In this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Emma and Shannon about another change in how Texas reports its coronavirus data and the legal fights related to voting that have reached the state Supreme Court.
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TribCast is a weekly political podcast, hosted by Matthew Watkins and Eleanor Klibanoff, and featuring a rotating list of guests that includes politicians, policy experts and Texas Tribune journalists.
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TribCast: Hurricane Laura, coronavirus on campus and the RNC
In this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Alex and Patrick about the incoming hurricane, the first week of college classes and the Republican National Convention.
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TribCast: Texas and the DNC, the fight over police funding, and election mailing woes
On this week’s Tribcast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Alex and Ross about Texans’ role at the Democratic National Convention, a new front in the local control fight and what election mail concerns could mean for Texas.
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TribCast: Kamala Harris on the Democratic presidential ticket and the state of college football
On this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Alex and Raga about college football this fall and what Kamala Harris means for Texas Democrats in November.
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TribCast: Reading the political tea leaves on Biden in Texas and a census undercount
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Patrick and Cassi about the Biden campaign’s recent activity in Texas, the fallout of a census undercount and early indications of what the legislative session might look like in a pandemic.
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TribCast: Texas revises coronavirus death tally as school reopening chaos continues
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Aliyya and Emma about the state’s bad relationship with data and the latest pingponging guidance on how and when schools can reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.
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TribCast: The post-convention state of the Texas GOP and a bleak budget forecast
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Ross about the Texas GOP’s convention chaos and how the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the state budget.
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TribCast: Election results and voting problems in the primary runoffs
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks with Evan, Matthew and Alex about the results and implications of the primary runoff elections and how voting went in the first statewide election during the coronavirus pandemic.
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TribCast: Mask orders, convention drama and the road ahead for reopening schools
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Aliyya about the governor’s mask order, the politics of canceling political conventions and challenges ahead for reopening schools.
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TribCast: Early voting begins as coronavirus surges in Texas and a debate over sex ed curriculum
In this edition of TribCast, Emma talks to Matthew, Aliyya and Ross about the state’s latest efforts to mitigate spread of the new coronavirus, and the State Board of Education’s ongoing debate over Texas’ sex ed curriculum.