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The TribCast is returning as a limited-run weekly series during the 2025 legislative session.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="News"/><itunes:category text="News"><itunes:category text="Politics"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="News"><itunes:category text="News Commentary"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>The Flock camera freakout</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-flock-camera-freakout--73451779</link><description><![CDATA[As Texas police departments build out their network of advanced license plate readers, public outcry over surveillance and safety is growing.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73451779</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:29:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73451779/tribcast_08_04_26_v1.mp3" length="79955077" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/53d641fc-1423-4935-9286-9ea721e24769/53d641fc-1423-4935-9286-9ea721e24769.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/53d641fc-1423-4935-9286-9ea721e24769/53d641fc-1423-4935-9286-9ea721e24769.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/53d641fc-1423-4935-9286-9ea721e24769/53d641fc-1423-4935-9286-9ea721e24769.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>As Texas police departments build out their network of advanced license plate readers, public outcry over surveillance and safety is growing.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[As Texas police departments build out their network of advanced license plate readers, public outcry over surveillance and safety is growing.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2497</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Is Dallas in trouble?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-dallas-in-trouble--73219116</link><description><![CDATA[The Dallas-Fort Worth region is growing as fast as anywhere in the country. 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How are residents and the state responding to this new tragedy?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A 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?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2368</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>An ICE shooting roils Houston</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-ice-shooting-roils-houston--72976954</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, our hosts speak with Texas Tribune reporters Uriel J. 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García and Colleen DeGuzman about the unanswered questions and incoming investigations in response to the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2294</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Texas Dems host their own unity fest</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-dems-host-their-own-unity-fest--72857237</link><description><![CDATA[Inside the Texas Democrats' convention in a rare hopeful year for party leadership]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72857237</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:17:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72857237/tribcast_07_07_26_v1.mp3" length="66954908" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/df760888-919e-48e9-bdf6-da54ba1baa24/df760888-919e-48e9-bdf6-da54ba1baa24.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/df760888-919e-48e9-bdf6-da54ba1baa24/df760888-919e-48e9-bdf6-da54ba1baa24.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/df760888-919e-48e9-bdf6-da54ba1baa24/df760888-919e-48e9-bdf6-da54ba1baa24.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Inside the Texas Democrats' convention in a rare hopeful year for party leadership</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Inside the Texas Democrats' convention in a rare hopeful year for party leadership]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2090</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Can Ted Cruz save college sports?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-ted-cruz-save-college-sports--72763229</link><description><![CDATA[Texas politics have become deeply engaged in the fight over the future of college football. 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We discuss the saga of Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, the influence of megadonor Cody Campbell and U.S. Ted Cruz's proposed fix.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Texas 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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2585</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>What a new Secretary of State could mean for Texas elections</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-a-new-secretary-of-state-could-mean-for-texas-elections--72655606</link><description><![CDATA[With the midterms fast approaching, Texas' top elections administrator is out the door. 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Who will be next - and what awaits them in the role?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[With the midterms fast approaching, Texas' top elections administrator is out the door. Who will be next - and what awaits them in the role?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2676</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Deep in the heart of the GOP convention</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/deep-in-the-heart-of-the-gop-convention--72553273</link><description><![CDATA[From elephants to Islam, TribCast recaps the biggest GOP event of the year with reporters Alejandro Serrano and Renzo Downey.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72553273</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:31:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72553273/tribcast_06_16_26_v1.mp3" length="86840314" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b2e5d135-235d-4450-bc6f-77f3fac58cb1/b2e5d135-235d-4450-bc6f-77f3fac58cb1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b2e5d135-235d-4450-bc6f-77f3fac58cb1/b2e5d135-235d-4450-bc6f-77f3fac58cb1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b2e5d135-235d-4450-bc6f-77f3fac58cb1/b2e5d135-235d-4450-bc6f-77f3fac58cb1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>From elephants to Islam, TribCast recaps the biggest GOP event of the year with reporters Alejandro Serrano and Renzo Downey.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[From elephants to Islam, TribCast recaps the biggest GOP event of the year with reporters Alejandro Serrano and Renzo Downey.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2711</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>How big of a threat is screwworm?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-big-of-a-threat-is-screwworm--72442308</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, the TribCast team talks to  Phillip Kaufman, head of Texas A&amp;M’s entomology department, and Josh Winegarner from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association about the arrival of screwworm in Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72442308</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:59:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72442308/tribcast_06_09_26_v1.mp3" length="70434056" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f2479239-0c89-474e-baff-59f27ad7db8a/f2479239-0c89-474e-baff-59f27ad7db8a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f2479239-0c89-474e-baff-59f27ad7db8a/f2479239-0c89-474e-baff-59f27ad7db8a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f2479239-0c89-474e-baff-59f27ad7db8a/f2479239-0c89-474e-baff-59f27ad7db8a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, the TribCast team talks to  Phillip Kaufman, head of Texas A&amp;amp;M’s entomology department, and Josh Winegarner from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association about the arrival of screwworm in Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, the TribCast team talks to  Phillip Kaufman, head of Texas A&amp;M’s 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type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a08490c0-5aa6-43c0-9265-f982ad950d60/a08490c0-5aa6-43c0-9265-f982ad950d60.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a08490c0-5aa6-43c0-9265-f982ad950d60/a08490c0-5aa6-43c0-9265-f982ad950d60.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a08490c0-5aa6-43c0-9265-f982ad950d60/a08490c0-5aa6-43c0-9265-f982ad950d60.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What Texans can learn from the past and future of Austin's multi-billion dollar public transit overhaul.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What Texans can learn from the past and future of Austin's multi-billion dollar public transit overhaul.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2347</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast Live: Breaking Down the 2026 Texas Runoff Elections</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-live-breaking-down-the-2026-texas-runoff-elections--72190010</link><description><![CDATA[TribCast is joined by D.C. correspondent Gabby Birenbaum and James Barragán, host of Capitol Tonight, to unpack the raucous runoffs.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72190010</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 18:07:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72190010/tribcast_live_05_27_26_v1.mp3" length="112307292" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4bc7f946-bda5-43bd-94de-742c72318841/4bc7f946-bda5-43bd-94de-742c72318841.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4bc7f946-bda5-43bd-94de-742c72318841/4bc7f946-bda5-43bd-94de-742c72318841.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4bc7f946-bda5-43bd-94de-742c72318841/4bc7f946-bda5-43bd-94de-742c72318841.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>TribCast is joined by D.C. correspondent Gabby Birenbaum and James Barragán, host of Capitol Tonight, to unpack the raucous runoffs.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[TribCast is joined by D.C. correspondent Gabby Birenbaum and James Barragán, host of Capitol Tonight, to unpack the raucous runoffs.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3510</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Where have all the school kids gone?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-have-all-the-school-kids-gone--72073038</link><description><![CDATA[TribCast looks into declining public school enrollment and other impacts of the federal immigration crackdown.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72073038</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:05:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72073038/tribcast_05_19_26_v1.mp3" length="68401404" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/88d648cb-4e66-4784-a23b-18530a97189f/88d648cb-4e66-4784-a23b-18530a97189f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/88d648cb-4e66-4784-a23b-18530a97189f/88d648cb-4e66-4784-a23b-18530a97189f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/88d648cb-4e66-4784-a23b-18530a97189f/88d648cb-4e66-4784-a23b-18530a97189f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>TribCast looks into declining public school enrollment and other impacts of the federal immigration crackdown.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[TribCast looks into declining public school enrollment and other impacts of the federal immigration crackdown.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2137</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The runoffs approach</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-runoffs-approach--71980786</link><description><![CDATA[<br />From Senate to Railroad Commission, TribCast dives into the most contentious races we'll be watching on May 26]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71980786</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:11:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71980786/tribcast_05_12_26_v1.mp3" length="74630150" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c1df11bc-422d-4f8a-9547-f433149051df/c1df11bc-422d-4f8a-9547-f433149051df.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c1df11bc-422d-4f8a-9547-f433149051df/c1df11bc-422d-4f8a-9547-f433149051df.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c1df11bc-422d-4f8a-9547-f433149051df/c1df11bc-422d-4f8a-9547-f433149051df.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>From Senate to Railroad Commission, TribCast dives into the most contentious races we'll be watching on May 26</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br />From Senate to Railroad Commission, TribCast dives into the most contentious races we'll be watching on May 26]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2331</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The past and future of the Voting Rights Act in Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-past-and-future-of-the-voting-rights-act-in-texas--71879787</link><description><![CDATA[Now that the Supreme Court has significantly weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, what does it mean for Texas voters?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71879787</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:57:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71879787/tribcast_05_05_26_v2.mp3" length="73550832" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a75594d7-6391-4597-a067-17ce2446c992/a75594d7-6391-4597-a067-17ce2446c992.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a75594d7-6391-4597-a067-17ce2446c992/a75594d7-6391-4597-a067-17ce2446c992.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a75594d7-6391-4597-a067-17ce2446c992/a75594d7-6391-4597-a067-17ce2446c992.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Now that the Supreme Court has significantly weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, what does it mean for Texas voters?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Now that the Supreme Court has significantly weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, what does it mean for Texas voters?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2298</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>One on one with Sarah Eckhardt</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-on-one-with-sarah-eckhardt--71817786</link><description><![CDATA[<b>State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt won the Democratic nomination for Texas comptroller in March.<br />On Wednesday, April 29th Eckhardt met with Matthew Watkins, the Tribune's editor-in-chief, for a conversation about the candidate’s goals for the office, her relationships with the state's top leaders and the upcoming general election.<br /></b>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71817786</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:25:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71817786/tribcast_05_01_26_v1mp4.mp3" length="106542750" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/06dbeaee-3d32-44c2-acbb-11145d1be55c/06dbeaee-3d32-44c2-acbb-11145d1be55c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/06dbeaee-3d32-44c2-acbb-11145d1be55c/06dbeaee-3d32-44c2-acbb-11145d1be55c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/06dbeaee-3d32-44c2-acbb-11145d1be55c/06dbeaee-3d32-44c2-acbb-11145d1be55c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt won the Democratic nomination for Texas comptroller in March.
On Wednesday, April 29th Eckhardt met with Matthew Watkins, the Tribune's editor-in-chief, for a conversation about the candidate’s goals for the office, her...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<b>State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt won the Democratic nomination for Texas comptroller in March.<br />On Wednesday, April 29th Eckhardt met with Matthew Watkins, the Tribune's editor-in-chief, for a conversation about the candidate’s goals for the office, her relationships with the state's top leaders and the upcoming general election.<br /></b>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3329</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Texas' looming data center fight</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-looming-data-center-fight--71713429</link><description><![CDATA[As Texas lawmakers prepare to tackle the thorny data center issue next session, what can we learn from Virginia's experience?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71713429</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:16:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71713429/tribcast_04_28_26_v2.mp3" length="72149629" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2d9e2ecb-399f-4223-9de3-abd78a3bd1d4/2d9e2ecb-399f-4223-9de3-abd78a3bd1d4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2d9e2ecb-399f-4223-9de3-abd78a3bd1d4/2d9e2ecb-399f-4223-9de3-abd78a3bd1d4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2d9e2ecb-399f-4223-9de3-abd78a3bd1d4/2d9e2ecb-399f-4223-9de3-abd78a3bd1d4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>As Texas lawmakers prepare to tackle the thorny data center issue next session, what can we learn from Virginia's experience?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[As Texas lawmakers prepare to tackle the thorny data center issue next session, what can we learn from Virginia's experience?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2253</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Greg Abbott battles the cities over working with ICE</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/greg-abbott-battles-the-cities-over-working-with-ice--71529531</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Texas Tribune politics reporter Alejandro Serrano and Houston Chronicle reporter Abby Church over Gov. Greg Abbott's treat to pull more than $200 million in law enforcement funds from Houston, Dallas and Austin unless their police start cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71529531</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:20:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71529531/tribcast_04_21_26_v1.mp3" length="43115625" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c97a2de2-34f6-486b-9467-460674b1b742/c97a2de2-34f6-486b-9467-460674b1b742.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c97a2de2-34f6-486b-9467-460674b1b742/c97a2de2-34f6-486b-9467-460674b1b742.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c97a2de2-34f6-486b-9467-460674b1b742/c97a2de2-34f6-486b-9467-460674b1b742.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Texas Tribune politics reporter Alejandro Serrano and Houston Chronicle reporter Abby Church over Gov. Greg Abbott's treat to pull more than $200 million in law enforcement funds from Houston, Dallas and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Texas Tribune politics reporter Alejandro Serrano and Houston Chronicle reporter Abby Church over Gov. Greg Abbott's treat to pull more than $200 million in law enforcement funds from Houston, Dallas and Austin unless their police start cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1346</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>One-on-one with Don Huffines</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-on-one-with-don-huffines--71322202</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with the Republican nominee for comptroller about his plans for office, waste in state government and his relationship with Gov. Greg Abbott.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71322202</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:56:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71322202/tribcast_04_14_26_v2.mp3" length="103234381" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/714c8c85-4025-47b5-81b7-c4913080f68b/714c8c85-4025-47b5-81b7-c4913080f68b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/714c8c85-4025-47b5-81b7-c4913080f68b/714c8c85-4025-47b5-81b7-c4913080f68b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/714c8c85-4025-47b5-81b7-c4913080f68b/714c8c85-4025-47b5-81b7-c4913080f68b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with the Republican nominee for comptroller about his plans for office, waste in state government and his relationship with Gov. Greg Abbott.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with the Republican nominee for comptroller about his plans for office, waste in state government and his relationship with Gov. Greg Abbott.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3226</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Anti-Muslim rhetoric in Texas politics</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/anti-muslim-rhetoric-in-texas-politics--71165345</link><description><![CDATA[Rep. Salman Bhojani, one of the first Muslim state legislators, joins TribCast to talk about the backlash his community has experienced in state government and the GOP primaries.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71165345</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:58:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71165345/tribcast_04_07_26_v1.mp3" length="83484968" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f1ad3c58-ff92-47a5-987d-7a80d86ffa3f/f1ad3c58-ff92-47a5-987d-7a80d86ffa3f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f1ad3c58-ff92-47a5-987d-7a80d86ffa3f/f1ad3c58-ff92-47a5-987d-7a80d86ffa3f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f1ad3c58-ff92-47a5-987d-7a80d86ffa3f/f1ad3c58-ff92-47a5-987d-7a80d86ffa3f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Rep. Salman Bhojani, one of the first Muslim state legislators, joins TribCast to talk about the backlash his community has experienced in state government and the GOP primaries.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rep. Salman Bhojani, one of the first Muslim state legislators, joins TribCast to talk about the backlash his community has experienced in state government and the GOP primaries.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2608</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Assessing the school voucher rollout</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/assessing-the-school-voucher-rollout--71024718</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Tribune K-12 education reporter Jaden Edison about who applied for Texas Education Freedom Accounts, what's next for the program and why many Muslim schools were shut out.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71024718</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:32:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71024718/tribcast_03_31_26_v1.mp3" length="72499626" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fbe0e702-eb10-4085-8f7b-4494c924c4f5/fbe0e702-eb10-4085-8f7b-4494c924c4f5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fbe0e702-eb10-4085-8f7b-4494c924c4f5/fbe0e702-eb10-4085-8f7b-4494c924c4f5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fbe0e702-eb10-4085-8f7b-4494c924c4f5/fbe0e702-eb10-4085-8f7b-4494c924c4f5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Tribune K-12 education reporter Jaden Edison about who applied for Texas Education Freedom Accounts, what's next for the program and why many Muslim schools were shut out.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Tribune K-12 education reporter Jaden Edison about who applied for Texas Education Freedom Accounts, what's next for the program and why many Muslim schools were shut out.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2264</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Inside Texas' massive ICE detention facilities</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/inside-texas-massive-ice-detention-facilities--70838095</link><description><![CDATA[Texas' sprawling immigration lockups are serving as a national blueprint. What's life like for detainees?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70838095</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70838095/tribcast_3_23_26_od.mp3" length="80049791" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8ba25f37-4e9c-494a-83ee-7428f1edc20a/8ba25f37-4e9c-494a-83ee-7428f1edc20a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8ba25f37-4e9c-494a-83ee-7428f1edc20a/8ba25f37-4e9c-494a-83ee-7428f1edc20a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8ba25f37-4e9c-494a-83ee-7428f1edc20a/8ba25f37-4e9c-494a-83ee-7428f1edc20a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Texas' sprawling immigration lockups are serving as a national blueprint. What's life like for detainees?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Texas' sprawling immigration lockups are serving as a national blueprint. What's life like for detainees?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2500</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Corpus Christi’s water woes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/corpus-christi-s-water-woes--70692182</link><description><![CDATA[What does Corpus’ looming water crisis mean for the rest of the state?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70692182</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:21:42 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70692182/tribcast_03_17_26_v2.mp3" length="37910785" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/44cf86bf-fee9-4ac6-a84d-eeff1148c390/44cf86bf-fee9-4ac6-a84d-eeff1148c390.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/44cf86bf-fee9-4ac6-a84d-eeff1148c390/44cf86bf-fee9-4ac6-a84d-eeff1148c390.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/44cf86bf-fee9-4ac6-a84d-eeff1148c390/44cf86bf-fee9-4ac6-a84d-eeff1148c390.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What does Corpus’ looming water crisis mean for the rest of the state?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What does Corpus’ looming water crisis mean for the rest of the state?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1578</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cornyn, Paxton, Trump and the heated U.S. Senate runoff</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cornyn-paxton-trump-and-the-heated-u-s-senate-runoff--70575829</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, we're joined by Mark Davis, host of The Mark Davis Show in Dallas-Fort Worth, to discuss whether Donald Trump will endorse pick a side in the John Cornyn-Ken Paxton runoff and what impact that would have.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70575829</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:51:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70575829/tribcast_03_10_26_v1.mp3" length="69827428" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/10464292-9dc5-4928-8a0b-99a5515c5010/10464292-9dc5-4928-8a0b-99a5515c5010.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/10464292-9dc5-4928-8a0b-99a5515c5010/10464292-9dc5-4928-8a0b-99a5515c5010.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/10464292-9dc5-4928-8a0b-99a5515c5010/10464292-9dc5-4928-8a0b-99a5515c5010.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, we're joined by Mark Davis, host of The Mark Davis Show in Dallas-Fort Worth, to discuss whether Donald Trump will endorse pick a side in the John Cornyn-Ken Paxton runoff and what impact that would have.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, we're joined by Mark Davis, host of The Mark Davis Show in Dallas-Fort Worth, to discuss whether Donald Trump will endorse pick a side in the John Cornyn-Ken Paxton runoff and what impact that would have.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2905</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast Live: Breaking down the 2026 Primary</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-live-breaking-down-the-2026-primary--70453345</link><description><![CDATA[The 2026 Texas primary elections mark a pivotal moment in a state where many races are effectively decided long before Election Day. There are more than 18 statewide elected officials up for election, along with Texas’ members of Congress, state legislators, district-based judges and local elected officials.<br /><br />The morning after March 3rd’s election, TribCast co-host and Tribune law and politics reporter Eleanor Klibanoff spoke with a panel of political reporters about what the election results mean for the state going forward.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70453345</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:07:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70453345/tribcast_03_04_26_v1.mp3" length="90976672" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9bbf38cf-6dc9-4cab-a804-27735b3f6cb4/9bbf38cf-6dc9-4cab-a804-27735b3f6cb4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9bbf38cf-6dc9-4cab-a804-27735b3f6cb4/9bbf38cf-6dc9-4cab-a804-27735b3f6cb4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9bbf38cf-6dc9-4cab-a804-27735b3f6cb4/9bbf38cf-6dc9-4cab-a804-27735b3f6cb4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The 2026 Texas primary elections mark a pivotal moment in a state where many races are effectively decided long before Election Day. There are more than 18 statewide elected officials up for election, along with Texas’ members of Congress, state...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 2026 Texas primary elections mark a pivotal moment in a state where many races are effectively decided long before Election Day. There are more than 18 statewide elected officials up for election, along with Texas’ members of Congress, state legislators, district-based judges and local elected officials.<br /><br />The morning after March 3rd’s election, TribCast co-host and Tribune law and politics reporter Eleanor Klibanoff spoke with a panel of political reporters about what the election results mean for the state going forward.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3787</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast Live: Previewing the 2026 Texas Primary</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-live-previewing-the-2026-texas-primary--70252489</link><description><![CDATA[<i>The Texas Tribune is grateful for the support of our sponsors. Presenting sponsor for this TribCast Live event is Builders. Major sponsors for the program are Texas Matters and Raise Your Hand Texas. Please note that while sponsorship provides critical support for the Tribune, sponsors play no role in programming or the line of questioning for Tribune events.</i><br /><br />The 2026 Texas primary elections mark a pivotal moment in a state where many races are effectively decided long before Election Day. There are more than 18 statewide elected officials up for election, along with Texas’ members of Congress, state legislators, district-based judges and local elected officials.<br /><br />Leading up to March 3rd’s primary election, join TribCast hosts Matthew Watkins and Eleanor Klibanoff, along with a panel of experts, for a discussion of where the state’s most consequential races stand and what their outcomes could mean for Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70252489</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:43:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70252489/tribcast_02_24_26_v1.mp3" length="81246812" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6c133314-2e8e-423c-b255-34fb4f40feff/6c133314-2e8e-423c-b255-34fb4f40feff.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6c133314-2e8e-423c-b255-34fb4f40feff/6c133314-2e8e-423c-b255-34fb4f40feff.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6c133314-2e8e-423c-b255-34fb4f40feff/6c133314-2e8e-423c-b255-34fb4f40feff.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Texas Tribune is grateful for the support of our sponsors. Presenting sponsor for this TribCast Live event is Builders. Major sponsors for the program are Texas Matters and Raise Your Hand Texas. Please note that while sponsorship provides...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<i>The Texas Tribune is grateful for the support of our sponsors. Presenting sponsor for this TribCast Live event is Builders. Major sponsors for the program are Texas Matters and Raise Your Hand Texas. Please note that while sponsorship provides critical support for the Tribune, sponsors play no role in programming or the line of questioning for Tribune events.</i><br /><br />The 2026 Texas primary elections mark a pivotal moment in a state where many races are effectively decided long before Election Day. There are more than 18 statewide elected officials up for election, along with Texas’ members of Congress, state legislators, district-based judges and local elected officials.<br /><br />Leading up to March 3rd’s primary election, join TribCast hosts Matthew Watkins and Eleanor Klibanoff, along with a panel of experts, for a discussion of where the state’s most consequential races stand and what their outcomes could mean for Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3341</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>El Paso's alarming airport shutdown</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/el-paso-s-alarming-airport-shutdown--70108491</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew talks with Robert Moore, CEO of El Paso Matters, about the federal government briefly pausing air travel into El Paso. What does it say about the federal government, border security and the lives of El Pasoans?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70108491</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:32:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70108491/tribcast_02_17_26_v1.mp3" length="48232560" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/66ab6c7e-b109-421b-ae04-8a5ff73e0f5c/66ab6c7e-b109-421b-ae04-8a5ff73e0f5c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/66ab6c7e-b109-421b-ae04-8a5ff73e0f5c/66ab6c7e-b109-421b-ae04-8a5ff73e0f5c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/66ab6c7e-b109-421b-ae04-8a5ff73e0f5c/66ab6c7e-b109-421b-ae04-8a5ff73e0f5c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew talks with Robert Moore, CEO of El Paso Matters, about the federal government briefly pausing air travel into El Paso. What does it say about the federal government, border security and the lives of El Pasoans?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew talks with Robert Moore, CEO of El Paso Matters, about the federal government briefly pausing air travel into El Paso. What does it say about the federal government, border security and the lives of El Pasoans?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2008</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The very online 2026 Texas primary election</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-very-online-2026-texas-primary-election--69957038</link><description><![CDATA[TribCast is joined by Democratic strategist and content creator Olivia Julianna and political reporter Kayla Guo to unpack what all the recent social media drama means about the Democratic party]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69957038</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:37:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69957038/tribcast_02_10_26_v1.mp3" length="55373930" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/36ca3f2e-33a3-4f6d-87b5-ff6234b71fd0/36ca3f2e-33a3-4f6d-87b5-ff6234b71fd0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/36ca3f2e-33a3-4f6d-87b5-ff6234b71fd0/36ca3f2e-33a3-4f6d-87b5-ff6234b71fd0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/36ca3f2e-33a3-4f6d-87b5-ff6234b71fd0/36ca3f2e-33a3-4f6d-87b5-ff6234b71fd0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>TribCast is joined by Democratic strategist and content creator Olivia Julianna and political reporter Kayla Guo to unpack what all the recent social media drama means about the Democratic party</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[TribCast is joined by Democratic strategist and content creator Olivia Julianna and political reporter Kayla Guo to unpack what all the recent social media drama means about the Democratic party]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2306</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Is our grid all fixed?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-our-grid-all-fixed--69766970</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Matt Boms about the Texas electrical grid's strong performance during the recent winter storm. Does that mean the problems of 2021 are behind us?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69766970</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:45:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69766970/tribcast_02_03_26_v1.mp3" length="49582925" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/80b95332-3cc5-4b34-8e12-3c16d2d7e1a0/80b95332-3cc5-4b34-8e12-3c16d2d7e1a0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/80b95332-3cc5-4b34-8e12-3c16d2d7e1a0/80b95332-3cc5-4b34-8e12-3c16d2d7e1a0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/80b95332-3cc5-4b34-8e12-3c16d2d7e1a0/80b95332-3cc5-4b34-8e12-3c16d2d7e1a0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Matt Boms about the Texas electrical grid's strong performance during the recent winter storm. Does that mean the problems of 2021 are behind us?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Matt Boms about the Texas electrical grid's strong performance during the recent winter storm. Does that mean the problems of 2021 are behind us?