On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about former Gov. Rick Perry’s turn on Dancing With the Stars, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s suggestion that Sen. Ted Cruz could get left in the rearview and Gov. Greg Abbott’s explanation for how he suffered burns.
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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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Presidential Politics, Straus’ Priorities and College Rankings (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Patrick talks to Ayan, Edgar and Alexa about the latest of the presidential race in Texas, Joe Straus’ priorities for the next session and how Texas schools fared in the latest college rankings.
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Does Clinton Have an Edge in Texas? (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Edgar about new presidential polling numbers, shocking maternal mortality figures in Texas and a looming legislative fight over pre-K.
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Trump in Texas, Campus Dildo Carry, Transgender Students (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump’s newsworthy swing through Texas, a dildo-heavy campus carry protest at UT-Austin and a legal strike against President Obama’s policy on transgender students.
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Perry v. the Khan Family and Trump’s Texas Polling Numbers (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Rick Perry keeping the Khan family in the headlines and Donald Trump’s polling numbers in Texas.
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George P. Bush’s Trump Take and Ted Cruz’s Texas Tour (Podcast)
This week on the TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Abby and Kirby about George P. Bush’s political calculus in backing Donald Trump, Ted Cruz’s efforts to reconnect with Texas voters and the state’s complicated relationship with NAFTA.
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Campus Carry, Trump vs. Khan and an Independent Lawmaker (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Matthew about the anniversary of the UT Tower shooting and the rollout of campus carry, Gov. Greg Abbott’s comments on Donald Trump’s takedown of a Gold Star family and Texas’ first Independent lawmaker in four decades.
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The Democratic Convention, the Castro Brothers and Voter ID (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Aman and Jim about the drama at the DNC, the political futures of Texas’ Castro brothers and the 5th Circuit ruling upending Texas’ voter ID law.
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Cruz’s Convention “Conscience” (Podcast)
On this special edition of the TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Aman about Ted Cruz’s now-notorious convention non-endorsement — and what it means for his political future.
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Texans at the RNC and Julián Castro’s Clinton Talk (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about key Texans at the Republican National Convention and HUD Secretary Julián Castro’s violation of the Hatch Act.