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This week, we’re joined by two members of our politics team — reporter Kayla Guo and editor Jasper Scherer — for an emergency episode to discuss Gov. Greg Abbott vetoing Texas THC ban and calling a special session. How will Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick respond? Will redistricting end up on the agenda?

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Big news: 20 more speakers join the TribFest lineup! New additions include Margaret Spellings, former U.S. secretary of education and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center; Michael Curry, former presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church; Beto O’Rourke, former U.S. Representative, D-El Paso; Joe Lonsdale, entrepreneur, founder and managing partner at 8VC; and Katie Phang, journalist and trial lawyer.

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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...