Texas Tribune TribCast

Aug 25 2023 535
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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.

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TribCast is going on hiatus

Aug 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.

TribCast: Big changes in Houston ISD after state takeover

Aug 18 2023 32 mins  
In this week’s episode, we discuss the changes at Houston ISD after a state takeover in June.

TribCast: Turmoil at Texas A&M

Aug 04 2023 42 mins  
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.

TribCast: Texas’ tough border security tactics under scrutiny

Jul 28 2023 38 mins  
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.

TribCast: Texas lawmakers approve property tax cuts after 7 months of trying

Jul 14 2023 35 mins  
In this week’s episode, we discuss the winners and losers — politically and financially — after lawmakers approved an $18 billion tax cut bill.

TribCast: Extreme heat and the toll of climate change on Texas

Jul 07 2023 31 mins  
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.

TribCast: How will Texas universities maintain diversity without considering race in admissions?

Jun 30 2023 31 mins  
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.

TribCast: The rise of renewable energy in Texas

Jun 23 2023 37 mins  
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.

TribCast: Why can’t Texas Republicans get along?

Jun 16 2023 33 mins  
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.

TribCast: How does Nate Paul’s arrest affect Ken Paxton?

Jun 09 2023 32 mins  
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.