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In a radio interview on KZI, Marcos Vilez, a candidate for Texas Lieutenant Governor, discusses his campaign focused on economic justice for working-class Texans. He highlights the struggle of families earning minimum wage ($7.25/hour) while facing high costs for necessities like gas and diapers, noting that many retireees delay retirement due to adult children unable to afford living expenses. Vilez criticizes both parties: Republicans for using simple but deceptive messaging to win votes, and Democrats for becoming an "elite social club" that fails to deliver on progressive promises. He argues that Texas's part-time legislature allows him to maintain a regular job, keeping him grounded. Key issues include eliminating property taxes only for corporations, not individuals; combating gentrification that displaces long-time residents; and ensuring worker protections, such as water breaks and fair wages. Vilez also blames current political leadership for high gas prices tied to war spending, urging a shift toward investing in education and communities. He calls for candidates who communicate clearly and prioritize working-class needs over corporate interests. The interview includes music breaks and listener call-in opportunities, with Vilez emphasizing the lieutenant governor's role in setting the legislative agenda, which he would use to raise the minimum wage, expand healthcare, and fund public schools.

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[MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] I'm not talking about what it's me I'm talking about the passion I love you I'm not talking about what it's me I'm not talking about what it's me I feel so bad [Music] New music right there from Salt The song was called Good Things We'll come after the presser And I thought that was a great song to set things up We're going to talk about what it's me Before that stems, it's called What You Need We started the set off with Gina That's a collaboration between Liv from Dallas and Karim Williams The drummer, incredible album They've got out now and I will tell you I was a little angry they did not come to Austin They did play Houston But they didn't come to Austin A lot of times Houston folks have that opposite reaction They're complaining about how people miss it And music people miss out on Houston But they come through Austin with rain And they're like, "I'm going to do a great job I'm going to do a great job I grew up in Pasadena, Texas I grew up in Pasadena, Texas I grew up in Pasadena, Texas Fighting for worker rights, higher pay Expanded health care accidents Things that all Texans need, but a lot of us don't have And I've decided to bring that fight to the Texas Senate Now that is not the easiest position to hold it anywhere, but in Texas I assume it's especially hard Oh yeah, I mean look, uphill battle, but I mean honestly for normal working class people Hey, surviving in this economy is a battle, right? So I mean it's not anything for and the fight is normal for people like us I mean where do this government wait? I mean, the lieutenant governor, that's no small position, right? You're going to write for the state where that come from Well look, you get sick and tired of working class people being left further and further behind As a labor union activist, I tell people all the time there were no shortage of six figure jobs In Houston, Dallas, Austin, Mont manufacturing all across this state where young men and women could leave high school with a high school diploma And walk into a job with good pay, good benefits, and in decent working conditions And you look and there's a lot of tension right now people are really upset A lot of people feel like this demographic or that demographic stole their jobs, the reality is bad trade deals Stole their jobs, we're watching people's jobs being stolen by artificial intelligence We're watching all these attacks on working class people and as the cost of living sores are elected officials Keep getting richer and richer, but you can't get away from the fact that we live in a state with a minimum wage at $7.25 an hour But a tank of gas and a pack of diapers will set you back a whole day's work and so if you're working at minimum wage, a $30 pack of diapers And one tank of gas eliminates a whole day's wages and it just shouldn't be that way And so I'm running to restore that economic stability and normal working class people You know politicians are always bragging about the bills that they've passed but you know normal people are worried about the bills they can't pay They're worried about that light bill, that water bill I mean I don't care what you pass if it doesn't do me any good Hey I passed a bill that does this, that or the other, hey if I can't satisfy that hierarchy of needs If I can't eat, if I can't clothes myself, if I can't house myself You know you look retirees, we have people within the labor union that have some of the best retirement plans in the state of Texas And they're delaying retirement because they have adult kids, they're concerned can't make it And it's not because those people are lazy, it's not because they did anything wrong It's because adults working full-time jobs right now, they can't make ends meet and so that's why I'm running And it's true, you talked about coming out of high school, certain generations were able to come out of high school, get a job and actually live a life And I remember back then it was for us, my generation was like a $400 rent, now we're looking at more like 4,000 different places, in certain places It's a separation between rich and poor, it just keeps getting further and further apart And just to jump in and piggyback on that, not only does the gap keep widening But when you talk about the division between rich and poor, who is running our state government I mean show me one of your elected leaders that is in the same tax bracket as you And I'll show you someone that's probably fighting for things that benefit you But when all your leaders are millionaires and billionaires, they're not worried about the cost of gas because they probably got a driver They're not worried about the cost of groceries, they probably have someone that cooks for them But normal people like us, you know, when I go to HUB or I go to Kroger and it's $50, $60 more than it was three or four months ago Hey, I have to figure out where I'm going to get that from How will you keep yourself grounded in that way, don't remember what you're from with you to get into this position Well, look, I think one of the big things is you make sure that when you go in, I'm not looking to be a lifelong politician I'm looking to get in, make some meaningful change and make right for the next generation Because I also believe that government was meant to be run by the people for the people But the other thing is, by focusing on making change and not staying forever But also, like, look, I have a normal everyday job We have a part-time legislature in the state of Texas, so it's really one of those things when the legislature's not in session I will be at a normal job, I'll be in the community, I'll be doing the things that I do every single day Exactly As far as that goes, man, how I always wondered, like, in the state, you come from Houston Yes sir The most diverse city in America, you come to a city like Austin, it ain't what people think Texas is Even in a place like Dallas, it's diverse, San Antonio's got lots of progressive human beings There's a lot of the big cities here, are four of the top 11 biggest cities in America But we still get looked at on the news like a friend of mine just came from Norway to Texas right after South by Southwest And he'd been here before and he's like, man, how is nervous coming here? He's like, just kind of like, how it's always is, it's my friends are all here, we're all, you know, you know, a