Texas Tribune TribCast

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Texas Tribune TribCast

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.

  1. TribCast is going on hiatus

    08/25/2023 · BONUS

    TribCast is going on hiatus

    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.

    1 min
  2. TribCast: Big changes in Houston ISD after state takeover

    08/18/2023

    TribCast: Big changes in Houston ISD after state takeover

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

    33 min
  3. TribCast: Turmoil at Texas A&M

    08/04/2023

    TribCast: Turmoil at Texas A&M

    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.

    43 min
  4. TribCast: Texas’ tough border security tactics under scrutiny

    07/28/2023

    TribCast: Texas’ tough border security tactics under scrutiny

    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.

    39 min
  5. TribCast: Texas lawmakers approve property tax cuts after 7 months of trying

    07/14/2023

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

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

    35 min
  6. TribCast: Extreme heat and the toll of climate change on Texas

    07/07/2023

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

    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.

    32 min
  7. TribCast: How will Texas universities maintain diversity without considering race in admissions?

    06/30/2023

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

    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.

    32 min
  8. TribCast: The rise of renewable energy in Texas

    06/23/2023

    TribCast: The rise of renewable energy in Texas

    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.

    38 min
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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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  • Creator
    The Texas Tribune
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2023
  • Episodes
    580
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 The Texas Tribune
  • Show Website
    Texas Tribune TribCast

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