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Point of Order: King of the road

In the latest episode of our podcast about the Texas Legislature, Evan Smith talks to state Senate Transportation Chair Robert Nichols about Infrastructure Week and the challenges of getting people and goods from point to point in a fast-growing, rapidly urbanizing state.

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Point of Order: King of the road

by Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune
April 13, 2021

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<p class="byline">by Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune <br />April 13, 2021</p>

<p>Join Evan Smith for Point of Order, a weekly podcast that takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature &mdash; the turning of gears and pulling of strings that power government in a state like no other. Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/point-of-order-with-evan-smith/id1447301599?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4QFNgVaQvKhcUFPy4Bsy7N" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spotify</a>, or <a href="https://feeds.texastribune.org/feeds/podcasts/point-of-order/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RSS</a>.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/series/point-of-order/">More in this series</a></p>
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<p>In the latest episode of our podcast about the Texas Legislature, Tribune CEO Evan Smith talks to Robert Nichols, Senate Transportation Committee chair, about the long-awaited arrival of Infrastructure Week and the challenges of getting people and goods from point to point in a fast-growing, rapidly urbanizing state.</p>
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Point of Order: King of the road

Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune
April 13, 2021

Join Evan Smith for Point of Order, a weekly podcast that takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature — the turning of gears and pulling of strings that power government in a state like no other. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or RSS. More in this series

In the latest episode of our podcast about the Texas Legislature, Tribune CEO Evan Smith talks to Robert Nichols, Senate Transportation Committee chair, about the long-awaited arrival of Infrastructure Week and the challenges of getting people and goods from point to point in a fast-growing, rapidly urbanizing state.

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