On this week’s TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Abby about the state of the presidential primaries, the death of Antonin Scalia and its aftermath, and how to measure what’s going on with immigration and criminal justice.
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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: New Hampshire, Bordering on Insecurity, Dawnna Dukes
On this week’s TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Jay about the aftermath of New Hampshire’s presidential primaries, the Tribune’s new Bordering on Insecurity project, and state Rep. Dawnna Dukes deployment of state employees.
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TribCast: Iowa, New Hampshire, Immigration and Ken Paxton
On this week’s TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Julián and Patrick about the state of the presidential primaries now that Iowa is behind us and New Hampshire is ahead, new flashpoints in the immigration debate, and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest tribulations.
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TribCast: San Antonio Politics, Planned Parenthood, Campus Carry
On this week’s TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Matthew about a Republican win in a Democratic district, indictments of Planned Parenthood’s critics, and a physicist takes aim at guns on campus.
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TribCast: Political Money, State Police, Ken Paxton on Sports
On this week’s TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Kiah about officeholder and campaign financial reports, about Ken Paxton’s legal troubles and his official opinion on fantasy sports gambling, the state’s new education chief and the musings of its top law enforcement officer.
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TribCast: Abbott’s Constitution, Perry’s New Gig, Sharp’s Blast
This week, Ross talks to Emily, Matthew and Edgar about Greg Abbott’s Constitution plans, Rick Perry’s appearance on Florida’s lobby rolls and A&M Chancellor John Sharp’s displeasure with a sportswriter.
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The Ticket: Cruzin’ to Caucus
This week on The Ticket: KUT’s Ben Philpott and The Texas Tribune’s Jay Root hear from Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek on what it’s like to cover the Cruzin’ to Caucus bus tour in Iowa.
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TribCast: Elections, Political Women, Stickland’s Mouth
On this first weekly podcast of 2016, Ross, Evan, Emily and Alexa talk about women in politics in Texas, about old online postings that could put Jonathan Stickland into electoral distress, the eight-week race to the March 1 primaries and the state of the presidential nominating contests.
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TribCast: How the Big Three Fared in 2015
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about how Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus performed in 2015.
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TribCast: Hot Primary Races and the Cruz-Rubio Faceoff
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Jim and Aman about surprises and fireworks in the Texas primary filings, plus the Ted Cruz-Marco Rubio faceoff over immigration in the GOP presidential debate.