lot of really good people here And we understand, you know, you just talked about the division between Richard Pore, this and that But how do the progressives have so little power in this state when we, I feel like there's so many of us All the four biggest cities are dominated by progressive people from where I can see I think there's two problems. One, when you look at representation within Texas government, we have politicians that say that they're progressive But when you look at the legislation that they fight for, it's not the most progressive legislation They're constantly capitulating and moving to the right and so voters they get disenfranchised, they get frustrated If I'm going to vote for a Republican or someone that's going to advocate for middle or to the right issues, then I'll just vote for one right But then the other issue is I think people are a lot more likely to vote for someone that they can identify with And so the Democratic Party has become a little bit of an elite social club You have really rich people, highly educated people that present terms and really complex manners And then they're always talking about this high ground and then you have a Republican party that comes in and they're like, "They're stealing your job and I'm going to fix that." That's a hoax. Very simple third grade language, it's not that people are simple, it's that Republicans tend to communicate in more basic terms I think, look, if you look at any jobsite, you see this all over the place, people like to add mystery into what they do Because it creates job security. Oh, this is complex. This is hard to understand. Here's what I understand Government should be representative of the people that are voting within the system And right now you have more people voting for the Republican ticket because they believe that's better for their pocketbook If Democrats spent more time focusing on a message of economic populism, raising wages, expanding healthcare access, not just talking about it but actually doing it, they would do a lot better in this state And you compare that to other states where Democrats dominate and you can see the results I mean look where we sit, we're like 38th in the nation when it comes to fourth grade reading levels Look at a state like Massachusetts where they're near the top and a lot of Democratic representation but they're obviously better delivering They're spending more dollars per student on public education. Their schools are in a lot better shape They didn't just take a billion dollars out of their public school system And so I think for Democrats in this state, if they want to actually be able to compete, they have to have a message that's easy to understand that people believe they'll actually reasonably deliver on. Man, for real. Now, what you have said again, like it's something I always think about, you know, a lot of these right wingers, a lot of these people are like, they're giving our money away to these people. And this is not-- well, I'm sorry, but I would rather my tax money go to the human beings in my state and in my country, in the world, than to war. And right now, we are very much so in a war economy. And our gas over here, just this morning, went over $4 in Texas from what I've seen. How do we change that mentality? How do we get a message out to the people who don't totally understand that this money is going to get spent? And taken from you, no matter what. I think it's the responsibility of people like myself that are running for office to explain to people, hey, look, let's look at a gallon of diesel or gasoline. When you look at a gallon of fuel, let's say, gas is $4 a gallon. Right now, you know, 50 cents of that is your refining cost. You add in another 50 cents that your taxes transport fees. But all the rest of that cost is the price of crude oil. And so why are we paying such high prices for crude oil right now? It's because of our current political leadership. When we look at the fact that our money is being spent to commit a genocide in the Middle East, look, people have to understand that if we do not elect new leadership, we're going to continue to spend our money killing children instead of investing in the up-rearing and the education of our children. And so it's really just a matter of messaging and ensuring that people that are out campaigning have a message that resonates with people, but also one that they believe, you know, hey, we say we're going to do this. It's going to come to fruition one day. I've had Democratic candidates tell me my entire adult life. This is the most important election of your life. No, it's the most important election that you, because you're running. But we've been through countless elections. And so until we get leaders that actually deliver, I think people are going to continue to be a little bit disenfranchised and they're going to be frustrated. So look, messaging is important, communicating on a level that people can understand is important. And making sure people understand that your priorities lie with normal working class people and not with multinational corporations or the war machine. Exactly. Would you want to speak to any collars if we got some people to call in? Sure. Why don't we get into a couple of songs here? I'll give the phone number and I'll give people a chance to dial in. If number's 512-836-2887-512-836-2887, that's the studio right here at KZI. And we definitely appreciate you coming down, Marcos. And definitely want to speak with you some more. And if any of the people out there want to give us a call, that would be wonderful. H+ is on the board. My name is Matt Sonsala. This is new music, Tuesday's Matt Sonsala. And we're just going to keep the new sounds rolling. T'lisa chasing Sunsets. [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] That's the part for me anyway. This is going to be a start to finish. You know, there are people going to the loop come out, you know, listen to everything, everything going to work, and everybody's going to know what you get to the show after this drop. They don't need to think it right along. They're feeling everywhere. I'm excited for it. I'm excited for it. Let's go. [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] I said it last week, I'm in the year right there. Jill Scott, brand new music, Sunsets called Beautiful People. We've got Marcus Villes in the house. He's running for the tenant governor of Texas Y'all and he would love to take your calls, 512-836-2887. That's the number directly to the studio here. If you want to get on there and got any questions, 512-836-2887. 836-2887. Be right back after this. Song. Not. Join ATX now in color hosted and produced by award-winning journalist Alberto Phillips, and former KZI News Director Billy Carr. With ATX now in color, you can examine new stories each week through the lens of people of color. Tune in each Tuesday at noon to ATX now in color on Austin Community Radio, 88.7 The Voice of Austin. Hello KZI family, this is Travis Kent and we are the fans view here on KZI. Feel free to call in and get your voice heard. This is indeed your viewpoint, the fans view. So remember Friday mornings, 10 to noon, right here on KZI Austin. Join Sharon J for Bodywood Vibes every Friday 12 a.m. to 2 a.m. on KZI 88.7 FM. Stream at kazfm.org on your Tune in app and search KZI. Hey y'all, I'm Maya Hay, the former host of Teen's Choice Book Show. Now I'm not here to introduce you to my old show but a new one, Point of View Austin. Throughout time, young people have struggled to make a space for themselves in the world of politics, economics and social issues, which have been dominated by the adult world. However, on POV Austin youth run the show, while there's talking about the environment or diversity in the government, we bring important issues to the table. Discussed by teens 14. All those things and much more, you are tuned into KZI FM 88.7 FM in