The Texas Tribune Tribcast for Sept. 10, 2021.

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On this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Allyson, Patrick and Reese about the court battles over Texas’ abortion law and Abbott’s call for a third special session.

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Matthew Watkins began serving as editor in chief of the Tribune in September 2024. He is a Texas native, born in Houston and raised in Austin. He attended Texas A&M University and has spent his entire...

Todd Wiseman was the senior editor for video and multimedia at The Texas Tribune, where he worked from 2010 to 2023. Todd previously worked at the Austin School of Film and Synthetic Pictures and interned...