The Pennsylvania senator has regularly criticized his party, sparking speculation he could caucus with Republicans after the 2026 midterms. At the Texas Tribune Festival, he called on Democrats to embrace a diversity of views.
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Watch: Raphael Warnock speaks at the 2026 Texas Tribune Festival
The Georgia senator sits down with Texas Tribune co-founder Evan Smith at 12:30 p.m. Friday.
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“MAGA is dead”: Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Trump supporters liars and hypocrites
The former U.S. representative from Georgia sits down with New York Times domestic correspondent Robert Draper at 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Watch: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks at the 2026 Texas Tribune Festival
The two-term governor of Oklahoma sits down with National Review senior political correspondent Jim Geraghty at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Hinojosa seeks to expand the Democratic tent with ad featuring support from Jan. 6 protester
At the Texas Tribune Festival, Hinojosa rejected the “progressive” label in favor of a populist branding in her race against Gov. Greg Abbott.
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TribCast: Bo French, the Railroad Commission and other downballot races
In this week’s episode, we talk about how French’s tweet has brought turmoil to the Republican Party and assess whether other statewide races are really competitive.
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Texas A&M System removes courses on LGBTQ, ethnic studies and climate change from core offerings
More than 200 courses, including those on LGBTQ literature, cultural studies and climate change, will no longer count toward core degree requirements at 11 Texas A&M universities.
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TribCast: Should we believe the polls about Paxton and Talarico?
In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James Henson, director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin about the polls showing a tight race for U.S. Senate. Are they reliable? Is Talarico really in the lead?
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The Texas Tribune is investing in coverage of education and Houston
One of the state’s most important topics and one of its most important regions will get more attention.
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Sex abuse victim family says they’re “tired of being used” for politics amid Talarico attacks
Talarico has been attacking Paxton on the campaign trail over his office’s handling of a case where a Waco man was charged with sexually abusing a young boy.