Austin, Texas and we are live in the studio of Marcos Vilez. He's out of H-town running for the tenant governor of the state of Texas. Marcos, can you give me a little, where are you from in Houston? Yeah, so grew up in Pasadena. That's on the southeast side of Houston. And here more recently, a couple of months ago, I actually moved. I live in the north side now. But spent the majority of my life on the southeast side of Houston in Pasadena. Where on the north side? We got any H-town north side, just listen right now. They're going to want to know I know how they are out there. Hey, well, not far enough north to be in the woodlands. I'm still in Houston proper. Man, things have changed a lot in Houston as well, but here in Austin, I know a big concern is gentrification and it's something people talk about all the time. You know, the east side of Austin, it used to be straight up, segregated land. Now it's a grandma, a camp here, a camp here, property taxes anymore. I'd like to ask you very directly, we have a person in Texas politics who is saying that he's going to eliminate property taxes. Wouldn't that be amazing? You know, give me your thoughts on that. So here's the reality. Exactly. It's always a bait and switch. If we eliminate property taxes under Republican control, they're only eliminating property taxes for corporations, big businesses that donate to their campaigns. I mean, the reality is most average citizens pay a higher effective tax rate than any corporation sitting next door. And that's the problem, right? I think when you look at the problem with gentrification, no one has a problem with their neighborhood taking an upward swing and getting a little bit nicer, but it shouldn't affect the appraisal value for the little old lady that's been living in her house for 40 years. You shouldn't have someone that moved into a neighborhood bought a home for, you know, $50,000. They're on a fixed income. They can barely get by in this economy. And as the price of everything goes up, they're constantly renting their house from the tax assessor. That's too real, man. Now I don't know a lot about government like this as lieutenant governor. Is that mean you can like yell at the governor? So the lieutenant governor is a very important role on its often overlooked. Lieutenant governor is the one that decides what pieces of legislation go to what committee in the Texas Senate, but the simplest way to put it, the lieutenant governor sets the agenda. Lieutenant governor decides what we're working on, what we're not going to work on. And so that's why we work on things that benefit the rich. I want to work on things like raising the state minimum wage, expanding health care access, funding our schools, making sure that teachers have the right to collectively bargain so that they can set a minimum floor for their wages and working conditions. I want to make sure that we invest in rural communities. We shouldn't have hospitals closing in these rural parts of Texas. I mean, we could go on and on and on, but we need an agenda that focuses on working class people. We need to expand the supply of housing so that young people aren't forced to live with their parents into their 50s. We need to make sure that we have good paying apprenticeship programs in this state so people can earn while they learn. We have to bring that opportunity back. Texas has lots of opportunities for big business and we're not trying to chase big business out of the state, but they should pay their fair share. They should be subject to the same regulatory environment that you are subject to. I tell people all the time it's a shame that we live in a state where dogs have more protections than workers. And a lot of people say, hey, that's a bit harsh, but the reality is if you leave a dog outside without water, you're going to get fine, you probably go into jail. Believe a construction worker outside without water, they're not even entitled to water breaks anymore. Man, if you lived in almost any other state, in the union, you're going to see that when you get it. These employers out here can do anything to you. Oh yeah, no, and that's the problem. As a labor union activist, somebody that fights for working class people every single day, people really believe that like the federal standards, like the bare minimum that we get in federal protection is enough. Hey, tell that to a man working at a paper mill that has fingers cut off. Tell that to a woman that's working in an oil refinery that's eight months pregnant and her only leave is the federally mandated FMLA that gives her 12 weeks. So she's got to decide how she's going to use those 12 weeks from the time she gives birth to when she's healed up enough to get back to work. Tell that to, you know, the people that are struggling to make ends meet. Those minimum standards, look at these meat packing plants and how many of them have been busted using child labor. People really think that we've progressed way further than we have. And the reality is if you look at the state of Texas every single day our state leaders are trying to drag us back into the 1920s. Well, how far back are we going to get dragged in this recent Supreme Court decision? It's ridiculous. It's an attack on voting rights and it's really it's an attack on people of color. I mean, I tell people all the time we've had almost 50 governors. We've had just over 43 lieutenant governors. We've had a thousand state senators. How many of those have been people of color are African Americans, zero governors, zero lieutenant governors and less than 20 of our state senators? You had two pre reconstruction and then the rest of them have come post reconstruction, but not until almost the 70s. And so when we talk about progress and you look at Democratic Party, we also have a problem with representation within the party. And so we have to work really, really hard to ensure that our party looks like the people that are voting for the party. It's also going to affect JD Vance's imaginary cousins out in Appalachia, I think too. We got to think about these things people come up. I don't know how a dude that grew up on mayonnaise sandwiches has forgotten about normal working class people so much. It's like I know he still remembers what spam tastes like. Man, come on. He might not even have had spam that boy. I tell you, I cry for him sometimes. Dang, cry for this country, man. So glad I have a man like you in the building today, talking some good stuff, letting people know that there are people out there who still care and who are willing to try. Man, I think a lot of people almost rightly so to a certain extent, gave up on trying. Well, and it's because again, I mean, I'm not a politician. I'm a normal everyday guy that we're running a long shot race. Be honored to earn everybody's vote in the runoff, may 18 to the 22nd. Voting day is the 26th, but I tell everybody, be good Democrats vote early. But really, when you look at this race, I'm a normal guy that cuts my own grass that gets up every day at five o'clock in the morning and you know, I'm at work before the sun rises and I fight every single day for working people and I've really gotten tired of politicians saying they're going to save us. Someone from a different tax bracket is not coming to save normal working people like us. No, no, no, no, for sure, man. If people want to know more about you, I know you told me you've got a big event coming up in Houston out in third world with Colin Alred. That's up next Tuesday on the 12th. We got people listening on the internet. They may want to know this as well. And then also you're going to be in Georgetown on the 14th. People want to meet you and come to see you. Let us know when you're going to be around Austin and throughout Central Texas for sure because we'd like to let the people know you are here. Definitely. What we'll do. So the easiest way, velez4texes.com, they can