Ross, Morgan, Emily and Reeve talk about Ted Nugent’s role in Republican primaries, recent reports on lieutenant governor candidate Dan Patrick and a possible new gig for Health and Human Services Commissioner Kyle Janek.
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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: UT Leadership, Higher Ed Outcomes and Endorsements
Emily, Aman, Evan and Ross on the resignation of University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, the Tribune’s higher ed outcomes explorer and the non-endorsement endorsements from the state’s junior U.S. senator.
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TribCast: Overrated Races and Would-Be Comptrollers
Evan, Reeve, Ross and Aman wonder whether the Texas gubernatorial race is among the country’s most overrated, evaluate the candidates’ media relations operations, and catch up on the comptroller’s race.
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TribCast: Lite Guv Debate and Decriminalizing Marijuana
Emily, Reeve, Ben and Ross review the debate between the Republican lieutenant governor candidates, Gov. Rick Perry’s support for decriminalizing marijuana and the Wendy Davis campaign’s latest response to critics of her biography.
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TribCast: The Wendy Davis Bio and Gay Marriage
Evan, Ross, Reeve and Emily talk about the recent scrutiny of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis’ biography and discuss the growing debate surrounding gay marriage in Texas.
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TribCast: Fundraising, Speaker’s Race and Life Support
Emily, Reeve, Ross and Evan discuss the latest campaign fundraising totals, state Rep. Scott Turner’s plan to challenge Speaker Joe Straus, and the complicated case of a pregnant woman on life support in Fort Worth.
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TribCast: Payday Lending, Scorecards and Navigators
Ross, Becca, Reeve and Jay discuss a recent dust-up over payday lending, disputes about political scorecards, and discord surrounding proposed rules for federal health care navigators.
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TribCast: Bill Powers and the Governor’s Race So Far
Evan, Ross, Jay and Reeve review the beginnings of the gubernatorial battle between Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Wendy Davis and provide an update on the turmoil at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University.
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TribCast: Stockman, Filing Deadline and Mack Brown
Reeve, Emily, Ross and Evan talk about U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman’s decision to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, how the 2014 election brackets shaped up, and potential job openings at the University of Texas at Austin.
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TribCast: Tax Returns, Attorneys General and Drones
Reeve, Ross, Emily and Ayan chat about Wendy Davis’ tax returns, the Republican candidates vying to be the state’s next attorney general, drone deliveries and the future of the filibuster.