Lewinsky an apology. Warm, funny, and very San Antonio. ☕🤠 ---------------------------------------- WHAT YOU WILL HEAR — Market Square's $5 cover and what it means for Fiesta culture — Fiesta medals as the Pokemon Go of San Antonio — Lawson's history designing medals (Mandalorian, picture-frame, corporate misfire) — The Two Texas Teas Fiesta medal announcement — Spurs playoff run, going honking, and the LeBron AC game — Don's Eagle Pass wedding and surviving 95 degrees in a suit — Lawson at 72 degrees year-round, no apologies — Tony Gonzalez, Eric Swalwell, and believing survivors ---------------------------------------- CHAPTERS 00:00 — Introduction and Energy Drinks 02:34 — Email ads@twotexasteas.com [ads@twotexasteas.com] to Be a Sponsor 03:15 — Fiesta in San Antonio 17:37 — Fiesta Medals! 28:14 — LeBron versus the Spurs 31:54 — Visit twotexasteas.com [http://twotexasteas.com] 32:34 — Freezing Weather in a Texas Spring 38:19 — Don's Mexican Wedding in Eagle Pass 42:15 — Congressman Woes in Texas 52:52 — Follow Us on Social Media @twotexasteas 53:29 — Ending ---------------------------------------- WANT TO BE ON THE SHOW? You don't have to be famous. If you have an opinion, come talk to us. listen@twotexasteas.com [listen@twotexasteas.com] • twotexasteas.com [http://twotexasteas.com] Sponsors: ads@twotexasteas.com [ads@twotexasteas.com] ---------------------------------------- STAY CONNECTED 🎙️ biosites.com/twotexasteas [http://biosites.com/twotexasteas] 📸 instagram.com/twotexasteas [http://instagram.com/twotexasteas] 🎬 tiktok.com/@twotexasteas [http://tiktok.com/@twotexasteas] 🐦 x.com/twotexasteas [http://x.com/twotexasteas] ▶️ youtube.com/@twotexasteas [http://youtube.com/@twotexasteas] ✍️ substack.com/@twotexasteas [http://substack.com/@twotexasteas] 👕 twotexasteas.myshopify.com [http://twotexasteas.myshopify.com] Real talk. Texas brewed. ☕

No Tumbleweeds: Two Outsiders on What Texas Really Is ft. Jordan Webb

Episode 7: No Tumbleweeds: Two Outsiders on What Texas Really Is ft. Jordan Webb ---------------------------------------- ⚠️ A Note Before You Press Play Lawson is taking an unplanned week off due to some technical difficulties on our recording app. We will have her back next episode. Bear with us on the audio and video quality as this interview was recorded a few months back. We are fixing it as we go. ☕ ---------------------------------------- About This Episode Don flies solo this week and brings in a very familiar face. Jordan Webb, IT consultant and Don's college friend of over a decade, joins for a candid conversation about what Texas looks like through the eyes of people who were not born and raised here. From Jordan's first work trip to Austin to Don's wide eyed arrival in San Antonio expecting tumbleweeds and cowboys, this episode is a love letter to the state that keeps pulling people in from everywhere else. They talk culture, city vibes, Texas exceptionalism, and the big question nobody wants to answer out loud: is Texas still Texas when everybody from California and New York keeps moving in? No Lawson this week. But plenty of tea. ☕🤠 ---------------------------------------- About Jordan Webb Jordan Webb is an IT consultant, avid traveler, and Don's friend of over a decade. A proud non-Texan with a deep appreciation for the Lone Star State, Jordan brings a sharp outside perspective on what makes Texas culture so magnetic. 📱 Follow Jordan: @spiderwebb_24 ---------------------------------------- Chapters 00:00 Don Opens the Episode Solo 06:43 Introducing Jordan Webb 07:16 Jordan's First Trip to Austin 09:07 Expectations vs Reality: The Real Texas 10:05 How Every Texas City Has Its Own Vibe 22:27 Texas Exceptionalism: Real or Propaganda? 24:04 The Transient City: Where Did All the Austinites Go? 24:46 What Texas Gives to the Rest of the Country 26:37 Closing Thoughts ---------------------------------------- Want to Be on the Show? You do not have to be famous. If you have an opinion, come talk to us. Reach out at listen@twotexasteas.com [listen@twotexasteas.com] or visit www.twotexasteas.com [http://www.twotexasteas.com]. Sponsors reach out at ads@twotexasteas.com [ads@twotexasteas.com]. ---------------------------------------- Stay Connected with Two Texas Teas 🎙️ All Episodes: https://biosites.com/twotexasteas [https://biosites.com/twotexasteas] 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twotexasteas/ [https://www.instagram.com/twotexasteas/] 🎬 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twotexasteas [https://www.tiktok.com/@twotexasteas] 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/twotexasteas [https://x.com/twotexasteas] ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twotexasteas [https://www.youtube.com/@twotexasteas] ✍️ Substack: https://substack.com/@twotexasteas [https://substack.com/@twotexasteas] 👕 Rep the Brand: https://shop.twotexasteas.com [https://shop.twotexasteas.com] Real talk. Texas brewed. ☕