Ross, Evan, Reeve and Ayan discuss Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson’s departure from the Texas Supreme Court, conflict between state Rep. Jim Pitts and University of Texas Regent Wallace Hall, and the new state laws that recently took effect.

_{*Editor’s Note: In discussing Senate Bill 518, this TribCast conversation referred to beer that could be purchased from craft brewers. SB 518 allows for small production breweries to sell their products, but they must be consumed in the brewery’s tasting room.}

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