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2063</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Will Venezuela impact Texas' oil industry?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/will-venezuela-impact-texas-oil-industry--69626715</link><description><![CDATA[TribCast dives into whether President Trump's plan to get U.S. companies to rebuild Venezuela's oil industry will have repercussions in Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69626715</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:32:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69626715/tribcast_01_27_26_v1.mp3" length="50066600" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/59eab57f-6ec1-49c0-889d-023ef9847f69/59eab57f-6ec1-49c0-889d-023ef9847f69.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/59eab57f-6ec1-49c0-889d-023ef9847f69/59eab57f-6ec1-49c0-889d-023ef9847f69.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/59eab57f-6ec1-49c0-889d-023ef9847f69/59eab57f-6ec1-49c0-889d-023ef9847f69.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>TribCast dives into whether President Trump's plan to get U.S. companies to rebuild Venezuela's oil industry will have repercussions in Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[TribCast dives into whether President Trump's plan to get U.S. companies to rebuild Venezuela's oil industry will have repercussions in Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2084</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>ICE in Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ice-in-texas--69522334</link><description><![CDATA[With immigration enforcement ramping up in Texas, Texas Tribune reporter Colleen DeGuzman and immigration attorney Paul Pirela join TribCast to discuss.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69522334</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:55:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69522334/tribcast_01_20_26_v1.mp3" length="51354918" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ae3670cd-b8ef-4e6f-a29b-d4deca49d538/ae3670cd-b8ef-4e6f-a29b-d4deca49d538.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ae3670cd-b8ef-4e6f-a29b-d4deca49d538/ae3670cd-b8ef-4e6f-a29b-d4deca49d538.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ae3670cd-b8ef-4e6f-a29b-d4deca49d538/ae3670cd-b8ef-4e6f-a29b-d4deca49d538.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>With immigration enforcement ramping up in Texas, Texas Tribune reporter Colleen DeGuzman and immigration attorney Paul Pirela join TribCast to discuss.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[With immigration enforcement ramping up in Texas, Texas Tribune reporter Colleen DeGuzman and immigration attorney Paul Pirela join TribCast to discuss.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2138</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Can Texas zero out property taxes?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-texas-zero-out-property-taxes--69426989</link><description><![CDATA[Eleanor and Matthew dig into the dueling proposals that seem to be teeing up a contentious property tax fight.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69426989</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:19:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69426989/tribcast_01_13_26_v1.mp3" length="61222385" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d7507afa-b878-4a5f-92fc-87d504ca67ee/d7507afa-b878-4a5f-92fc-87d504ca67ee.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d7507afa-b878-4a5f-92fc-87d504ca67ee/d7507afa-b878-4a5f-92fc-87d504ca67ee.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d7507afa-b878-4a5f-92fc-87d504ca67ee/d7507afa-b878-4a5f-92fc-87d504ca67ee.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Eleanor and Matthew dig into the dueling proposals that seem to be teeing up a contentious property tax fight.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Eleanor and Matthew dig into the dueling proposals that seem to be teeing up a contentious property tax fight.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2548</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>10 questions that will shape Texas politics in 2026</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-questions-that-will-shape-texas-politics-in-2026--69327851</link><description><![CDATA[For this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor look ahead in the new year to discuss Gov. Greg Abbott's power, Democrats chances and the issues that will dominate election season.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69327851</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:04:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69327851/tribcast_01_06_26_v3.mp3" length="61721389" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/75ae7346-177b-482f-a21f-9301600ddacc/75ae7346-177b-482f-a21f-9301600ddacc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/75ae7346-177b-482f-a21f-9301600ddacc/75ae7346-177b-482f-a21f-9301600ddacc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/75ae7346-177b-482f-a21f-9301600ddacc/75ae7346-177b-482f-a21f-9301600ddacc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>For this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor look ahead in the new year to discuss Gov. Greg Abbott's power, Democrats chances and the issues that will dominate election season.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[For this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor look ahead in the new year to discuss Gov. Greg Abbott's power, Democrats chances and the issues that will dominate election season.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2569</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Republican Statewide Candidates</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/republican-statewide-candidates--69183557</link><description><![CDATA[As the TribCast team takes a holiday break, we bring you this recording from The Texas Tribune Festival of interviews with three Republican candidates for statewide office.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69183557</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69183557/tribcast_12_30_25_v1.mp3" length="136427262" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4513f394-9b51-48b5-a690-32bc8adb8ecf/4513f394-9b51-48b5-a690-32bc8adb8ecf.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4513f394-9b51-48b5-a690-32bc8adb8ecf/4513f394-9b51-48b5-a690-32bc8adb8ecf.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4513f394-9b51-48b5-a690-32bc8adb8ecf/4513f394-9b51-48b5-a690-32bc8adb8ecf.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>As the TribCast team takes a holiday break, we bring you this recording from The Texas Tribune Festival of interviews with three Republican candidates for statewide office.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[As the TribCast team takes a holiday break, we bring you this recording from The Texas Tribune Festival of interviews with three Republican candidates for statewide office.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5684</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>One-on-One with James Talarico</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-on-one-with-james-talarico--69183478</link><description><![CDATA[As the TribCast team takes a holiday break, we bring you this recording of Matthew's interview with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico from The Texas Tribune Festival.<br /><br />This episode is sponsored by SXSW.<br /><br /><br />Be where the future unfolds at SouthbySouthwest 2026. Get your SXSW Innovation Badge now. Join the creatives shaping what’s next at <a href="http://sxsw.com/badges" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">sxsw.com/badges</a>.<br />]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69183478</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:03:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69183478/tribcast_12_23_25_v1.mp3" length="87491390" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cdcbedf3-2554-40de-9d64-aa1aca3c887f/cdcbedf3-2554-40de-9d64-aa1aca3c887f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cdcbedf3-2554-40de-9d64-aa1aca3c887f/cdcbedf3-2554-40de-9d64-aa1aca3c887f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cdcbedf3-2554-40de-9d64-aa1aca3c887f/cdcbedf3-2554-40de-9d64-aa1aca3c887f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>As the TribCast team takes a holiday break, we bring you this recording of Matthew's interview with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico from The Texas Tribune Festival.

This episode is sponsored by SXSW.


Be where the future unfolds at...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[As the TribCast team takes a holiday break, we bring you this recording of Matthew's interview with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico from The Texas Tribune Festival.<br /><br />This episode is sponsored by SXSW.<br /><br /><br />Be where the future unfolds at SouthbySouthwest 2026. Get your SXSW Innovation Badge now. Join the creatives shaping what’s next at <a href="http://sxsw.com/badges" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">sxsw.com/badges</a>.<br />]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3645</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TEA and Texas education</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tea-and-texas-education--69083438</link><description><![CDATA[The rise in state takeovers of school districts<br />Tribune education reporters join TribCast to unpack the recent spate of state takeovers of school districts and what it says about our systems for measuring academic performance.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69083438</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69083438/tribcast_12_16_25_v1.mp3" length="68196513" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/16a07f13-50a2-4727-9bc7-6db407cc94c2/16a07f13-50a2-4727-9bc7-6db407cc94c2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/16a07f13-50a2-4727-9bc7-6db407cc94c2/16a07f13-50a2-4727-9bc7-6db407cc94c2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/16a07f13-50a2-4727-9bc7-6db407cc94c2/16a07f13-50a2-4727-9bc7-6db407cc94c2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The rise in state takeovers of school districts
Tribune education reporters join TribCast to unpack the recent spate of state takeovers of school districts and what it says about our systems for measuring academic performance.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The rise in state takeovers of school districts<br />Tribune education reporters join TribCast to unpack the recent spate of state takeovers of school districts and what it says about our systems for measuring academic performance.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2839</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The 2026 Texas primary slate is set</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-2026-texas-primary-slate-is-set--68964402</link><description><![CDATA[With the candidate filing deadline behind us, TribCast digs into the musical chairs that awaits voters in 2026.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68964402</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:59:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68964402/tribcast_12_09_25_v1.mp3" length="60526972" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/749746d5-53d9-4eed-b264-aaf21bb9b880/749746d5-53d9-4eed-b264-aaf21bb9b880.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/749746d5-53d9-4eed-b264-aaf21bb9b880/749746d5-53d9-4eed-b264-aaf21bb9b880.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/749746d5-53d9-4eed-b264-aaf21bb9b880/749746d5-53d9-4eed-b264-aaf21bb9b880.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>With the candidate filing deadline behind us, TribCast digs into the musical chairs that awaits voters in 2026.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[With the candidate filing deadline behind us, TribCast digs into the musical chairs that awaits voters in 2026.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2521</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Did Texas quietly help its child care crisis?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/did-texas-quietly-help-its-child-care-crisis--68840503</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with K-12 education reporter Jaden Edison and early learning advocate David Feigen about the shortage of affordable child care in Texas and how the school voucher program may or might not help.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68840503</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:17:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68840503/tribcast_12_03_25_v1.mp3" length="59269060" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d92392c4-b23a-476c-a890-8d3307c3f683/d92392c4-b23a-476c-a890-8d3307c3f683.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d92392c4-b23a-476c-a890-8d3307c3f683/d92392c4-b23a-476c-a890-8d3307c3f683.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d92392c4-b23a-476c-a890-8d3307c3f683/d92392c4-b23a-476c-a890-8d3307c3f683.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with K-12 education reporter Jaden Edison and early learning advocate David Feigen about the shortage of affordable child care in Texas and how the school voucher program may or might not help.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with K-12 education reporter Jaden Edison and early learning advocate David Feigen about the shortage of affordable child care in Texas and how the school voucher program may or might not help.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2469</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Redistricting goes to the Supreme Court</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/redistricting-goes-to-the-supreme-court--68745284</link><description><![CDATA[What congressional map will Texas be using for the fast-approaching 2026 midterms? It's up to the Supreme Court to decide.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68745284</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:45:42 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68745284/tribcast_11_25_25_v1.mp3" length="61375059" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bbde463a-a4e0-4938-88db-1084032c2b9d/bbde463a-a4e0-4938-88db-1084032c2b9d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bbde463a-a4e0-4938-88db-1084032c2b9d/bbde463a-a4e0-4938-88db-1084032c2b9d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bbde463a-a4e0-4938-88db-1084032c2b9d/bbde463a-a4e0-4938-88db-1084032c2b9d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What congressional map will Texas be using for the fast-approaching 2026 midterms? It's up to the Supreme Court to decide.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What congressional map will Texas be using for the fast-approaching 2026 midterms? It's up to the Supreme Court to decide.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2557</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dade Phelan on the state of the GOP</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dade-phelan-on-the-state-of-the-gop--68623381</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor are joined live at The Texas Tribune Festival by former House Speaker Dade Phelan. He discusses his exit from elected office and his concerns about the state of Texas politics.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68623381</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:05:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68623381/ttf25_tribcast_dade_phelan.mp3" length="106936404" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/560946db-e17f-43ac-bd7a-f45a2b35156a/560946db-e17f-43ac-bd7a-f45a2b35156a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/560946db-e17f-43ac-bd7a-f45a2b35156a/560946db-e17f-43ac-bd7a-f45a2b35156a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/560946db-e17f-43ac-bd7a-f45a2b35156a/560946db-e17f-43ac-bd7a-f45a2b35156a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor are joined live at The Texas Tribune Festival by former House Speaker Dade Phelan. He discusses his exit from elected office and his concerns about the state of Texas politics.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor are joined live at The Texas Tribune Festival by former House Speaker Dade Phelan. He discusses his exit from elected office and his concerns about the state of Texas politics.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2674</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Kate Rogers on her ousting from the Alamo Trust</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/kate-rogers-on-her-ousting-from-the-alamo-trust--68501869</link><description><![CDATA[Kate Rogers joins TribCast to discuss her decision to resign from leading the organization that oversees the Alamo historic site amid political pressure]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68501869</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68501869/tribcast_11_11_25_v1.mp3" length="62030469" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/33e38ad8-795a-40d7-9f48-588765e2c8e1/33e38ad8-795a-40d7-9f48-588765e2c8e1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/33e38ad8-795a-40d7-9f48-588765e2c8e1/33e38ad8-795a-40d7-9f48-588765e2c8e1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/33e38ad8-795a-40d7-9f48-588765e2c8e1/33e38ad8-795a-40d7-9f48-588765e2c8e1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Kate Rogers joins TribCast to discuss her decision to resign from leading the organization that oversees the Alamo historic site amid political pressure</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kate Rogers joins TribCast to discuss her decision to resign from leading the organization that oversees the Alamo historic site amid political pressure]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2584</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The neediest Texans are feeling the pain of the government shutdown</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-neediest-texans-are-feeling-the-pain-of-the-government-shutdown--68420531</link><description><![CDATA[Texas Tribune reporters Terri Langford and Gabby Birenbaum join the Tribcast to discuss how Texans are coping with the loss of SNAP benefits, chaos at airports and rising health care premiums amid partisan fighting in Washington.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68420531</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 21:32:08 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fighting in Washington.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Texas Tribune reporters Terri Langford and Gabby Birenbaum join the Tribcast to discuss how Texans are coping with the loss of SNAP benefits, chaos at airports and rising health care premiums amid partisan fighting in Washington.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1889</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unpacking the constitutional amendments on the ballot</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unpacking-the-constitutional-amendments-on-the-ballot--68315016</link><description><![CDATA[Texas Politics Project’s Joshua Blank joins the TribCast to walk through the 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot this November]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68315016</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:44:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68315016/tribcast_10_28_25_v1.mp3" length="65534228" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6078e37d-0b8c-4920-a2c6-01ece0ad9909/6078e37d-0b8c-4920-a2c6-01ece0ad9909.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6078e37d-0b8c-4920-a2c6-01ece0ad9909/6078e37d-0b8c-4920-a2c6-01ece0ad9909.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6078e37d-0b8c-4920-a2c6-01ece0ad9909/6078e37d-0b8c-4920-a2c6-01ece0ad9909.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Texas Politics Project’s Joshua Blank joins the TribCast to walk through the 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot this November</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Texas Politics Project’s Joshua Blank joins the TribCast to walk through the 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot this November]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2730</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Hunt is on in the GOP Senate primary</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hunt-is-on-in-the-gop-senate-primary--68231070</link><description><![CDATA[Matthew and Eleanor are joined by Tribune D.C. reporter Gabby Birenbaum and radio host Chad Hasty to unpack the three candidates vying to be the Republican nominee for Senate in 2026]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68231070</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:23:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68231070/10_21_25_tribcast_v1.mp3" length="55215659" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a32ebe5f-8141-472d-90d7-6303fb9f0968/a32ebe5f-8141-472d-90d7-6303fb9f0968.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a32ebe5f-8141-472d-90d7-6303fb9f0968/a32ebe5f-8141-472d-90d7-6303fb9f0968.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a32ebe5f-8141-472d-90d7-6303fb9f0968/a32ebe5f-8141-472d-90d7-6303fb9f0968.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Matthew and Eleanor are joined by Tribune D.C. reporter Gabby Birenbaum and radio host Chad Hasty to unpack the three candidates vying to be the Republican nominee for Senate in 2026</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Matthew and Eleanor are joined by Tribune D.C. reporter Gabby Birenbaum and radio host Chad Hasty to unpack the three candidates vying to be the Republican nominee for Senate in 2026]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2299</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Is Robert Roberson innocent?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-robert-roberson-innocent--68136702</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, the TribCast crew is joined by Tribune reporter Kayla Guo to break down the evidence in the Robert Roberson death penalty case.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68136702</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:24:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68136702/tribcast_10_14_25_1.mp3" length="89662284" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/410bb472-68ed-411e-87c9-47ffc0f946ef/410bb472-68ed-411e-87c9-47ffc0f946ef.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/410bb472-68ed-411e-87c9-47ffc0f946ef/410bb472-68ed-411e-87c9-47ffc0f946ef.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/410bb472-68ed-411e-87c9-47ffc0f946ef/410bb472-68ed-411e-87c9-47ffc0f946ef.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, the TribCast crew is joined by Tribune reporter Kayla Guo to break down the evidence in the Robert Roberson death penalty case.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, the TribCast crew is joined by Tribune reporter Kayla Guo to break down the evidence in the Robert Roberson death penalty case.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2242</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Texas' new congressional map goes to court</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-new-congressional-map-goes-to-court--68051081</link><description><![CDATA[In El Paso, a three-judge panel is hearing a legal challenge to Texas’ new congressional map. Eleanor and Matthew talk to voting rights expert Justin Levitt about the case.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68051081</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:02:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68051081/tribcast_10_07_25_v1.mp3" length="63989717" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5d3daedd-e6aa-4d6a-a5d5-36dde1fe5efe/5d3daedd-e6aa-4d6a-a5d5-36dde1fe5efe.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5d3daedd-e6aa-4d6a-a5d5-36dde1fe5efe/5d3daedd-e6aa-4d6a-a5d5-36dde1fe5efe.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5d3daedd-e6aa-4d6a-a5d5-36dde1fe5efe/5d3daedd-e6aa-4d6a-a5d5-36dde1fe5efe.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In El Paso, a three-judge panel is hearing a legal challenge to Texas’ new congressional map. Eleanor and Matthew talk to voting rights expert Justin Levitt about the case.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In El Paso, a three-judge panel is hearing a legal challenge to Texas’ new congressional map. Eleanor and Matthew talk to voting rights expert Justin Levitt about the case.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2665</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Will the Texas renewable energy powerhouse survive?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/will-the-texas-renewable-energy-powerhouse-survive--67954868</link><description><![CDATA[This week, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Eric Goff, founder of an energy policy advising firm, about the growth of wind and solar power in Texas and whether it will continue after recent federal efforts targeting the industry.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67954868</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:15:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67954868/tribcast_09_30_25_v1.mp3" length="57217689" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/44da20b1-af69-4b35-8da7-32e948b6c43c/44da20b1-af69-4b35-8da7-32e948b6c43c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/44da20b1-af69-4b35-8da7-32e948b6c43c/44da20b1-af69-4b35-8da7-32e948b6c43c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/44da20b1-af69-4b35-8da7-32e948b6c43c/44da20b1-af69-4b35-8da7-32e948b6c43c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This week, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Eric Goff, founder of an energy policy advising firm, about the growth of wind and solar power in Texas and whether it will continue after recent federal efforts targeting the industry.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Eric Goff, founder of an energy policy advising firm, about the growth of wind and solar power in Texas and whether it will continue after recent federal efforts targeting the industry.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2383</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Texas' changing congressional delegation</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-changing-congressional-delegation--67854893</link><description><![CDATA[TribCast talks with Washington correspondent Gabby Birenbaum about how redistricting and retirements are set to reshape the state's representation in D.C.]]></description><guid 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set to reshape the state's representation in D.C.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[TribCast talks with Washington correspondent Gabby Birenbaum about how redistricting and retirements are set to reshape the state's representation in D.C.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2169</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Campus Free Speech Wars</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-campus-free-speech-wars--67783171</link><description><![CDATA[Free speech on college campuses has reemerged as a hot-button issue in the wake of a firing at Texas A&amp;M and the assassination of Charlie Kirk.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67783171</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:34:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67783171/tribcast_09_16_25_v1.mp3" length="51506142" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/265ea5a4-9b1d-4b64-bed2-44c3d0d8d586/265ea5a4-9b1d-4b64-bed2-44c3d0d8d586.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/265ea5a4-9b1d-4b64-bed2-44c3d0d8d586/265ea5a4-9b1d-4b64-bed2-44c3d0d8d586.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/265ea5a4-9b1d-4b64-bed2-44c3d0d8d586/265ea5a4-9b1d-4b64-bed2-44c3d0d8d586.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Free speech on college campuses has reemerged as a hot-button issue in the wake of a firing at Texas A&amp;amp;M and the assassination of Charlie Kirk.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Free speech on college campuses has reemerged as a hot-button issue in the wake of a firing at Texas A&amp;M and the assassination of Charlie Kirk.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2145</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Texas is replacing the STAAR test</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-is-replacing-the-staar-test--67691137</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Tribune reporter Sneha Dey and the Commit Partnership's Bridget Worley about the changes to the state's standardized test, whether the new tests will make anyone happy and the educational philosophy driving state leaders.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67691137</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67691137/tribcast_09_0925_v2.mp3" length="61147102" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b837709d-12bd-4b2b-a32b-65fdcc564de9/b837709d-12bd-4b2b-a32b-65fdcc564de9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b837709d-12bd-4b2b-a32b-65fdcc564de9/b837709d-12bd-4b2b-a32b-65fdcc564de9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b837709d-12bd-4b2b-a32b-65fdcc564de9/b837709d-12bd-4b2b-a32b-65fdcc564de9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Tribune reporter Sneha Dey and the Commit Partnership's Bridget Worley about the changes to the state's standardized test, whether the new tests will make anyone happy and the educational philosophy driving...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Tribune reporter Sneha Dey and the Commit Partnership's Bridget Worley about the changes to the state's standardized test, whether the new tests will make anyone happy and the educational philosophy driving state leaders.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2546</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sid Miller's THC entanglements</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sid-miller-s-thc-entanglements--67599194</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Texas Tribune reporter Kate McGee about her recent investigative reporting into Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and his staff. Why did Miller hire a political aide for a top agency position after the aide pleaded guilty to commercial bribery? What did Miller's staff tell investigators about his growing of hemp?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67599194</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:29:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67599194/tribcast_09_02_25_v1.mp3" length="52481775" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/05f446a7-7f47-49df-be5c-442da7f82576/05f446a7-7f47-49df-be5c-442da7f82576.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/05f446a7-7f47-49df-be5c-442da7f82576/05f446a7-7f47-49df-be5c-442da7f82576.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/05f446a7-7f47-49df-be5c-442da7f82576/05f446a7-7f47-49df-be5c-442da7f82576.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Texas Tribune reporter Kate McGee about her recent investigative reporting into Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and his staff. Why did Miller hire a political aide for a top agency position...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Texas Tribune reporter Kate McGee about her recent investigative reporting into Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and his staff. Why did Miller hire a political aide for a top agency position after the aide pleaded guilty to commercial bribery? What did Miller's staff tell investigators about his growing of hemp?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2184</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Is Texas protecting its campers from future floods?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-texas-protecting-its-campers-from-future-floods--67520539</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor talk to Texas Tribune climate reporter Emily Foxhall about the emotional pleas Camp Mystic parents made to state lawmakers and analyze the proposed new laws in response to the Kerrville floods.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67520539</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 18:14:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67520539/tribcast_08_26_25_v1.mp3" length="52056621" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d36b8f57-be93-4d27-9e1b-1b7be7fe797b/d36b8f57-be93-4d27-9e1b-1b7be7fe797b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d36b8f57-be93-4d27-9e1b-1b7be7fe797b/d36b8f57-be93-4d27-9e1b-1b7be7fe797b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d36b8f57-be93-4d27-9e1b-1b7be7fe797b/d36b8f57-be93-4d27-9e1b-1b7be7fe797b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor talk to Texas Tribune climate reporter Emily Foxhall about the emotional pleas Camp Mystic parents made to state lawmakers and analyze the proposed new laws in response to the Kerrville floods.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor talk to Texas Tribune climate reporter Emily Foxhall about the emotional pleas Camp Mystic parents made to state lawmakers and analyze the proposed new laws in response to the Kerrville floods.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2166</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Dems returned. What happens next?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-dems-returned-what-happens-next--67442824</link><description><![CDATA[Texas Tribune politics reporters Kayla Guo and Renzo Downey join the TribCast to forecast what will happen in the second, extra-special special session, now that the Democrats have returned from their quorum break.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67442824</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:08:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67442824/tribcast_08_19_25_v1.mp3" length="56177688" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/df08c541-7b97-4eae-ab56-eb4f737720d6/df08c541-7b97-4eae-ab56-eb4f737720d6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/df08c541-7b97-4eae-ab56-eb4f737720d6/df08c541-7b97-4eae-ab56-eb4f737720d6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/df08c541-7b97-4eae-ab56-eb4f737720d6/df08c541-7b97-4eae-ab56-eb4f737720d6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Texas Tribune politics reporters Kayla Guo and Renzo Downey join the TribCast to forecast what will happen in the second, extra-special special session, now that the Democrats have returned from their quorum break.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Texas Tribune politics reporters Kayla Guo and Renzo Downey join the TribCast to forecast what will happen in the second, extra-special special session, now that the Democrats have returned from their quorum break.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2338</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Will 13 Democrats be expelled from the Texas House?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/will-13-democrats-be-expelled-from-the-texas-house--67348051</link><description><![CDATA[For this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor ask University of Houston law professor David Froomkin to help them break down the legal cases seeking to expel 13 Democrats from the Texas House. Does fleeing the state to break quorum equate to abandoning office?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67348051</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:34:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67348051/tribcast_08_12_25_v1.mp3" length="58817827" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3a4c0ddf-1c4b-4651-a707-bd054a4194a6/3a4c0ddf-1c4b-4651-a707-bd054a4194a6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3a4c0ddf-1c4b-4651-a707-bd054a4194a6/3a4c0ddf-1c4b-4651-a707-bd054a4194a6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3a4c0ddf-1c4b-4651-a707-bd054a4194a6/3a4c0ddf-1c4b-4651-a707-bd054a4194a6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>For this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor ask University of Houston law professor David Froomkin to help them break down the legal cases seeking to expel 13 Democrats from the Texas House. Does fleeing the state to break quorum equate to abandoning...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[For this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor ask University of Houston law professor David Froomkin to help them break down the legal cases seeking to expel 13 Democrats from the Texas House. Does fleeing the state to break quorum equate to abandoning office?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2448</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>How long can Texas Democrats hold out?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-long-can-texas-democrats-hold-out--67261412</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, about her and her colleagues' decison to flee the state, the potential financial and criminal penalties and her opposition to the state's proposed new congressional map. