40 episodes
Texas Tribune Brief The Texas Tribune
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4.8 • 75 Ratings
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Start your day with a concise round-up of what you need to know today — delivered straight to your podcast player or smart speaker. With reporters based in Austin, Washington, D.C., and on the U.S.–Mexico border, The Brief is your go-to source for news on statewide issues.
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Court orders release of more than 200 migrants imprisoned in Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security clampdown
The men were arrested by state troopers and held for weeks without facing formal charges, a violation of state law. It’s the latest misfire in Abbott’s hastily assembled effort to involve Texas in patrolling the border.
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Legislators in Texas reduce congressional districts that are majority Black or Hispanic, despite people of color fueling population growth
The proposed congressional map also increases the number of districts where Trump had a majority of voters over Biden in 2020 and protects Republican incumbents who might have been vulnerable by packing their districts with more Trump voters.
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Migrants arrested by Texas in border crackdown are being imprisoned for weeks without legal help or formal charges
Defense attorneys have started asking courts to set migrants free because local justice systems, overwhelmed by arrests under Gov. Greg Abbott's border security push, are routinely violating state law and constitutional due process rights.
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Abortion providers in Texas ask U.S. Supreme Court to fast-track their challenge to state’s near-total abortion ban
The Supreme Court had previously declined to block the law but didn't rule on its constitutionality.
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Troopers create “steel wall” of patrol vehicles in Del Rio as feds continue to repatriate Haitians
Gov. Greg Abbott says the line of law enforcement and military vehicles is stopping migrants from crossing the Rio Grande into Del Rio, where the number of migrants camped under a bridge keeps dropping.
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Texas’ ban on school mask mandates draws federal investigation for possibly violating the rights of students with disabilities
The U.S. Department of Education announced the inquiry days after the Texas Education Agency quietly updated its guidance to say school districts can’t require masks.
Customer Reviews
Great Perspective/Context
I find this podcast incredibly helpful when listening to news about Texas because it doesn’t just report the news. Too many news outlets just report on what some public figure said. This podcast puts the statements of these individuals in context which, for me, greatly helps evaluate the validity of what is being said.
Very Subtle, But Definitely Left Leaning
I have listened to their daily briefs. Interesting, but does like to interject words into the stories reported which show their “left leaning” opinions. I want the news reported so that I can decide for myself. This is definitely better than the New York Times. In reporting upcoming events, they are do not include Republican or Conservative speakers.
Keeps me up on Texas news
In just a few short minutes - it is truly BRIEF! - each day, the podcast keeps me up on Texas news.