Austin Councilman Greg Casar Joins us to talk immigration & local politics

Left in Texas

English - June 24, 2019 20:59 - 54.9 MB - ★★★★ - 19 ratings
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Previous Episode: What Ted Cruz & AOC have in common + Texas PRIDE & Whataburger Sneakers

Next Episode: Conversation with Ed Scruggs of Texas Gun Sense

The crew assembled sans JD at legendary blues spot at 12 and Chicon now called King Bee. The cocktails and pizza here are worth the trip and if you're lucky you'll catch some good tunes.

We're proud to have our special guest host Austin City Councilmen Greg Casar. He's got a full plate of progressive policies he's been working on while fighting the Trump administration on immigration policy.

We didn't let him slip out before getting his quick take on 2020 either...Check out the other topics we covered below and hit us on social media. Cheers!

Special Guest Austin Councilman Greg Casar

Council unanimously supports ending ‘West Austin Tax Haven'
Luxury yacht buyers in Texas get big tax break
Council Bites the Bullet, Helps the Homeless
Unlocking affordability

BIG week at Council this week📣! I'm sponsoring and supporting actions to:

🏘👍Purchase a new homeless shelter space on Ben White

⚖️⛺️Decriminalize the mere status of being homeless

🚣‍♂️‼️Repeal the decades old tax haven on Lake Austin

💰👩🏾‍👧🏾‍👦🏾Direct new funding from eliminating the tax break towards homeless services and early childhood education

👨🏿‍🏫🤓Set up a City partnership with UT to work wit

2020 Talk

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