Texas Tribune TribCast

Latest Episodes:

TribCast: How will Texas lawmakers cut property taxes? Mar 04, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Texas Tribune reporters Joshua Fechter and Patrick Svitek about the different proposals to reduce Texans’ property tax burdens.

TribCast: The politics of diversity, equity and inclusion on college campuses Feb 24, 2023

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On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with higher education reporter Kate McGee about Texas leaders’ push to limit the role of diversity in hiring on college campuses.

TribCast: Takeaways from Gov. Greg Abbott’s State of the State speech Feb 17, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Texas Tribune politics reporters James Barragán and Patrick Svitek about Abbott’s prime-time address.

TribCast: Will Texas avoid a recession? Feb 10, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Pia Orrenius, vice president and senior economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, about the 2023 outlook for the Texas economy.

TribCast: Is Texas uniquely bad at disaster preparedness? Feb 04, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with University of Texas at Austin professor Michael Webber and environment reporter Erin Douglas about the state’s widespread power outages.

TribCast: The fight against solitary confinement in Texas Jan 27, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie about a hunger strike in Texas prisons and a lawsuit seeking to reform the use of solitary confinement on death row.

TribCast: Is bipartisan immigration reform a realistic goal? Jan 20, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Washington correspondent Matthew Choi and immigration reporter Uriel J. García about U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s trip to the border and the odds of Congress passing a major immigration bill.

TribCast: The Texas Legislature is off and running Jan 13, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Patrick about the fight over Democrats chairing committees in the Texas House and other highlights of the first week of the legislative session.

TribCast: Evan Smith reflects on a career of watching Texas politics and media Dec 30, 2022

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In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with outgoing Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith about the state of politics in Texas.

TribCast: What happens in Texas if Title 42 lifts? Dec 23, 2022

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In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Uriel about immigration policy and the migrant crisis in El Paso.