On this weekโs TribCast, Aman talks to Alex, Aliyya and Ross about the mood in the Texas Capitol halfway through the session, why Dan Patrick has some pot advocates feeling paranoid and how the two Texans running for president are doing โ and yes, there are still two.
TribCast
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.
Tribcast: Beto OโRourke is in. What now?
On this special edition of the Tribcast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about Beto OโRourkeโs two-day presidential rollout โย and what happens next.
TribCast: College admissions scandal, “Border Hustle,” waiting for Beto
On this weekโs TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Matthew and Jay about whenever the heck Beto OโRourke is going to announce his next move, the admissions scandal facing colleges across the country, including UT-Austin, and “Border Hustle,” a big Tribune collaboration with Time Magazine.
TribCast: Is the “Kumbaya” phase of the legislative session over?
On this weekโs TribCast, Aman talks to Evan, Aliyya and Alexa about the teacher pay and school finance proposals circulating in the Texas Lege, the latest finger-pointing over the voter citizenship review and the pushback Beto OโRourke might face in a Democratic presidential field.
TribCast: UT/TT Pollster Edition
On this weekโs 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.
TribCast: Teacher pay raises, voter citizenship reviews and Beto’s big decision
On this weekโs TribCast, Emily talks to Aliyya, Emma and Patrick about the word weโre awaiting from Beto OโRourke, the latest on the controversial voter citizenship review, Dan Patrickโs teacher pay raise proposal and Juliรกn Castroโs presidential bid.
TribCast: Property taxes, school finance, data centers and a state senator’s bid to redefine a crime
On this weekโs TribCast, Ross talks to Emma, Aliyya and Edgar about Sen. Angela Paxton’s controversial bill that could impact her husband, efforts to get property tax legislation passed, a status check on the promised school finance bill and bidding out the state’s data storage to private companies.
TribCast: Dueling rallies, property taxes and an apology from the secretary of state
On this weekโs TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Brandon about the dueling Trump/OโRourke rallies in El Paso, an apology from the secretary of state, where Texas lawmakers are headed on property tax reform and yet another San Antonio special election.
TribCast: Beto meets Oprah
On this weekโs TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Cassi and Alexa about Beto OโRourkeโs visit with Oprah Winfrey, the latest on the lawsuits filed over Texasโ voter citizenship review, and the news out of the State of the State and the State of the Union.
TribCast: Texas voter citizenship review, Empower Texans’ Senate media pass, the 2020 congressional battlefield
On this weekโs Texas Tribune TribCast, Patrick talks to Evan, Alexa and Emma about the secretary of state questioning the citizenship of thousands of voters, the conservative group Empower Texans receiving a state Senate media credential and the early contours of the 2020 congressional battlefield in Texas.

