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Fredericksburg ISD teacher Jason Roemer joins host Justin McKenzie to unpack the first year of the district's INCubatoredu program, which launched six student businesses, sold out a local theater for its pitch night, and awarded $21,000 in seed funding and scholarships.

On The Building Texas Show, host Justin McKenzie interviews Texas Q founder Sloan Rinaldi, a 4th-generation pitmaster whose family barbecue roots trace to Crockett, Texas in 1909. Recorded at the San Antonio Home & Garden Show, she details leaving construction, winning early competitions, and her new 8-country series.

Helen Ramirez, Economic Development Director for the City of San Marcos, joins host Justin McKenzie to unpack the 200-acre runway expansion, the 2,000-acre Tri-Texas mega site, Berry Aviation's DoD work, and why the I-35 city is chasing aerospace intelligence, not launch pads.

At the San Antonio Home and Garden Show, Jeff and Kelley Turner of Staycation Fiberglass Pools join host Justin McKenzie to expose uncertified builders, 'concrete cancer' ASR failures, and the questions every homeowner should ask before signing a pool contract.

On The Building Texas Show, Richard Castellanos of Tuff Shed joins host Justin McKenzie at the San Antonio Home and Garden Show to explain stick-built custom sheds, 300-square-foot permit thresholds, one-day on-site builds, and why buyers are cancelling storage units for 24/7 backyard access.

As manufactured housing takes center stage in the nation's affordability crisis, a new platform gives buyers and homeowners what listings sites alone can't: a trusted starting point for the entire ownership journey.

Nash Whitney of Stella Power Company joins host Justin McKenzie to unpack behind-the-meter generation, ERCOT's 300,000-megawatt queue, Senate Bill 6, and why hyperscalers like Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Google must build their own power in Texas.

On The Building Texas Show, LiftFund President and CEO Amy Hereford joins host Justin McKenzie in San Antonio to unveil the 2026 Texas Hill Country Flood Relief Program, offering grants up to $10,000 across 16 counties and explaining why small business must be prioritized in disaster recovery.

On The Building Texas Show, 512Financial founder Bart Davis unpacks the fractional CFO model, his 2-to-4 percent of revenue benchmark, the 'random number generator financial statements' trap, and why AI cannot yet replace a startup CFO.

Mayor Rudy Cruz joins host Justin McKenzie to explain how Socorro, Texas, a border city east of El Paso, is converting fading farmland into a foreign trade zone, courting manufacturers and logistics firms, and preserving 400-year-old adobe missions while its high schoolers graduate with associate's degrees.