On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jim and Aman about sky-high early voting turnout, some problems at the polls and the latest figures showing Hillary Clinton closing in on Donald Trump in Texas.
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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Clinton’s Texas ad buy, border politics, Planned Parenthood (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Patrick and Alexa about Hillary Clinton’s small but symbolic Texas ad buy, our yearlong Bordering on Insecurity project and state leaders’ inability to totally defund Planned Parenthood.
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Trump’s bad behavior, Paxton’s legal woes (podcast)
On this week’s Tribcast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump’s vulgar off-mic comments about women and AG Ken Paxton’s good-news-bad-news legal week.
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Bordering on Insecurity
To Die or to Leave: Migrants Flee the Murder Capital of the World
Meet some of the Central Americans who are fleeing violence and abject poverty at home, only to endure shakedowns and abuse on their way to an uncertain future in the United States. This mini-documentary is part of our Bordering on Insecurity project.
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Trump and Texas Women, Endangered Children (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Brandon about how GOP women in Texas are grappling with Donald Trump, and how the Legislature can fix the state’s child welfare crisis.
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Ted Cruz Forgives, Dawnna Dukes Retires (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Ted Cruz’s forgiveness of Donald Trump, Ken Starr’s TribFest interview on Baylor’s sexual assault scandal and the political fallout from Austin Rep. Dawnna Duke’s decision to retire.
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Perry Dances, Patrick Dings Cruz and Abbott Reveals an Injury (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about former Gov. Rick Perry’s turn on Dancing With the Stars, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s suggestion that Sen. Ted Cruz could get left in the rearview and Gov. Greg Abbott’s explanation for how he suffered burns.
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Presidential Politics, Straus’ Priorities and College Rankings (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Patrick talks to Ayan, Edgar and Alexa about the latest of the presidential race in Texas, Joe Straus’ priorities for the next session and how Texas schools fared in the latest college rankings.
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Lawmakers to Examine Ballooning Cost of Tuition Program for Veterans
After failed attempts last year to limit eligibility for the Hazlewood Act, school officials will meet with House lawmakers at the Capitol Tuesday to discuss ways to pay for it.
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Does Clinton Have an Edge in Texas? (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Edgar about new presidential polling numbers, shocking maternal mortality figures in Texas and a looming legislative fight over pre-K.
