Republican congressional candidate Chip Roy joins the TribCast crew to discuss his upcoming runoff. Plus, we tackle the 2020 census, the March for Our Lives protests and whether Rex Tillerson could be the University of Texas System’s next chancellor.
Todd Wiseman
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 for director Richard Linklater. At The Texas Tribune, Todd helped develop the “Stump Interrupted” series, which won a national Edward R. Murrow award. He also co-produced the award-winning documentary “Beyond The Wall.” A Fort Worth native, he graduated from the University of Southern California with a dual degree in film and English and is based in Austin.
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Live TribCast: Deconstructing the 2018 Texas primaries
On this week’s special live edition of the TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and Abby about the big takeaways from 2018 primary night — and looks ahead to the May runoffs.
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Split Decision for 2018 Election
Split Decision: Texas Senate candidates Phillip Huffines and Angela Paxton
In the Republican primary race for state Senate District 8, first-time candidates Phillip Huffines and Angela Paxton discuss the issues important to the North Texas district and their strong family ties in politics.
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Split Decision: State Rep. Sarah Davis and GOP primary challenger Susanna Dokupil
In the latest edition of our “Split Decision” video series, state Rep. Sarah Davis and her Republican challenger, Susanna Dokupil, virtually debate the issues important to House District 134.
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Split Decision: Sid Miller and Trey Blocker debate agriculture, ethics and Nutella
Watch Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and his Republican challenger, Trey Blocker, virtually debate the issues and politics of the race in the latest edition of our “Split Decision” video series.
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George P. Bush’s “secret mansion,” Republican primary fundraising (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jay and Shannon about George P. Bush’s “secret mansion,” the GOP primary fundraising sweep and the Texas connection to Russian meddling in the 2016 elections.
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Split Decision: Can one of these Democrats unseat Texas Sen. Konni Burton?
Watch Democrats Allison Campolo and Beverly Powell virtually debate the issues in their race to challenge Republican state Sen. Konni Burton in the latest edition of our “Split Decision” series.
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Hot or not? Hear Ross Ramsey break down his must-watch Texas primary races (podcast)
Listen to Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey explain his Hotlist of dramatic and competitive primary races across the state while taking reader questions.
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Split Decision: Texas Sen. Craig Estes and primary challenger Pat Fallon face off
Watch state Sen. Craig Estes and his Senate District 30 Republican primary challenger, state Rep. Pat Fallon, virtually debate as the candidates compete in the North Texas district.
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Sarah Davis’ re-election bid, Ross Ramsey’s hot list
On this week’s TribCast, Emily, Ross, Patrick and Emma talk to state Rep. Sarah Davis about Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to unseat her, Ross’ primary hot list and a state Supreme Court justice’s quick-turn candidacy.
