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Property tax wars and Speaker Bonnen's rough run-in Apr 17, 2019

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On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Shannon about the fight over property taxes at the Texas Lege and the House Speaker’s fiery exchange with a gun rights activist at a GOP fundraiser.

Are Texas Republicans ready to back a sales tax hike? Apr 10, 2019

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On this week’s TribCast, Aman talks to Ross, Shannon and Emma about why the top three Republicans in Texas just got behind raising the state sales tax, why national Democrats are suddenly pouring so much money into Texas and which Texas Senator yo...

Crisis mode at the Texas-Mexico border Apr 03, 2019

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On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Dave and Alexa about the immigration crisis in El Paso, Congress’ investigation of the state’s voter roll review and culture wars heating up at the Texas Capitol.

The House passes its budget — civilly Mar 28, 2019

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On this week’s TribCast, Emily asks Ayan, Emma, Cassi and Patrick about the House’s big night tackling the next biennial budget, a repeat performance by corporate opponents of last session’s "bathroom bill" and the anti-abortion legislation mo...

Dan Patrick's stance on medical cannabis, Castro's struggles & O'Rourke's first week Mar 21, 2019

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On this week’s TribCast, Aman talks to Alex, Aliyya and Ross about the mood in the Texas Capitol halfway through the session, why Dan Patrick has some pot advocates feeling paranoid and how the two Texans running for president are doing – and yes,...

Beto O’Rourke is in. What now? Mar 14, 2019

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On this special edition of the Tribcast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about Beto O’Rourke’s two-day presidential rollout — and what happens next.

TribCast: College admissions scandal, Border Hustle, waiting for Beto Mar 13, 2019

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On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Matthew and Jay about whenever the heck Beto O’Rourke is going to announce his next move, the admissions scandal facing colleges across the country, including UT-Austin, and Border Hustle, a big Tri...

TribCast: Is the "Kumbaya" phase of the legislative session over? Mar 07, 2019

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On this week’s TribCast, Aman talks to Evan, Aliyya and Alexa about the teacher pay and school finance proposals circulating in the Texas Lege, the latest finger-pointing over the voter citizenship review and the pushback Beto O’Rourke might face.

TribCast: UT/Texas Tribune Pollster Edition Mar 07, 2019

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On this week’s special pollster edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to Josh Blank, Jim Henson and Daron Shaw from the University of Texas about the findings of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll — what it says about the big issues of the legislative session, like property taxes, school finance and teacher pay raises; about President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, Beto O’Rourke and Julián Castro; about voting rights and immigration; and about issues from vaccinations to college football.

TribCast: Teacher pay raises, voter citizenship reviews and Beto's big decision Feb 27, 2019

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On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Aliyya, Emma and Patrick about the word we’re awaiting from Beto O’Rourke, the latest on the controversial voter citizenship review, Dan Patrick’s teacher pay raise proposal and Julian Castro’s presidential ...

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