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67261412</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:11:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67261412/tribcast_08_05_25_v1.mp3" length="48709116" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d929a4ff-6c72-486d-bd9e-9e0d6430a0f8/d929a4ff-6c72-486d-bd9e-9e0d6430a0f8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d929a4ff-6c72-486d-bd9e-9e0d6430a0f8/d929a4ff-6c72-486d-bd9e-9e0d6430a0f8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d929a4ff-6c72-486d-bd9e-9e0d6430a0f8/d929a4ff-6c72-486d-bd9e-9e0d6430a0f8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, about her and her colleagues' decison to flee the state, the potential financial and criminal penalties and her opposition to the state's proposed new...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, about her and her colleagues' decison to flee the state, the potential financial and criminal penalties and her opposition to the state's proposed new congressional map. ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2026</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>What's next for the Republicans?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-next-for-the-republicans--67180077</link><description><![CDATA[We discuss how the Republican ticket is shaping up? Can you still view the primaries as establishment v. grassroots?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67180077</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67180077/tribcast_07_29_25_v1.mp3" length="59615379" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2e1cca13-9840-457d-b1ff-158a7d5e67f2/2e1cca13-9840-457d-b1ff-158a7d5e67f2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2e1cca13-9840-457d-b1ff-158a7d5e67f2/2e1cca13-9840-457d-b1ff-158a7d5e67f2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2e1cca13-9840-457d-b1ff-158a7d5e67f2/2e1cca13-9840-457d-b1ff-158a7d5e67f2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We discuss how the Republican ticket is shaping up? Can you still view the primaries as establishment v. grassroots?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We discuss how the Republican ticket is shaping up? Can you still view the primaries as establishment v. grassroots?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2481</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>What's next for the Democrats?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-next-for-the-democrats--67074835</link><description><![CDATA[We discuss how the Democratic ticket is shaping up in Texas. Will Beto, Allred, Talarico and Castro all run against each other? ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67074835</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67074835/tribcast_07_22_25_v2.mp3" length="63586140" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6fe0e58e-fdce-41c6-83f2-d5d991c8f5ce/6fe0e58e-fdce-41c6-83f2-d5d991c8f5ce.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6fe0e58e-fdce-41c6-83f2-d5d991c8f5ce/6fe0e58e-fdce-41c6-83f2-d5d991c8f5ce.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6fe0e58e-fdce-41c6-83f2-d5d991c8f5ce/6fe0e58e-fdce-41c6-83f2-d5d991c8f5ce.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We discuss how the Democratic ticket is shaping up in Texas. Will Beto, Allred, Talarico and Castro all run against each other? </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We discuss how the Democratic ticket is shaping up in Texas. Will Beto, Allred, Talarico and Castro all run against each other? ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2646</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Texas' redistricting gamble</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-redistricting-gamble--66988931</link><description><![CDATA[Matthew and Eleanor are joined by Kareem Crayton, from the Brennan Center for Justice, to look more closely at Texas' rare midcyle redistricting.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66988931</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:08:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66988931/07_15b_25_v1.mp3" length="68790041" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/da9cac23-0453-4ae9-a416-67f40a0142fb/da9cac23-0453-4ae9-a416-67f40a0142fb.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/da9cac23-0453-4ae9-a416-67f40a0142fb/da9cac23-0453-4ae9-a416-67f40a0142fb.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/da9cac23-0453-4ae9-a416-67f40a0142fb/da9cac23-0453-4ae9-a416-67f40a0142fb.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Matthew and Eleanor are joined by Kareem Crayton, from the Brennan Center for Justice, to look more closely at Texas' rare midcyle redistricting.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Matthew and Eleanor are joined by Kareem Crayton, from the Brennan Center for Justice, to look more closely at Texas' rare midcyle redistricting.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2863</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Floods in the Hill Country</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/floods-in-the-hill-country--66901904</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor are joined by Matt Lanza, a meteorologist from Houston, to discuss the deadly Texas floods. How did they happen? Could people have been better warned? And what can keep this region safe in the future?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66901904</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:28:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66901904/tribcast_07_08_25_v2.mp3" length="59026957" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e86304c1-d00a-46fc-8864-36ff2127ddca/e86304c1-d00a-46fc-8864-36ff2127ddca.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e86304c1-d00a-46fc-8864-36ff2127ddca/e86304c1-d00a-46fc-8864-36ff2127ddca.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e86304c1-d00a-46fc-8864-36ff2127ddca/e86304c1-d00a-46fc-8864-36ff2127ddca.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor are joined by Matt Lanza, a meteorologist from Houston, to discuss the deadly Texas floods. How did they happen? Could people have been better warned? And what can keep this region safe in the future?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor are joined by Matt Lanza, a meteorologist from Houston, to discuss the deadly Texas floods. How did they happen? Could people have been better warned? And what can keep this region safe in the future?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2457</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A very unusual Supreme Court term</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-very-unusual-supreme-court-term--66823543</link><description><![CDATA[The TribCast gang is finally reunited, and joined by Georgetown Law Professor Steve Vladeck to recap the big cases and unresolved questions from the U.S. Supreme Court's recent rulings.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66823543</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66823543/tribcast_07_01_25_v1.mp3" length="50833616" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/59606c4e-b334-48fa-9d15-8437f9c5fe26/59606c4e-b334-48fa-9d15-8437f9c5fe26.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/59606c4e-b334-48fa-9d15-8437f9c5fe26/59606c4e-b334-48fa-9d15-8437f9c5fe26.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/59606c4e-b334-48fa-9d15-8437f9c5fe26/59606c4e-b334-48fa-9d15-8437f9c5fe26.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The TribCast gang is finally reunited, and joined by Georgetown Law Professor Steve Vladeck to recap the big cases and unresolved questions from the U.S. Supreme Court's recent rulings.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The TribCast gang is finally reunited, and joined by Georgetown Law Professor Steve Vladeck to recap the big cases and unresolved questions from the U.S. Supreme Court's recent rulings.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2115</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A special legislative session is coming</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-special-legislative-session-is-coming--66710036</link><description><![CDATA[This week, we run an emergency episode to discuss Gov. Greg Abbott vetoing Texas THC ban and calling a special session. Will redistricting end up on the agenda?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66710036</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:52:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66710036/tribcast_06_23_25_v1.mp3" length="40156892" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/66c4e900-c3eb-48b0-9cee-75683cf277da/66c4e900-c3eb-48b0-9cee-75683cf277da.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/66c4e900-c3eb-48b0-9cee-75683cf277da/66c4e900-c3eb-48b0-9cee-75683cf277da.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/66c4e900-c3eb-48b0-9cee-75683cf277da/66c4e900-c3eb-48b0-9cee-75683cf277da.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This week, we run an emergency episode to discuss Gov. Greg Abbott vetoing Texas THC ban and calling a special session. Will redistricting end up on the agenda?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, we run an emergency episode to discuss Gov. Greg Abbott vetoing Texas THC ban and calling a special session. Will redistricting end up on the agenda?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1672</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast Live: North Texas and the Legislative Session</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-live-north-texas-and-the-legislative-session--66608251</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66608251</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:47:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66608251/06_13_25_tribcast_live02_v1.mp3" length="66632469" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/16388b10-c394-4e50-9744-0ca4ec886148/16388b10-c394-4e50-9744-0ca4ec886148.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/16388b10-c394-4e50-9744-0ca4ec886148/16388b10-c394-4e50-9744-0ca4ec886148.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/16388b10-c394-4e50-9744-0ca4ec886148/16388b10-c394-4e50-9744-0ca4ec886148.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:duration>2776</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast Live: Education and the Legislative Session</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-live-education-and-the-legislative-session--66538931</link><description><![CDATA[How do Texas teachers grade the Texas Legislature's big education session? Listen to TribCast live from the Austin Central Library.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66538931</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:40:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66538931/06_11_25_tribcast_live_v1.mp3" length="62618963" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/da2524e2-e5e0-4f91-9fd0-58cd2ce8269a/da2524e2-e5e0-4f91-9fd0-58cd2ce8269a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/da2524e2-e5e0-4f91-9fd0-58cd2ce8269a/da2524e2-e5e0-4f91-9fd0-58cd2ce8269a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/da2524e2-e5e0-4f91-9fd0-58cd2ce8269a/da2524e2-e5e0-4f91-9fd0-58cd2ce8269a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>How do Texas teachers grade the Texas Legislature's big education session? Listen to TribCast live from the Austin Central Library.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[How do Texas teachers grade the Texas Legislature's big education session? Listen to TribCast live from the Austin Central Library.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2607</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Did lawmakers make improvements to Texas' infrastructure?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/did-lawmakers-make-improvements-to-texas-infrastructure--66384792</link><description><![CDATA[Texas legislators took big strides to strengthen our water and grid systems this session. Will it be enough? Texas Tribune reporters Alejandra Martinez and Carlos Nogueras Ramos join the pod to discuss.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66384792</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:54:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66384792/tribcast_06_03_25_v1.mp3" length="57785195" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0bcbc351-f373-4af6-b863-4589ba2fd03d/0bcbc351-f373-4af6-b863-4589ba2fd03d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0bcbc351-f373-4af6-b863-4589ba2fd03d/0bcbc351-f373-4af6-b863-4589ba2fd03d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0bcbc351-f373-4af6-b863-4589ba2fd03d/0bcbc351-f373-4af6-b863-4589ba2fd03d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Texas legislators took big strides to strengthen our water and grid systems this session. Will it be enough? Texas Tribune reporters Alejandra Martinez and Carlos Nogueras Ramos join the pod to discuss.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Texas legislators took big strides to strengthen our water and grid systems this session. Will it be enough? Texas Tribune reporters Alejandra Martinez and Carlos Nogueras Ramos join the pod to discuss.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2405</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dan Patrick and Greg Abbott are getting what they want this legislative session</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dan-patrick-and-greg-abbott-are-getting-what-they-want-this-legislative-session--66298990</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor talk with politics reporter Jasper Scherer about education funding, the effort ban THC and how conservative priorities are sailing through the legislative session in Texas this year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66298990</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 19:10:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66298990/tribcast_5_27_25.mp3" length="56956508" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bfca7d5b-17fc-4265-bf3a-c4f3aee017c0/bfca7d5b-17fc-4265-bf3a-c4f3aee017c0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bfca7d5b-17fc-4265-bf3a-c4f3aee017c0/bfca7d5b-17fc-4265-bf3a-c4f3aee017c0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bfca7d5b-17fc-4265-bf3a-c4f3aee017c0/bfca7d5b-17fc-4265-bf3a-c4f3aee017c0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor talk with politics reporter Jasper Scherer about education funding, the effort ban THC and how conservative priorities are sailing through the legislative session in Texas this year.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor talk with politics reporter Jasper Scherer about education funding, the effort ban THC and how conservative priorities are sailing through the legislative session in Texas this year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2372</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Higher education and the battle for Texas universities</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/higher-education-and-the-battle-for-texas-universities--66176225</link><description><![CDATA[Big shakeups at the top of Texas’ major universities, and major legislative changes on the way to boot. Three current and former Tribune higher ed reporters overwhelm Eleanor with information. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66176225</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 21:31:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66176225/tribcast_05_20_25_v1.mp3" length="65855304" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3458f19e-783c-47c5-a59e-ce2ef8cd051a/3458f19e-783c-47c5-a59e-ce2ef8cd051a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3458f19e-783c-47c5-a59e-ce2ef8cd051a/3458f19e-783c-47c5-a59e-ce2ef8cd051a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3458f19e-783c-47c5-a59e-ce2ef8cd051a/3458f19e-783c-47c5-a59e-ce2ef8cd051a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Big shakeups at the top of Texas’ major universities, and major legislative changes on the way to boot. Three current and former Tribune higher ed reporters overwhelm Eleanor with information. </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Big shakeups at the top of Texas’ major universities, and major legislative changes on the way to boot. Three current and former Tribune higher ed reporters overwhelm Eleanor with information. ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2743</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Can Texas make its housing more affordable?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-texas-make-its-housing-more-affordable--66075536</link><description><![CDATA[Urban affairs reporter Josh Fechter, and Emily Dove join the pod to talk about how the legislature is moving the needle on housing costs, zoning restrictions and property taxes.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66075536</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 19:03:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66075536/tribcast_05_13_25_v2.mp3" length="63240543" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a60ee252-151c-4ddc-965c-0360276970ae/a60ee252-151c-4ddc-965c-0360276970ae.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a60ee252-151c-4ddc-965c-0360276970ae/a60ee252-151c-4ddc-965c-0360276970ae.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a60ee252-151c-4ddc-965c-0360276970ae/a60ee252-151c-4ddc-965c-0360276970ae.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Urban affairs reporter Josh Fechter, and Emily Dove join the pod to talk about how the legislature is moving the needle on housing costs, zoning restrictions and property taxes.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Urban affairs reporter Josh Fechter, and Emily Dove join the pod to talk about how the legislature is moving the needle on housing costs, zoning restrictions and property taxes.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2632</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>One month of session left and the kids are fighting</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-month-of-session-left-and-the-kids-are-fighting--65948104</link><description><![CDATA[As we embark on the month of May, the gang recaps the big topics so far - vouchers, water, immigration and THC, among others - and the work left to be done.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65948104</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 19:02:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65948104/tribcast_05_06_25_v1.mp3" length="62684752" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/898abeed-e533-438e-a723-013e161872ec/898abeed-e533-438e-a723-013e161872ec.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/898abeed-e533-438e-a723-013e161872ec/898abeed-e533-438e-a723-013e161872ec.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/898abeed-e533-438e-a723-013e161872ec/898abeed-e533-438e-a723-013e161872ec.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>As we embark on the month of May, the gang recaps the big topics so far - vouchers, water, immigration and THC, among others - and the work left to be done.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[As we embark on the month of May, the gang recaps the big topics so far - vouchers, water, immigration and THC, among others - and the work left to be done.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2608</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Oceans $95 million: Inside the lottery scandals roiling Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/oceans-95-million-inside-the-lottery-scandals-roiling-texas--65793455</link><description><![CDATA[What the hell is happening at the Texas Lottery? Local lottery expert/Texas Tribune night reporter Ayden Runnels takes us inside.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65793455</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65793455/tribcast_04_29_25_v1.mp3" length="54756253" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a492a9b7-7c0b-4d20-a796-000f4606d85f/a492a9b7-7c0b-4d20-a796-000f4606d85f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a492a9b7-7c0b-4d20-a796-000f4606d85f/a492a9b7-7c0b-4d20-a796-000f4606d85f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a492a9b7-7c0b-4d20-a796-000f4606d85f/a492a9b7-7c0b-4d20-a796-000f4606d85f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What the hell is happening at the Texas Lottery? Local lottery expert/Texas Tribune night reporter Ayden Runnels takes us inside.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What the hell is happening at the Texas Lottery? Local lottery expert/Texas Tribune night reporter Ayden Runnels takes us inside.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2277</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Get out the popcorn, it's Paxton vs. Cornyn</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/get-out-the-popcorn-it-s-paxton-vs-cornyn--65658059</link><description><![CDATA[It’s the insurgents versus the incumbents in the biggest Senate showdown in years. We dig into the details. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65658059</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65658059/tribcast_04_22_25_v1.mp3" length="52020445" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/44781cf3-a38c-449b-b743-74a3afae863b/44781cf3-a38c-449b-b743-74a3afae863b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/44781cf3-a38c-449b-b743-74a3afae863b/44781cf3-a38c-449b-b743-74a3afae863b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/44781cf3-a38c-449b-b743-74a3afae863b/44781cf3-a38c-449b-b743-74a3afae863b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>It’s the insurgents versus the incumbents in the biggest Senate showdown in years. We dig into the details. </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[It’s the insurgents versus the incumbents in the biggest Senate showdown in years. We dig into the details. ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2166</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Can Texas retain and train teachers?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-texas-retain-and-train-teachers--65583596</link><description><![CDATA[With schools being a top issue this legislative session, we zoom in on one important constituency: teachers. How will the proposed pay raises affect them? What has the impact of hiring more uncertified teachers in recent years? And how are they feeling overall about their jobs? ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65583596</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:08:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65583596/tribcast_04_15_25_v1.mp3" length="40392666" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4457e755-e464-48a8-b0c0-3df86b286e1d/4457e755-e464-48a8-b0c0-3df86b286e1d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4457e755-e464-48a8-b0c0-3df86b286e1d/4457e755-e464-48a8-b0c0-3df86b286e1d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4457e755-e464-48a8-b0c0-3df86b286e1d/4457e755-e464-48a8-b0c0-3df86b286e1d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>With schools being a top issue this legislative session, we zoom in on one important constituency: teachers. How will the proposed pay raises affect them? What has the impact of hiring more uncertified teachers in recent years? And how are they...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[With schools being a top issue this legislative session, we zoom in on one important constituency: teachers. How will the proposed pay raises affect them? What has the impact of hiring more uncertified teachers in recent years? 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And, the first post-Dobbs arrest! ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65413022</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 18:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65413022/tribcast_04_08_25_v1.mp3" length="49477886" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a87779a5-4949-4fff-af3b-d74e74925b30/a87779a5-4949-4fff-af3b-d74e74925b30.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a87779a5-4949-4fff-af3b-d74e74925b30/a87779a5-4949-4fff-af3b-d74e74925b30.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a87779a5-4949-4fff-af3b-d74e74925b30/a87779a5-4949-4fff-af3b-d74e74925b30.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Legislators will attempt to clarify the abortion bans, while also further cracking down on pills. And, the first post-Dobbs arrest! </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Legislators will attempt to clarify the abortion bans, while also further cracking down on pills. And, the first post-Dobbs arrest! ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2060</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>THC you in a special session? How the battle to ban THC in Texas could play out</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/thc-you-in-a-special-session-how-the-battle-to-ban-thc-in-texas-could-play-out--65290458</link><description><![CDATA[Current status of marijuana laws and the fight to regulate - or ban - THC products]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65290458</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:16:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65290458/tribcast_04_01_25_v1.mp3" length="51886905" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5b4eba5c-0263-468c-9ce1-ed906c4fdfb5/5b4eba5c-0263-468c-9ce1-ed906c4fdfb5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5b4eba5c-0263-468c-9ce1-ed906c4fdfb5/5b4eba5c-0263-468c-9ce1-ed906c4fdfb5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5b4eba5c-0263-468c-9ce1-ed906c4fdfb5/5b4eba5c-0263-468c-9ce1-ed906c4fdfb5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Current status of marijuana laws and the fight to regulate - or ban - THC products</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Current status of marijuana laws and the fight to regulate - or ban - THC products]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2160</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>How long til there's a Buc-ee's on Mars?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-long-til-there-s-a-buc-ee-s-on-mars--65107904</link><description><![CDATA[What does the space industry want from the Texas Legisature?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65107904</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65107904/tribcast_03_25_25_v1.mp3" length="53977199" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1b029b0f-6457-4dfa-aab8-b7ded6098941/1b029b0f-6457-4dfa-aab8-b7ded6098941.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1b029b0f-6457-4dfa-aab8-b7ded6098941/1b029b0f-6457-4dfa-aab8-b7ded6098941.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1b029b0f-6457-4dfa-aab8-b7ded6098941/1b029b0f-6457-4dfa-aab8-b7ded6098941.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What does the space industry want from the Texas Legisature?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What does the space industry want from the Texas Legisature?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2246</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Texas measles outbreak and vaccines</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-measles-outbreak-and-vaccines--64957946</link><description><![CDATA[It’s the five year anniversary of COVID, and Texas is facing measles, avian flu and increased vaccine hesitancy. What have we learned?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64957946</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:51:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64957946/tribcast_03_18_25_v1.mp3" length="59648935" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bd985b44-a458-4f7f-afa8-b3e40183c2ac/bd985b44-a458-4f7f-afa8-b3e40183c2ac.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bd985b44-a458-4f7f-afa8-b3e40183c2ac/bd985b44-a458-4f7f-afa8-b3e40183c2ac.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bd985b44-a458-4f7f-afa8-b3e40183c2ac/bd985b44-a458-4f7f-afa8-b3e40183c2ac.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>It’s the five year anniversary of COVID, and Texas is facing measles, avian flu and increased vaccine hesitancy. What have we learned?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[It’s the five year anniversary of COVID, and Texas is facing measles, avian flu and increased vaccine hesitancy. What have we learned?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2482</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Session so far</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/session-so-far--64814343</link><description><![CDATA[Things are about to significantly speed up under the dome, but there have been no shortage of fireworks so far. We’ll recap what’s already happened and what’s to come. We’ll also bid adieu to James. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64814343</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64814343/tribcast_03_11_25.mp3" length="57007194" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b666ca10-dee1-4366-be5b-2de059ad8260/b666ca10-dee1-4366-be5b-2de059ad8260.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b666ca10-dee1-4366-be5b-2de059ad8260/b666ca10-dee1-4366-be5b-2de059ad8260.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b666ca10-dee1-4366-be5b-2de059ad8260/b666ca10-dee1-4366-be5b-2de059ad8260.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Things are about to significantly speed up under the dome, but there have been no shortage of fireworks so far. We’ll recap what’s already happened and what’s to come. We’ll also bid adieu to James. </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Things are about to significantly speed up under the dome, but there have been no shortage of fireworks so far. We’ll recap what’s already happened and what’s to come. We’ll also bid adieu to James. ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2372</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Texas attempts to regulate AI</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-attempts-to-regulate-ai--64692514</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with University of Texas at Austin professor Sherri Greenberg about attempts by state lawmakers to protect Texans from the dangers of artificial intelligence and the blowback it's creating by some Republicans and people in the tech industry.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64692514</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure 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Republicans and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with University of Texas at Austin professor Sherri Greenberg about attempts by state lawmakers to protect Texans from the dangers of artificial intelligence and the blowback it's creating by some Republicans and people in the tech industry.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2149</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Panhandle wildfires and Texas disaster prep</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/panhandle-wildfires-and-texas-disaster-prep--64568531</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's episode, we talk about the one-year anniversary of the Panhandle wildfires and how prepared Texas is for various natural disasters. <br /><br />]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64568531</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:52:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64568531/tribcast_02_25_25.mp3" length="54612774" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/140c5eb9-5432-4c38-b84d-107555021949/140c5eb9-5432-4c38-b84d-107555021949.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/140c5eb9-5432-4c38-b84d-107555021949/140c5eb9-5432-4c38-b84d-107555021949.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/140c5eb9-5432-4c38-b84d-107555021949/140c5eb9-5432-4c38-b84d-107555021949.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's episode, we talk about the one-year anniversary of the Panhandle wildfires and how prepared Texas is for various natural disasters. </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's episode, we talk about the one-year anniversary of the Panhandle wildfires and how prepared Texas is for various natural disasters. <br /><br />]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2273</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Vouchers</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/vouchers--64439288</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, the gang digs into the hot issue of the session: school vouchers, featuring public education reporter Jaden Edison]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64439288</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:20:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64439288/tribcast_02_18_25.mp3" length="72386106" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a00f02a5-3a76-4c78-b1df-98e6d29d0e21/a00f02a5-3a76-4c78-b1df-98e6d29d0e21.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a00f02a5-3a76-4c78-b1df-98e6d29d0e21/a00f02a5-3a76-4c78-b1df-98e6d29d0e21.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a00f02a5-3a76-4c78-b1df-98e6d29d0e21/a00f02a5-3a76-4c78-b1df-98e6d29d0e21.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode, the gang digs into the hot issue of the session: school vouchers, featuring public education reporter Jaden Edison</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, the gang digs into the hot issue of the session: school vouchers, featuring public education reporter Jaden Edison]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3013</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Immigration</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/immigration--64327455</link><description><![CDATA[How the federal government is running with Texas’ playbook on immigration<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64327455</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:04:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64327455/tribcast_02_11_25.mp3" length="48271209" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3c121b7e-88c6-498e-a935-15fd0e94d6b6/3c121b7e-88c6-498e-a935-15fd0e94d6b6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3c121b7e-88c6-498e-a935-15fd0e94d6b6/3c121b7e-88c6-498e-a935-15fd0e94d6b6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3c121b7e-88c6-498e-a935-15fd0e94d6b6/3c121b7e-88c6-498e-a935-15fd0e94d6b6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>How the federal government is running with Texas’ playbook on immigration</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[How the federal government is running with Texas’ playbook on immigration<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2009</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Greg Abbott's priorities</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/greg-abbott-s-priorities--64191966</link><description><![CDATA[Looking at Abbott's state of the state speech and his role in the legislative session.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64191966</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:25:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64191966/tribcast_02_04_25_v1.mp3" length="52946435" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/17813dba-07f1-46e7-b70d-a767736c473b/17813dba-07f1-46e7-b70d-a767736c473b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/17813dba-07f1-46e7-b70d-a767736c473b/17813dba-07f1-46e7-b70d-a767736c473b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/17813dba-07f1-46e7-b70d-a767736c473b/17813dba-07f1-46e7-b70d-a767736c473b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Looking at Abbott's state of the state speech and his role in the legislative session.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Looking at Abbott's state of the state speech and his role in the legislative session.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2204</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Water crisis in Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/water-crisis-in-texas--63971820</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's episode, we recap the week's news and interview an expert on the state's need for water infrastructure investment. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63971820</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:18:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63971820/tribcast_01_28_25.mp3" length="64179053" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/00a6c782-d8f2-4f95-bdc5-c83f68577f22/00a6c782-d8f2-4f95-bdc5-c83f68577f22.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/00a6c782-d8f2-4f95-bdc5-c83f68577f22/00a6c782-d8f2-4f95-bdc5-c83f68577f22.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/00a6c782-d8f2-4f95-bdc5-c83f68577f22/00a6c782-d8f2-4f95-bdc5-c83f68577f22.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's episode, we recap the week's news and interview an expert on the state's need for water infrastructure investment. </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's episode, we recap the week's news and interview an expert on the state's need for water infrastructure investment. ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2672</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Trump administration and Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-trump-administration-and-texas--63788439</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, the crew talks Trump’s inauguration, the Texans in the new administration and what it’ll all mean for Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63788439</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:59:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63788439/tribcast_01_21_25.mp3" length="58699658" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ed4a7f06-fa32-425c-aa8e-0bb60fb051d5/ed4a7f06-fa32-425c-aa8e-0bb60fb051d5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ed4a7f06-fa32-425c-aa8e-0bb60fb051d5/ed4a7f06-fa32-425c-aa8e-0bb60fb051d5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ed4a7f06-fa32-425c-aa8e-0bb60fb051d5/ed4a7f06-fa32-425c-aa8e-0bb60fb051d5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode, the crew talks Trump’s inauguration, the Texans in the new administration and what it’ll all mean for Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, the crew talks Trump’s inauguration, the Texans in the new administration and what it’ll all mean for Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2444</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Look at the Speaker's Vote</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/look-at-the-speaker-s-vote--63702846</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, the team dissects the first day of the legislative session and the vote for the next speaker of the House.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63702846</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:17:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63702846/tribcast_01_15_25_v1.mp3" length="44542655" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a3dfb124-f557-43b7-a5cf-7390437ce0ec/a3dfb124-f557-43b7-a5cf-7390437ce0ec.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a3dfb124-f557-43b7-a5cf-7390437ce0ec/a3dfb124-f557-43b7-a5cf-7390437ce0ec.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a3dfb124-f557-43b7-a5cf-7390437ce0ec/a3dfb124-f557-43b7-a5cf-7390437ce0ec.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode, the team dissects the first day of the legislative session and the vote for the next speaker of the House.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, the team dissects the first day of the legislative session and the vote for the next speaker of the House.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1853</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Previewing the 2025 legislative session</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/previewing-the-2025-legislative-session--63642326</link><description><![CDATA[The Texas Tribune’s politics podcast returns with a look at the race for House speaker, the future of school vouchers and other major legislative issues this year.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63642326</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:10:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63642326/tribcast_01_10_25.mp3" length="56856874" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d8481b41-c934-4bd3-a9dc-87e7b78a6695/d8481b41-c934-4bd3-a9dc-87e7b78a6695.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d8481b41-c934-4bd3-a9dc-87e7b78a6695/d8481b41-c934-4bd3-a9dc-87e7b78a6695.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d8481b41-c934-4bd3-a9dc-87e7b78a6695/d8481b41-c934-4bd3-a9dc-87e7b78a6695.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Texas Tribune’s politics podcast returns with a look at the race for House speaker, the future of school vouchers and other major legislative issues this year.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Texas Tribune’s politics podcast returns with a look at the race for House speaker, the future of school vouchers and other major legislative issues this year.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2367</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The TribCast is returning!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tribcast-is-returning--63602765</link><description><![CDATA[After a year-plus hiatus, The Texas Tribune's political podcast is back forthe 2025 legislative session.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63602765</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:54:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63602765/tribcast2025_promo_v1.mp3" length="1149943" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d753df55-9e85-4da4-984c-2f590ade7993/d753df55-9e85-4da4-984c-2f590ade7993.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d753df55-9e85-4da4-984c-2f590ade7993/d753df55-9e85-4da4-984c-2f590ade7993.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d753df55-9e85-4da4-984c-2f590ade7993/d753df55-9e85-4da4-984c-2f590ade7993.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>After a year-plus hiatus, The Texas Tribune's political podcast is back forthe 2025 legislative session.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[After a year-plus hiatus, The Texas Tribune's political podcast is back forthe 2025 legislative session.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>72</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast is going on hiatus</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-is-going-on-hiatus--59761278</link><description><![CDATA[The Texas Tribune put this podcast on hiatus in August 2023 due to staffing changes in the newsroom. The TribCast was The Texas Tribune's weekly political podcast, hosted by Matthew Watkins and featuring a rotating cast of editors, reporters and other guests.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56591681</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:56:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59761278/tribcasthiatusbumper_v1.mp3" length="1230425" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b695ac90-47fe-42b1-ba60-bd0b6f2da907/b695ac90-47fe-42b1-ba60-bd0b6f2da907.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b695ac90-47fe-42b1-ba60-bd0b6f2da907/b695ac90-47fe-42b1-ba60-bd0b6f2da907.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b695ac90-47fe-42b1-ba60-bd0b6f2da907/b695ac90-47fe-42b1-ba60-bd0b6f2da907.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Texas Tribune put this podcast on hiatus in August 2023 due to staffing changes in the newsroom. The TribCast was The Texas Tribune's weekly political podcast, hosted by Matthew Watkins and featuring a rotating cast of editors, reporters and other...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Texas Tribune put this podcast on hiatus in August 2023 due to staffing changes in the newsroom. 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The TribCast was The Texas Tribune's weekly political podcast, hosted by Matthew Watkins and featuring a rotating cast of editors, reporters and other...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Texas Tribune put this podcast on hiatus in August 2023 due to staffing changes in the newsroom. The TribCast was The Texas Tribune's weekly political podcast, hosted by Matthew Watkins and featuring a rotating cast of editors, reporters and other guests.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>51</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>texas,tribune</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Big changes in Houston ISD after state takeover</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-big-changes-in-houston-isd-after-state-takeover--56515917</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the changes at Houston ISD after a state takeover in June.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/18/tribcast-houston-stake-takeover/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 18:27:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56515917/081823_tribcast.mp3" length="47470952" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2fdf54e3-2813-4190-a3a7-f4c43a4cee2f/2fdf54e3-2813-4190-a3a7-f4c43a4cee2f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2fdf54e3-2813-4190-a3a7-f4c43a4cee2f/2fdf54e3-2813-4190-a3a7-f4c43a4cee2f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2fdf54e3-2813-4190-a3a7-f4c43a4cee2f/2fdf54e3-2813-4190-a3a7-f4c43a4cee2f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, we discuss the changes at Houston ISD after a state takeover in June.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the changes at Houston ISD after a state takeover in June.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1977</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Turmoil at Texas A&amp;M</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-turmoil-at-texas-a-m--56373458</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss two cases at Texas A&amp;M University that raised questions of academic freedom — and the fallout that ensued.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/04/tribcast-texas-am/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 20:36:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56373458/080423_tribcast_mixdown.mp3" length="61707573" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1ef913b6-b62c-40e6-9a90-6dd3d1ea1274/1ef913b6-b62c-40e6-9a90-6dd3d1ea1274.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1ef913b6-b62c-40e6-9a90-6dd3d1ea1274/1ef913b6-b62c-40e6-9a90-6dd3d1ea1274.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1ef913b6-b62c-40e6-9a90-6dd3d1ea1274/1ef913b6-b62c-40e6-9a90-6dd3d1ea1274.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, we discuss two cases at Texas A&amp;amp;M University that raised questions of academic freedom — and the fallout that ensued.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss two cases at Texas A&amp;M University that raised questions of academic freedom — and the fallout that ensued.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2571</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas’ tough border security tactics under scrutiny</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-tough-border-security-tactics-under-scrutiny--56270504</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the half-million people booted from Texas’ Medicaid rolls and the state’s deployment of razor wire and buoys along the border in Eagle Pass.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/28/texas-border-security-tactics-tribcast/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 21:11:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56270504/072823_tribcast_mixdown.mp3" length="55461929" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b35a0be4-51ea-4f58-801b-77dee6d5bd87/b35a0be4-51ea-4f58-801b-77dee6d5bd87.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, we discuss the half-million people booted from Texas’ Medicaid rolls and the state’s deployment of razor wire and buoys along the border in Eagle Pass.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the half-million people booted from Texas’ Medicaid rolls and the state’s deployment of razor wire and buoys along the border in Eagle Pass.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2311</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas lawmakers approve property tax cuts after 7 months of trying</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-lawmakers-approve-property-tax-cuts-after-7-months-of-trying--56106059</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the winners and losers — politically and financially — after lawmakers approved an $18 billion tax cut bill.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/14/tribcast-property-tax-cuts/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 21:56:42 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56106059/071423_tribcast.mp3" length="50751012" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/04ecbbb0-00c8-47b5-ab28-6a13db4f4634/04ecbbb0-00c8-47b5-ab28-6a13db4f4634.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/04ecbbb0-00c8-47b5-ab28-6a13db4f4634/04ecbbb0-00c8-47b5-ab28-6a13db4f4634.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/04ecbbb0-00c8-47b5-ab28-6a13db4f4634/04ecbbb0-00c8-47b5-ab28-6a13db4f4634.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, we discuss the winners and losers — politically and financially — after lawmakers approved an $18 billion tax cut bill.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the winners and losers — politically and financially — after lawmakers approved an $18 billion tax cut bill.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2114</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Extreme heat and the toll of climate change on Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-extreme-heat-and-the-toll-of-climate-change-on-texas--56030257</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we speak with The Texas Tribune’s climate reporter Erin Douglas about why it’s been so hot in Texas and examine the long-term implications as climate change shifts the entire range of Texas heat upward.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/07/tribcast-heat-climate-change/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 18:28:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56030257/070723_tribcast.mp3" length="45643032" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5e999b02-a3bb-43f2-b443-0f83ae71bb76/5e999b02-a3bb-43f2-b443-0f83ae71bb76.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5e999b02-a3bb-43f2-b443-0f83ae71bb76/5e999b02-a3bb-43f2-b443-0f83ae71bb76.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5e999b02-a3bb-43f2-b443-0f83ae71bb76/5e999b02-a3bb-43f2-b443-0f83ae71bb76.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, we speak with The Texas Tribune’s climate reporter Erin Douglas about why it’s been so hot in Texas and examine the long-term implications as climate change shifts the entire range of Texas heat upward.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we speak with The Texas Tribune’s climate reporter Erin Douglas about why it’s been so hot in Texas and examine the long-term implications as climate change shifts the entire range of Texas heat upward.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1901</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: How will Texas universities maintain diversity without considering race in admissions?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-how-will-texas-universities-maintain-diversity-without-considering-race-in-admissions--55636484</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s two-topic TribCast, we discuss the U.S. Supreme Court blocking the consideration of race in college admissions and the dangerous heat inside Texas prisons this summer.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/30/tribcast-affirmative-action-prisons/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:25:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/55636484/063023_tribcast.mp3" length="45922860" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/662d81bc-57ea-4098-822a-14ad15ddfb7c/662d81bc-57ea-4098-822a-14ad15ddfb7c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/662d81bc-57ea-4098-822a-14ad15ddfb7c/662d81bc-57ea-4098-822a-14ad15ddfb7c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/662d81bc-57ea-4098-822a-14ad15ddfb7c/662d81bc-57ea-4098-822a-14ad15ddfb7c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s two-topic TribCast, we discuss the U.S. Supreme Court blocking the consideration of race in college admissions and the dangerous heat inside Texas prisons this summer.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s two-topic TribCast, we discuss the U.S. Supreme Court blocking the consideration of race in college admissions and the dangerous heat inside Texas prisons this summer.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1913</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The rise of renewable energy in Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-rise-of-renewable-energy-in-texas--54839209</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, energy expert Doug Lewin discusses how wind and solar power are supplying an increasing amount of power in Texas whether state leaders like it or not.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/23/texas-renewable-energy-tribcast/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 15:29:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54839209/062323_tribcast.mp3" length="54391796" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b4fdbb48-d09e-43c9-9ac5-1b5ab631abcd/b4fdbb48-d09e-43c9-9ac5-1b5ab631abcd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b4fdbb48-d09e-43c9-9ac5-1b5ab631abcd/b4fdbb48-d09e-43c9-9ac5-1b5ab631abcd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b4fdbb48-d09e-43c9-9ac5-1b5ab631abcd/b4fdbb48-d09e-43c9-9ac5-1b5ab631abcd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, energy expert Doug Lewin discusses how wind and solar power are supplying an increasing amount of power in Texas whether state leaders like it or not.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, energy expert Doug Lewin discusses how wind and solar power are supplying an increasing amount of power in Texas whether state leaders like it or not.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2266</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Why can’t Texas Republicans get along?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-why-can-t-texas-republicans-get-along--54464291</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode we check in with radio host Mark Davis and politics reporter Patrick Svitek about the GOP intraparty fighting over property taxes and Ken Paxton’s impeachment.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/16/tribcast-texas-republicans-impeachment-property-taxes/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 21:24:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54464291/061623_tribcast.mp3" length="47883609" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/ad2a982e-6bdb-48ed-8d05-b72d802d4993/ad2a982e-6bdb-48ed-8d05-b72d802d4993.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/ad2a982e-6bdb-48ed-8d05-b72d802d4993/ad2a982e-6bdb-48ed-8d05-b72d802d4993.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/ad2a982e-6bdb-48ed-8d05-b72d802d4993/ad2a982e-6bdb-48ed-8d05-b72d802d4993.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode we check in with radio host Mark Davis and politics reporter Patrick Svitek about the GOP intraparty fighting over property taxes and Ken Paxton’s impeachment.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode we check in with radio host Mark Davis and politics reporter Patrick Svitek about the GOP intraparty fighting over property taxes and Ken Paxton’s impeachment.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1995</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: How does Nate Paul’s arrest affect Ken Paxton?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-how-does-nate-paul-s-arrest-affect-ken-paxton--54166424</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the arrest of Austin developer Nate Paul, what it might say about Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial and whether it makes Paxton more vulnerable to criminal prosecution.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/09/tribcast-impeach-nate-paul/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:54:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54166424/060923_tribcast.mp3" length="46614736" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fbce80ec-cf7e-4ebc-9970-6f0e3faa12ed/fbce80ec-cf7e-4ebc-9970-6f0e3faa12ed.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fbce80ec-cf7e-4ebc-9970-6f0e3faa12ed/fbce80ec-cf7e-4ebc-9970-6f0e3faa12ed.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fbce80ec-cf7e-4ebc-9970-6f0e3faa12ed/fbce80ec-cf7e-4ebc-9970-6f0e3faa12ed.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, we discuss the arrest of Austin developer Nate Paul, what it might say about Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial and whether it makes Paxton more vulnerable to criminal prosecution.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the arrest of Austin developer Nate Paul, what it might say about Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial and whether it makes Paxton more vulnerable to criminal prosecution.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1942</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The conservative plan to eliminate school property taxes in Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-conservative-plan-to-eliminate-school-property-taxes-in-texas--54080248</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, we speak to the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s James Quintero, who has been at the center of the debate over property taxes this week.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/02/tribcast-property-taxes-texas/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 20:56:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54080248/060223_tribcast.mp3" length="61104034" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9d8c6d6a-77f0-42f2-bb35-70f46f99fabd/9d8c6d6a-77f0-42f2-bb35-70f46f99fabd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9d8c6d6a-77f0-42f2-bb35-70f46f99fabd/9d8c6d6a-77f0-42f2-bb35-70f46f99fabd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9d8c6d6a-77f0-42f2-bb35-70f46f99fabd/9d8c6d6a-77f0-42f2-bb35-70f46f99fabd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode, we speak to the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s James Quintero, who has been at the center of the debate over property taxes this week.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, we speak to the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s James Quintero, who has been at the center of the debate over property taxes this week.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2546</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The Legislature isn't done yet</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-legislature-isn-t-done-yet--59761279</link><description><![CDATA[On a special live episode, we discuss the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton and lawmakers' inability to reach an agreement on property taxes.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54045582</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 20:08:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59761279/053023_tribcast_live.mp3" length="83298131" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5cd48efb-d4c1-42a5-8c9b-a0091f13c7d1/5cd48efb-d4c1-42a5-8c9b-a0091f13c7d1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5cd48efb-d4c1-42a5-8c9b-a0091f13c7d1/5cd48efb-d4c1-42a5-8c9b-a0091f13c7d1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5cd48efb-d4c1-42a5-8c9b-a0091f13c7d1/5cd48efb-d4c1-42a5-8c9b-a0091f13c7d1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On a special live episode, we discuss the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton and lawmakers' inability to reach an agreement on property taxes.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On a special live episode, we discuss the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton and lawmakers' inability to reach an agreement on property taxes.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3470</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>austin,current events,education,election,healthcare,immigration,legislature,news,policy,politics,texas,transportation</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e4d982e2a92e3380fa64ac6de25b9e2c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The Legislature isn't done yet</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-legislature-isn-t-done-yet--54045582</link><description><![CDATA[On a special live episode, we discuss the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton and lawmakers' inability to reach an agreement on property taxes.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54045582</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 20:08:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54045582/053023_tribcast_live.mp3" length="83298131" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/352f50a3-1c43-4c53-9de5-f71f5841dc3b/352f50a3-1c43-4c53-9de5-f71f5841dc3b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/352f50a3-1c43-4c53-9de5-f71f5841dc3b/352f50a3-1c43-4c53-9de5-f71f5841dc3b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/352f50a3-1c43-4c53-9de5-f71f5841dc3b/352f50a3-1c43-4c53-9de5-f71f5841dc3b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On a special live episode, we discuss the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton and lawmakers' inability to reach an agreement on property taxes.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On a special live episode, we discuss the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton and lawmakers' inability to reach an agreement on property taxes.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3470</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>attorney,dade,general,impeachment,ken,legislature,lgbtq,paxton,phelan,politics,property,school,shooting,special,taxes,texas,tribune,uvalde</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Ken Paxton faces impeachment</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-ken-paxton-faces-impeachment--54011926</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the first impeachment proceedings against a sitting attorney general in Texas history.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/26/tribcast-ken-paxton-impeachment/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 22:13:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54011926/052623_tribcast.mp3" length="38316254" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c8546fd7-6d91-43e9-abda-79557e8ea62a/c8546fd7-6d91-43e9-abda-79557e8ea62a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c8546fd7-6d91-43e9-abda-79557e8ea62a/c8546fd7-6d91-43e9-abda-79557e8ea62a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c8546fd7-6d91-43e9-abda-79557e8ea62a/c8546fd7-6d91-43e9-abda-79557e8ea62a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, we discuss the first impeachment proceedings against a sitting attorney general in Texas history.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the first impeachment proceedings against a sitting attorney general in Texas history.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1596</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Is a special session of the Texas Legislature inevitable?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-is-a-special-session-of-the-texas-legislature-inevitable--53934399</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the long odds facing the school choice bill and the possibility of Gov. Greg Abbott calling lawmakers back for a special session.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/19/tribcast-school-choice-special-session/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 19:44:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53934399/051923_tribcast.mp3" length="35752327" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a75a62ef-59e8-4d00-ab81-d50e86c971d0/a75a62ef-59e8-4d00-ab81-d50e86c971d0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a75a62ef-59e8-4d00-ab81-d50e86c971d0/a75a62ef-59e8-4d00-ab81-d50e86c971d0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a75a62ef-59e8-4d00-ab81-d50e86c971d0/a75a62ef-59e8-4d00-ab81-d50e86c971d0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, we discuss the long odds facing the school choice bill and the possibility of Gov. Greg Abbott calling lawmakers back for a special session.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the long odds facing the school choice bill and the possibility of Gov. Greg Abbott calling lawmakers back for a special session.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1489</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The scene in Texas as Title 42 lifts</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-scene-in-texas-as-title-42-lifts--53837697</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, we discuss the situation at the Texas-Mexico border and the failed effort to raise the age at which Texans can buy semi-automatic rifles.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/12/tribcast-title-42/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 19:33:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53837697/051223_tribcast.mp3" length="46464432" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/62ea8df0-76a5-4f83-9ffd-08425abfc935/62ea8df0-76a5-4f83-9ffd-08425abfc935.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/62ea8df0-76a5-4f83-9ffd-08425abfc935/62ea8df0-76a5-4f83-9ffd-08425abfc935.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/62ea8df0-76a5-4f83-9ffd-08425abfc935/62ea8df0-76a5-4f83-9ffd-08425abfc935.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode, we discuss the situation at the Texas-Mexico border and the failed effort to raise the age at which Texans can buy semi-automatic rifles.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, we discuss the situation at the Texas-Mexico border and the failed effort to raise the age at which Texans can buy semi-automatic rifles.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1935</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Can Texas’ political leaders stop their bickering for the legislative homestretch?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-can-texas-political-leaders-stop-their-bickering-for-the-legislative-homestretch--53755481</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the final three weeks of the Legislature and Colin Allred’s bid for U.S. Senate.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/05/tribcast-legislature-final-weeks/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 20:34:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53755481/050523_tribcast.mp3" length="57805703" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7902afdc-0e16-489d-9f2b-a0d4b1dda606/7902afdc-0e16-489d-9f2b-a0d4b1dda606.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7902afdc-0e16-489d-9f2b-a0d4b1dda606/7902afdc-0e16-489d-9f2b-a0d4b1dda606.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7902afdc-0e16-489d-9f2b-a0d4b1dda606/7902afdc-0e16-489d-9f2b-a0d4b1dda606.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, we discuss the final three weeks of the Legislature and Colin Allred’s bid for U.S. Senate.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the final three weeks of the Legislature and Colin Allred’s bid for U.S. Senate.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2408</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas’ troubled juvenile justice system</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-troubled-juvenile-justice-system--53710946</link><description><![CDATA[In today’s episode, we discuss the problems in the Texas state agency intended to rehabilitate children who have committed crimes — and whether the Legislature is eyeing any solutions.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/01/tribcast-juvenile-justice/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 22:43:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53710946/050123_tribcast.mp3" length="38433673" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a7cf23db-07db-44d8-9c97-6aaeb025c6d6/a7cf23db-07db-44d8-9c97-6aaeb025c6d6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a7cf23db-07db-44d8-9c97-6aaeb025c6d6/a7cf23db-07db-44d8-9c97-6aaeb025c6d6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a7cf23db-07db-44d8-9c97-6aaeb025c6d6/a7cf23db-07db-44d8-9c97-6aaeb025c6d6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In today’s episode, we discuss the problems in the Texas state agency intended to rehabilitate children who have committed crimes — and whether the Legislature is eyeing any solutions.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today’s episode, we discuss the problems in the Texas state agency intended to rehabilitate children who have committed crimes — and whether the Legislature is eyeing any solutions.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1601</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Major LGBTQ bills are in the Texas House’s hands</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-major-lgbtq-bills-are-in-the-texas-house-s-hands--53609054</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the Texas House’s appetite to pass bills related to drag shows, medical care for transgender children and the discussion of sexuality at schools.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/21/tribcast-lgbtq-bills/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:37:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53609054/042123_tribcast.mp3" length="51057108" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0e8a0766-8481-4025-a40a-586d6f380071/0e8a0766-8481-4025-a40a-586d6f380071.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0e8a0766-8481-4025-a40a-586d6f380071/0e8a0766-8481-4025-a40a-586d6f380071.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0e8a0766-8481-4025-a40a-586d6f380071/0e8a0766-8481-4025-a40a-586d6f380071.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, we discuss the Texas House’s appetite to pass bills related to drag shows, medical care for transgender children and the discussion of sexuality at schools.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the Texas House’s appetite to pass bills related to drag shows, medical care for transgender children and the discussion of sexuality at schools.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2127</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: A major Texas abortion case and a potential Gov. Greg Abbott pardon in a murder trial</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-a-major-texas-abortion-case-and-a-potential-gov-greg-abbott-pardon-in-a-murder-trial--53540218</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss an attempt to use the courts in Texas to restrict the use of an abortion drug and Gov. Greg Abbott’s potential pardon of an Army sergeant found guilty of murdering a protester in Austin.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/14/tribcast-mifepristone-perry-pardon/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 19:32:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53540218/041423_tribcast.mp3" length="48059556" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, we discuss an attempt to use the courts in Texas to restrict the use of an abortion drug and Gov. Greg Abbott’s potential pardon of an Army sergeant found guilty of murdering a protester in Austin.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss an attempt to use the courts in Texas to restrict the use of an abortion drug and Gov. Greg Abbott’s potential pardon of an Army sergeant found guilty of murdering a protester in Austin.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2002</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Is the school choice bill dead in the Texas House?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-is-the-school-choice-bill-dead-in-the-texas-house--53474094</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss whether the House’s recent vote to ban school vouchers means a top Gov. Greg Abbott priority is doomed.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/07/tribcast-school-choice/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2023 19:59:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53474094/040723_tribcast.mp3" length="42699739" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, we discuss whether the House’s recent vote to ban school vouchers means a top Gov. Greg Abbott priority is doomed.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss whether the House’s recent vote to ban school vouchers means a top Gov. Greg Abbott priority is doomed.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1779</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Weighing Donald Trump’s support among Texas Republicans</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-weighing-donald-trump-s-support-among-texas-republicans--53405583</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the Texas reaction to the indictment of Donald Trump and check in on how the leaders of the Legislature are getting along.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/31/tribcast-donald-trump-legislative-session/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 18:56:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53405583/033123_tribcast.mp3" length="67267654" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, we discuss the Texas reaction to the indictment of Donald Trump and check in on how the leaders of the Legislature are getting along.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the Texas reaction to the indictment of Donald Trump and check in on how the leaders of the Legislature are getting along.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2802</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Police officers’ fear of the AR-15 in Robb Elementary</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-police-officers-fear-of-the-ar-15-in-robb-elementary--53328382</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the weapon used by the school shooter in Uvalde and new details that highlight how fear of the gun contributed to the botched police response.