Hour one of the Todd and Don Show:
• VIRAL VIDEO: In an conversation highlighted on Fox’s ‘The Next Revolution’, Scott Klinger (Good Jobs First), talks about the bidding war for Amazon’s HQ2
• Gay rights political activist groups stood outside the Austin school district performing arts center Sunday morning chanting and waving pride flags and signs to protest against a church that opposes gay marriage and criticize the district for renting the facility to the church
•The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is considering a plan to close down more than 80 offices across the state
Hour two of the Todd and Don Show:
• One of the victims in the shooting at a gaming contest in Jacksonville, Florida over the weekend was a Georgetown man
•TECH NEWS:
-The CEO of Twitter will be testifying in front of lawmakers next week to talk about whether social media is blocking conservatives
– Foxconn Technology Group is partnering with universities and technical schools and even tapping into transitioning members of the military to hire 13,000 workers at its new North American manufacturing plant
• HIGHLIGHT: State Representative Paul Workman joined Todd & Don live and discussed paid sick leave, doing business in Austin, ban the box, border control, teacher pay, public education funding, legalizing marijuana, voting vouchers, Amazon HQ2, and budgets
Hour three of the Todd and Don Show:
• Chick-fil-A is launching their meal kit service today which allows customers to buy ingredients to make meals at home
• UP IN YA BUSINESS: Don interviews Logan Mitchell of Hero Water Sports at Lake Bastrop. More information at :herowatersports.com.
• President Trump’s Administration is not releasing a statement for U.S. Senator John McCain
Hour four of the Todd and Don Show:
• Tesla’s Autonomous semi-trucks already going across country using just the existing super charger network
• A Texas teacher’s homework policy has gone viral as she only gives homework to those who don’t finish work in school
• Amazon is using Twitter to combat negative public sentiment about the working conditions inside its warehouses by paying a small group of Amazon employees known as “FC ambassadors” (fulfillment center ambassadors) to tweet about Amazon’s warehouse conditions and treatment of workers
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