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Go behind the headlines for a look at what's really going on at the Texas Capitol and in Washington with the state's #1 political podcast: Texas Take. Join the conversation featuring Scott Braddock, editor of The Quorum Report and Houston Chronicle/San Antonio Express-News political writer Jeremy Wallace.
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Abortion Explodes: Déjà vu in Texas
Abortion policy is front and center as former President Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz argue it's an issue that should be handled differently in different states and Democrats point to Texas as the most extreme example of what happens when it's done that way. Plus, Greg Abbott takes New York City by storm acting as an unofficial surrogate for the Trump campaign. Join the conversation with Scott Braddock, editor of The Quorum Report, and Houston Chronicle political writer Jeremy Wallace.
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Nothin' Sticks to This Guy
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton this week was able to avoid a trial in his decade-long felony securities fraud case. How did that possibly happen? Plus, we set the record straight now that pro-school voucher groups are trying to refute our reporting on how Gov. Abbott and allied organizations were able to defeat fellow Republicans in the Texas GOP primary. Join the conversation with Scott Braddock, editor of The Quorum Report, and Houston Chronicle political writer Jeremy Wallace.
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Back to Work
Texas' new immigration crackdown is now being enforced as legal challenges to it this week gave legal whiplash to Republicans and Democrats alike. Plus, a speaker's race begins in Austin before the primary runoff elections have even been completed. Join the conversation with Scott Braddock, editor of The Quorum Report, and Houston Chronicle political writer Jeremy Wallace.
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"On to the Playoffs!"
Gov. Greg Abbott significantly moved the Texas House in his direction on school vouchers during this week's GOP primary election. But the fight is far from over. "On to the playoffs!" said Abbott's chief political strategist, referring to the runoff elections including Speaker Dade Phelan's fight for political survival. Plus, Texas' abortion restrictions took center stage at President Biden's State of the Union address. Join the conversation with Scott Braddock, editor of The Quorum Report, and Houston Chronicle political writer Jeremy Wallace.
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Be Careful What You Ask For
Sen. Ted Cruz recently dared President Joe Biden to head to the Texas border and what do you know? Mr. Biden was in Brownsville this week to go toe-to-toe with former President Donald Trump, who was in Eagle Pass on the same day. Plus, the Texas primary is nearly here and Republican candidates have taken off the gloves. Join the conversation with Scott Braddock, editor of The Quorum Report, and Houston Chronicle political writer Jeremy Wallace.
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"This is a War"
In his fight for reelection, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan this past week said "this is a war" and was joined at a Port Arthur rally by one of the biggest names in this state's GOP politics for backup: Gov. Rick Perry, who took a swipe at Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. We were on the scene. Plus, Jeremy's got exclusive one-on-one interviews with the top Democrats running for a chance to take on Sen. Ted Cruz this fall. Join the conversation with Scott Braddock, editor of The Quorum Report, and Houston Chronicle political writer Jeremy Wallace.
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Customer Reviews
Unbiased and informative!
Finally a political podcast that shares factual news and opinions. Bipartisan and for both sides of the spectrum.
Great insight
I really look forward to new episodes from Scott and Jeremy. When something happens Texas, I can’t wait to hear their take on it and hear the behind the scenes discussions.
You’re hard to love, you don’t make it easy.
Updated November 2023: I can barely listen anymore. It’s just out-of-touch, liberal, white, male hosts calling out-of-touch, conservative, white, male politicians racist. Sigh.
“A republic, if you can keep it,” indeed.
Original Review: I listen to this because it focuses on Texas politics and let’s be honest: Texas politics is niche. Texas politics does not draw the country’s top journalists to cover it on a consistent basis, and Scott and Jeremy do a pretty competent job reporting the important stories in an approachable, conversational way. I give them credit for that. My struggle with this program is the smug, under-informed tone of it. It blatantly (almost gleefully) oversimplifies complex debates, conversations, and problems. And coming from a non-partisan standpoint, it feels anti-conservative. That may simply be because Republicans hold the majority in Texas, (so why would you go after Democrats?), but it gives the show a partisan feel that I’d sooner do without. (I prefer “just the facts.”) Also, Jeremy says “ya know” so frequently it’s distracting. I hate to mention that because I’m sure he’s a nice person, but if he’s paid to speak on the radio, you’d think Scott might bother to give a bit of feedback or offer a few hours of coaching on it. Long story short, these old white guys (surprise, surprise) aren’t bad at their jobs and I listen because it’s what’s available. But if there were competition against this podcast, I’d happily let the competition compete for my listen.