On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Abby about Donald Trump’s selections of Rick Perry and Rex Tillerson to his cabinet, Ken Paxton’s battle in the “war on Christmas,” Greg Abbott’s wait-and-see approach to bathroom legislation and a fight over melted cheese in D.C.
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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Texas fights drugs at the border, but is that the right place?
An estimated 1.6 million adult Texans have substance use disorders, many addicted to drugs that arrive illegally from Mexico.
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Tampon taxes, fetal remains, Sid Miller’s beef (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Alexa, Jim and Julian about the state’s new rules governing fetal remains, Sid Miller’s latest turn in the headlines, bills governing taxes on tampons and the Trib’s yearlong Bordering on Insecurity Project.
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The speaker’s agenda, Trump’s Texas connections (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talked to Evan, Ross and Patrick about House Speaker Joe Straus’ remarks at a pre-legislative symposium and the Texan behind Donald Trump’s unfounded allegations of voter fraud.
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Charlie Strong and Texans in the Trump administration (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about UT football and Charlie Strong’s potential ouster, possible Texans in the Trump administration and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s legislative priorities.
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Trump’s deportation plans, Texas bill-filing begins (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Julian about the pre-legislative flurry of bill-filing, President-elect Trump’s vows to deport millions and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s list of priorities.
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Trump’s Texas mandate, what’s next for Democrats (podcast)
On this post-election edition of the TribCast, Emily talks to Jim, Patrick and Aman about the clear path for Texas’ Republican leaders and what’s next for the state’s Democrats.
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The post-election TribCast
On this special post-election TribCast, Emily, Evan and Ross talk to former Democratic state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, Democratic state Rep. Donna Howard, and GOP consultants Deirdre Delisi and Brendan Steinhauser about Donald Trump’s victory.
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Sid Miller’s dirty tweet, Rick Perry’s Senate meddling (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Aman and Patrick about Sid Miller’s dirty tweet, Dan Patrick’s designs on a public education special session and Rick Perry’s suggestion to Michael McCaul that he challenge Ted Cruz for Senate.
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UT/TT Poll: Straight from the pollsters (podcast)
On this special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Jim Henson and Josh Blank about the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, what it says about Texas voters and the race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
