Texas Legislature 2019
TribCast: How did that tax swap fall apart?
![From left: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Greg Bonnen discuss property taxes at a press conference at the Capitol on May 1, 2019.](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/KNdBZw6rr9l6bukOJL_6QWRlr30=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8daddaf1c11b1ccad5eb630a76ec2dd/TribCast%205_8_19%20MG%20TT.jpg)
TribCast
The Texas Tribune put this podcast on hiatus in August 2023 due to staffing changes in the newsroom. The TribCast was The Texas Tribune’s weekly political podcast, hosted by Matthew Watkins and featuring a rotating cast of editors, reporters and other guests.
More in this seriesOn this week’s TribCast, Aman talks to Ross, Matthew and Shannon about how Texas lawmakers' plan to raise the sales tax collapsed, why the 2019 session is like the 1997 one and what we'll be watching out for in the session’s final three weeks.
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