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TribCast: Runoffs, Record Votes and Printable Guns

Reeve, Evan, Ross and Morgan discuss the results of the latest round of elections, the fate of gubernatorial appointees in the new administration, plans to print guns at the Capitol, and what a record vote in the speaker's race might reveal.

By Reeve HamiltonJan. 7, 2015, 3:05 p.m. CentralUpdated Jan. 7, 2015, 3:05 p.m. Central

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TribCast: Runoffs, Record Votes and Printable Guns

by Reeve Hamilton, The Texas Tribune
January 7, 2015

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TribCast: Runoffs, Record Votes and Printable Guns

Reeve Hamilton, The Texas Tribune
January 7, 2015

Reeve, Evan, Ross and Morgan discuss the results of the latest round of elections, the fate of gubernatorial appointees in the new administration, plans to print guns at the Capitol, and what a record vote in the speaker's race might reveal.

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Reeve Hamilton worked at the Tribune from 2009 to 2015, covering higher education and politics and hosting the Tribune's weekly podcast. His writing has also appeared in Texas Monthly and The Texas Observer.... More by Reeve Hamilton

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