Point of Order with Evan Smith

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Dan Huberty on fixing school finance in Texas Jan 10, 2019

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In the latest episode of our podcast about the 86th Texas Legislature, Evan Smith talks to Dan Huberty, the chairman of the House Public Education Committee, about what it will take — and what it will cost — for state lawmakers to solve the state's most intractable problem.
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The Bonnen Whisperers Dec 01, 2018

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Welcome to the second episode of Point of Order, a new podcast in which Evan Smith takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature.
Baring something unforeseen happening, State Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) is poised to become the next Speaker of the House. Who is Dennis Bonnen, and what will his rapid response mean for Texas?
Evan Smith asks three state representatives what they foresee in a Bonnen House. Mary González (D-Clint), Jeff Leach (R-Plano) and Drew Springer (R-Muenster) join Evan in this conversation that was recorded before a live audience on November 29, 2018 on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.
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Joe Straus on the midterms, Donald Trump’s tweets and the next speaker Nov 07, 2018

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This conversation is the pilot episode of a new podcast called Point of Order. Evan Smith sits down with Texas House speaker Joe Straus the morning after the midterms to talk everything from the balance of power in the Texas House to President Trump's tweets.

Trailer – Point of Order Nov 05, 2018

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Join host Evan Smith for one-on-one interviews with elected officials of both parties and other key members of the Texas Capitol community, plus candidates and campaign pros with their noses pressed against the glass. Coming in January 2019.