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Observer Radio Episode 73: How a Streetcar Fight Derailed San Antonio Politics

Jonathan McNamara Aug 29, 2014, 3:40 pm CST

A concept image of what the San Antonio Modern Streetcar would have looked like. — A concept image of what the San Antonio Modern Streetcar would have looked like. Metropolitan Transit

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In this episode of Observer Radio, Emily DePrang joins us to discuss when police shootings in Houston are deemed unlawful. The short version: They’re not.

Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies calls in to discuss the death of Julian Castro’s “Modern Streetcar” project and what it portends for San Antonio’s future without its well-known mayor.

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