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TribCast: A Texas Senate retirement and Bernie Sanders' new lead in the state

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Emma, Cassi and Alex about what state Sen. Kirk Watson's retirement could mean for the Senate, Bernie Sanders' new lead in presidential polling in Texas and a Democratic judicial candidate's sexist comments about his opponent.

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State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, at a press conference at the Capitol on Feb. 18, 2020. Watson spoke about his retirement from the Texas Senate and his new upcoming position as the Founding Dean of the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs.
State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, spoke during a press conference Wednesday about his retirement from the Texas Senate. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Emma, Cassi and Alex about what state Sen. Kirk Watson's retirement could mean for the Senate, Bernie Sanders' new lead in presidential polling in Texas and a Democratic judicial candidate's sexist comments about his opponent.

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