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Jalen McKee-Rodriguez talks fight to stop ICE facility, budget cuts

District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez talks with the ENside Politics team about his efforts to stop or at least slow down a planned ICE detention center on the East Side, the hard budget choices facing City Council — and the tattoo shop he co-owns with former Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda. Suggested reading: ICE awards contract for San Antonio immigration detention centerCouncil members fight over budget cuts, proposed tax rate hikeMayor wants to end Midtown tax zone as city weighs new projects Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Commissioner Justin Rodriguez on budget, potential new Spurs 'asks'

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  The sound, the fury, the arena vote that's not happening

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  Ivalis Meza Gonzalez makes her pitch for a Pre-K 4 SA election this Novemb…

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  Teri Castillo talks budget pain and those Mayor Jones memos

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  The coming city budget battle, and more Bonham Exchange news

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  Are voters in danger of 'bait and switch' on the East Side?

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  Why the state is eyeing San Antonio-area school districts

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  The big blow-up over SAWS' proposed rate hike

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  Nelson Wolff weighs in on the mayor, Nirenberg, Project Marvel

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  Manny Pelaez talks free Spurs tickets, Mayor Jones, Project Marvel

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  Trump's local candidate wins; Chapa squeaks by in DA race

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  The free-for-alls in Bexar County DA and CD 35 races

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  Some council members throw cold water on SAWS rate hike plans

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  With chief quitting, more chaos in Mayor Jones' office

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  Why Bexar County's biggest school district are deep in the red