On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Ross about Julian Castro’s new PAC and potential presidential ambitions — and a Ted Cruz poll showing him out in front of Beto O’Rourke.
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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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The top Texas tales of 2017 (podcast)
On the final TribCast of 2017, Emily talks to Alexa, Neena, Jay and Edgar about some of the Trib’s biggest stories of the year: the bathroom bill, Hurricane Harvey, the TABC scandal and our series on child sex trafficking.
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Drama at the Facilities Commission, Farenthold off the GOP ballot, McRaven departing UT System (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Jay and Patrick about Harvey Hilderbran’s troubled tenure at the Texas Facilities Commission, the Texas GOP’s efforts to keep Blake Farenthold off the 2018 ballot and Chancellor Bill McRaven’s decision to leave the UT System.
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An Alabama Senate shake-up, a Bush-Patterson faceoff and a border land grab project (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick, Kiah and former (and aspiring) Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson about Roy Moore’s defeat in Alabama, Patterson’s attempt to unseat George P. Bush and a soon-to-land reporting project called “The Taking.”
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Valdez running for governor, Farenthold giving back sexual harassment cash (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and special guest Trey Martinez Fischer about Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez’s gubernatorial aspirations and Congressman Blake Farenthold’s decision to pay taxpayers back for his $84,000 sexual harassment settlement.
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Joe Barton’s explicit photo, Kevin Sumlin’s giant payout (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the fallout from a graphic nude picture of Congressman Joe Barton, the fired A&M football coach’s $10 million payout and the latest in campaign news.
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Sexual harassment at the Capitol, Abbott takes on an incumbent (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Alexa, Morgan and Ross about pervasive sexual harassment at the Texas Capitol and Gov. Abbott’s decision to endorse incumbent Rep. Sarah Davis’ opponent.
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A mass shooting in Texas, Dawnna Dukes’ Tribune interview, congressional retirements (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Jolie about the Sutherland Springs church shooting, state Rep. Dawnna Dukes’ live Texas Tribune interview and the series of Republican congressional retirements that are shaking up the field.
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Dawnna Dukes’ dropped charges, Enterprise Fund drama, a rent-to-own investigation (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Jim and Shannon about the Travis County DA’s decision to drop charges against state Rep. Dawnna Dukes, Gov. Greg Abbott’s Enterprise Fund connection to a trouble drug company and the Trib’s investigation into the rent-to-own industry in Texas.
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Speaker Straus won’t run for re-election (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about House Speaker Joe Straus’ bombshell decision not to run for re-election, and what it means for the Texas Legislature.
