Reeve, Evan, Ross and Emily talk about the anticipated entry of state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, into the lieutenant governor’s race and the recent uproar over a planned and quickly canceled game of “catch an illegal immigrant.
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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: Abbott’s Ethics Proposals, Double Down and UT
Reeve, Brandi, Evan and Ross talk about the latest policy proposals from gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott, revelations in the recently released book Double Down and the latest drama involving the University of Texas at Austin.
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TribCast: Elections, Polling Numbers and Abortion Laws
Reeve, Ross, Emily and Ben review the results of the recent election, ponder the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll and discuss the latest developments in the state’s implementation of new abortion laws.
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TribCast: Affidavits, Senate Races and Propositions
Reeve, Ben, Evan and Ross talk about the need for some high-profile politicians to sign an affidavit to vote, potential turnover in the Senate and what to expect from the upcoming election.
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TribCast: Transparency Committee and Ag Commissioners
Reeve, Emily, Ben and Neena discuss the House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations’ ongoing impeachment probe, Ted Nugent’s involvement in the race for agriculture commissioner, and the lesser prairie chicken.
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TribCast: Water Poll, Impeachment Call and Kinky
Reeve, Emily, Jim and Jay discuss the recent University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll gauging support for water funding, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s call for President Obama to be impeached, and Kinky Friedman’s return to Texas politics.
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TribCast: Shutdown, Tutoring and In-State Squabbles
Reeve, Morgan, Evan and Ben discuss the government shutdown and what it means for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, what went wrong with a tutoring program in Texas, and recent arguments over in-state tuition for immigrants in the race for lieutenant governor.
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TribCast: Live From The Texas Tribune Festival
Reeve and Ben are joined by a handful of special guests, including Shinyribs, Jeremy Bird of Battleground Texas, and former state Rep. Aaron Peña, R-Edinburg, for a special live TribCast recorded in KUT’s Studio 1A during The Texas Tribune Festival.
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TribCast: Filibusters, Fauxlibusters and Retiring Reps
Emily, Reeve, Evan and Ross discuss U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s recent efforts to defund Obamacare, the latest round of retirements announced in the Texas House, and the upcoming Texas Tribune Festival.
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TribCast: Embargoes, Pauken and Health Insurance
Reeve, Becca, Evan and Ross discuss Wendy Davis’ embargoed announcement of a coming announcement, the gubernatorial campaign of Tom Pauken and the latest on Rick Perry’s approach to federal health care reform.