On this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Patrick and Kate about Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to rescind statewide coronavirus orders and the fight over “The Eyes of Texas” at the University of Texas at Austin
Matthew Watkins
Matthew Watkins began serving as editor in chief of the Tribune in September 2024. Matthew is a Texas native, born in Houston and raised in Austin. He attended public schools and graduated from Texas A&M University. He’s spent nearly two decades in Texas journalism, and previously worked at The Eagle in Bryan-College Station and The Dallas Morning News. Matthew joined the Tribune in 2015 has held various roles, including higher education reporter, breaking news editor and politics editor. As a managing editor, Matthew has guided the Tribune’s award-winning journalism and other reporting of statewide significance, including coverage of elections and legislative sessions to major breaking news and ambitious storytelling about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Texas-Mexico border, the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, the impeachment of Texas attorney general and battles over public education. He lives in Austin with his wife, Susan, and their two children.
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TribCast: What’s next for Texas after last week’s winter storm?
On this week’s TribCast, Matthew talks with Ross, Alana and Erin about the political fallout from the winter storm and what the state might do to prevent future widespread power outages.
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TribCast: Ken Paxton’s legal woes continue
On this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Kate, Karen and Mitchell about Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest legal problems, the vaccine rollout and the politics of energy in Biden-era Texas.
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TribCast: Assessing Gov. Greg Abbott’s legislative priorities
In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Patrick, Ross and Alexa about Gov. Greg Abbott’s State of the State speech and the delays in the 2021 redistricting process.
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TribCast: How Joe Biden’s immigration orders are playing out in Texas
On this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Abby, Julián and Ross about President Joe Biden’s immigration executive orders and the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
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TribCast: What the new Biden administration means for Texas
On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Alex, Emma and Karen about the inauguration of Joe Biden and the latest on the coronavirus in Texas.
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Tribcast: A U.S. Capitol insurrection and the first week of the Texas Legislature
In this week’s episode, Matthew talks with Ross, Abby and Cassi about the siege in the U.S. Capitol and the first day of the legislative session in the Texas Capitol.
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TribCast: Looking ahead to the 2021 legislative session
In this week’s TribCast, Matthew talks to Cassi and Patrick about a heated state Senate special election and the 2021 legislative session.
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TribCast: The COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Texas
In this week’s podcast, Matthew speaks with Karen, Ross and Alex about the coronavirus vaccine and the Electoral College vote in Texas.
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TribCast: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues to undo the presidential election results
In this week’s episode, Matthew talks to Emma, Cassi and Mitchell about Texas’ lawsuit against swing states that went for Joe Biden, the upcoming legislative session and the future of gambling in Texas.