contact us on there. We post all of our events on social media. So Facebook, Instagram, Blue Sky, TikTok. But we'll make sure and get that information spread far and wide. But yeah, we're going to be in third world with Colin Alred, the 12th at 6 p.m. And then we're going to be back here in Georgetown. Not I'm sorry, not here, but in the general area in Georgetown. I don't want people to see it. I mean, we read Georgetown. What's that Texas man? Real talk, man. A lot of the good folks are the East side of him pushing North for real. So no, look, we're trying to get all over the state. Obviously, when you start looking at our schedule, a hidden multiple cities. So start of the day in Houston. We're here in Austin going to finish the evening in San Antonio and then head back to Houston. We're really aggressively Chris Cross. in the state and so we'd love to meet with people and love for them to come out to our events. I'm gonna come out there with you to Big Bend and knock that wall down too. There we go. Let's do it. If you've got some room in the van I'll come with you. That would be a good one. Hey man, that would be a good TikTok video. I'll take the first swing of the hammer. I feel that. I feel that. I appreciate you coming down for real. If anybody out there still wants to give us a call, we are here 512-836-2887. I know you're out there. I can see you all on the internet. You're welcome to give us a call up here. We'd love to hear from you. You want to hang out with us for a few more? Oh yeah, of course. Oh yeah, of course. We're going all the way till 7 with new music Tuesdays and we've got lots of new music. We're going to play something new from Moonchild. Moonchild, I don't know if you've heard about this. It's a great trio who just had all their equipment stolen from their van in Northern California after a gig. Oh jeez. It's like they parked at an Austin Greenbelt. Anyways, this song is called Sick. It features Robert Glassberg and Chris Dave to amazing Texans. I'll tell you that right now Robert Glassberg out of that third ward where he'll be next week Tuesday the 12th. Y'all give us a call up here. 512-836-2887. You're tuned into K-A-Z-I Austin. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] (upbeat music) (upbeat music) New music, I am on a featuring Mick Jenkins and Vic Menta. Y'all didn't know you're getting a long spoken word piece today, but it is New Music Tuesdays with Matt Sonsala, and you're not supposed to know what you're gonna get here, all right? If Matt just old school party at the moment here, we're trying to bring in the whole new school and a whole new regime, Maine. We've got Marcos Belez in the house, running for Lieutenant Governor, Maine. I appreciate you spending this hour with us. I really appreciate you coming down. - I appreciate y'all having me. Great time here in the studio. - Was there anything else you wanted to cover before you guys had to hit the road again? - No, I think I just wanted like, for voters that are listening people that are undecided or maybe low propensity voters that don't normally go and vote in elections. First of all, if you did not vote in the primary, you can still go vote in this runoff election and I'd encourage you not just for you to vote for a few to take a couple of friends, a couple of family members with you. 'Cause I really think when you look at this election, this is an election that focuses on things that really matter. They've got your argument right now about who your neighbor chooses to love, but your paycheck stays the same. They've got you distracted while your rent goes up, your groceries go up, your healthcare gets harder to achieve. That's not leadership, that's misdirection. They focus on things that matter to them, like tax breaks for the wealthy. I'm focused on things that benefit working class people. I believe that more important than who your neighbor chooses to love is whether or not your neighbor can be housed and able to feed themselves. I think more important than what hangs on the walls of classrooms is whether or not we can fund those classes and whether those kids in those schools have food to eat. I believe one of the most important things that we can focus on is a message of economic populism that lifts working class people up. And we did that in this country for a period of time. And then you look, we took a sharp diversion away from that. And that's when economic opportunities started to crumble and people fell further behind. And now we're at a point where people are so disenfranchised that they really, they don't know where to turn. And so if you want to vote for someone that's just like you, I tell people all the time, I have more in common with the majority of Texans than any other person that's running for office right now. I get up every single day, I do a normal job, I worry about my kids' schools, get out and please vote in this election. But this is really an opportunity for normal people to elect a working class candidate that represents their values and is going to fight for them. - Well, what do you tell the working class people who are so disenfranchised that they don't think their votes count? - Well, you vote always counts. If your vote didn't count, if your vote didn't matter, then the Republicans wouldn't be fighting so hard to strip that right away from you. I mean, look what happened in the Supreme Court the other day. There is an active attack on voting rights within this country within this state. Your vote definitely matters. It's a matter of whether or not you choose to exercise. And I tell people all the time, just look at the Republican rhetoric on Latinos and how that rhetoric has changed. When that population was growing and the Republican party felt like that demographic was a threat, they talked about them as hardworking, family people. Now when they realized that the majority of Latinos were not gonna vote and that it was gonna be a small demographic of people voting, that rhetoric started shift because they didn't feel the impact in elections, started calling them criminals and talking about this. But again, that rhetorical shift again because you saw what happened in the primaries. So now they're gonna soften that up a bit. The attitude towards the black community, I think a lot of times people forget that African Americans have carried the Democratic party, especially black women show up in huge numbers and they swing punch way above their weight class. But it's one of those things that, hey, representation matters and people have to have someone that they can identify with. And I believe anyone that checks out this campaign will feel like they can identify with what we're fighting for. We're rooted in the community. We're fighting for working people values. And I have zero interest in becoming a lifelong politician. I wanna make some meaningful change and move out the way. Man, a real talk. That is very real talk from Marcos Villes. Running right now for the tenant governor of the state of Texas and this is a very, and all the elections are important, but this year's very crucial that you make sure. And confirm your voter registration. Make sure you've got all your ducks in a row and get out there and vote. Like when the runoffs are happening right now. - So there's a couple different things going on. People are currently voting right now, but that's not the runoff for the statewide races. So the statewide races, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and then depending on what congressional district you're in, there's some other races. Those are May 18th to the 22nd. Election Day is May 26th. - That's right now enough people. That's this month. Get ready. Prepare yourselves for real. No. May 18th to the 22nd across the state. - Early voting, yes sir. And you are on the ballot all across the state. - Whole state. - Everyone. Nice. Appreciate you coming down here to Austin and speaking to