In the inaugural episode of our weekly podcast Just This, veteran newsman and former columnist Rick Casey and I talk about three stories dominating local news the week of Feb. 19.

  • A federal jury found State Sen. Carlos Uresti, a Democrat, guilty of 11 counts of felony fraud and money-laundering charges related to his involvement with a now-defunct fracking sand company, FourWind Logistics. What’s in store for Uresti, a 20-year veteran of the Texas Legislature, as he makes his appeal?
  • Trustees of the Edgewood Independent School District are launching an investigation into allegations by a district employee that Superintendent Emilio Castro harassed her on three separate occasions. They’re considering putting him on leave during the probe. It’s yet another challenge for an already beleaguered school system.
  • And the San Antonio Independent School District votes to sell five acres of prime real estate near Hemisfair for $14.5 million to the developer of the Pearl Brewery. This isn’t only about the development itself, but about the strong signals it sends about the future of Southtown.

Join us every Friday for Just This. Listen in, and send us your feedback. Just This will be available here on the Rivard Report and on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Stitcher.

Beth Frerking is the former editor-in-chief of the Rivard Report.

Rick Casey's career spans four decades of award-winning reporting on San Antonio. He previously worked as a metro columnist for the former San Antonio Light and, later, the San Antonio Express-News.

9 replies on “<i>Just This</i> #1: Uresti, Edgewood, and a Primo Land Deal”

  1. A terrific addition to the RR! Thank you Beth and Rick and those behind the scenes involved in determine this is an excellent way to be up close to SA news.

  4. Loved it; great way to deliver your reporting.

    On the technical side, I don’t always have time to do the whole thing at one sitting, and would like to be able to quickly get to each report without having to start and stop while looking. Thanks!

    1. Thanks for the question, and as with all our listeners’ feedback, we’ll check it out. Thanks for listening!

  5. I hope y’all bring in guests soon, to pepper her or him with questions and the same insightful commentary. This could extend the podcast to a full and nutritious 25 to 28 minutes, along the desired line of a PBS Newshour weekend broadcast.

    Thank you Beth, thank you RivardReport, for bringing Rick Casey onboard. I enjoyed the back ‘n’ forth, with Rick bringing his institutional-memories in play. Very satisfying, and I look forward to the next soundbite(s).

    1. Thanks for listening, and for your ideas. We’re early in our process and considering many options. Keep in touch!

  6. This is exactly the kind of conversation that I’ve been looking for regarding San Antonio. Topics I’m interested in:
    The Tricentennial and why there has been so many issues behind the scenes.
    The history of San Antonio’s water infrastructure and where that leaves us today + anyone from the SAWS board to talk shop!
    The Witte! So much transformation in the last few years, maybe getting the CEO to talk.
    As you can tell I’m excited about this podcast. Thank you!

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