TribCast

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Jim about Ted Cruz's big announcement, how retiring lawmakers spend their campaign cash and the Bernie Tiede verdict. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast — the first streamed via Facebook live video — Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Ted Cruz's abysmal finish in the New York primary and the latest drama swirling around Ag Commissioner Sid Miller. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast — Emily's first back at the helm — she talks to Ross, Morgan and Terri about Sid Miller's ethics challenges, Ken Paxton's legal woes and Greg Abbott's challenges fixing the state's child welfare system. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Ayan, Alexa and Edgar about the aftermath of Wisconsin's presidential primaries, a tragic instance of confusion over the state's abortion laws, and the state's efforts to clean up problems with child protection in Texas. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Kiah and Matthew about news that Rick Perry didn't vote in the primaries, about the Trib's "Price of Admission" project on the top 10% rule for college admissions, and the travails of San Antonio's Vista Ridge water pipeline. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Patrick and Matthew about the race for the Republican presidential nomination, the Tribune's "Ballpark Figures" analysis of college sports costs, and Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Julian and Jay about the latest round of presidential primaries, the politics of Merrick Garland's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the situation on the U.S./Mexico border and how it plays in this political year. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Neena and Patrick about the state's lack of readiness for Hurricanes the size of Ike and what a big storm would do to Houston and Texas, and the latest from the campaign trail, where Cruz is trying to make the GOP contest a two-candidate race. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast, recorded with a live audience on the morning after Tuesday's primaries, Ross talks to Evan, Patrick, Abby and Jim about the results — and what they mean. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Abby about the state of the presidential primaries, the death of Antonin Scalia and its aftermath, and how to measure what's going on with immigration and criminal justice. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Jay about the aftermath of New Hampshire's presidential primaries, the Tribune's new Bordering on Insecurity project, and state Rep. Dawnna Dukes deployment of state employees. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Julián and Patrick about the state of the presidential primaries now that Iowa is behind us and New Hampshire is ahead, new flashpoints in the immigration debate, and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest tribulations. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Matthew about a Republican win in a Democratic district, indictments of Planned Parenthood's critics, and a physicist takes aim at guns on campus. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Kiah about officeholder and campaign financial reports, about Ken Paxton’s legal troubles and his official opinion on fantasy sports gambling, the state’s new education chief and the musings of its top law enforcement officer. Full Story 

This week, Ross talks to Emily, Matthew and Edgar about Greg Abbott's Constitution plans, Rick Perry's appearance on Florida's lobby rolls and A&M Chancellor John Sharp's displeasure with a sportswriter. Full Story 

This week on The Ticket: KUT’s Ben Philpott and The Texas Tribune's Jay Root hear from Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek on what it's like to cover the Cruzin' to Caucus bus tour in Iowa. Full Story 

On this first weekly podcast of 2016, Ross, Evan, Emily and Alexa talk about women in politics in Texas, about old online postings that could put Jonathan Stickland into electoral distress, the eight-week race to the March 1 primaries and the state of the presidential nominating contests. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about how Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus performed in 2015. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Jim and Aman about surprises and fireworks in the Texas primary filings, plus the Ted Cruz-Marco Rubio faceoff over immigration in the GOP presidential debate. Full Story 

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the Houston mayoral runoff, Ted Cruz's poll numbers in first-test Iowa and Land Commissioner George P. Bush's "dogcatcher" comments on a fundraising call for his dad. Full Story