our Central Texas community. It means a lot. And we really wish you the best in all this for real. - Thank you guys so much for having me. - Again, let them know if they want to get in touch with you. They want to know more. They want to follow your campaign. Find out where you're going to be. Support. Where can they find you? - Very easy. The Les4Texas.com, and if you get on any social media, platform and search for Les4Texas, you will find us. And if you want to send us an email, info at les4texas.com. So we try to keep it as simple as possible. Les is V-E-L-E-Z, and then everyone can spell F-O-R and everyone can spell T-E-X-A-S. - Man, that'll work. I appreciate it very much. Y'all heard the man. Hope you guys took some notes. And do not be afraid to get involved in your community and appreciate y'all coming to our community. - Thank you guys so much. Definitely. Y'all tuned in to K-A-Z-I-K-Z-I-F-M. org on the internet. My man Harris told me that our internet numbers are blowing up right now. We've got the far east. We got Japan. (clears throat) Singapore. We got Germany. We got the UK. We got listeners all over the US right now. It's incredible to see. I love to see all the people out there at KZI-F-M.org. If y'all feel like hitting that donate button, you certainly can. We are community sponsored, commercial free. You can't just do the things we do down here. 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I'm still here, I'm always clear and un-done. I look cry, I say goodbye, be good for me. I hate to think it only. I saw in the hope that I was going to be here. I was just going to be here. [Music] I make troubles in pieces. Your picture describes. I left it to me now. It's a point from my heart. I'm grateful that it's all about me. Queen and every part of me. I want to tell you that you made it to the heart. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Violet drops, a little wind, call it a dream, call it a prayer in me All I know is that this girl, and keep on calling on me, so wake up Oh wake up, together we can make it 'Cause you and I, the people's time, got one, I gotta chase it This world is going crazy, don't get caught up in the hatred Starting with our stars, if we can break it, we can stay bitch I know you hear this calling deep inside of your soul So normal waiting, has it any time to take control? I know you're one, and like I want it, there ain't nothing to know This time for you and I, we on the rise, no waitin', let's go Wake up, wake up, you know it's time, can't keep sitting on the sideline It's your life, yeah that in your mind, it's your life Here we go, I'm feeling my life in the moment, gotta recognize your clothes And when you're third, I start to open, I'm grateful for my growing And I'm thankful for my noise, when I'm feeling empty I just take my time alone, now I could get it popping with all these rhymes And I'll be dropping, 'cause once I get it locked and I know ain't nobody stop Me from reaching heights, I'm too proud for only walking We always manifest and so beware of how you're talking The UNI's listening to everywhere, you're mentioning Gotta think before you talk, speak your thoughts while protecting them Behind our eye, with the truth, the others, eye your fight or four Bride of life to set the world on fire Gotta release the lady, go, it's moving deep inside your soul Grab it, hold it and take it, you commode it, we can throw You thanks for your love and greatness, keep your head up like you know 'Cause if you're living your moment in time, then you ready to roll, let's go Wake up, wake up, you know it's time, can't keep sitting on the sidelines It's your life, yeah, that in your mind, it's your life The song is called Wake Up, the group is called The UNI Wake up, y'all, it's the Eden time, y'all should be Filling it right about now, New Music, Tuesdays of Matt Sonsala, I am Matt Sonsala Thank you so much to H+ on the boards, thank you so much for Marko's Phyllis We're coming down here for the first hour, talking about his campaign for the Tenant Governor here in Texas, I hope y'all Gotta chance to tune in, before the UNI that was Vore and MC Pibu from Brazil, that was bang bang All right, maybe I didn't need to play that, but you know I wanted to get y'all, I want to make sure you were awake Wake y'all up a little bit, before that I had a London, the BBO Sound Machine, they've got some brand new music That was called Return to Sender, and out of Jamaica Sure name is Cholita, and the song was called Two Damn Hard, isn't it? Maine, Phyllis, Day, Singo, Dmyo, everybody You tuned in to kazikazifm.org, again like I said my name is Matt Sonsala, and ideally every Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. You're gonna be tuned in to New Music Tuesdays, and I might have a little something for you This Thursday night from 10 to midnight as well, back dorm, my brother Aquamanchil, and the Afro-Bonics Radio 7 to 10 p.m. every Thursday 11 that Maine, and there's different people every day here on KZI from 4 to 7, and on Friday's, if you'd done no, you better ask somebody, DJ Slice is back DJ Slice was a big part of my KZI fandom in the last few years, a man or a few years ago before the past year, I'll tell you that, we're not getting all that though, but man, welcome back DJ Slice, he did bring back the game, what is it, and if you know you know, hopefully you can tune in this Friday, 4 to 7 p.m. Right here, 88.7 all the way to the left of the dial in Austin, Texas, 88.7 p.m. It really goes down, I've got brand new music from Magna Carta coming up this hour from right here, in Austin, Texas we've been talking to H Town, boy, too much here, Maine, it's got me confused, sorry, I'll slow down a little bit too. I was in Houston this past weekend, and we've got some brand new music, I met Who New Blue, a new artist out of Houston, and gave me a song here called How It Feels To Be Loved, and I'm really was really jamming this, it's something different, and it's what we're all about here in the new music zone here at KZI, we're also about people who are better with their computers than I am, I'll tell you that right now, I'm slow, slow, slow sometimes, but I like I say, brand new music, we got new music from Peyton coming up, we got all kinds of stuff all the way till seven o'clock, it's new music two days of Matt Sonzala, let me know how you feel, 512, 836, 288, 70, feel like giving us a call, shoot me a text, what's that posse thank you for being tuned in all around the world, shout out to K, select a K did not make it down tonight, but it is a very integral part in the selections of these songs here on this show, and everybody know, I love y'all man, everybody out there, and this is who knew blue, how it feels to be loved. What a race A slow cease Our world Right on the beach Running Ice ice from Our friends don't play you, they're more than we do now. We're playing, we're playing, we're playing, we're playing, we're playing, we're playing. I got a song from a ramble game, we're getting out on the sand. It's a song [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] I gotta burst my free in a persuade If you're alone, I'm sure you're back to normal I gotta burst my free in a persuade If you're alone, I keep causing you If you make me take a little bit of your pain I've got to sleep, if you make me take a little bit of your pain If you're in a persuade, if you're in a persuade I gotta burst my free in a persuade If you're alone, I'm sure you're back to normal I gotta burst my free in a persuade If you're in a persuade Say what you mean, what you say Don't take me away There's no running away from yourself You'll get it all really easy Don't take me away And I'll feel great It's a baby girl You ain't no baby no There's no excuses no more You've got to knock down the door Hey, hey So go ahead and cry about it Baby, don't be shy I'm out and we can see the ball moving It's written on the way