This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we talk with Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales about his time in office, criticism that he was too lenient with criminals, the bond process and what his plans are when he leaves the office at the end of the year.

On Reporter’s Roundtable, the SA Current’s Stephanie Koithan details her stories on the backlogged voter registration applications at election headquarters, and why there doesn’t seem to be a reasonable plan right now to get them processed before March primary.

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

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

This week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we begin the New Year with Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones to discuss what’s ahead for the city in 2026- including the local impact of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”, the military, a potential bond, affordable housing, and other topics.

Next, Zeph Capo, President of the Texas Chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, explains why the organization is suing the Texas Education Agency for investigating teacher’s social media posts that disagree with Governor Abbott’s political views on the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Capo explains what they are looking for with the lawsuit.

And on Reporter’s Roundtable, Jasper Kenzo Sundeen, Business Reporter for the SA Report, joins Randy to discuss the latest lawsuit between the embattled SA Philharmonic and the Scottish Rite Cathedral, the venue they were supposed to play all their concerts in this year and moving forward. What’s happened, and how it might be resolved.

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

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

It’s our “Year in Review” this week on On The Record with Randy Beamer. Joined by Sanford Nowlin, Editor-In-Chief for the San Antonio Current, and Andrea Drusch, Senior Politics Reporter for San Antonio Report, we look at the top stories in local news in 2025. Among them: the Hill Country flooding, New Spurs Arena (Props A & B), a new Mayor, the UTSA/UT Health Science Center merger, the resignation of Alamo Trust CEO Kate Rogers, and the fight to save the creeks from Lennar Homes at Guajolote Ranch.

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

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