TribCast Live: Breaking down the 2026 Runoffs

The TribCast team unpacks this week's raucous runoffs

by Texas Tribune Events Staff May 27, 2026, 10:45 a.m. Central

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TribCast Live: Breaking down the 2026 Runoffs

by Texas Tribune Events Staff, The Texas Tribune
May 27, 2026

<h1>TribCast Live: Breaking down the 2026 Runoffs</h1>
<p class="byline">by Texas Tribune Events Staff, The Texas Tribune <br />May 27, 2026</p>
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<p>During a conversation before a live audience on Wednesday, May 27, TribCast was joined by D.C. correspondent <strong>Gabby Birenbaum</strong> and <strong>James Barragán</strong>, host of Capitol Tonight, to unpack the raucous runoffs. </p>
<p>How did Ken Paxton defeat John Cornyn? Will the U.S. Senate race be competitive in November? And what other results caught the team's eye?</p>
<p>Watch the video above or subscribe to the TribCast on <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/texas-tribune-tribcast/id338118901" rel="noreferrer noopener">iTunes</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/179QJgS6m0z2zShjfFsEJv" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spotify</a>, or <a target="_blank" href="https://feeds.texastribune.org/feeds/podcasts/tribcast/" rel="noreferrer noopener">RSS</a>. New episodes every Tuesday.</p>
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TribCast Live: Breaking down the 2026 Runoffs

Texas Tribune Events Staff, The Texas Tribune
May 27, 2026

During a conversation before a live audience on Wednesday, May 27, TribCast was joined by D.C. correspondent Gabby Birenbaum and James Barragán, host of Capitol Tonight, to unpack the raucous runoffs. 

How did Ken Paxton defeat John Cornyn? Will the U.S. Senate race be competitive in November? And what other results caught the team's eye?

Watch the video above or subscribe to the TribCast on iTunes, Spotify, or RSS. New episodes every Tuesday.

The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune’s journalism. Find a complete list of them here.

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During a conversation before a live audience on Wednesday, May 27, TribCast was joined by D.C. correspondent Gabby Birenbaum and James Barragán, host of Capitol Tonight, to unpack the raucous runoffs.

How did Ken Paxton defeat John Cornyn? Will the U.S. Senate race be competitive in November? And what other results caught the team’s eye?

Watch the video above or subscribe to the TribCast on iTunes, Spotify, or RSS. New episodes every Tuesday.

The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune’s journalism. Find a complete list of them here.