your face Baby, you look good Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Baby, the sky is too Too good for a cold too Baby, the sky is tall with your self You ain't got nothing nobody else You can't run for nothing that shows the feel For nothing that shows the heal I'm baby, they're saying You love a pain of easy The time is so shady Comes back and you'll be easy And answer me back to you Answer my back to you So go ahead and cry about it Baby, don't be shy I'm out and we can see the ball moving There is rhythm no dough, blow out your fart, spit your lemon blue Maybe the sky is too too too too I'm thinking you're that you let them tell I'm the fire you hit in the smoke I'm the June heard you get a night, I'm the tears I'm the light, the time from the inside, from the thought So by the night you get the night, I keep the shine I'm the reason I see you now All the places I meet, never is broken wall Every single thing I'll pretend But you won't be who I am I won't you love me I'll keep you with me Time will pass and I can't find An hesitation I'll try There's no risk But I just need to leave on sometimes Close my eyes and say the lies No need to run Shadow in light, be as wide I'm not afraid let me let you win The fight fires peace where it all begins Day and night, melt as wide I'm the one, I'm the one, back to the South by a magic light All the places I meet, never is broken wall Every single thing I'll pretend But you won't be who I am I won't you love me I'll keep you with me I won't you love me Welcome to our Shakiva from Way Back When on K-A-Z-I 88 Boy 7 FM On Sunday evenings when you want to kick back and relax Tune in to some timeless jazz with Billy Williams from 5pm to 7pm Elevate yours Sunday evening with K-A-Z-I's Jazz Experience Starting off with a cup of jazz with Sharon J from 3 to 5pm Straight ahead jazz with Keith Braithwood from 7pm to 9pm And timeless jazz with Billy Williams from 5pm to 7pm Your Jazz Experience at K-A-Z-I Austin 88.7 FM Also, we're streaming all over the world at www.kazifilm.org Click this link now to review my bank transfer I didn't make a bank transfer Another fishing message Are you frustrated by these two? 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That's right. You are tuned into KZIFM 88.7 FM in the city of Austin and was looking at that map over there H+. The screen said we got listeners into pan so I wanted to play now Yoshioka featuring Beloud. That was the last song we heard before we went to that break. Sounds called Shadow. You didn't know there's music like that coming from Japan before that. Yaya Bay with Blue, which profit the song was called Words, Our Spells and before that like I say just met who knew Blue in Houston this past weekend. The song was called How It Feels To Be Love and I hope all y'all know how that feels. Stick around till the 6 o'clock hour even the analog diva says we've got tickets for Teflon Young King performing this weekend at Flamingo Cantina, Dance Hall Artist Teflon Young King. We got some new music from him. We've also got new music from Magna Carta from right here in Austin coming up in the next 30 minutes or so. Ziggy Marley, Raphael Sedic, all kinds of things. Y'all stay tuned. Let's play a little something from PACE. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Where are these ships, to end their earthly Without remember Our love is still there Unmutable of hatred And the ship is in your arms, your arms, your arms, your arms, your arms, your arms, your arms. [Music] The ship is here, the biggest mother, the only mother. [Music] [Music] Ka'ila na questo' gearbox distributing in appropriate Put in the land, I'm sorry [Music] Attention please, this is a public service at announcement. [Music] Racism is a killer, Racism is a killer, Hard to detect in early stages, until the symptoms are seen. The only way to get rid of them, inject equality, In skills that knows it, the experience is real. Oh, some people I've got, that it's a disease, their hearts are rejected, their minds are infected. If you think you're coming down, they'll see the good without the peace. Leave attention, the antidotes for you, clinically proven, still a little remedy, humanization. It's all that humanized, go from a project each other, no virus, guns are vif, doctors die of no sins, everything's gonna be alright. If you're still some infections, but the numbers on your side, you know we got the medicine, side of that can make you feel I, you know we keep on getting up a little, cause love keeps us alive. Now we're slow in the spread of that evil disease, and there is no question, just science is real. (Music) Peace is a way to life, tell me who will survive. (Music) Yeah, peace is a way to life, tell me who will survive. Oh yeah, will you get me right, history, but you can make things right. Oh yeah, we just wanna get together and have a good time. That's right, that's right, that's right. Peace is a way to life, tell me who will survive. (Music) (Music) (Music) (Music) (Music) (Music) (Music) ♪ I know for gratitude ♪ ♪ That we grew up in need of kitchen ♪ ♪ And had my attitude ♪ ♪ To use to tell me to fix it ♪ ♪ For I step foot in it ♪ ♪ It showed in my business ♪ ♪ That's what families do ♪ ♪ Like I'm farm, go broke with them ♪ ♪ Every magnet tool ♪ ♪ We felt they creeping through our system ♪ ♪ Like the Kyla Greene ♪ ♪ The liquor grease stains on our fingers ♪ ♪ Nourished and nurtured different ♪ ♪ When we came from needless kitchen ♪ ♪ I feel high ♪ ♪ I feel 'cause it's real ♪ ♪ I'm a feel where I'm feeling ♪ ♪ These walls set it all up ♪ ♪ Thick and talking to the story of a lifetime ♪ ♪ Came to these four walls ♪ ♪ I feel high ♪ ♪ I feel 'cause it's real ♪ ♪ I'm a feel where I'm feeling ♪ ♪ These housescapes bringing off the ceiling ♪ ♪ It's all the wildest while we break rich ♪ ♪ And I really live in them days ♪ ♪ And you just kitchen ♪ ♪ I feel high ♪ ♪ I feel 'cause it's real ♪ ♪ I'm a feel where I'm feeling ♪ ♪ When I'm standing here ♪ ♪ Thick and talking to the story of a lifetime ♪ ♪ Came to these four walls ♪ ♪ I'm a feel where I'm feeling ♪ ♪ These walls are throwing off ♪ ♪ When I feel ♪ ♪ These housescapes bringing off the ceiling ♪ ♪ This all my rhymes ♪ ♪ Well, you break rich ♪ ♪ I remember living ♪ ♪ I need the kitchen ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) Support for KAZI is provided by Restore Bookkeeping. 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And make sure you are registered to vote. And whether early absentee or in person on Election Day, we want you to vote. We're passing our ballots. Please join us. This is Dr. Dre. What up, y'all should be growing my A.K.A bars. [Buzzing] [Music] [Music] Yeah, yeah, y'all, what's happening? This your boy's phone thugs and arms. K.A.Z.I., man. [Music] Hi, this is Phoebe. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Austin. AP News, I'm Ben Thomas. The U.S. says the ceasefire with Iran is still in effect. The comments come a day after Tehran was blamed for new attacks in the state of Hormuz and against the United Arab Emirates. The UAE seeing Iran fired missiles and drones added again today. