Synopsis
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.
Episodes
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TribCast: Legal fights continue over Texas' new abortion law
11/09/2021 Duration: 36minOn this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Allyson, Patrick and Reese about the court battles over Texas' abortion law and Abbott's call for a third special session.
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TribCast: A new law banning most abortions in Texas takes effect
02/09/2021 Duration: 31minOn this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Neelam and James about the state's new abortion law and the final days of the special session of the Texas Legislature.
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TribCast: The election restrictions bill passed the Texas House. What’s next?
27/08/2021 Duration: 28minIn this week’s episode, Matthew, Alexa and Cassi look back at months of political fights after the elections bill made it out of the Texas House.
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TribCast: How much worse will Texas’ current COVID-19 wave get?
18/08/2021 Duration: 30minOn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Karen, Cassi and James about whether the this pandemic wave will turn out to be Texas’ worst and why no Democrats have been arrested since their warrants were signed last week.
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TribCast: Local officials defy Gov. Greg Abbott on mask orders as COVID-19 rages
11/08/2021 Duration: 39minIn this week's episode, Matthew speaks with James, Patrick and Joshua about COVID-19 overwhelming hospitals again and efforts to restore a quorum in the Texas House.
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TribCast: The Texas Legislature’s first special session of 2021 ends Friday. What happens next?
04/08/2021 Duration: 39minIn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Cassi, Jolie and Patrick about the law enforcement presence at the border and Democrats’ and Republicans’ next moves as the special session wraps up.
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TribCast: Coronavirus cases climb in Texas, and realignment rocks college sports
29/07/2021 Duration: 34minIn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Karen, Ross and Heidi about the rising COVID-19 case numbers in Texas and conference realignment in college sports.
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TribCast: Texas Democrats blow up the special legislative session
14/07/2021 Duration: 35minOn this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa, Cassi and James about Democrats fleeing the state to fight new voting restrictions.
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TribCast: Previewing the special legislative session
07/07/2021 Duration: 33minIn this week's episode, Cassi speaks with Alexa and James about the upcoming special legislative session that starts July 8 in Austin.
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TribCast: Donald Trump and Greg Abbott visit the U.S-Mexico border
01/07/2021 Duration: 34minIn this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Ross, Patrick and Reese about the politics surrounding Donald Trump's trip to Texas and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on student learning.
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TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters on how Texans feel about immigration, voting, Greg Abbott and more
30/06/2021 Duration: 35minIn this edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Joshua Blank, James Henson and Daron Shaw about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll and what voters are thinking about issues argued in the Legislature, immigration and border ...
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TribCast: Looking ahead to the Texas Legislature's special session
24/06/2021 Duration: 46minIn this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with James, Cassi and Isabella about lawmakers' planned return to the Capitol in July, Gov. Greg Abbott's executive powers and the fight over critical race theory.
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TribCast: Assessing Texas' power grid and its plans to build a border wall
18/06/2021 Duration: 43minOn this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with James, Alexa and Erin about Gov. Greg Abbott's border wall plans, the state power grid and Democrats pushing for voting legislation in Washington.
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TribCast: Will Texas build its own border wall?
11/06/2021 Duration: 35minIn this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Patrick and James about Gov. Greg Abbott's border wall idea, the politics of South Texas and the GOP statewide ticket in 2022.
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TribCast: Will Dan Patrick force a special session of the Texas Legislature?
26/05/2021 Duration: 36minIn this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Patrick and James about the politics and the policy surrounding Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's push to reconvene the Legislature in June.
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TribCast: Texas schools will no longer require masks
19/05/2021 Duration: 34minIn this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Patrick, Karen and James about Gov. Greg Abbott's latest mask order and where the big bills stand in the final weeks of the legislative session.
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TribCast: A Texas legislative session dominated by conservative issues
12/05/2021 Duration: 30minOn this week’s TribCast, Matthew talks to Alexa, Cassi and Patrick about proposals in the Legislature to add new restrictions on voting and to allow the permitless carry of handguns.
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TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters on how Texans feel about guns, police, and the pandemic
04/05/2021 Duration: 35minIn this edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Joshua Blank, James Henson and Daron Shaw about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll and what voters are thinking about guns, policing, voting law and the pandemic.
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TribCast: Weighing whether the Legislature will expand Medicaid and if voters would elect Matthew McConaughey
23/04/2021 Duration: 29minOn this week’s TribCast, Matthew talks to Cassi, Karen and Patrick about efforts to expand Medicaid in Texas, the state of permitless carry in the Senate and what a recent poll had to say about Matthew McConaughey's chances of becoming governor.
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TribCast: ERCOT still struggles to meet electricity demand nearly two months after catastrophic outages
14/04/2021 Duration: 30minOn this week's Tribcast, Matthew talks to Cassi, Jolie and Mitchell about the condition of the Texas power grid and legislation related to policing.