The Todd and Oz Show

The Webb Middle School PTA is disputing the results of a petition that would close down the campus in an effort to prevent a state takeover of the entire Austin school district, Democrat candidate for Texas governor Gina Hinojosa is suing Governor Abbott to release communications between Abbott and Elon Musk over tax breaks for Musk's companies and Bastrop County residents gathered for another meeting last night about a proposed data center as well as a natural gas power plant in the Cedar Creek area.

The City of Austin is considering new rules that would ban new vape stores and smoke shops from being built within 1,000 feet of schools or daycares, the Georgetown school district is hoping voters will approve a property tax increase that officials say will allow them to increase teacher and staff salaries and hotels in the Austin area are expected to be nearly full ahead of the Formula 1 race this weekend.

Today marks the first day of early voting for Texans, Pflugerville voters will decide if they want the Austin Community College district to be annexed into the Pflugerville district territory and multiple Austin City Council candidates met with community members at a forum over the weekend.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is promising a crackdown on teacher misconduct in schools, a woman is suing Torchy's Tacos after allegedly finding a cow tooth in her meal and another body has been found in Lady Bird Lake.

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson says a deal to transfer the 141-acre Lion's Municipal golf course from the University of Texas over to the city is near completion, The City of Georgetown is considering pushing back the planned 2027 bond to at least 2028 following lower than expected property valuations and today's the deadline for signatures to be collected on a petition to close down two AISD middle schools in hopes of preventing a state takeover of the school district.

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Austin police are warning of a deadly drug that is circulating the area and may be responsible for a number of recent overdoses, multiple Austin F.C. supporters groups want the organization to speak out against I.C.E. and Vice President J.D. Vance will be in Tyler today ahead of early voting starting on Monday.

The deadline for parents to submit a petition to avoid a state takeover of the Austin school district is only a few days away, another longtime Austin business says it could soon be displaced by the Project Connect light rail and a protest was held at the state capitol over the weekend to call for an end to the death penalty.

Round Rock ISD employees are speaking out against a proposed increase to health insurance costs, the Taylor City Council has voted unanimously to move forward on a major data center development plan and Williamson County Judge Steven Snell joins the show.

The City of Kyle has turned off its system of flock safety cameras amid heavy pushback from residents over privacy concerns, the Taylor City Council will meet today to discuss plans for a controversial data center and Cap Metro will be eliminating rides from its early morning schedule.

Austin school district officials are going door-to-door in neighborhoods to convince families to reenroll their kids in the district, Bastrop residents are pushing back against a proposed data center and President Trump is hosting a rally in San Antonio.

Austin officials continue to voice their frustrations with the state of Zilker Park after the first weekend of the Austin City Limits festival, the Austin school district has been selected as one of four Texas public school districts to undergo a detailed review of the district's spending by the state comptroller's office and Austin firefighters will see a new schedule shorten the workweek amid a staffing shortage.

Austin officials expressed frustration over the state of Zilker Park following heavy rain during the first week of the Austin City Limits Festival, Texas is deploying 500 National Guard members to the Mexico border after a rise in border crossings and a shooting incident with the Coast Guard and Manor officials are raising the alarm over hazardous roadway conditions following a string of deadly traffic accidents along U.S. 290.

The Leander ISD voted unanimously to terminate the district's Police Chief Licretia Rogers' contract over allegations of misconduct, the Austin City Limits Festival is expected to go forward amid forecasts of heavy rain and a joint investigation is underway between the U.A.E., Israel and Saudi Arabia after a pilot stabbed another pilot.

U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton has been caught on video blaming the GOP midterm convention for hurting his polling numbers, tens of thousands of people are expected to flock to Austin for the Austin City Limits Festival this weekend amid a forecast of heavy rain and storms and there's heightened security at the Texas State Capitol after a planned attack was thwarted by the FBI and state troopers.

The U.S. Senate has passed the Protect College Sports Act, the owners of Camp Mystic are reportedly looking to sell part of their land and Governor Greg Abbott is addressing calls for him to suspend the state's gas tax.

Austin City Council District 1 candidate Misael Ramos was arrested over the weekend at an anti-ICE protest, the Circuit of the Americas drew a massive crowd for its ribbon cutting ceremony for the new COTALAND theme park and the Texas State Senate could vote today on the Protect College Sports Act.

The Austin City Council approved over a billion dollars in bonds and contracts with very little debate, a San Antonio mother accused of helping her son plan a school shooting has had a terrorism charge dropped and the planned drawdown for Lake Austin has been cancelled.

Austin officials say they're working on relocating the rideshare location at the city's airport, The Austin City Council will vote today on whether to give over $850,000 to "deportation defense" initiatives and the skeletal remains of a Texas State student that's been missing since 2020 have been found.

New bodycam footage related to the ICE shooting in north Austin over the weekend appears to contradict some details given by the victim's attorney, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has told the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to stop all permits for data centers and U.S. House District 37 candidate Lauren B. Pena joins the show.