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio maintains. "Operation, epic fury is concluded. We achieved the objectives of that operation. I'm not going to, you know, we're not cheering for an additional situation to occur. We would prefer the path of peace. What the President would prefer is a deal." U.S. forces are pressing ahead with efforts to reopen the state. Oil prices ease today. Brent crude fell 4% settling just below $110 per barrel. Triple A says U.S. gas prices are now averaging $4.48 per gallon. President Trump renewed his criticism of Pope Leo, asserting the pontiff believes it's okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. The Pope has not said that until reporters today, the Catholic Church, for years, has spoken out against all nuclear weapons, adding there is no doubt there. Secretary of State Rubio is to visit Leo at the Vatican Thursday, on what's being seen as a fence-mending visit. In Sakamagani reports President Trump and two of his top eights sent some mixed signals to children gathered in the Oval Office today. "Thrill have so many young athletes here at the White House." At an event reviving the Presidential Physical Fitness Award, the President, as he often does, brought up his 2020 election loss. "I thought I'd easily win the election, which by the way I did. And unfortunately bad things happened. It was a rigged election." Minutes later, both Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stress the importance of competition and accepting the results. "There's winners and there's losers that we need to infuse into our young people. Teach people how to win and how to lose and how to process victory and defeat." "This is AP News." The biggest, busiest and easily most flamboyant event of the season in New York City last night, Julie Walker had some highlights. "Piance Bezos, Babels and Bustiers, the Met Galamondi Night had it all. The theme, fashion is art, the labs coming to impress. Be in a crystal skeleton dress, Heidi Klum as a marble statue, Eileen Goe in 15,000 glass balls, Kim Kardashian in an orange sculpted metallic bodysuit. Before the event even began, there was controversy. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and wife Lauren Sanchez Bezos, who wore a toned down scaper alley gown, were the sponsors, drawing protest and criticism, including from an activist group hosting anti-billionaire messages. Mayor Mamdani, unlike his predecessor, not attending, instead promoting garment workers in the city. Julie Walker, New York." This is more news at AP News.com. I'm Ben Thomas. Thanks for listening. "Yeah, thanks for listening to the news, y'all. Real tough. I'm going to play as much music as possible to keep y'all happy after having to hear all the newsy news things out there. I tell you what. Not a lot of great stuff coming down the wire up, but what are you going to do? Last two songs we played in the last hour was a group called Lice. That's the duo of Homeboy Sandman and Asop Rock. The last song was called The One and the first one was called Moving Day. Those were two solo songs that did on that album. So I figured I'd play them back to back. They were short. Austin's own Magna Carta opened that last set. The song was called Needless Kitchen. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I definitely want to get Magna Carta into the studio here. One of these Tuesdays, anytime y'all are ready if you're having to be listening out there. Definitely appreciate all our listeners, everybody who's checked in online made a call up here to the station. We definitely appreciate knowing that you're out there. We got this fancy map here that shows where y'all tune in around the world and it's so beautiful to see when it pops up in different countries and even just across Texas. And there's a whole lot. What's that? Johannesburg is in the house. Oh my, we're going to have to play some, let me get into the South African folder here. So we can do for y'all down there in Johannesburg. Like I said, what's that? You're not playing a bunch of Tyler? No, not playing a bunch of Tyler. We're going to get deeper than that. Come on. But we played times in the, wait no, times didn't sound that way. Never mind. Never mind. Let me just, I got it. My brain manages all over the place right now because we are going to do a ticket giveaway this hour. I do have new music from Teflon Young King. He'll be performing at Flamingo Cantina this weekend. Thank you, Eva the Analog Divo for everything you do and for letting us know. Remind us we got four tickets to give away in this next hour. So y'all are going to want to stay tuned in. We're going to be right down the phone number 512-836-2887 and we're not going to make it too tough for you. Maybe in the next break I'm going to let you know we'll open up the phones and get it going in such a direction. Like I said, let's put some smiles on people's faces. I think that's what music does, man. After hearing the news, oh the news running and talking about all these things right now. We did have a red light in the beginning of the show. A man, Markos Vilez. If we're Lieutenant Governor here in Texas giving us hope, that was a great interview and definitely appreciate him coming down and appreciate all of you. You are tuned in. The new music Tuesdays of Matt Sonsala. I am Matt Sonsala and this is K-A-Z-I-88.7 FM in Austin. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Can you see the behavior what is happening every day? You see me, half it's a summer you can't get it Your chanera, I know it Your chanera and the swacts, it's you chanera This is the bumbastic flow fantastic No I'm gonna catch this dude just repeat your sour tantastic I fell like a rascal pulling the basket pull up with Steve When I'm in brum with the bad disc beat, I stunk so hard so catch it thee Usually causes casual teasing turning deep with homophie V5 or from year that sneak, I think I'm giant chow up me Random boy, if he's talking grease, what made them like us in my dreams? I come from hat, me, homo and me, we going in from our early teens I can just slap their say, it was me, I start putting in 2014 Scratch that maybe 1919, ancestors told me that I got the green lights to go So make sure you got speech, that's MJ Fedler, BIG That's why I'm with that B-Y-T, Bounce his dope, me, C-I-D I still bumping in my Nike, so fresh, so clean, I'm so icy I go in not low high-key, that's why they try me That's my tap, I don't like 'em sweet, my skin a real one, that's my G That's how you know I still got the streets, money talks, money speaks I've been broke now, it's time to eat, money talks, money speaks Mr. Pumbastic, flow fantastic, now I'm gonna catch this, do this with hair Or sour tantastic, I fell like a rascal pulling the basket pull up with Steve When I'm in brum with the bad disc beat, I stunk so hard so catch it thee Usually causes casual teasing turning deep with homophie V5 or from year that sneak, I think I'm giant chow up me But in the boy, this walking grease went made the legos in my jeans I come from happy homo and B, we goin' in for- I think I'm giant chow up me But in the boy, this walking grease went made the legos in my jeans I come from happy homo and B, we goin' in for my early teens I can just let this say, what's me? I can just let this say, what's me? What's me? I'm a big cheater, man Okay, see ya! (Music) Didn't you know, hey, no kill for the sun? So I'd be down, you, maybe you can heal and it'd go off your air whilst I'm at the sky so blue He, who makes some poison and so fainting eyes? He, who makes some money? Guess what's up in here? Oh, but I, I don't need it Can you tell me, did you hear the sun? I'm waiting for you to turn again I'm sure you didn't love me, I'm a spirit, I'm a hatred, I love you Tell me, you got to do another side, I'll tell you the right time You got to do another side, I'll tell you the right time So I'd be down, you, maybe you can heal and it'd go off your air whilst I'm at the sky so blue He, who makes some poison and so fainting eyes? I'm waiting for you to turn again I'm sure you didn't love me, I'm a spirit, I'm a hatred, I love you Tell me, you got to do another side, I'll tell you the right time So I'd be down, you, maybe you can heal and it'd go off your air whilst I'm at the sky so blue He gave me God, he gave me panic for you, he stood so far Such a heart that you still kill me more, God bless it from you, we know the world It's a candy, it's a cure, well, carry your back, come on, come on, come on Can you see the sun in the pool, when we're in the back, come on, come on Can you see the sun in the pool, give me God, I won't be in those new, high-cost ones That's the death of the storm, so let me be in