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 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: 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.
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TribCast: The 10th anniversary edition
On this week’s 10th anniversary TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Todd and Reeve about the last 10 years of The Texas Tribune — and the last 10 years of the TribCast.
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TribCast: The UT/TT pollsters’ latest survey of Texas views on politics and policy
On this week’s special pollster edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to Josh Blank, Jim Henson and Daron Shaw from the University of Texas about the findings of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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TribCast: Captured by coal, a Legislative Budget Board in turmoil
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Kiah, Edgar, Emma and Cassi about a major Tribune investigation into coal clean-ups in Texas, state leaders’ role in a North Texas child custody case, a mass exodus from the Legislative Budget Board and the latest on the House speaker.
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TribCast: Dennis Bonnen’s big rise and bigger fall
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Cassi about Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s forced retirement, his legacy and the political implications for the Texas House.
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TribCast: The Tale of the Tape
In this edition of the TribCast, Evan talks to Cassi, Alex and Patrick about the now-public recording of House Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s infamous meeting with conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan.
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TribCast: Rick Perry and Ukraine, and George P. Bush’s college turnaround
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Abby, Patrick, Jolie and Jay about Rick Perry’s role in Ukraine and his political future, the aftermath of the Botham Jean trial and George P. Bush’s college turnaround.