Sinopsis
Hosted by the Tribune's editor-in-chief Emily Ramshaw 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.
Episodios
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Floods in the Hill Country
08/07/2025 Duración: 40minIn this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor are joined by Matt Lanza, a meteorologist from Houston, to discuss the deadly Texas floods. How did they happen? Could people have been better warned? And what can keep this region safe in the future?
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A very unusual Supreme Court term
01/07/2025 Duración: 35minThe TribCast gang is finally reunited, and joined by Georgetown Law Professor Steve Vladeck to recap the big cases and unresolved questions from the U.S. Supreme Court's recent rulings.
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A special legislative session is coming
23/06/2025 Duración: 27minThis week, we run an emergency episode to discuss Gov. Greg Abbott vetoing Texas THC ban and calling a special session. Will redistricting end up on the agenda?
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TribCast Live: North Texas and the Legislative Session
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TribCast Live: Education and the Legislative Session
13/06/2025 Duración: 43minHow do Texas teachers grade the Texas Legislature's big education session? Listen to TribCast live from the Austin Central Library.
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Did lawmakers make improvements to Texas' infrastructure?
03/06/2025 Duración: 40minTexas legislators took big strides to strengthen our water and grid systems this session. Will it be enough? Texas Tribune reporters Alejandra Martinez and Carlos Nogueras Ramos join the pod to discuss.
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Dan Patrick and Greg Abbott are getting what they want this legislative session
27/05/2025 Duración: 39minIn this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor talk with politics reporter Jasper Scherer about education funding, the effort ban THC and how conservative priorities are sailing through the legislative session in Texas this year.
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Higher education and the battle for Texas universities
20/05/2025 Duración: 45minBig shakeups at the top of Texas’ major universities, and major legislative changes on the way to boot. Three current and former Tribune higher ed reporters overwhelm Eleanor with information.
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Can Texas make its housing more affordable?
13/05/2025 Duración: 43minUrban affairs reporter Josh Fechter, and Emily Dove join the pod to talk about how the legislature is moving the needle on housing costs, zoning restrictions and property taxes.
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One month of session left and the kids are fighting
06/05/2025 Duración: 43minAs we embark on the month of May, the gang recaps the big topics so far - vouchers, water, immigration and THC, among others - and the work left to be done.
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Oceans $95 million: Inside the lottery scandals roiling Texas
29/04/2025 Duración: 37minWhat the hell is happening at the Texas Lottery? Local lottery expert/Texas Tribune night reporter Ayden Runnels takes us inside.
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Get out the popcorn, it's Paxton vs. Cornyn
22/04/2025 Duración: 36minIt’s the insurgents versus the incumbents in the biggest Senate showdown in years. We dig into the details.
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Can Texas retain and train teachers?
15/04/2025 Duración: 28minWith schools being a top issue this legislative session, we zoom in on one important constituency: teachers. How will the proposed pay raises affect them? What has the impact of hiring more uncertified teachers in recent years? And how are they feeling overall about their jobs?
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Covering Texas' new abortion fights
08/04/2025 Duración: 34minLegislators will attempt to clarify the abortion bans, while also further cracking down on pills. And, the first post-Dobbs arrest!
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THC you in a special session? How the battle to ban THC in Texas could play out
01/04/2025 Duración: 36minCurrent status of marijuana laws and the fight to regulate - or ban - THC products
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How long til there's a Buc-ee's on Mars?
25/03/2025 Duración: 37minWhat does the space industry want from the Texas Legisature?
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Texas measles outbreak and vaccines
18/03/2025 Duración: 41minIt’s the five year anniversary of COVID, and Texas is facing measles, avian flu and increased vaccine hesitancy. What have we learned?
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Session so far
11/03/2025 Duración: 39minThings are about to significantly speed up under the dome, but there have been no shortage of fireworks so far. We’ll recap what’s already happened and what’s to come. We’ll also bid adieu to James.
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Texas attempts to regulate AI
04/03/2025 Duración: 35minIn this week's episode, Matthew speaks with University of Texas at Austin professor Sherri Greenberg about attempts by state lawmakers to protect Texans from the dangers of artificial intelligence and the blowback it's creating by some Republicans and people in the tech industry.
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Panhandle wildfires and Texas disaster prep
25/02/2025 Duración: 37minOn this week's episode, we talk about the one-year anniversary of the Panhandle wildfires and how prepared Texas is for various natural disasters.