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/24/tribcast-uvalde-ar15/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:01:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53328382/032423_tribcast.mp3" length="43266121" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, we discuss the weapon used by the school shooter in Uvalde and new details that highlight how fear of the gun contributed to the botched police response.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we discuss the weapon used by the school shooter in Uvalde and new details that highlight how fear of the gun contributed to the botched police response.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1802</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Will the Texas Legislature pay Ken Paxton’s legal settlement?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-will-the-texas-legislature-pay-ken-paxton-s-legal-settlement--53269511</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James about lawmakers’ reluctance to spend $3.3 million on a whistleblower settlement for Attorney General Ken Paxton.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/20/tribcast-ken-paxton/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:10:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53269511/032023_tribcast.mp3" length="41564246" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James about lawmakers’ reluctance to spend $3.3 million on a whistleblower settlement for Attorney General Ken Paxton.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James about lawmakers’ reluctance to spend $3.3 million on a whistleblower settlement for Attorney General Ken Paxton.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1731</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Talking politics with Jen Psaki</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-talking-politics-with-jen-psaki--53158402</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, James speaks with former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki as she prepares to transition to hosting a new show on MSNBC.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/10/tribcast-jen-psaki/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53158402/030823_tribcast_jen_psaki_tribfest.mp3" length="44868082" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, James speaks with former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki as she prepares to transition to hosting a new show on MSNBC.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, James speaks with former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki as she prepares to transition to hosting a new show on MSNBC.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1869</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: How will Texas lawmakers cut property taxes?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-how-will-texas-lawmakers-cut-property-taxes--53091818</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Texas Tribune reporters Joshua Fechter and Patrick Svitek about the different proposals to reduce Texans’ property tax burdens.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/03/tribcast-texas-property-taxes/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2023 03:01:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53091818/030323_tribcast.mp3" length="37021278" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Texas Tribune reporters Joshua Fechter and Patrick Svitek about the different proposals to reduce Texans’ property tax burdens.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Texas Tribune reporters Joshua Fechter and Patrick Svitek about the different proposals to reduce Texans’ property tax burdens.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1542</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The politics of diversity, equity and inclusion on college campuses</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-politics-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-on-college-campuses--52843630</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with higher education reporter Kate McGee about Texas leaders’ push to limit the role of diversity in hiring on college campuses.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/24/tribcast-dei-texas-colleges/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 20:35:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52843630/022423_tribcast.mp3" length="39992118" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with higher education reporter Kate McGee about Texas leaders’ push to limit the role of diversity in hiring on college campuses.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with higher education reporter Kate McGee about Texas leaders’ push to limit the role of diversity in hiring on college campuses.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1666</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Takeaways from Gov. Greg Abbott’s State of the State speech</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-takeaways-from-gov-greg-abbott-s-state-of-the-state-speech--52770958</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Texas Tribune politics reporters James Barragán and Patrick Svitek about Abbott’s prime-time address.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/17/tribcast-state-of-the-state/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 20:39:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52770958/021723_tribcast.mp3" length="44655513" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Texas Tribune politics reporters James Barragán and Patrick Svitek about Abbott’s prime-time address.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Texas Tribune politics reporters James Barragán and Patrick Svitek about Abbott’s prime-time address.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1860</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Will Texas avoid a recession?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-will-texas-avoid-a-recession--52698159</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Pia Orrenius, vice president and senior economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, about the 2023 outlook for the Texas economy.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/10/tribcast-texas-recession/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 22:26:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52698159/021023_tribcast.mp3" length="37006708" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Pia Orrenius, vice president and senior economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, about the 2023 outlook for the Texas economy.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Pia Orrenius, vice president and senior economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, about the 2023 outlook for the Texas economy.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1542</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Is Texas uniquely bad at disaster preparedness?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-is-texas-uniquely-bad-at-disaster-preparedness--52633007</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with University of Texas at Austin professor Michael Webber and environment reporter Erin Douglas about the state’s widespread power outages.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/03/tribcast-austin-power-outages/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:15:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52633007/020323_tribcast.mp3" length="40021333" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with University of Texas at Austin professor Michael Webber and environment reporter Erin Douglas about the state’s widespread power outages.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with University of Texas at Austin professor Michael Webber and environment reporter Erin Douglas about the state’s widespread power outages.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1667</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The fight against solitary confinement in Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-fight-against-solitary-confinement-in-texas--52565667</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie about a hunger strike in Texas prisons and a lawsuit seeking to reform the use of solitary confinement on death row.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/27/tribcast-solitary-confinement/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 22:24:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52565667/012723_tribcast.mp3" length="35100378" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie about a hunger strike in Texas prisons and a lawsuit seeking to reform the use of solitary confinement on death row.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie about a hunger strike in Texas prisons and a lawsuit seeking to reform the use of solitary confinement on death row.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1462</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Is bipartisan immigration reform a realistic goal?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-is-bipartisan-immigration-reform-a-realistic-goal--52498026</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Washington correspondent Matthew Choi and immigration reporter Uriel J. García about U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s trip to the border and the odds of Congress passing a major immigration bill.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/20/tribcast-immigration-cornyn/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 20:04:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52498026/012023_tribcast.mp3" length="46166302" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Washington correspondent Matthew Choi and immigration reporter Uriel J. García about U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s trip to the border and the odds of Congress passing a major immigration bill.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Washington correspondent Matthew Choi and immigration reporter Uriel J. García about U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s trip to the border and the odds of Congress passing a major immigration bill.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1923</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The Texas Legislature is off and running</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-texas-legislature-is-off-and-running--52437198</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Patrick about the fight over Democrats chairing committees in the Texas House and other highlights of the first week of the legislative session.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/13/tribcast-texas-legislature-2023/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 23:34:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52437198/011323_tribcast.mp3" length="37539409" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Patrick about the fight over Democrats chairing committees in the Texas House and other highlights of the first week of the legislative session.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Patrick about the fight over Democrats chairing committees in the Texas House and other highlights of the first week of the legislative session.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1564</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Evan Smith reflects on a career of watching Texas politics and media</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-evan-smith-reflects-on-a-career-of-watching-texas-politics-and-media--52317080</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with outgoing Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith about the state of politics in Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/12/29/tribcast-evan-smith/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 18:14:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52317080/123022_tribcast.mp3" length="64435917" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with outgoing Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith about the state of politics in Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with outgoing Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith about the state of politics in Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2684</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: What happens in Texas if Title 42 lifts?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-what-happens-in-texas-if-title-42-lifts--52269669</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Uriel about immigration policy and the migrant crisis in El Paso.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/12/23/tribcast-title-42-el-paso/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 19:10:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52269669/122322_tribcast_v1.mp3" length="39969063" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Uriel about immigration policy and the migrant crisis in El Paso.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Uriel about immigration policy and the migrant crisis in El Paso.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1665</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas’ persistent problem with maternal mortality</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-persistent-problem-with-maternal-mortality--52207925</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Eleanor about a long-awaited state report on maternal mortality in Texas and Alex about cities’ efforts to decriminalize marijuana.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/12/16/tribcast-maternal-mortality/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 19:59:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52207925/121622_tribcast.mp3" length="49115585" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Eleanor about a long-awaited state report on maternal mortality in Texas and Alex about cities’ efforts to decriminalize marijuana.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Eleanor about a long-awaited state report on maternal mortality in Texas and Alex about cities’ efforts to decriminalize marijuana.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2046</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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Gov. Dan Patrick’s legislative priorities.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/12/02/tribcast-taxes-dan-patrick/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2022 20:37:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52082157/120222_tribcast.mp3" length="52719628" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Karen about property taxes and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s legislative priorities.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Karen about property taxes and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s legislative priorities.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2196</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The future of rural Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-future-of-rural-texas--51970118</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Texas Tribune regional editor Nic Garcia guest-hosts from Texas Tech University for a discussion about the issues facing the rural residents of the state.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/21/tribcast-rural-texas/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 20:15:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51970118/112122_tribcast_live_rural_2.mp3" length="75082847" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Texas Tribune regional editor Nic Garcia guest-hosts from Texas Tech University for a discussion about the issues facing the rural residents of the state.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Texas Tribune regional editor Nic Garcia guest-hosts from Texas Tech University for a discussion about the issues facing the rural residents of the state.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3128</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Breaking down the 2022 midterm election results</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-breaking-down-the-2022-midterm-election-results--59761280</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s podcast, Matthew, James, Alexa and Evan analyze the results of the 2022 midterm elections and what they mean for Texas moving forward.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51846070</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 01:48:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59761280/110922_tribcast_live.mp3" length="85552559" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cd6a8c27-d6c1-414f-bb22-caf9bd2a1c47/cd6a8c27-d6c1-414f-bb22-caf9bd2a1c47.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cd6a8c27-d6c1-414f-bb22-caf9bd2a1c47/cd6a8c27-d6c1-414f-bb22-caf9bd2a1c47.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cd6a8c27-d6c1-414f-bb22-caf9bd2a1c47/cd6a8c27-d6c1-414f-bb22-caf9bd2a1c47.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s podcast, Matthew, James, Alexa and Evan analyze the results of the 2022 midterm elections and what they mean for Texas moving forward.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s podcast, Matthew, James, Alexa and Evan analyze the results of the 2022 midterm elections and what they mean for Texas moving forward.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3565</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>austin,current events,education,election,healthcare,immigration,legislature,news,policy,politics,texas,transportation</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e4d982e2a92e3380fa64ac6de25b9e2c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Breaking down the 2022 midterm election 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href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Is time running out for Texas Democrats to swing the election?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-is-time-running-out-for-texas-democrats-to-swing-the-election--51579592</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Patrick about the state of the governor’s race and other elections that have grabbed their attention.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/14/tribcast-election-2022/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 22:54:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51579592/1014122_tribcast.mp3" length="44479767" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Patrick about the state of the governor’s race and other elections that have grabbed their attention.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Patrick about the state of the governor’s race and other elections that have grabbed their attention.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1853</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Stress, misinformation mount as midterm elections near</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-stress-misinformation-mount-as-midterm-elections-near--51504128</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa, Pooja and Rob about the difficult task facing election administrators ahead of the 2022 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Hispanics becoming the largest ethnic demographic in Texas and what that means for the state’s politics.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2528</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The enduring mental health toll of Texas natural disasters</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-enduring-mental-health-toll-of-texas-natural-disasters--51205435</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Erin about how climate change is affecting Texans’ mental health and Kate about a proposal to overhaul how the state funds community colleges.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/09/tribcast-disasters-community-colleges/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 21:51:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51205435/090922_tribcast.mp3" length="47485332" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Erin about how climate change is affecting Texans’ mental health and Kate about a proposal to overhaul how the state funds community colleges.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Erin about how climate change is affecting Texans’ mental health and Kate about a proposal to overhaul how the state funds community colleges.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1978</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke enter the homestretch</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-greg-abbott-and-beto-o-rourke-enter-the-homestretch--51123291</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Patrick about the race for governor and other campaigns that have grabbed their interest.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/02/tribcast-abbott-orourke/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 21:07:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51123291/090222_tribcast.mp3" length="62320108" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Patrick about the race for governor and other campaigns that have grabbed their interest.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Patrick about the race for governor and other campaigns that have grabbed their interest.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2596</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: How Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing is affecting New York</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-how-gov-greg-abbott-s-migrant-busing-is-affecting-new-york--51042581</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s epsidoe, we discuss how the busing of migrants to New York is affecting Texas, New York and the migrants themselves.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/26/tribcast-greg-abbott-eric-adams/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2022 19:56:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51042581/08_26_22_tribcast_mixdown.mp3" length="51920943" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s epsidoe, we discuss how the busing of migrants to New York is affecting Texas, New York and the migrants themselves.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s epsidoe, we discuss how the busing of migrants to New York is affecting Texas, New York and the migrants themselves.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2163</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas’ drought is likely to persist</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-drought-is-likely-to-persist--50967260</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jayme about how this week’s rain likely won’t mean the end of the drought. 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And he speaks with Eric about the soon-to-be-over congressional career of Louie Gohmert.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1509</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Abortion is considered basic health care in Mexico City. Its clinics are open to U.S. women.</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-is-considered-basic-health-care-in-mexico-city-its-clinics-are-open-to-u-s-women--51273995</link><description><![CDATA[Private clinics offer abortions at a fraction of the cost in the United States. City public health clinics may be more difficult to navigate but offer abortions free of charge, including for noncitizens.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50828326</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2022 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51273995/080622_special_tribcast.mp3" length="28260473" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Private clinics offer abortions at a fraction of the cost in the United States. City public health clinics may be more difficult to navigate but offer abortions free of charge, including for noncitizens.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Private clinics offer abortions at a fraction of the cost in the United States. City public health clinics may be more difficult to navigate but offer abortions free of charge, including for noncitizens.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1176</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>austin,current events,education,election,healthcare,immigration,legislature,news,policy,politics,texas,transportation</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Abortion is considered basic health care in Mexico City. Its clinics are open to U.S. women.</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-is-considered-basic-health-care-in-mexico-city-its-clinics-are-open-to-u-s-women--50828326</link><description><![CDATA[Private clinics offer abortions at a fraction of the cost in the United States. 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City Cast Houston host Lisa Gray dives into how gulf coast residents can prepare with Hurricanes 101.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>979</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>austin,current events,education,election,healthcare,immigration,legislature,news,policy,politics,texas,transportation</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Bonus Episode: City Cast Houston presents, "Hurricanes 101"</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-episode-city-cast-houston-presents-hurricanes-101--50056012</link><description><![CDATA[Hurricane season is here. City Cast Houston host Lisa Gray dives into how gulf coast residents can prepare with Hurricanes 101.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50056012</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2022 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50056012/060422_city_cast_houston_tribcast.mp3" length="23589063" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Hurricane season is here. City Cast Houston host Lisa Gray dives into how gulf coast residents can prepare with Hurricanes 101.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hurricane season is here. City Cast Houston host Lisa Gray dives into how gulf coast residents can prepare with Hurricanes 101.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>979</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cast,change,city,climate,coast,disaster,global,gray,gulf,houston,hurricane,hurricanes,lisa,prepare,residents,season,storm,texas,tribune,warming</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: How effective is “hardening” schools? And where does the investigation into the Uvalde shooting stand?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-how-effective-is-hardening-schools-and-where-does-the-investigation-into-the-uvalde-shooting-stand--50055224</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, James speaks with Kate and Josh about the effectiveness of increasing school security to prevent mass shootings and where the investigation into the law enforcement response to the Uvalde shooting stands.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/03/tribcast-uvalde-shooting-investigation/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 21:13:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50055224/060322_tribcast.mp3" length="52109981" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode, James speaks with Kate and Josh about the effectiveness of increasing school security to 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Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Zach about next week’s primary runoffs and the Gulf Coast’s ongoing frustrations over Hurricane Harvey relief funds.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Zach about next week’s primary runoffs and the Gulf Coast’s ongoing frustrations over Hurricane Harvey relief funds.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2315</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Grassroots conservatives in Texas are having a banner month</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-grassroots-conservatives-in-texas-are-having-a-banner-month--49792663</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks 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In this special edition of TribCast, the Tribune’s weekly political podcast, Tribune reporters and editors Matthew Watkins, Alexa Ura, James Barragán, Patrick...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The March primary in Texas is over, but in some ways campaign season is just beginning.<br /><br />In this special edition of TribCast, the Tribune’s weekly political podcast, Tribune reporters and editors Matthew Watkins, Alexa Ura, James Barragán, Patrick Svitek and Abby Livingston dissect what shook out of this week’s election. Recorded live on Mar. 2, 2022.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3323</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>elections,politics,primary,texas</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas politicians make their final push ahead of March 1 primary</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-politicians-make-their-final-push-ahead-of-march-1-primary--48874540</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Patrick Svitek and Kate McGee discuss the last push in some of the most interesting primary races on the ballot. But first, we discuss Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s proposal targeting tenure at public universities.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/25/tribcast-primary-election-texas/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 20:04:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48874540/02_25_22_tribcast_mixdown.mp3" length="56590987" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode, Patrick Svitek and Kate McGee discuss the last push in some of the most interesting primary races on the ballot. But first, we discuss Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s proposal targeting tenure at public universities.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Patrick Svitek and Kate McGee discuss the last push in some of the most interesting primary races on the ballot. But first, we discuss Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s proposal targeting tenure at public universities.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2358</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Dan Patrick’s eventful week</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-dan-patrick-s-eventful-week--48790399</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Alexa about Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s political power and problems with mail-in ballot applications.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/18/tribcast-dan-patrick/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 23:07:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48790399/02_18_22_tribcast_mixdown.mp3" length="62929734" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Alexa about Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s political power and problems with mail-in ballot applications.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Alexa about Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s political power and problems with mail-in ballot applications.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2622</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Previewing the Texas primaries before early voting starts Monday</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-previewing-the-texas-primaries-before-early-voting-starts-monday--48696926</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew and Ross break down the GOP primary for attorney general and highlight the other top races that have grabbed their interest.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/11/tribcast-primary-early-voting/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:36:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48696926/021122_tribcast.mp3" length="33246675" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Matthew and Ross break down the GOP primary for attorney general and highlight the other top races that have grabbed their interest.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew and Ross break down the GOP primary for attorney general and highlight the other top races that have grabbed their interest.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2077</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The Texas power grid fares better in 2022’s winter storm</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-texas-power-grid-fares-better-in-2022-s-winter-storm--48591204</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Mitchell and James about how Texas held up during the wintry weather, plus the struggles of the National Guard during their border deployment.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/04/tribcast-winter-storm-border/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:24:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48591204/020422_tribcast.mp3" length="37339556" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Mitchell and James about how Texas held up during the wintry weather, plus the struggles of the National Guard during their border deployment.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Mitchell and James about how Texas held up during the wintry weather, plus the struggles of the National Guard during their border deployment.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2333</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: FBI raid at U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s house shakes up his primary</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-fbi-raid-at-u-s-rep-henry-cuellar-s-house-shakes-up-his-primary--48488206</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Abby and Karen about U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s legal situation and whether the omicron wave is receding.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/28/tribcast-henry-cuellar-omicron/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:31:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48488206/012822_tribcast_edit.mp3" length="25693112" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Abby and Karen about U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s legal situation and whether the omicron wave is receding.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Abby and Karen about U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s legal situation and whether the omicron wave is receding.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1605</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: A legal snag for Gov. Greg Abbott's border initiative</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-a-legal-snag-for-gov-greg-abbott-s-border-initiative--48302174</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie and Alexa about a potentially influential court case in Gov. 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Greg Abbott’s effort to arrest migrants at the border and a high rejection rate among applicants seeking to vote by mail.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1894</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Is the omicron wave in Texas nearing its peak?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-is-the-omicron-wave-in-texas-nearing-its-peak--48210023</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Karen and Patrick about the pandemic and Ted Cruz taking heat from conservatives over his comments about the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/07/tribcast-omicron-texas/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:29:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure 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Texas abortion law</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-breaking-down-the-supreme-court-s-ruling-on-the-texas-abortion-law--47875282</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's episode, Matthew and Reese make sense of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision and what it means for abortion in Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/10/tribcast-texas-abortion-law/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:18:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/47875282/tribcast_121021.mp3" length="21434762" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's episode, Matthew and Reese make sense of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision and what it means for abortion in Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's episode, Matthew and Reese make sense of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision and what it means for abortion in 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href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tribcast: Parsing through Texas GOP officials' hunt for "pornographic books" in public schools</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-parsing-through-texas-gop-officials-hunt-for-pornographic-books-in-public-schools--47447701</link><description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, James talks with Jolie and Patrick about Gov. Greg Abbott's call for an investigation into books at public schools and the ramping up of the 2022 election season as candidate filing season begins.