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Texas Tribune TribCast
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The TribCast is a weekly political podcast hosted by Matthew Watkins, James Barragán and Eleanor Klibanoff, and featuring a rotating cast of editors, reporters and other guests. The TribCast is returning as a limited-run weekly series during the 2025 legislative session.
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Central Texas floods again
5d ago00:39:28Tap to summarizeA little more than a year after catastrophic floods devastated Central Texas, another deluge hit the area. How are residents and the state responding to this new tragedy?
Transcribe →An ICE shooting roils Houston
2w ago00:38:14Tap to summarizeIn this week's episode, our hosts speak with Texas Tribune reporters Uriel J. García and Colleen DeGuzman about the unanswered questions and incoming investigations in response to the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
Transcribe →Texas Dems host their own unity fest
3w ago00:34:50Tap to summarizeInside the Texas Democrats' convention in a rare hopeful year for party leadership
Transcribe →Can Ted Cruz save college sports?
4w ago00:43:05Tap to summarizeTexas politics have become deeply engaged in the fight over the future of college football. We discuss the saga of Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, the influence of megadonor Cody Campbell and U.S. Ted Cruz's proposed fix.
Transcribe →What a new Secretary of State could mean for Texas elections
Jun 2300:44:36Tap to summarizeWith the midterms fast approaching, Texas' top elections administrator is out the door. Who will be next - and what awaits them in the role?
Transcribe →Deep in the heart of the GOP convention
Jun 1600:45:11Tap to summarizeFrom elephants to Islam, TribCast recaps the biggest GOP event of the year with reporters Alejandro Serrano and Renzo Downey.
Transcribe →How big of a threat is screwworm?
Jun 900:36:39Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode, the TribCast team talks to Phillip Kaufman, head of Texas A&M’s entomology department, and Josh Winegarner from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association about the arrival of screwworm in Texas.
Transcribe →Can Project Connect get back on track?
Jun 200:39:07Tap to summarizeWhat Texans can learn from the past and future of Austin's multi-billion dollar public transit overhaul.
Transcribe →TribCast Live: Breaking Down the 2026 Texas Runoff Elections
May 2700:58:30Tap to summarizeTribCast is joined by D.C. correspondent Gabby Birenbaum and James Barragán, host of Capitol Tonight, to unpack the raucous runoffs.
Transcribe →Where have all the school kids gone?
May 1900:35:37Tap to summarizeTribCast looks into declining public school enrollment and other impacts of the federal immigration crackdown.
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