Reeve, Emily, Ross and Ben talk about Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s infamous call to the Allen Police Department, discuss the clash between Texas and the Department of Justice, and review the latest on allegations of feces at the Texas Capitol.
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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: Barbie, Canada, Obamacare and Gravel
Reeve, Aman, Evan and Emily talk about a controversial tweet from Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Canadian citizenship of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, the state’s approach to Obamacare and the conversion of paved roads to gravel ones.
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TribCast: CSCOPE, Campaign Debt and Primary Challenges
Evan, Jay, Morgan and Reeve discuss the controversy that continues to surround CSCOPE, money owed by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s campaign, and the latest on legislators with primary challengers.
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TribCast: Wendy Davis, Ted Cruz, and Rick Perry
Reeve, Ross, Ben and Evan discuss the end of the third special session, speculate about the intentions of Wendy Davis and Ted Cruz, and let’s see….I can’t. The third one, I can’t. Sorry. Oops.
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TribCast: Third Special, Excrement and Impeachment
Emily, Evan, Reeve and Ross discuss the beginning of yet another special session, the ongoing confusion about the existence of excrement at the Capitol and the effort to impeach a University of Texas System regent.
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TribCast: Winding Down Session, Winding Up Campaigns
Reeve, Ben, Aman and Ross discuss the transportation funding bill that stands between lawmakers and the end of the second special session. They also discuss the state of the race to be the next attorney general and reveal their “Carlos Danger” names.
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TribCast: Session Status, Abbott Announcement and Money
Brandi, Reeve, Ben and Ross discuss the agenda items that have and haven’t been ticked off the to-do list in the special session, Attorney General Greg Abbott’s future plans and the recently released campaign finance totals.
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TribCast: Perry’s Decision and Persistent Protesters
Reeve, Emily, Ben and Jay gab about Gov. Rick Perry’s legacy in light of his decision to not seek re-election, forecast the political dominoes falling as a result of the open governor’s seat and check in on the abortion-related protests at the Capitol.
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TribCast: Filibuster Fallout and Exciting Future Plans
Reeve, Ben, Evan and Ross discuss the fallout from last week’s filibuster by state Sen. Wendy Davis, the Voting Rights Act, the effort to impeach a university regent and Gov. Rick Perry’s coming announcement of “exciting future plans.”
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TribCast: The Post-Filibuster Review
Reeve, Ross, Becca and Evan review the events of state Sen. Wendy Davis’ national-newsmaking filibuster on an omnibus abortion bill that dramatically closed out the first special session.