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-gop-investigation-public-school-books/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 20:11:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/47447701/tribcast_111121_v1.mp3" length="34659917" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s episode, James talks with Jolie and Patrick about Gov. Greg Abbott's call for an investigation into books at public schools and the ramping up of the 2022 election season as candidate filing season begins.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, James talks with Jolie and Patrick about Gov. Greg Abbott's call for an investigation into books at public schools and the ramping up of the 2022 election season as candidate filing season begins.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2172</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: How worried should Texas Democrats be about 2022?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-how-worried-should-texas-democrats-be-about-2022--47338250</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Patrick, Reese and Neelam about Tuesday's special election results, poll numbers in the governor's race and oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court over Texas' abortion law.]]></description><guid 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href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Previewing the Texas abortion law's day in the U.S. Supreme Court</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-previewing-the-texas-abortion-law-s-day-in-the-u-s-supreme-court--47224471</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Reese and Brian about Monday's oral arguments in the Supreme Court over the state's near-total abortion ban and a lawmaker's request to investigate books in school libraries.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/tribcast-abortion-scotus/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 21:47:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/47224471/tribcast_102921.mp3" length="31884365" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Reese and Brian about Monday's oral arguments in the Supreme Court over the state's near-total abortion ban and a lawmaker's request to investigate books in school libraries.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Reese and Brian about Monday's oral arguments in the Supreme Court over the state's near-total abortion ban and a lawmaker's request to investigate books in school libraries.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1998</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Is the Texas Legislature finished for 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/46890046/100821_tribcast.mp3" length="31601332" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Alexa and Reese about the ongoing court fights over Texas’ new abortion law and the redistricting process in Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Alexa and Reese about the ongoing court fights over Texas’ new abortion law and the redistricting process in Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1974</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas unveils a proposed new congressional map — and an election audit</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-unveils-a-proposed-new-congressional-map-and-an-election-audit--46747932</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew talks with Alexa, James and Jolie about redistricting, Gov. Greg Abbott's election audit and the troubles with Texas' border enforcement efforts.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/29/tribcast-redistricting-election-audit/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 20:27:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/46747932/tribcast_092921.mp3" length="39630140" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew talks with Alexa, James and Jolie about redistricting, Gov. Greg Abbott's election audit and the troubles with Texas' border enforcement efforts.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew talks with Alexa, James and Jolie about redistricting, Gov. 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What’s next?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-election-restrictions-bill-passed-the-texas-house-what-s-next--46268332</link><description><![CDATA[In 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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/27/tribcast-election-restrictions-bill/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2021 22:33:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/46268332/tribcast_082721_v1.mp3" length="27266090" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 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.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1709</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: How much worse will Texas’ current COVID-19 wave get?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-how-much-worse-will-texas-current-covid-19-wave-get--46147909</link><description><![CDATA[On 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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/18/tribcast-covid-texas-wave/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 21:36:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/46147909/081821_tribcast.mp3" length="29692198" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On 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.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On 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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1855</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Local officials defy Gov. 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What happens next?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-texas-legislature-s-first-special-session-of-2021-ends-friday-what-happens-next--45972263</link><description><![CDATA[In 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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/04/tribcast-special-session/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 22:19:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45972263/tribcast_080421_v1.mp3" length="37385012" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 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.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2342</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Coronavirus cases climb in Texas, and realignment rocks college sports</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-coronavirus-cases-climb-in-texas-and-realignment-rocks-college-sports--45881403</link><description><![CDATA[In 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.]]></description><guid 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href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas Democrats blow up the special legislative session</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-democrats-blow-up-the-special-legislative-session--45700197</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa, Cassi and James about Democrats fleeing the state to fight new voting restrictions.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/14/tribcast-texas-democrats-quorum/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2021 23:54:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45700197/tribcast_071421_v1.mp3" length="34201634" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa, Cassi and James about Democrats fleeing the state to fight new voting restrictions.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa, Cassi and James about Democrats fleeing the state to fight new voting restrictions.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2143</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Previewing the special legislative session</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-previewing-the-special-legislative-session--45619044</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Cassi speaks with Alexa and James about the upcoming special legislative session that starts July 8 in Austin.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/07/texas-legislature-special-session/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 22:12:52 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45619044/tribcast_070721_v1.mp3" length="31718399" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Cassi speaks with Alexa and James about the upcoming special legislative session that starts July 8 in Austin.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Cassi speaks with Alexa and James about the upcoming special legislative session that starts July 8 in Austin.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1987</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Donald Trump and Greg Abbott visit the U.S-Mexico border</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-donald-trump-and-greg-abbott-visit-the-u-s-mexico-border--45535382</link><description><![CDATA[In 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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/01/tribcast-donald-trump-texas-border/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:31:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45535382/tribcast_070121_v1.mp3" length="33444362" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 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.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2096</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters on how Texans feel about immigration, voting, Greg Abbott and more</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-special-edition-our-pollsters-on-how-texans-feel-about-immigration-voting-greg-abbott-and-more--45514875</link><description><![CDATA[In 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 ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/30/tribcast-texas-voters-greg-abbott-immigration/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:32:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45514875/tribcast_pollster_edition_063021_v1.mp3" length="34013567" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 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 ...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 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 ...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2131</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Looking ahead to the Texas Legislature's special session</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-looking-ahead-to-the-texas-legislature-s-special-session--45433102</link><description><![CDATA[In 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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/24/tribcast-legislature-special-session/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 23:11:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45433102/tribcast_062421_v1.mp3" length="44079530" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 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.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2762</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Assessing Texas' power grid and its plans to build a border wall</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-assessing-texas-power-grid-and-its-plans-to-build-a-border-wall--45348359</link><description><![CDATA[On 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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/17/tribcast-power-grid-border-wall-voting-bill/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:18:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45348359/tribcast_061721_v1.mp3" length="41773937" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On 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.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On 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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2617</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Will Texas build its own border wall?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-will-texas-build-its-own-border-wall--45264565</link><description><![CDATA[In 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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/11/tribcast-texas-border-wall/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:48:53 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45264565/081121_tribcast.mp3" length="33967278" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 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.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2122</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Will Dan Patrick force a special session of the Texas Legislature?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-will-dan-patrick-force-a-special-session-of-the-texas-legislature--45055394</link><description><![CDATA[In 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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/26/tribcast-dan-patrick-special-session/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2021 21:33:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45055394/tribcast_052621_v1.mp3" length="34565258" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 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.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2166</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas schools will no longer require masks</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-schools-will-no-longer-require-masks--44917641</link><description><![CDATA[In 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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/19/tribcast-texas-schools-masks/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 22:55:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/44917641/tribcast_051921.mp3" length="32808020" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 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.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2056</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: A Texas legislative session dominated by conservative issues</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-a-texas-legislative-session-dominated-by-conservative-issues--44779959</link><description><![CDATA[On 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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/12/tribcast-legislature-conservative/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 20:24:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/44779959/051221_tribcast_final.mp3" length="29064037" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On 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.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On 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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1816</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters on how Texans feel about guns, police, and the pandemic</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-special-edition-our-pollsters-on-how-texans-feel-about-guns-police-and-the-pandemic--44631022</link><description><![CDATA[In 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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/04/texas-polling-guns-police-coronavirus/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2021 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/44631022/050421_pollcast_final.mp3" length="34350916" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 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.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2146</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Weighing whether the Legislature will expand Medicaid and if voters would elect Matthew McConaughey</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-weighing-whether-the-legislature-will-expand-medicaid-and-if-voters-would-elect-matthew-mcconaughey--44460364</link><description><![CDATA[On 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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/23/tribcast-medicaid-expansion-matthew-mcconaughey/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:53:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/44460364/042321_tribcast.mp3" length="27895004" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On 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.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On 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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1742</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: ERCOT still struggles to meet electricity demand nearly two months after catastrophic outages</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-ercot-still-struggles-to-meet-electricity-demand-nearly-two-months-after-catastrophic-outages--44336509</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's Tribcast, Matthew talks to Cassi, Jolie and Mitchell about the condition of the Texas power grid and legislation related to policing.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/14/tribcast-ercot-power-grid/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:07:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/44336509/041421_tribcast.mp3" length="29143011" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's Tribcast, Matthew talks to Cassi, Jolie and Mitchell about the condition of the Texas power grid and legislation related to policing.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's Tribcast, Matthew talks to Cassi, Jolie and Mitchell about the condition of the Texas power grid and legislation related to policing.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1820</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tribcast: Texas rushes to get more residents vaccinated</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-rushes-to-get-more-residents-vaccinated--44263545</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's Tribcast, Matthew talks to Karen, Patrick and Ross about the race to reach herd immunity in Texas and the early maneuverings in the 2022 election cycle.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/08/tribcast-vaccines-2022/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 21:44:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/44263545/040821_tribcast_final.mp3" length="36190517" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's Tribcast, Matthew talks to Karen, Patrick and Ross about the race to reach herd immunity in Texas and the early maneuverings in the 2022 election cycle.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's Tribcast, Matthew talks to Karen, Patrick and Ross about the race to reach herd immunity in Texas and the early maneuverings in the 2022 election cycle.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2261</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tribcast: Texas Legislature considers voting restrictions</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-legislature-considers-voting-restrictions--44174583</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa, Patrick and Kate about proposed new restrictions on voting being considered in the Texas Legislature and more news on “The Eyes of Texas.”]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/02/Tribcast-Texas-legislature-considers-voting-restrictions/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:34:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/44174583/040221_tribcast_export.mp3" length="30746178" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa, Patrick and Kate about proposed new restrictions on voting being considered in the Texas Legislature and more news on “The Eyes of Texas.”</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa, Patrick and Kate about proposed new restrictions on voting being considered in the Texas Legislature and more news on “The Eyes of Texas.”]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1921</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas to expand vaccine eligibility to all adults</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-to-expand-vaccine-eligibility-to-all-adults--44042390</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Matthew talks to Karen and Julián about the state's plan to expand vaccine eligibility starting Monday and the increase in apprehensions at the border.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/24/tribcast-vaccines-border/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 02:17:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/44042390/tribcast_032421_mixdown.mp3" length="42632333" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Matthew talks to Karen and Julián about the state's plan to expand vaccine eligibility starting Monday and the increase in apprehensions at the border.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Matthew talks to Karen and Julián about the state's plan to expand vaccine eligibility starting Monday and the increase in apprehensions at the border.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1776</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas' top three Republican leaders splinter over electricity repricing</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-top-three-republican-leaders-splinter-over-electricity-repricing--43937861</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's episode, Patrick speaks with Ross, Cassi and Alexa about state leaders' disagreements over electricity repricing after the winter weather crisis.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/17/tribcast-electricity-pricing-dispute/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:09:53 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43937861/031721_tribcast_final.mp3" length="28156698" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's episode, Patrick speaks with Ross, Cassi and Alexa about state leaders' disagreements over electricity repricing after the winter weather crisis.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's episode, Patrick speaks with Ross, Cassi and Alexa about state leaders' disagreements over electricity repricing after the winter weather crisis.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1759</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Lawmakers look to limit Gov. Greg Abbott's emergency powers as Texas' mask order is lifted</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-lawmakers-look-to-limit-gov-greg-abbott-s-emergency-powers-as-texas-mask-order-is-lifted--43833102</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Ross, Cassi and Kate about the Texas Legislature's move to limit Gov. Greg Abbott's power during a pandemic. They also discuss the University of Texas at Austin's report on "The Eyes of Texas."]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/10/tribcast-greg-abbott-mask-order/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 21:55:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43833102/031021_tribcast_final.mp3" length="27974726" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Ross, Cassi and Kate about the Texas Legislature's move to limit Gov. Greg Abbott's power during a pandemic. They also discuss the University of Texas at Austin's report on "The Eyes of Texas."</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Ross, Cassi and Kate about the Texas Legislature's move to limit Gov. Greg Abbott's power during a pandemic. They also discuss the University of Texas at Austin's report on "The Eyes of Texas."]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1747</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abbott,austin,business,college,eyes,governor,greg,mandate,mask,of,order,public,restrictions,texas,tribune,university</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Gov. Greg Abbott drops Texas' mask mandate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-gov-greg-abbott-drops-texas-mask-mandate--43727241</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Patrick and Kate about Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to rescind statewide coronavirus orders and the fight over "The Eyes of Texas" at the University of Texas at Austin]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/03/tribcast-mask-order-texas/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:39:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43727241/tribcast_030321.mp3" length="47673743" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Patrick and Kate about Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to rescind statewide coronavirus orders and the fight over "The Eyes of Texas" at the University of Texas at Austin</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Patrick and Kate about Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to rescind statewide coronavirus orders and the fight over "The Eyes of Texas" at the University of Texas at Austin]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1986</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: What's next for Texas after last week's winter storm?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-what-s-next-for-texas-after-last-week-s-winter-storm--43620879</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Matthew talks with Ross, Alana and Erin about the political fallout from the winter storm and what the state might do to prevent future widespread power outages.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/24/tribcast-winter-storm/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 17:25:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43620879/022421_tribcast.mp3" length="37243061" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Matthew talks with Ross, Alana and Erin about the political fallout from the winter storm and what the state might do to prevent future widespread power outages.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Matthew talks with Ross, Alana and Erin about the political fallout from the winter storm and what the state might do to prevent future widespread power outages.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2327</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Ken Paxton's legal woes continue</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-ken-paxton-s-legal-woes-continue--43441222</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Kate, Karen and Mitchell about Attorney General Ken Paxton's latest legal problems, the vaccine rollout and the politics of energy in Biden-era Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/12/tribcast-ken-paxton/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2021 01:53:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43441222/tribcast_021221_mixdown.mp3" length="46262223" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Kate, Karen and Mitchell about Attorney General Ken Paxton's latest legal problems, the vaccine rollout and the politics of energy in Biden-era Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Kate, Karen and Mitchell about Attorney General Ken Paxton's latest legal problems, the vaccine rollout and the politics of energy in Biden-era Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1928</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Assessing Gov. Greg Abbott's legislative priorities</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-assessing-gov-greg-abbott-s-legislative-priorities--43275231</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Patrick, Ross and Alexa about Gov. Greg Abbott's State of the State speech and the delays in the 2021 redistricting process.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/03/tribcast-greg-abbott-texas-emergency-items/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:48:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43275231/tribcast_020321_mixdown.mp3" length="55255483" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Patrick, Ross and Alexa about Gov. Greg Abbott's State of the State speech and the delays in the 2021 redistricting process.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Patrick, Ross and Alexa about Gov. Greg Abbott's State of the State speech and the delays in the 2021 redistricting process.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2302</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: How Joe Biden's immigration orders are playing out in Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-how-joe-biden-s-immigration-orders-are-playing-out-in-texas--43153735</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Abby, Julián and Ross about President Joe Biden's immigration executive orders and the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/27/tribcast-joe-biden-immigration-texas/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 22:24:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43153735/tribcast_012721.mp3" length="43817191" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Abby, Julián and Ross about President Joe Biden's immigration executive orders and the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Abby, Julián and Ross about President Joe Biden's immigration executive orders and the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1826</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: What the new Biden administration means for Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-what-the-new-biden-administration-means-for-texas--43035004</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Alex, Emma and Karen about the inauguration of Joe Biden and the latest on the coronavirus in Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/20/tribcast-biden-inauguration/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2021 23:12:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43035004/tribcast_01202021.mp3" length="48551595" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Alex, Emma and Karen about the inauguration of Joe Biden and the latest on the coronavirus in Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Alex, Emma and Karen about the inauguration of Joe Biden and the latest on the 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/42639623/tribcast_122220.mp3" length="29725556" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's TribCast, Matthew talks to Cassi and Patrick about a heated state Senate special election and the 2021 legislative session.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's TribCast, Matthew talks to Cassi and Patrick about a heated state Senate special election and the 2021 legislative session.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1863</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The coronavirus vaccine arrives in 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Dade Phelan became the likely next speaker of the Texas House and why remote learning has been so difficult for schools.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2043</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Vaccine news a bright spot as coronavirus cases surge in Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-vaccine-news-a-bright-spot-as-coronavirus-cases-surge-in-texas--42046200</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's edition of the TribCast, Emma talks to Ross, Edgar and Patrick about the challenges of vaccine distribution in rural Texas, the latest in the allegations against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the controversial new head of th...]]></description><guid 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/41925607/tribcast_111120.mp3" length="31279298" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Matthew talks with Ross, Abby and Emma about the Texas GOP's response to the presidential election, the Affordable Care Act before the U.S. Supreme Court and the upcoming legislative session.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Matthew talks with Ross, Abby and Emma about the Texas GOP's response to the presidential election, the Affordable Care Act before the U.S. Supreme Court and the upcoming legislative session.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1960</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: What a bad night for Texas Democrats means for the future</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-what-a-bad-night-for-texas-democrats-means-for-the-future--41800774</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew talks to Ross, Abby and Patrick about Democrats falling short of their goals for Texas and the latest on the race for state House speaker.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/04/tribcast-2020-results/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 22:39:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/41800774/tribcast_110420.mp3" length="32461076" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode, Matthew talks to Ross, Abby and Patrick about Democrats falling short of their goals for Texas and the latest on the race for state House speaker.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's episode, Matthew talks to Ross, Abby and Patrick about Democrats falling short of their goals for Texas and the latest on the race for state House speaker.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2034</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast, special edition: The state of the race for Texas House speaker</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-special-edition-the-state-of-the-race-for-texas-house-speaker--42136610</link><description><![CDATA[This is a special episode of our podcast all about the Texas Legislature called Point of Order. 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Hear Evan Smith and Ross Ramsey discuss the contours of the speaker’s race.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2544</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>2020,democrat,election,house,policy,politics,republican,senate,texas,tribcast,tribune,txlege,vote,voting</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Is Texas really a toss-up?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-is-texas-really-a-toss-up--41686086</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's TribCast, Matthew talks with Ross, Abby and Patrick about the state of the biggest races in Texas less than one week from Election Day.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/28/texas-tossup-2020/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:42:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/41686086/tribcast_102820_master.mp3" length="35526026" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's TribCast, Matthew talks with Ross, Abby and Patrick about the state of the biggest races in Texas less than one week from Election Day.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's TribCast, Matthew talks with Ross, Abby and Patrick about the state of the biggest races in Texas less than one week from Election Day.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2226</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: What high early voting turnout means for 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/41464126/tribcast_101420_master.mp3" length="31767605" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 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, focused on the election and the pandemic.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 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, focused on the election and the pandemic.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1991</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Voting issues in Texas and Ken Paxton's troubles</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-voting-issues-in-texas-and-ken-paxton-s-troubles--41356188</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Emma and Cassi about the turmoil at the attorney general's office, legal fights over voting issues in Texas and how the 2021 legislative session will look.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/07/tribcast-ken-paxton/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 00:39:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/41356188/tribcast_100720_master.mp3" length="33704987" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Emma and Cassi about the turmoil at the attorney general's office, legal fights over voting issues in Texas and how the 2021 legislative session will look.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 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Greg Abbott's latest reopening announcement and voter registration in Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/23/tribcast-ruth-bader-ginsburg/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 22:09:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/41090957/tribcast_092320_master.mp3" length="31629578" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's Tribcast, Matthew talks with Ross, Emma and Alex about the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, Gov. Greg Abbott's latest reopening announcement and voter registration in Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's Tribcast, Matthew talks with Ross, Emma and Alex about the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, Gov. Greg Abbott's latest reopening announcement and voter registration in Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1982</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas again changes how it reports coronavirus data, and voting issues make their way through the courts</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-again-changes-how-it-reports-coronavirus-data-and-voting-issues-make-their-way-through-the-courts--40946318</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Emma and Shannon about another change in how Texas reports its coronavirus data and the legal fights related to voting that have reached the state Supreme Court.