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Austin bombings, Ted Cruz and Cambridge Analytica (podcast)

On this week's TribCast, Emily talked to Evan, Patrick, Alex and Democratic congressional candidate M.J. Hegar about Hegar's impending runoff, the Austin bombings and another client of now-notorious Cambridge Analytica, Ted Cruz.

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Austin bombings, Ted Cruz and Cambridge Analytica (podcast)

by Justin Dehn, The Texas Tribune
March 21, 2018

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<p class="byline">by Justin Dehn, The Texas Tribune <br />March 21, 2018</p>

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Austin bombings, Ted Cruz and Cambridge Analytica (podcast)

Justin Dehn, The Texas Tribune
March 21, 2018

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz defeated Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in the race for U.S. Senate. View full 2018 Texas election results or subscribe to The Brief for the latest election news.More in this series

On this week's TribCast, Emily talked to Evan, Patrick, Alex and Democratic congressional candidate M.J. Hegar about Hegar's impending runoff, the Austin bombings and another client of now-notorious Cambridge Analytica, Ted Cruz.

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