On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Emma and Ross about the state’s recently released guidance for the upcoming elections, the reopening of water parks and the economic devastation faced by Texas workers.
Michael Rey de Leon
Michael Rey de Leon served as technical director and audiovisual engineer for Studio 919, as well as providing on-location support for The Texas Tribune’s remote event series. Michael Rey joined the Tribune in 2018 after spending years in the field working for organizations including MTV, SXSW, CBS and the University of Texas at Austin. A sixth-generation Texan with familial roots in the Rio Grande Valley, Michael Rey is also an accomplished multi-instrumentalist who has worked with a myriad of recording artists. When he’s not wrapping cables, Michael Rey dedicates his time to his family, cooking and curating an extensive collection of musical instruments.
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TribCast: Bars are back, but questions remain on child care and voting by mail in a pandemic
In this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Aliyya and Ross about the latest reopenings in Texas amid missed benchmarks, child care complications for low-income parents and swirling voting-by-mail questions.
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TribCast: The “don’t do as I say” coronavirus edition
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Emma and Matthew about the governor’s move to pull back on the enforcement of his executive orders related to the coronavirus pandemic and a GOP congressional hopeful’s misleading messaging on voting by mail.
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TribCast: The governor’s quicker-than-expected move to further reopen Texas
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Emma and Ross about the governor’s move to reopen more businesses in Texas more quickly than expected and the implications of those reopenings.
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TribCast: How Texas plans to reopen businesses during the coronavirus pandemic
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Cassi, Matthew and Ross about the phased reopening of Texas businesses and what that could mean for Texans who must return to work in a pandemic.
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TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters analyze the latest UT/TT Poll on coronavirus in Texas
In this edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Joshua Blank and Daron Shaw about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, focused on the coronavirus pandemic and how voters and governments are responding to it.
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TribCast: Forecasting what’s next with coronavirus and the 2021 legislative session
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Ross about what’s coming up in the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, and the group does some forecasting for what the public health emergency could mean for the 2021 legislative session.
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TribCast: The politics of coronavirus in Texas
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Emma and Jolie about Gov. Greg Abbott’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, the newest front in the state’s fight against abortion and the state vs. local battle over bail.
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TribCast: How coronavirus is affecting Texas workers, immigrants and the courts
On this week’s TribCast — a different format in the time of the new coronavirus — Alexa talks to Mitchell, Julián and Jolie about rising unemployment in Texas, the outbreak’s effect on immigrants and delayed justice in the court system.
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TribCast: Texas’ growing response to coronavirus amid a growing outbreak
On this week’s TribCast — a different format in the time of the new coronavirus — Alexa talks to Edgar and Aliyya about the state’s response to a growing outbreak, an assessment of hospital capacity and the impact of school district closures.