Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price talked about their Tuesday meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott about several local control issues he put on the agenda for the special legislative session.
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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School choice, property taxes and abortion (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Morgan about the special session issues the Senate is plowing through — and what the House’s coping mechanism is.
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Here’s what Texans said about the Texas Legislature regulating bathrooms
Here’s a look at the state-vs.-local fight over bathroom regulations, the legislative debate on the issue and how some Texans feel about the proposed measures.
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The first week of the special legislative session (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the kickoff of the special legislative session, what’s at stake for the state’s top leaders and what’s in store for the bathroom bill.
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The storm at TABC, redistricting trials and the special session ahead (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Ross talks to Ayan, Alexa and Jay about high-level changes at the state’s alcohol regulator, the redistricting trials underway in San Antonio and the special session that starts next Tuesday.
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New Yorker on Texas, TABC troubles, “perverted little tarts” (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Jay and Jim about Speaker Joe Straus’ “bathroom bill” comments in the New Yorker, the TABC’s war with Spec’s and a top lobbyist’s eight-year-old comments on young women drinking at Baylor.
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Same-sex benefits, teacher pay raises and Dawnna Dukes (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the state Supreme Court’s same-sex benefits ruling, Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan for teacher pay raises and state Rep. Dawnna Dukes’ not-guilty plea in court.
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We asked Texans who should regulate Uber and Lyft. Here’s what they said.
Here’s a look at the state-vs.-local fight over ride-hailing regulations, what the new state law means for drivers and customers, and how some Texans feel about the changes.
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The Texas Monthly best and worst list (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and R.G. Ratcliffe about who made the cut on Texas Monthly’s biennial legislator “best and worst” list.
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UT/TT Poll: From the pollsters to you (podcast)
On this special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Daron Shaw, Jim Henson and Josh Blank about the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll and what Texas voters said about everything from the president to bathroom regulations to funding for schools.