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/16/tribcast-coronavirus-voting/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 22:24:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/40946318/tribcast_091620_master.mp3" length="30398594" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Emma and Shannon about another change in how Texas reports its coronavirus data and the legal fights related to voting that have reached the state Supreme Court.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Emma and Shannon about another change in how Texas reports its coronavirus data and the legal fights related to voting that have reached the state Supreme Court.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1905</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Hurricane Laura, coronavirus on campus and the RNC</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-hurricane-laura-coronavirus-on-campus-and-the-rnc--40508215</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Alex and Patrick about the incoming hurricane, the first week of college classes and the Republican National Convention.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/26/tribcast-rnc-coronavirus/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 23:35:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/40508215/tribcast_082620_v1.mp3" length="30996155" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Alex and Patrick about the incoming hurricane, the first week of college classes and the Republican National Convention.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Alex and Patrick about the incoming hurricane, the first week of college classes and the Republican National Convention.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1942</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas and the DNC, the fight over police funding, and election mailing woes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-and-the-dnc-the-fight-over-police-funding-and-election-mailing-woes--40412445</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's Tribcast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Alex and Ross about Texans' role at the Democratic National Convention, a new front in the local control fight and what election mail concerns could mean for Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/19/tribcast-dnc-postal-service/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:53:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/40412445/tribcast_081920_v1.mp3" length="26217752" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's Tribcast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Alex and Ross about Texans' role at the Democratic National Convention, a new front in the local control fight and what election mail concerns could mean for Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's Tribcast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Alex and Ross about Texans' role at the Democratic National Convention, a new front in the local control fight and what election mail concerns could mean for 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/40294909/tribcast_081220.mp3" length="26778200" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Alex and Raga about college football this fall and what Kamala Harris means for Texas Democrats in November.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Alex and Raga about college football this fall and what Kamala Harris means for Texas Democrats in November.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1678</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Reading the political tea leaves on Biden in Texas and a census undercount</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-reading-the-political-tea-leaves-on-biden-in-texas-and-a-census-undercount--40159396</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Patrick and Cassi about the Biden campaign's recent activity in Texas, the fallout of a census undercount and early indications of what the legislative session might look like in a pandemic.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/05/tribcast-biden-census-texas/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:02:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/40159396/tribcast_080520_v1.mp3" length="29868170" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Patrick and Cassi about the Biden campaign's recent activity in Texas, the fallout of a census undercount and early indications of what the legislative session might look like in a pandemic.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Patrick and Cassi about the Biden campaign's recent activity in Texas, the fallout of a census undercount and early indications of what the legislative session might look like in a pandemic.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1872</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas revises coronavirus death tally as school reopening chaos continues</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-revises-coronavirus-death-tally-as-school-reopening-chaos-continues--40043628</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Aliyya and Emma about the state's bad relationship with data and the latest pingponging guidance on how and when schools can reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/29/tribcast-coronavirus-deaths-schools/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 21:14:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/40043628/tribcast_072920_v2.mp3" length="27922865" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Aliyya and Emma about the state's bad relationship with data and the latest pingponging guidance on how and when schools can reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Aliyya and Emma about the state's bad relationship with data and the latest pingponging guidance on how and when schools can reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1750</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The post-convention state of the Texas GOP and a bleak budget forecast</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-post-convention-state-of-the-texas-gop-and-a-bleak-budget-forecast--39908895</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Ross about the Texas GOP's convention chaos and how the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the state budget.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/22/tribcast-GOP-convention-state-budget/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 21:08:52 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/39908895/tribcast_072220_v1.mp3" length="33358043" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Ross about the Texas GOP's convention chaos and how the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the state budget.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Ross about the Texas GOP's convention chaos and how the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the state budget.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2090</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Election results and voting problems in the primary runoffs</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-election-results-and-voting-problems-in-the-primary-runoffs--39785690</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks with Evan, Matthew and Alex about the results and implications of the primary runoff elections and how voting went in the first statewide election during the coronavirus pandemic.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/15/runoffs-results-voting-problems/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 20:56:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/39785690/tribcast_071520_v3.mp3" length="34326317" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks with Evan, Matthew and Alex about the results and implications of the primary runoff elections and how voting went in the first statewide election during the coronavirus pandemic.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks with Evan, Matthew and Alex about the results and implications of the primary runoff elections and how voting went in the first statewide election during the coronavirus pandemic.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2151</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Mask orders, convention drama and the road ahead for reopening schools</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-mask-orders-convention-drama-and-the-road-ahead-for-reopening-schools--37829173</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Aliyya about the governor's mask order, the politics of canceling political conventions and challenges ahead for reopening schools.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/08/tribcast-masks-gop-convention-schools/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 20:44:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/37829173/tribcast_070820.mp3" length="34882178" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Aliyya about the governor's mask order, the politics of canceling political conventions and challenges ahead for reopening schools.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Aliyya about the governor's mask order, the politics of canceling political conventions and challenges ahead for reopening schools.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2186</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Early voting begins as coronavirus surges in Texas and a debate over sex ed curriculum</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-early-voting-begins-as-coronavirus-surges-in-texas-and-a-debate-over-sex-ed-curriculum--35250284</link><description><![CDATA[In this edition of TribCast, Emma talks to Matthew, Aliyya and Ross about the state's latest efforts to mitigate spread of the new coronavirus, and the State Board of Education’s ongoing debate over Texas’ sex ed curriculum.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/01/tribcast-early-voting-coronavirus/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 18:42:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/35250284/tribcast_070120_v1.mp3" length="28247291" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this edition of TribCast, Emma talks to Matthew, Aliyya and Ross about the state's latest efforts to mitigate spread of the new coronavirus, and the State Board of Education’s ongoing debate over Texas’ sex ed curriculum.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this edition of TribCast, Emma talks to Matthew, Aliyya and Ross about the state's latest efforts to mitigate spread of the new coronavirus, and the State Board of Education’s ongoing debate over Texas’ sex ed curriculum.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1770</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Masks for businesses, reopening schools and pandemic voting</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-masks-for-businesses-reopening-schools-and-pandemic-voting--32970116</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Aliyya and Ross about mask requirements for businesses, what school reopenings could mean for students and parents, and what we're watching for during the upcoming election.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/24/tribcast-masks-schools-business-voting/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2020 19:02:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/32970116/tribcast_062420_v1.mp3" length="31048280" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Aliyya and Ross about mask requirements for businesses, what school reopenings could mean for students and parents, and what we're watching for during the upcoming election.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Aliyya and Ross about mask requirements for businesses, what school reopenings could mean for students and parents, and what we're watching for during the upcoming election.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1945</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: COVID-19 record highs, foster children in harm's way and a victory for LGBTQ workers</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-covid-19-record-highs-foster-children-in-harm-s-way-and-a-victory-for-lgbtq-workers--31544937</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Emma and Shannon about record high coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, a damning report of Texas foster care and a Supreme Court ruling on protections for LGBTQ workers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/17/tribcast-coronavirus-foster-care/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 20:02:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/31544937/tribcast_061720_v1.mp3" length="29562509" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Emma and Shannon about record high coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, a damning report of Texas foster care and a Supreme Court ruling on protections for LGBTQ workers.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Emma and Shannon about record high coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, a damning report of Texas foster care and a Supreme Court ruling on protections for LGBTQ workers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1852</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Racism and the Texas GOP and reform after George Floyd's death</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-racism-and-the-texas-gop-and-reform-after-george-floyd-s-death--30206841</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Jolie and Ross about racist social media posts by GOP officials, and the group forecasts the possibility for policy reform in the aftermath of Floyd's death.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/10/texas-gop-officials-racist-posts-george-floyd/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:50:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/30206841/tribcast_061020_v2.mp3" length="33210008" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Jolie and Ross about racist social media posts by GOP officials, and the group forecasts the possibility for policy reform in the aftermath of Floyd's death.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Jolie and Ross about racist social media posts by GOP officials, and the group forecasts the possibility for policy reform in the aftermath of Floyd's death.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2081</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: How Texas is mourning George Floyd and protesting police brutality</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-how-texas-is-mourning-george-floyd-and-protesting-police-brutality--29394052</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Alex, Ross and Miguel about how Texas is mourning George Floyd and protesting police brutality, and the group does a quick elections check-in.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/03/tribcast-george-floyd/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 19:50:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/29394052/tribcast_060320_v1.mp3" length="30557471" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Alex, Ross and Miguel about how Texas is mourning George Floyd and protesting police brutality, and the group does a quick elections check-in.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Alex, Ross and Miguel about how Texas is mourning George Floyd and protesting police brutality, and the group does a quick elections check-in.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1915</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: How to vote in a pandemic and Texas' record unemployment rate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-how-to-vote-in-a-pandemic-and-texas-record-unemployment-rate--28468870</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Emma and Ross about the state's recently released guidance for the upcoming elections, the reopening of water parks and the economic devastation faced by Texas workers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/27/tribcast-voting-pandemic-unemployment/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 19:48:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/28468870/tribcast_052720_v2.mp3" length="28518758" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Emma and Ross about the state's recently released guidance for the upcoming elections, the reopening of water parks and the economic devastation faced by Texas workers.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Emma and Ross about the state's recently released guidance for the upcoming elections, the reopening of water parks and the economic devastation faced by Texas workers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1787</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Bars are back, but questions remain on child care and voting by mail in a pandemic</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-bars-are-back-but-questions-remain-on-child-care-and-voting-by-mail-in-a-pandemic--27905719</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Aliyya and Ross about the latest reopenings in Texas amid missed benchmarks, child care complications for low-income parents and swirling voting-by-mail questions.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/20/tribcast-bars-child-care-voting/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2020 19:43:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/27905719/tribcast_052020.mp3" length="31171295" 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edition</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-don-t-do-as-i-say-coronavirus-edition--27276358</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Emma and Matthew about the governor's move to pull back on the enforcement of his executive orders related to the coronavirus pandemic and a GOP congressional hopeful's misleading messaging on voting b...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/13/tribcast-coronavirus-abbott-executive-orders/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2020 20:26:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/27276358/tribcast_051320.mp3" length="30560390" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Emma and Matthew about the governor's move to pull back on the enforcement of his executive orders related to the coronavirus pandemic and a GOP congressional hopeful's misleading messaging on voting b...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Emma and Matthew about the governor's move to pull back on the enforcement of his executive orders related to the coronavirus pandemic and a GOP congressional hopeful's misleading messaging on voting b...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1915</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The governor's quicker-than-expected move to further reopen Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-governor-s-quicker-than-expected-move-to-further-reopen-texas--26851770</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Emma and Ross about the governor's move to reopen more businesses in Texas more quickly than expected and the implications of those reopenings.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/06/tribcast-governors-quicker-expected-move-further-reopen-texas/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2020 19:48:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/26851770/050620_tribcast.mp3" length="28830674" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Emma and Ross about the governor's move to reopen more businesses in Texas more quickly than expected and the implications of those reopenings.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Emma and Ross about the governor's move to reopen more businesses in Texas more quickly than expected and the implications of those 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/26380327/tribcast_042920_v2.mp3" length="26453357" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Cassi, Matthew and Ross about the phased reopening of Texas businesses and what that could mean for Texans who must return to work in a pandemic.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Cassi, Matthew and Ross about the phased reopening of Texas businesses and what that could mean for Texans who must return to work in a pandemic.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1658</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Reopening the economy, testing in rural Texas and election woes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-reopening-the-economy-testing-in-rural-texas-and-election-woes--25927003</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Evan, Matthew and Emma about the slow efforts to reopen the Texas economy, a testing quandary in rural Texas and election administrators' woes over the upcoming elections.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/22/tribcast-reopening-economy-testing-rural-texas-and-election-woes/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2020 23:15:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25927003/tribcast_04_22_2020_2.mp3" length="40598542" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Evan, Matthew and Emma about the slow efforts to reopen the Texas economy, a testing quandary in rural Texas and election administrators' woes over the upcoming elections.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Evan, Matthew and Emma about the slow efforts to reopen the Texas economy, a testing quandary in rural Texas and election administrators' woes over the upcoming elections.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1692</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Forecasting what's next with coronavirus and the next legislative session</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-forecasting-what-s-next-with-coronavirus-and-the-next-legislative-session--25582414</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Ross about what's coming next in the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic and the group does some forecasting for what the public health emergency could mean for the next legislati...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/15/tribcast-forecasting-whats-next-coronavirus-next-legislative-session/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 21:49:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25582414/tribcast_041520.mp3" length="27686426" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Ross about what's coming next in the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic and the group does some forecasting for what the public health emergency could mean for the next legislati...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Ross about what's coming next in the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic and the group does some forecasting for 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href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The politics of coronavirus in Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-politics-of-coronavirus-in-texas--24719481</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Emma and Jolie about Gov. Greg Abbott's response to the coronavirus outbreak, the newest front in the state's fight against abortion and the state vs. local battle over bail.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/01/tribcast-politics-coronavirus-texas/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:11:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/24719481/tribcast_040120_v1.mp3" length="20532791" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Emma and Jolie about Gov. Greg Abbott's response to the coronavirus outbreak, the newest front in the state's fight against abortion and the state vs. local battle over bail.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Emma and Jolie about Gov. Greg Abbott's response to the coronavirus outbreak, the newest front in the state's fight against abortion and the state vs. local battle over bail.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1287</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: How coronavirus is affecting Texas workers, immigrants and the courts</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-how-coronavirus-is-affecting-texas-workers-immigrants-and-the-courts--24303672</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — a different format in the time of the new coronavirus — Alexa talks to Mitchell, Julián and Jolie about rising unemployment in Texas, the outbreak's effect on immigrants and delayed justice in the court system.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/25/tribcast-how-coronavirus-affecting-texas-workers-immigrants-and-courts/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2020 17:35:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/24303672/tribcast_032520_v3.mp3" length="20492342" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast — a different format in the time of the new coronavirus — Alexa talks to Mitchell, Julián and Jolie about rising unemployment in Texas, the outbreak's effect on immigrants and delayed justice in the court system.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — a different format in the time of the new coronavirus — Alexa talks to Mitchell, Julián and Jolie about rising unemployment in Texas, the outbreak's effect on immigrants and delayed justice in the court system.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1284</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas' growing response to coronavirus amid a growing outbreak</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-growing-response-to-coronavirus-amid-a-growing-outbreak--24025880</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — a different format in the time of the new coronavirus — Alexa talks to Edgar and Aliyya about the state's response to a growing outbreak, an assessment of hospital capacity and the impact of school district closures.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/18/tribcast-texas-growing-response-coronavirus-amid-growing-outbreak/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 17:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/24025880/tribcast_031820_v2.mp3" length="22642394" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast — a different format in the time of the new coronavirus — Alexa talks to Edgar and Aliyya about the state's response to a growing outbreak, an assessment of hospital capacity and the impact of school district closures.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — a different format in the time of the new coronavirus — Alexa talks to Edgar and Aliyya about the state's response to a growing outbreak, an assessment of hospital capacity and the impact of school district closures.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1419</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Coronavirus in Texas, a voting postmortem and Bonnen on his downfall</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-coronavirus-in-texas-a-voting-postmortem-and-bonnen-on-his-downfall--23765573</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Edgar, Matthew, Evan and Cassi about the status of the new coronavirus outbreak in Texas, Super Tuesday voting blunders and outgoing House Speaker Dennis Bonnen's comments on his own downfall.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/11/tribcast-coronavirus-texas-voting-postmortem-and-bonnen-his-downfall/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2020 20:09:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/23765573/tribcast_031120.mp3" 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results</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-joe-biden-s-super-tuesday-win-and-other-primary-election-results--23474427</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — a supersized, live edition — Alexa talks to Ross, Patrick, Alex, Matthew, Cassi and Evan about Joe Biden's Super Tuesday win and other notable primary election results.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/04/tribcast-joe-bidens-super-tuesday-win-and-other-primary-election-resul/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2020 17:58:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/23474427/tribcast_030420_podcast.mp3" length="49175270" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast — a supersized, live edition — Alexa talks to Ross, Patrick, Alex, Matthew, Cassi and Evan about Joe Biden's Super Tuesday win and other notable primary election results.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — a supersized, live edition — Alexa talks to Ross, Patrick, Alex, Matthew, Cassi and Evan about Joe Biden's Super Tuesday win and other notable primary election results.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3081</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Bernie Sanders' Super Tuesday momentum and judicial election questions</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-bernie-sanders-super-tuesday-momentum-and-judicial-election-questions--23226603</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Patrick and Emma about Bernie Sanders' momentum going into Super Tuesday, how that's stoking concerns among some Democrats and the questions that come with judicial elections.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/02/26/tribcast-bernie-sanders-super-tuesday-momentum-influencing-judiciary/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 22:02:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/23226603/tribcast_022620.mp3" length="32062007" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Patrick and Emma about Bernie Sanders' momentum going into Super Tuesday, how that's stoking concerns among some Democrats and the questions that come with judicial elections.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Patrick and Emma about Bernie Sanders' momentum going into Super Tuesday, how that's stoking concerns among some Democrats and the questions that come with judicial elections.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2009</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters analyze the latest UT/TT Poll on primary races and issues in Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-special-edition-our-pollsters-analyze-the-latest-ut-tt-poll-on-primary-races-and-issues-in-texas--22972844</link><description><![CDATA[In 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, the state’s presidential and Senate primaries, and what Texas voters said about issues faci...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/02/19/Texas-poll-ut-tt-pollsters-tribcast/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 21:27:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/22972844/tribcast_pollster_021920.mp3" length="33227939" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 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, the state’s presidential and Senate primaries, and what Texas voters said about issues faci...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 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, the state’s presidential and Senate primaries, and what Texas voters said about issues 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Kirk Watson's retirement could mean for the Senate, Bernie Sanders' new lead in presidential polling in Texas and a Democratic candidate's sexist comments about his...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/02/19/tribcast-texas-senate-retirement-and-bernie-sanders-new-lead-state/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:56:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/22968382/tribcast_021920.mp3" length="28032536" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Emma, Cassi and Alex about what state Sen. Kirk Watson's retirement could mean for the Senate, Bernie Sanders' new lead in presidential polling in Texas and a Democratic candidate's sexist comments about his...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Emma, Cassi and Alex about what state Sen. Kirk Watson's retirement could mean for the Senate, Bernie Sanders' new lead in presidential polling in Texas and a Democratic candidate's sexist comments about his...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1757</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas Democrats' Beto O'Rourke dilemma and the road to Super Tuesday</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-democrats-beto-o-rourke-dilemma-and-the-road-to-super-tuesday--22706973</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Ross and Alex about the questions facing Texas Democrats on how much of a role they want O'Rourke to play in their elections and the setup for Super Tuesday voting in the state.]]></description><guid 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Texas House seat and presidential endorsements.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/01/22/tribcast-money-fight-texas-house-and-very-special-election/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 21:17:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/21964891/tribcast_012220.mp3" length="29258516" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Patrick about what we learned from recent campaign finance reports, a nationally targeted special election runoff for a Texas House seat and presidential endorsements.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Patrick about what we learned from recent campaign finance reports, a nationally targeted special election runoff for a Texas House seat and presidential 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+0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/21750665/tribcast_011520_v2.mp3" length="24587699" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Jolie and Emma about the governor’s decision to opt out of the federal refugee resettlement program, the state’s hemp legalization fiasco and the latest in the Texas vs. Planned Parenthood fight.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Jolie and Emma about the governor’s decision to opt out of the federal refugee resettlement program, the state’s hemp legalization fiasco and the latest in the Texas vs. Planned Parenthood fight.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1541</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: A look ahead at the 2020 political landscape in Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-a-look-ahead-at-the-2020-political-landscape-in-texas--21657178</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Evan, Cassi and Matthew about the political year ahead with heated battles for the Texas House and the state’s 38 electoral votes.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/01/08/2020-elections-texas-tribcast/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:10:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/21657178/tribcast_010820.mp3" length="31811807" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, 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Bush's failure to disclose key business contacts and Beto O'Rourke's 2020 priority: flipping the Texas House.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — Emily's last! — we talk about George P. Bush's failure to disclose key business contacts and Beto O'Rourke's 2020 priority: flipping the Texas House.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1793</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Big new names enter Texas congressional races</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-big-new-names-enter-texas-congressional-races--20667940</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Alexa, Patrick and Abby about some recognizable names in Texas congressional races, racist texts from a GOP county official and a leaked Republican Party memo.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2019/12/11/tribcast-big-new-names-enter-texas-congressional-races/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2019 22:20:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/20667940/tribcast_121119.mp3" length="28487483" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Alexa, Patrick and Abby about some recognizable names in Texas congressional races, racist texts from a GOP county official and a leaked Republican Party memo.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Alexa, Patrick and Abby about some recognizable names in Texas congressional races, racist texts from a GOP county official and a leaked Republican Party memo.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1785</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Rick Miller steps in it with comments on Asian opponents</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-rick-miller-steps-in-it-with-comments-on-asian-opponents--20486165</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Matthew, Emma and Alex about a state lawmaker who suggested his election opponents were running because they're Asian, and the latest on the presidential race in Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2019/12/04/tribcast-rick-miller-steps-it-comments-asian-opponents/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:38:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/20486165/tribcast_120419.mp3" length="28185158" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Matthew, Emma and Alex about a state lawmaker who suggested his election opponents were running because they're Asian, and the latest on the presidential race in Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Matthew, Emma and Alex about a state lawmaker who suggested his election opponents were running because they're Asian, and the latest on the presidential race in Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1766</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tribcast: A Texas House cocaine scandal and a lack of receipts for the latest inauguration celebration</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-a-texas-house-cocaine-scandal-and-a-lack-of-receipts-for-the-latest-inauguration-celebration--20149189</link><description><![CDATA[In this edition of the TribCast, Alex talks to Evan, Cassi and Shannon about the latest scandal to rock the Texas House, the receipts — or lack thereof — for Gov. 