Todd and Oz Show 5-20-26

The Todd & Oz Show 6-12-26

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is trying to protect homeowners from surging power bills connected to new data centers, the City of Austin is considering a partnership with Travis County to expand fare-free public transit in the fall's general election and Karmelo Anthony has filed an appeal in his murder conviction while also telling the court he cannot afford an attorney and must be appointed one. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Todd and Oz Show 6-11-26

While cities and counties across the state debate moratoriums on data center growth, Governor Abbott calls for more regulations on them as he directed the public utility commission and ERCOT to to require data centers to add power generation to the grid, to require them to pay their own infrastructure costs and to lower residential ratepayer costs, the shakeup continues in Texas education as public school enrollment is on the decline, and numbers showing that charter school enrollment is down too, while at the same time, the trend of home schooling is outpacing both, the prosecutor in the Karmelo Anthony murder trial is speaking out, saying this was one of the most unique cases he has ever worked on and says in all his years he has never seen as much mis information and intentional dis information put out into social media platforms… that's why he agreed with the decision not to allow cameras or audio into the courtroom. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Todd & Oz Show 6-11-26

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. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Todd and Oz Show 6-9-26

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. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Todd & Oz Show 6-8-26

* 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 See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.