On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jim about the contents of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emails and Texas voters’ perceptions on everything from presidential hopefuls to gay marriage and marijuana.
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: The House’s Very Long Night
In this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Morgan about Tuesday’s mega-night in the Texas House, from parliamentary tricks and brokered deals to ethics, campus carry and abortion insurance.
TribCast: Abortion Bills, Tax Cut Drama and Voter ID
On this week’s TribCast, Emily chats with Ross, Aman and Alexa about a resurgence of anti-abortion legislation, the House-Senate fight over tax cuts and the voter ID courtroom battle.
TribCast: Godless Pre-K, House v. Senate v. Abbott
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about pre-K reform drama, the House’s resident dissenter, inter-chamber squabbles and Gov. Greg Abbott’s role in all of it.
TribCast: Open Carry, State Spending and Hillary’s Texas
In this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Morgan about the gun battle that wasn’t, the budget negotiations to come, a “non-voucher” school choice pitch and the reasons why Hillary Clinton needs Texas.
TribCast: In-State Tuition and Bathroom Bills
In this week’s TribCast Emily talks with Evan, Julián and Alexa about the fight over in-state tuition for kids of undocumented immigrants, the San Antonio mayoral race and bills aimed at transgender Texans’ use of public bathrooms.
TribCast: Budget Bromance, Wallace Hall and Abbott’s “Strike Force”
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Matthew about the abstinence fight in the House’s overnight budget debate, a grand jury’s opinions on UT Regent Wallace Hall and whether the state’s health commissioner will keep his job.
TribCast: Gun Bills and Texans Shooting for the White House
In this week’s TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about the presidential ambitions of Jeb Bush and Rand Paul, the gun bills moving in the Legislature and the fiscal needs of former lawmakers now at the helm of state agencies.
TribCast: David Simpson, Weed and Crumbling Agencies
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about crumbling infrastructure at state agencies, the candidates to be the next UT-Austin president, and — what else — state Rep. David Simpson’s stance on legalizing weed.
TribCast: Polling, Border Security and Tax Cuts
On this week’s TribCast — the first sans Reeve! — Emily talks with Ross, Julian and Jim about the UT/TT Poll, the border security battle in the Legislature and tax cut proposals facing state lawmakers.


