On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and special guest Trey Martinez Fischer about Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez’s gubernatorial aspirations and Congressman Blake Farenthold’s decision to pay taxpayers back for his $84,000 sexual harassment settlement.
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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Joe Barton’s explicit photo, Kevin Sumlin’s giant payout (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the fallout from a graphic nude picture of Congressman Joe Barton, the fired A&M football coach’s $10 million payout and the latest in campaign news.
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Sexual harassment at the Capitol, Abbott takes on an incumbent (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Alexa, Morgan and Ross about pervasive sexual harassment at the Texas Capitol and Gov. Abbott’s decision to endorse incumbent Rep. Sarah Davis’ opponent.
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A mass shooting in Texas, Dawnna Dukes’ Tribune interview, congressional retirements (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Jolie about the Sutherland Springs church shooting, state Rep. Dawnna Dukes’ live Texas Tribune interview and the series of Republican congressional retirements that are shaking up the field.
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Dawnna Dukes’ dropped charges, Enterprise Fund drama, a rent-to-own investigation (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Jim and Shannon about the Travis County DA’s decision to drop charges against state Rep. Dawnna Dukes, Gov. Greg Abbott’s Enterprise Fund connection to a trouble drug company and the Trib’s investigation into the rent-to-own industry in Texas.
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Speaker Straus discusses why he decided it was time to step down
In an interview with The Texas Tribune, House Speaker Joe Straus discusses his surprise announcement that he won’t seek re-election to the Texas Legislature.
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Speaker Straus won’t run for re-election (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about House Speaker Joe Straus’ bombshell decision not to run for re-election, and what it means for the Texas Legislature.
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The UT/TT pollsters on Trump, Confederates, bathrooms and politics
On this week’s special edition polling TribCast, Ross talks to University of Texas/Texas Tribune pollsters Josh Blank, Jim Henson and Daron Shaw about the latest UT/TT Poll — on everything from Donald Trump to Hurricane Harvey to Confederate memorials and bathrooms.
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Straus’ new committee, third-quarter fundraising, the ongoing Harvey response (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Patrick talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about the new Texas House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness, third-quarter fundraising for congressional candidates and the state’s ongoing response to Hurricane Harvey.
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TribFest recap, tapping the Rainy Day Fund (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the highlights from the Texas Tribune Festival (Speaker Straus! Cruz and Cornyn!) and the governor’s plans for Harvey relief and the Rainy Day Fund.
