Hosts Dale Adams and Ron Cisneros interview Ricky Gleason, a candidate for Kendall County Judge. The conversation covers the major issues facing the county, including traffic, water, growth, property taxes, and city-county collaboration.

0:00 – Intro / Show opening

0:33 – Welcome & guest introduction: Ricky Gleason, candidate for Kendall County Judge

0:49 – **Traffic**: Addressing congestion at Herff Road & State Highway 46; need for better planning coordination

1:47 – **Road Safety**: Fatalities on Westbound 46 near Pipe Creek; calling on TxDOT and the state for fixes

2:57 – **Water**: Future water needs, the 89th legislative session, groundwater studies, and infrastructure funding

4:30 – **"Glory Issues" debate**: Is water a political tool used to oppose growth rather than a problem people want to solve?

5:10 – The water/development catch-22; county vs. municipality authority over water utilities

6:50 – **City-County Collaboration**: What it means, common goals, and Ricky's approach to bridging the city/county divide

8:38 – Why city-county collaboration has historically failed and what Ricky would do differently

10:15 – Who counts as a "stakeholder"? City residents, county taxpayers, and shared governance questions

12:39 – **Voting dates**: Early voting May 18–22; Election Day May 26

13:01 – *Ad break: Bernie Bookshop*

13:43 – **Property Taxes**: No magic switch — efficiencies, fiscal discipline, and modernizing county government

15:09 – Limited housing supply driving up appraisals; should the county relent on restricting growth?

15:52 – **Growth**: "Growth should pay for growth"; Ricky's realist position — not pro or anti, but strategic

17:15 – Commercial vs. residential development; state legislature trending toward sales tax replacing property tax

18:34 – State taking city powers: annexation changes pushing development into unincorporated county areas

19:22 – **County authority over development**: Legislation to give counties more quasi-zoning powers, tied to water protection

21:37 – **Responding to "developer" accusations**: Ricky clarifies his minimal $5K investment in a friend's 22-acre project

23:45 – Lighthearted closing: Al Pastor vs. Manu (fajitas) debate from Chef Mark Sierra

24:10 – Book recommendation: *Judge Roy Bean: Law West of the Pecos* (available at the Bernie Bookshop)

24:27 – Final words, upcoming debate events (May 13 roundtable, 6pm), and show close

Original Air Date: April 25th at 10:30AM CST as heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM

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