On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Ross and Alex about the questions facing Texas Democrats on how much of a role they want O’Rourke to play in their elections and the setup for Super Tuesday voting in the state.
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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: Forecasting a Super Tuesday delay in Texas and the upcoming primary
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Patrick and Ross about an expected delay in Super Tuesday delegate totals in Texas and what we’re keeping an eye on for the upcoming primaries.
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TribCast: A special election blowout and checking in on the presidential primary
On this week’s TribCast, Matthew talks to Alex, Cassi and Patrick about the big Republican win in House District 28, growing unrest among grassroots conservatives and the state of the presidential primary in Texas.
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TribCast: The money fight for the Texas House and a very special election
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Patrick about what we learned from recent campaign finance reports, a nationally targeted special election runoff for a Texas House seat, and presidential endorsements.
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TribCast: Refugee ban, hemp fiasco and another Planned Parenthood fight
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Jolie and Emma about the governor’s decision to opt out of the federal refugee resettlement program, the state’s hemp legalization fiasco and the latest in the Texas vs. Planned Parenthood fight.
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TribCast: A look ahead at the 2020 political landscape in Texas
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Evan, Cassi and Matthew about the political year ahead with heated battles for the Texas House and the state’s 38 electoral votes.
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TribCast: George P. Bush’s transparency troubles
On this week’s TribCast — Emily’s last! — we talk about George P. Bush’s failure to disclose key business contacts and Beto O’Rourke’s 2020 priority: flipping the Texas House.
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TribCast: Big new names enter Texas congressional races
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Alexa, Patrick and Abby about some recognizable names in Texas congressional races, racist texts from a GOP county official and a leaked Republican Party memo.
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TribCast: Rick Miller steps in it with comments on Asian opponents
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Matthew, Emma and Alex about a state lawmaker who suggested his election opponents were running because they’re Asian, and the latest on the presidential race in Texas.
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Tribcast: A Texas House cocaine scandal and a lack of receipts for the latest inauguration celebration
In this edition of the TribCast, Alex talks to Evan, Cassi and Shannon about the latest scandal to rock the Texas House, the receipts — or lack thereof — for Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s inauguration ceremony, and Julián Castro missing the fifth Democratic primary debate.