you, bow with no one so strong I keep on getting on, cause I'm not the one who you get it all for So I'd be down, you, maybe you can heal and it'd go off your air whilst I'm at the sky so blue Don't you love me? Oh yeah I waited for love As soon as I get closer I finally get closer Still. ) 萬ters and endless Si Oh come high Let's be excited for you Waiting for. time. uh. uh. Waiting for. time. Main Brand new music right there, Eagle Alameda. The song is called What We Do You're Too Then Too KZIFM All the way to left the dial out of Austin, Texas 88.7 FM All y'all tuned in on the radio All y'all turned in your car Your truck In traffic On the internet Wherever you may be We do appreciate you If you do happen to be tuned in on the internet K-A-Z-I-F-M.org Don't forget we are listener-sponsored Commercial-free community station Right here in Austin By listener-sponsored We mean You are the people that make this happen You are the people who allow us to be up here every week Without some corporate overlords telling us what to play We can play music from all over the world Like we're doing right now Do us a law It's almost called I Do I Do Before That Daniel OG representing Homerton B It's almost called African Giant And King Promise and Mr. Easy Big star thing there It's almost called Mariana We started the set off right there Looking through the South African Files I didn't bring a lot this week I don't maybe nothing I don't know, Maine But whoever's listening to Johannesburg Thanks Appreciate you very much Uh Love to see the international listeners pop up on the map there Because Austin is an international town, Maine We are the music city People know that And I hope uh To get more great brand new Austin music Here that fits right in with K-A-Z-I in the weeks to come There's a great show coming up It's flamingo cantina this weekend We've been telling you about it I believe Friday night Teflon Young King We'll be here Dance hall vibes all night The only spot you need for that man flamingo cantina is still Kicking Right on 6th and Red River A true treasure in our community For this type of music For reggae music world beat All that Local hip hop It's incredible Thank you so much for the crew over there It's flamingo cantina for what doing what you do And they've given us some tickets to give away Uh we've got a total of four So I'm going to take the first couple collars Off the air when we get into this song Uh the song is called Get Me High Um and I think we can play that now because the Texas government They they did say all right These gas stations can still sell all these things Hero You know and uh Thankful for the uh For the hymns I suppose But I'd be even more thankful if they use their brain to start Regulating the real All right, we're not going to get too political here We're gonna let Teflon Young King do that The song's called Get Me High The phone number up in here is 512 836 2887 512 836 2887 Diling You got two tickets to hit flamingo cantina this weekend You and a friend the next two collars To see Teflon Young King You know how we do K-A-Z-I-F-M 88.7 FM Austin Give us a call My baby, my baby, yeah Young King My baby, my baby, get me high And so high It ran up my eyes and it's moving to my head Yeah, it's my head, yeah, yeah With Bill O'Pilladeic and Guanwara Lidz, yeah Lidz, yeah So much names they want Don't reason the streets Yeah Don't drink and dry Smoked and fly Instead of rewind the king we are Yeah We love the weed and I know that Know that Know that That's why rewind the king we are Yeah So high We love the weed and I know that Know that Know that The plant is burning And only two jails revealing That it was there to hit the floor And so much sickness that it's your License for the needy That the farmer farm freely And don't give up One profile some more money But I get me out And so high We love the weed and I know that Know that Know that So high We love the weed and I know that And so high We love the weed and I know that Know that Know that My name is Langefama I'm a plant, I long time you are clean up with your me and tagliar You can't sabotage her by the lines Minne of one season split For me, blah, blah, so me, go get me white leaf Run me, more, gee, more, treat, more, treat, more, treat She's at the smooze sweet If you think you're about taking what down to it Cause my baby, my baby, I need you (來到) ( sings in foreign language ) ) ( sings in foreign language ) ( sings in foreign language ) We have our two winners for Teflon Young King this weekend at Flamingo Cantina. 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Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The transcription features a radio show interview with Marcos Vilez, a candidate for Texas Lieutenant Governor, discussing economic struggles and progressive policies.
  2. Vilez criticizes the widening gap between rich and poor, citing low minimum wage ($7.25/hour), high costs of living, and lack of worker protections in Texas.
  3. He argues that Democratic leaders fail to connect with working-class voters by using complex language, while Republicans use simple messaging to win support.
  4. Vilez advocates for raising wages, expanding healthcare access, funding public schools, and addressing issues like gentrification and property taxes.
  5. He emphasizes the need for leaders who deliver tangible results, not just promises, and prioritizes working-class interests over corporate or war spending.

Summary:

In a radio interview on KZI, Marcos Vilez, a candidate for Texas Lieutenant Governor, discusses his campaign focused on economic justice for working-class Texans. 25/hour) while facing high costs for necessities like gas and diapers, noting that many retireees delay retirement due to adult children unable to afford living expenses. Vilez criticizes both parties: Republicans for using simple but deceptive messaging to win votes, and Democrats for becoming an "elite social club" that fails to deliver on progressive promises.

He argues that Texas's part-time legislature allows him to maintain a regular job, keeping him grounded. Key issues include eliminating property taxes only for corporations, not individuals; combating gentrification that displaces long-time residents; and ensuring worker protections, such as water breaks and fair wages. Vilez also blames current political leadership for high gas prices tied to war spending, urging a shift toward investing in education and communities.

He calls for candidates who communicate clearly and prioritize working-class needs over corporate interests. The interview includes music breaks and listener call-in opportunities, with Vilez emphasizing the lieutenant governor's role in setting the legislative agenda, which he would use to raise the minimum wage, expand healthcare, and fund public schools.

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Marcos Vilez is a labor union activist from Houston running for Lieutenant Governor of Texas. He grew up in Pasadena and currently lives on the north side of Houston.

The Lieutenant Governor sets the agenda for the Texas Senate, deciding which legislation goes to which committee and what issues are prioritized.

His priorities include raising the minimum wage, expanding healthcare access, funding public schools, supporting workers' rights, and investing in rural communities.

He thinks Democrats fail to communicate in simple terms and often focus on elite issues rather than economic populism, while Republicans connect with voters on basic pocketbook concerns.

He links high gas prices to crude oil costs driven by political leadership spending on war, and advocates for electing leaders who prioritize investing in people over conflict.

He believes Republican plans would only eliminate property taxes for corporations, while average citizens face higher effective tax rates and gentrification pressures.

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