Emily, Evan, Reeve and Ross discuss the beginning of yet another special session, the ongoing confusion about the existence of excrement at the Capitol and the effort to impeach a University of Texas System regent.
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TribCast is a weekly political podcast, hosted by Matthew Watkins and Eleanor Klibanoff, and featuring a rotating list of guests that includes politicians, policy experts and Texas Tribune journalists.
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TribCast: Winding Down Session, Winding Up Campaigns
Reeve, Ben, Aman and Ross discuss the transportation funding bill that stands between lawmakers and the end of the second special session. They also discuss the state of the race to be the next attorney general and reveal their “Carlos Danger” names.
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TribCast: Session Status, Abbott Announcement and Money
Brandi, Reeve, Ben and Ross discuss the agenda items that have and haven’t been ticked off the to-do list in the special session, Attorney General Greg Abbott’s future plans and the recently released campaign finance totals.
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TribCast: Perry’s Decision and Persistent Protesters
Reeve, Emily, Ben and Jay gab about Gov. Rick Perry’s legacy in light of his decision to not seek re-election, forecast the political dominoes falling as a result of the open governor’s seat and check in on the abortion-related protests at the Capitol.
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TribCast: Filibuster Fallout and Exciting Future Plans
Reeve, Ben, Evan and Ross discuss the fallout from last week’s filibuster by state Sen. Wendy Davis, the Voting Rights Act, the effort to impeach a university regent and Gov. Rick Perry’s coming announcement of “exciting future plans.”
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TribCast: The Post-Filibuster Review
Reeve, Ross, Becca and Evan review the events of state Sen. Wendy Davis’ national-newsmaking filibuster on an omnibus abortion bill that dramatically closed out the first special session.
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TribCast Plus: The Latest UT/TT Poll Numbers
In a special edition of the TribCast, Jim Henson, Daron Shaw and Joshua Blank of the Texas Politics Project talk with Reeve about the latest findings in the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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TribCast: Vetoes, Steak Dinners and 17-Year-Olds
Reeve, Ross, Brandi and Jay discuss legislation vetoed by Gov. Rick Perry, the status of a special session bill dealing with the penalty for 17-year-old murderers and the significance of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s recent visit to a steakhouse.
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TribCast: Special Session, Best and Worst List
Ben, Evan, Ross and Emily discuss the new items that Gov. Rick Perry has added to the special session agenda, redistricting and Texas Monthly’s just-released list of the best and worst lawmakers for 2013.
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TribCast: Slow Special, Racial Remarks and Engagement
Jay, Reeve, Evan and Ross discuss the plodding pace of the special session, the revelation of a Tea Party leader’s racially tinged remarks and the state’s lagging levels of civic engagement.