Texas Tribune TribCast
News & Politics Podcasts
Hosted by the Tribune's Alexa Ura and featuring a rotating cast of Tribune reporters, editors and special guests, the TribCast is an informal – and, with luck, amusing – discussion of Texas politics and policy. New episodes post each week.
Location:
United States
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Description:
Hosted by the Tribune's Alexa Ura and featuring a rotating cast of Tribune reporters, editors and special guests, the TribCast is an informal – and, with luck, amusing – discussion of Texas politics and policy. New episodes post each week.
Language:
English
Contact:
texastribune
Episodes
TribCast is going on hiatus
8/25/2023
The Texas Tribune put this podcast on hiatus in August 2023 due to staffing changes in the newsroom. The TribCast was The Texas Tribune's weekly political podcast, hosted by Matthew Watkins and featuring a rotating cast of editors, reporters and other guests.
Duration:00:00:51
TribCast: Big changes in Houston ISD after state takeover
8/18/2023
In this week’s episode, we discuss the changes at Houston ISD after a state takeover in June.
Duration:00:32:57
TribCast: Turmoil at Texas A&M
8/4/2023
In this week’s episode, we discuss two cases at Texas A&M University that raised questions of academic freedom — and the fallout that ensued.
Duration:00:42:51
TribCast: Texas’ tough border security tactics under scrutiny
7/28/2023
In this week’s episode, we discuss the half-million people booted from Texas’ Medicaid rolls and the state’s deployment of razor wire and buoys along the border in Eagle Pass.
Duration:00:38:31
TribCast: Texas lawmakers approve property tax cuts after 7 months of trying
7/14/2023
In this week’s episode, we discuss the winners and losers — politically and financially — after lawmakers approved an $18 billion tax cut bill.
Duration:00:35:14
TribCast: Extreme heat and the toll of climate change on Texas
7/7/2023
In this week’s episode, we speak with The Texas Tribune’s climate reporter Erin Douglas about why it’s been so hot in Texas and examine the long-term implications as climate change shifts the entire range of Texas heat upward.
Duration:00:31:41
TribCast: How will Texas universities maintain diversity without considering race in admissions?
6/30/2023
In this week’s two-topic TribCast, we discuss the U.S. Supreme Court blocking the consideration of race in college admissions and the dangerous heat inside Texas prisons this summer.
Duration:00:31:53
TribCast: The rise of renewable energy in Texas
6/23/2023
In this week’s episode, energy expert Doug Lewin discusses how wind and solar power are supplying an increasing amount of power in Texas whether state leaders like it or not.
Duration:00:37:46
TribCast: Why can’t Texas Republicans get along?
6/16/2023
In this week’s episode we check in with radio host Mark Davis and politics reporter Patrick Svitek about the GOP intraparty fighting over property taxes and Ken Paxton’s impeachment.
Duration:00:33:15
TribCast: How does Nate Paul’s arrest affect Ken Paxton?
6/9/2023
In this week’s episode, we discuss the arrest of Austin developer Nate Paul, what it might say about Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial and whether it makes Paxton more vulnerable to criminal prosecution.
Duration:00:32:22
TribCast: The conservative plan to eliminate school property taxes in Texas
6/2/2023
On this week’s episode, we speak to the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s James Quintero, who has been at the center of the debate over property taxes this week.
Duration:00:42:26
TribCast: The Legislature isn't done yet
5/30/2023
On a special live episode, we discuss the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton and lawmakers' inability to reach an agreement on property taxes.
Duration:00:57:50
TribCast: Ken Paxton faces impeachment
5/26/2023
In this week’s episode, we discuss the first impeachment proceedings against a sitting attorney general in Texas history.
Duration:00:26:36
TribCast: Is a special session of the Texas Legislature inevitable?
5/19/2023
In this week’s episode, we discuss the long odds facing the school choice bill and the possibility of Gov. Greg Abbott calling lawmakers back for a special session.
Duration:00:24:49
TribCast: The scene in Texas as Title 42 lifts
5/12/2023
On this week’s episode, we discuss the situation at the Texas-Mexico border and the failed effort to raise the age at which Texans can buy semi-automatic rifles.
Duration:00:32:15
TribCast: Can Texas’ political leaders stop their bickering for the legislative homestretch?
5/5/2023
In this week’s episode, we discuss the final three weeks of the Legislature and Colin Allred’s bid for U.S. Senate.
Duration:00:40:08
TribCast: Texas’ troubled juvenile justice system
5/1/2023
In today’s episode, we discuss the problems in the Texas state agency intended to rehabilitate children who have committed crimes — and whether the Legislature is eyeing any solutions.
Duration:00:26:41
TribCast: Major LGBTQ bills are in the Texas House’s hands
4/21/2023
In this week’s episode, we discuss the Texas House’s appetite to pass bills related to drag shows, medical care for transgender children and the discussion of sexuality at schools.
Duration:00:35:27
TribCast: A major Texas abortion case and a potential Gov. Greg Abbott pardon in a murder trial
4/14/2023
In this week’s episode, we discuss an attempt to use the courts in Texas to restrict the use of an abortion drug and Gov. Greg Abbott’s potential pardon of an Army sergeant found guilty of murdering a protester in Austin.
Duration:00:33:22
TribCast: Is the school choice bill dead in the Texas House?
4/7/2023
In this week’s episode, we discuss whether the House’s recent vote to ban school vouchers means a top Gov. Greg Abbott priority is doomed.
Duration:00:29:39