What Does Blue Texas Mean for City Hall? Plus, Local Runoffs and Nixta’s Cookbook
The relationship between the largely liberal Austin City Council and the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature has been strained for years. Is that going to change now that Austin Democrats are taking over state leadership? KUT City Hall Reporter Luz Moreno-Lozano and The Austin Common Editor-in-Chief Amy Stansbury join host Miles Bloxson to discuss. Plus, if you thought elections were over…think again! The trio go over the Austin City Council races that went to runoffs. Once they’re done nerding out over local politics, you’ll want to stick around to hear from the couple behind Nixta Taqueria, Edgar Rico and Sara Mardanbigi, who talk about their new cookbook.
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