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policy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-ut-tt-pollsters-latest-survey-of-texas-views-on-politics-and-policy--19915763</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s special pollster edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to Josh Blank, Jim Henson and Daron Shaw from the University of Texas about the findings of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2019/11/07/tribcast-uttt-pollsters-latest-survey-texas-views-politics-and-policy/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2019 19:14:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/19915763/tribcast_pollster_1101719.mp3" length="36144437" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s special pollster edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to Josh Blank, Jim Henson and Daron Shaw from the University of Texas about the findings of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s special pollster edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to Josh Blank, Jim Henson and Daron Shaw from the University of Texas about the findings of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2265</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Captured by coal, a Legislative Budget Board in turmoil</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-captured-by-coal-a-legislative-budget-board-in-turmoil--19774507</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Kiah, Edgar, Emma and Cassi about a major Tribune investigation into coal clean-ups in Texas, state leaders’ role in a North Texas child custody case, a mass exodus from the Legislative Budget Board and the ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2019/10/30/tribcast-captured-coal-legislative-budget-board-crisis/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:46:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/19774507/tribcast_103019.mp3" length="76505408" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Kiah, Edgar, Emma and Cassi about a major Tribune investigation into coal clean-ups in Texas, state leaders’ role in a North Texas child custody case, a mass exodus from the Legislative Budget Board and the ...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Kiah, Edgar, Emma and Cassi about a major Tribune investigation into coal clean-ups in Texas, state leaders’ role in a North Texas child custody case, a mass exodus from the 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/19655412/tribcast_102319.mp3" length="72577088" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Cassi about Speaker Dennis Bonnen's forced retirement, his legacy and the political implications for the Texas House.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Cassi about Speaker Dennis Bonnen's forced retirement, his legacy and the political implications for the Texas House.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1815</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The Tale of the 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Cassi, Alex and Patrick about the now-public recording of House Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s infamous meeting with conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2153</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Rick Perry and Ukraine, and George P. 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Bush’s college turnaround.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2019/10/09/tribcast-rick-perry-and-ukraine-and-george-p-bushs-college-turnaround/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 18:49:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/19428275/tribcast_100919.mp3" length="28263971" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Abby, Patrick, Jolie and Jay  about Rick Perry’s role in Ukraine and his political future, the aftermath of the Botham Jean trial and George P. Bush’s college turnaround.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Abby, Patrick, Jolie and Jay  about Rick Perry’s role in Ukraine and his political future, the aftermath of the Botham Jean trial and George P. Bush’s college turnaround.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1771</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The Trump effect in 2020, repeat Sessions</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-trump-effect-in-2020-repeat-sessions--19330646</link><description><![CDATA[In this edition of the TribCast, Evan talks to Ross, Patrick and Alex about whether the next election cycle is all about POTUS, who really benefits from big voter turnout, an ex-congressman’s carpetbagging comeback and a Democratic hopeful’s fundr...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2019/10/02/tribcast-trump-effect-2020-repeat-sessions/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 21:25:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/19330646/tribcast_100219.mp3" length="26636837" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this edition of the TribCast, Evan talks to Ross, Patrick and Alex about whether the next election cycle is all about POTUS, who really benefits from big voter turnout, an ex-congressman’s carpetbagging comeback and a Democratic hopeful’s fundr...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this edition of the TribCast, Evan talks to Ross, Patrick and Alex about whether the next election cycle is all about POTUS, who really benefits from big voter turnout, an ex-congressman’s carpetbagging comeback and a Democratic hopeful’s fundr...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1669</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Live from the 2019 Texas Tribune Festival</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-live-from-the-2019-texas-tribune-festival--19295718</link><description><![CDATA[On last week's live TribCast at the Texas Tribune Festival, Emily talked to Ross, state Rep. 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saga and a gubernatorial fundraising letter that went out the day before the El Paso massacre.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2019/08/30/tribcast-speaker-saga-school-scores-and-scoop-el-paso-shooter/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 18:53:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/18961390/tribcast_083019.mp3" length="28896143" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Jolie, Aliyya and Alex about Texas’ latest school accountability ratings, the ongoing House speaker saga and a gubernatorial fundraising letter that went out the day before the El Paso massacre.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Jolie, Aliyya and Alex about Texas’ latest school accountability ratings, the ongoing House speaker saga and a gubernatorial fundraising letter that went 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+0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/18881722/tribcast_082119.mp3" length="27181856" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Alexa, Alex and Neena about the biggest new state laws taking effect Sept. 1, a crisis facing indigent defense in Texas, the new Texas secretary of state and the latest from the presidential campaign t...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Alexa, Alex and Neena about the biggest new state laws taking effect Sept. 1, a crisis facing indigent defense in Texas, the new Texas secretary of state and the latest from the presidential campaign t...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1703</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: A House speaker in hot water</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-a-house-speaker-in-hot-water--18820059</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Cassi about the drama roiling the Texas House speaker's office.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2019/08/14/tribcast-dennis-bonnen-hot-water/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2019 20:24:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/18820059/tribcast_081419.mp3" length="30713429" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Cassi about the drama roiling the Texas House speaker's 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href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tribcast: Beto O'Rourke's debate performance and the drama rocking the Texas House speaker's office</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-beto-o-rourke-s-debate-performance-and-the-drama-rocking-the-texas-house-speaker-s-office--18687802</link><description><![CDATA[In this edition of the TribCast, Emma talks to Patrick, Matthew, Cassi and Jolie about Beto O’Rourke’s debate performance, the accusations shaking up the Texas House speaker’s office and what Texas lawmakers really knew about how their new hemp bi...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/31/bonnen-empower-texans-accusations-beto-orourke-debate-performance/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 19:57:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/18687802/tribcast_073119.mp3" length="29916959" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this edition of the TribCast, Emma talks to Patrick, Matthew, Cassi and Jolie about Beto O’Rourke’s debate performance, the accusations shaking up the Texas House speaker’s office and what Texas lawmakers really knew about how their new hemp bi...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this edition of the TribCast, Emma talks to Patrick, Matthew, Cassi and Jolie about Beto O’Rourke’s debate performance, the accusations shaking up the Texas House speaker’s office and what Texas lawmakers really knew about how their new hemp bi...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1875</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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ancestors</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-donald-trump-s-racist-tweets-beto-o-rourke-s-slaveholding-ancestors--18574383</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Alexa, Dave and Patrick about President Trump's racist tweets, the latest on the migrant crisis and Beto O'Rourke's revelation about his slaveholding ancestors.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/17/trump-racist-tweets-beto-orourke-slaveholding-ancestor/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 18:15:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/18574383/tribcast_071719.mp3" length="29251427" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Alexa, Dave and Patrick about President Trump's racist tweets, the latest on the migrant crisis and Beto O'Rourke's revelation about his slaveholding 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make tuition more affordable and the U.S. Se...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1988</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: How a Santa Fe school shooting survivor's story fell apart</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-how-a-santa-fe-school-shooting-survivor-s-story-fell-apart--18453893</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Aman talks with Ross, Aliyya and Alex about how David Briscoe tricked media outlets into believing he was a survivor of the Santa Fe school shooting, why Texas teachers are worried about pay raises and who will be the last...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/03/tribcast-how-santa-fe-school-shooting-survivors-story-fell-apart/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 18:19:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/18453893/tribcast_070319.mp3" length="24591452" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s TribCast, Aman talks with Ross, Aliyya and Alex about how David Briscoe tricked media outlets into believing he was a survivor of the Santa Fe school shooting, why Texas teachers are worried about pay raises and who will be the last...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Aman talks with Ross, Aliyya and Alex about how David Briscoe tricked media outlets into believing he was a survivor of the Santa Fe school shooting, why Texas teachers are worried about pay raises and who will be the last...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1541</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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Greg Abbott's vetoes.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2019/06/19/tribcast-texas-monthly-best-worst-list/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:21:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/18321159/tribcast_061919.mp3" length="29465765" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Matthew, Emma, Julian and Texas Monthly's Chris Hooks about the Texas Monthly Best &amp; Worst List, the latest on the border crisis and Gov. Greg Abbott's vetoes.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Matthew, Emma, Julian and Texas Monthly's Chris Hooks about the Texas Monthly Best & Worst List, the latest on the border crisis and Gov. 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Subscribe to our premium evening newsletter The Blast today to receive our end-of-session discount: <a href="https://trib.it/blast19" rel="noopener">https://trib.it/blast19</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3922</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: It's sine die time</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-it-s-sine-die-time--18103757</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s post-legislative session TribCast, Emily talks to Alexa, Aliyya and Emma about the kumbaya legislative session, the details of school finance reform and the fate of (now former) Texas Secretary of State David Whitley.<br /><br />We’d love to know how you discovered the TribCast, and what you’d like to hear more of around here. 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19:00:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/17313434/tribcast_031319.mp3" length="30888986" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Matthew and Jay about whenever the heck Beto O’Rourke is going to announce his next move, the admissions scandal facing colleges across the country, including UT-Austin, and Border Hustle, a big Tri...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Matthew and Jay about whenever the heck Beto O’Rourke is going to announce his next move, the admissions scandal facing colleges across the country, including UT-Austin, and Border Hustle, a big Tri...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1935</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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Alexa and Emma about the secretary of state questioning the citizenship of thousands of voters, the conservative group Empower Texans receiving a state Senate media credential and the e...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s Texas Tribune TribCast, Patrick talks to Evan, Alexa and Emma about the secretary of state questioning the citizenship of thousands of voters, the conservative group Empower Texans receiving a state Senate media credential and the e...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1955</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas voter citizenship review, Empower Texans' Senate media pass, the 2020 congressional battlefield</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-voter-citizenship-review-empower-texans-senate-media-pass-the-2020-congressional-battlefield--16958536</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s Texas Tribune TribCast, Patrick talks to Evan, Alexa and Emma about the secretary of state questioning the citizenship of thousands of voters, the conservative group Empower Texans receiving a state Senate media credential and the e...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2019/01/30/tribcast-texas-voter-citizenship-review-empower-texans-senate-media/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16958536/tribcast_013019_mix.mp3" length="31206323" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s Texas Tribune TribCast, Patrick talks to Evan, Alexa and Emma about the secretary of state questioning the citizenship of thousands of voters, the conservative group Empower Texans receiving a state Senate media credential and the e...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s Texas Tribune TribCast, Patrick talks to Evan, Alexa and Emma about the secretary of state questioning the citizenship of thousands of voters, the conservative group Empower Texans receiving a state Senate media credential and the e...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1955</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Kel Seliger’s Senate fight, Beto O'Rourke's “funk”</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-kel-seliger-s-senate-fight-beto-o-rourke-s-funk--16824871</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s Texas Tribune TribCast, Emily talks to Emma, Patrick and Alexa about a nasty fight in the Texas Senate, Beto O’Rourke’s self-described “funk” and the legal debate over a citizenship question in the 2020 census.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2019/01/23/tribcast-seligers-senate-fight-betos-funk/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 20:31:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16824871/tribcast_0123129.mp3" length="29555420" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s Texas Tribune TribCast, Emily talks to Emma, Patrick and Alexa about a nasty fight in the Texas Senate, Beto O’Rourke’s self-described “funk” and the legal debate over a citizenship question in the 2020 census.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s Texas Tribune TribCast, Emily talks to Emma, Patrick and Alexa about a nasty fight in the Texas Senate, Beto O’Rourke’s self-described “funk” and the legal debate over a citizenship question in the 2020 census.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1852</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Texas inaugurations and big ideas for education</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-texas-inaugurations-and-big-ideas-for-education--16732504</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Ross talks to Alex, Aliyya and Patrick about the inaugurations of Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick, proposed state budgets with big money for schools and the first Texan to enter the 2020 presidential race.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2019/01/16/tribcast-texas-inaugurations-big-ideas-education/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 22:41:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16732504/tribcast_011619.mp3" length="30209276" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s TribCast, Ross talks to Alex, Aliyya and Patrick about the inaugurations of Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick, proposed state budgets with big money for schools and the first Texan to enter the 2020 presidential race.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Ross talks to Alex, Aliyya and Patrick about the inaugurations of Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick, proposed state budgets with big money for schools and the first Texan to enter the 2020 presidential race.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1893</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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We're sharing a new podcast that we think you'll enjoy. It's called "Point of Order." Each week, Tribune CEO Evan Smith takes you inside the Texas Legislature for frank one-on-one discussions with elected officials and other key members of the Capitol community.In this episode, Evan talks to Dan Huberty, the chairman of the House Public Education Committee, about the state's most intractable problem: school finance. If you enjoy Point of Order, please subscribe to it on Apple Podcasts, Radio Public or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks!]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">http://api.spreaker.com/episode/16680979</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 20:31:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/20520077/poo_ep4_ramshaw_intro.mp3" length="43417751" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Hi TribCast listeners. We're sharing a new podcast that we think you'll enjoy. It's called "Point of Order." Each week, Tribune CEO Evan Smith takes you inside the Texas Legislature for frank one-on-one discussions with elected officials and other key...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hi TribCast listeners. We're sharing a new podcast that we think you'll enjoy. It's called "Point of Order." Each week, Tribune CEO Evan Smith takes you inside the Texas Legislature for frank one-on-one discussions with elected officials and other key members of the Capitol community.In this episode, Evan talks to Dan Huberty, the chairman of the House Public Education Committee, about the state's most intractable problem: school finance. If you enjoy Point of Order, please subscribe to it on Apple Podcasts, Radio Public or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks!]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2720</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>austin,current events,education,election,healthcare,immigration,legislature,news,policy,politics,texas,transportation</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f40f6db4ac39516ed749ea2f931f2a69.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast Extra: Point of Order – Dan Huberty on fixing school finance in Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-extra-point-of-order-dan-huberty-on-fixing-school-finance-in-texas--16680979</link><description><![CDATA[Hi TribCast listeners. We're sharing a new podcast that we think you'll enjoy. It's called "Point of Order." Each week, Tribune CEO Evan Smith takes you inside the Texas Legislature for frank one-on-one discussions with elected officials and other key members of the Capitol community.<br /><br />In this episode, Evan talks to Dan Huberty, the chairman of the House Public Education Committee, about the state's most intractable problem: school finance. <br /><br />If you enjoy Point of Order, please subscribe to it on Apple Podcasts, Radio Public or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks!]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16680979</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 20:31:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16680979/poo_ep4_ramshaw_intro.mp3" length="43417751" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Hi TribCast listeners. We're sharing a new podcast that we think you'll enjoy. It's called "Point of Order." Each week, Tribune CEO Evan Smith takes you inside the Texas Legislature for frank one-on-one discussions with elected officials and other key...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hi TribCast listeners. We're sharing a new podcast that we think you'll enjoy. It's called "Point of Order." Each week, Tribune CEO Evan Smith takes you inside the Texas Legislature for frank one-on-one discussions with elected officials and other key members of the Capitol community.<br /><br />In this episode, Evan talks to Dan Huberty, the chairman of the House Public Education Committee, about the state's most intractable problem: school finance. <br /><br />If you enjoy Point of Order, please subscribe to it on Apple Podcasts, Radio Public or wherever you get your podcasts. 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2019 19:45:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16652100/tribcast_010719.mp3" length="31525745" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the lead-up to the 2019 Texas legislative session, the state’s new arrivals to Congress and the latest presidential buzz out of Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the lead-up to the 2019 Texas legislative session, the state’s new arrivals to Congress and the latest presidential buzz out of Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1975</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Emma and Patrick about the pre-session school finance scuttlebutt, a big Obamacare ruling out of Texas and a state senator facing allegations he sent lewd texts.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Emma and Patrick about the pre-session school finance scuttlebutt, a big Obamacare ruling out of Texas and a state senator facing allegations he sent lewd texts.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1898</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Beto for President?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-beto-for-president--16456026</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Shannon and Edgar about the Beto O'Rourke and Julian Castro presidential buzz, civil asset forfeiture in Texas and politicians wining and dining in Texas universities’ football suites.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/12/12/tribcast-beto-president/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 23:01:52 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16456026/tribcast_12122018.mp3" length="43744607" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Shannon and Edgar about the Beto O'Rourke and Julian Castro presidential buzz, civil asset forfeiture in Texas and politicians wining and dining in Texas universities’ football suites.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Shannon and Edgar about the Beto O'Rourke and Julian Castro presidential buzz, civil asset forfeiture in Texas and politicians wining and dining in Texas universities’ football suites.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1825</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Bush's legacy, Confederate monuments and segregated public schools</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-bush-s-legacy-confederate-monuments-and-segregated-public-schools--16404600</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Alexa and Aliyya about George H.W. Bush’s legacy in Texas, the Trib's recent project on desegregation efforts in Texas public schools and the future of a Confederate plaque in the Texas Capitol.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/12/05/tribcast-bushs-legacy-confederate-monuments-and-segregated-public-scho/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 19:19:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16404600/tribcast_120518.mp3" length="29882348" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Alexa and Aliyya about George H.W. Bush’s legacy in Texas, the Trib's recent project on desegregation efforts in Texas public schools and the future of a Confederate plaque in the Texas Capitol.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Alexa and Aliyya about George H.W. Bush’s legacy in Texas, the Trib's recent project on desegregation efforts in Texas public schools and the future of a Confederate plaque in the Texas Capitol.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1872</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast Extra: The Bonnen Whisperers</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-extra-the-bonnen-whisperers--42136611</link><description><![CDATA[Hello TribCast listeners. Welcome to the second episode of Point of Order, a new podcast in which Evan Smith takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature. Baring something unforeseen happening, State Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) is poised to become the next Speaker of the House. Who is Dennis Bonnen, and what will his rapid response mean for Texas? Evan Smith asks three state representatives what they foresee in a Bonnen House. Mary González (D-Clint), Jeff Leach (R-Plano) and Drew Springer (R-Muenster) join Evan in this conversation that was recorded before a live audience on November 29, 2018 on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. We hope you’ll enjoy this preview of Point of Order, which launches formally in January.  We welcome your feedback. Drop us a line at <a href="mailto:podcasts@texastribune.org">podcasts@texastribune.org</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16360515</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 21:27:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/42136611/pointoforder_bonnenwhisperers_2018_11_30.mp3" length="46419317" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Hello TribCast listeners. Welcome to the second episode of Point of Order, a new podcast in which Evan Smith takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature. Baring something unforeseen happening, State Rep....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hello TribCast listeners. Welcome to the second episode of Point of Order, a new podcast in which Evan Smith takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature. Baring something unforeseen happening, State Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) is poised to become the next Speaker of the House. Who is Dennis Bonnen, and what will his rapid response mean for Texas? Evan Smith asks three state representatives what they foresee in a Bonnen House. Mary González (D-Clint), Jeff Leach (R-Plano) and Drew Springer (R-Muenster) join Evan in this conversation that was recorded before a live audience on November 29, 2018 on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. We hope you’ll enjoy this preview of Point of Order, which launches formally in January.  We welcome your feedback. Drop us a line at <a href="mailto:podcasts@texastribune.org">podcasts@texastribune.org</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2908</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>austin,current events,education,election,healthcare,immigration,legislature,news,policy,politics,texas,transportation</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f40f6db4ac39516ed749ea2f931f2a69.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast Extra: The Bonnen Whisperers</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-extra-the-bonnen-whisperers--20520076</link><description><![CDATA[Hello TribCast listeners. Welcome to the second episode of Point of Order, a new podcast in which Evan Smith takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature. Baring something unforeseen happening, State Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) is poised to become the next Speaker of the House. Who is Dennis Bonnen, and what will his rapid response mean for Texas? Evan Smith asks three state representatives what they foresee in a Bonnen House. Mary González (D-Clint), Jeff Leach (R-Plano) and Drew Springer (R-Muenster) join Evan in this conversation that was recorded before a live audience on November 29, 2018 on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. We hope you’ll enjoy this preview of Point of Order, which launches formally in January.  We welcome your feedback. Drop us a line at <a href="mailto:podcasts@texastribune.org">podcasts@texastribune.org</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">http://api.spreaker.com/episode/16360515</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 21:27:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/20520076/pointoforder_bonnenwhisperers_2018_11_30.mp3" length="46419317" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Hello TribCast listeners. Welcome to the second episode of Point of Order, a new podcast in which Evan Smith takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature. Baring something unforeseen happening, State Rep....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hello TribCast listeners. Welcome to the second episode of Point of Order, a new podcast in which Evan Smith takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature. Baring something unforeseen happening, State Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) is poised to become the next Speaker of the House. Who is Dennis Bonnen, and what will his rapid response mean for Texas? Evan Smith asks three state representatives what they foresee in a Bonnen House. Mary González (D-Clint), Jeff Leach (R-Plano) and Drew Springer (R-Muenster) join Evan in this conversation that was recorded before a live audience on November 29, 2018 on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. We hope you’ll enjoy this preview of Point of Order, which launches formally in January.  We welcome your feedback. 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Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) is poised to become the next Speaker of the House. Who is Dennis Bonnen, and what will his rapid response mean for Texas? <br /><br />Evan Smith asks three state representatives what they foresee in a Bonnen House. Mary González (D-Clint), Jeff Leach (R-Plano) and Drew Springer (R-Muenster) join Evan in this conversation that was recorded before a live audience on November 29, 2018 on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. <br /><br />We hope you’ll enjoy this preview of Point of Order, which launches formally in January.  We welcome your feedback. Drop us a line at <a href="mailto:podcasts@texastribune.org">podcasts@texastribune.org</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16360515</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 21:27:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16360515/pointoforder_bonnenwhisperers_2018_11_30.mp3" length="46419317" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Hello TribCast listeners. Welcome to the second episode of Point of Order, a new podcast in which Evan Smith takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature. 

Baring something unforeseen happening, State Rep....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hello TribCast listeners. Welcome to the second episode of Point of Order, a new podcast in which Evan Smith takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature. <br /><br />Baring something unforeseen happening, State Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) is poised to become the next Speaker of the House. Who is Dennis Bonnen, and what will his rapid response mean for Texas? <br /><br />Evan Smith asks three state representatives what they foresee in a Bonnen House. Mary González (D-Clint), Jeff Leach (R-Plano) and Drew Springer (R-Muenster) join Evan in this conversation that was recorded before a live audience on November 29, 2018 on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. <br /><br />We hope you’ll enjoy this preview of Point of Order, which launches formally in January.  We welcome your feedback. Drop us a line at <a href="mailto:podcasts@texastribune.org">podcasts@texastribune.org</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2908</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bonnen,election,government,legislature,news,politics,republican,texas</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ae724b0bfb264a873fe751b94883e845.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The Beto O'Rourke 2020 boomlet; will Ken Paxton's prosecutors get paid?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-beto-o-rourke-2020-boomlet-will-ken-paxton-s-prosecutors-get-paid--16335083</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Aman, Emma and Cassi about the 2020 presidential buzz surrounding Beto O'Rourke, the latest in the securities fraud case against Ken Paxton and the debate over a Confederate plaque at the state Capitol.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/11/28/tribcast-beto-orourke-2020-ken-paxtons-prosecutors-confederate-plaque/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:37:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16335083/tribcast_112818.mp3" length="29835227" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Aman, Emma and Cassi about the 2020 presidential buzz surrounding Beto O'Rourke, the latest in the securities fraud case against Ken Paxton and the debate over a Confederate plaque at the state Capitol.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Aman, Emma and Cassi about the 2020 presidential buzz surrounding Beto O'Rourke, the latest in the securities fraud case against Ken Paxton and the debate over a Confederate plaque at the state Capitol.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1869</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: What does a Dennis Bonnen speakership look like?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-what-does-a-dennis-bonnen-speakership-look-like--16232818</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Matthew and Cassi about the likely next speaker of the Texas House, the start of bill-filing for the 2019 legislative session and an incoming Texas congressman's stint on Saturday Night Live.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/11/14/tribcast-what-does-dennis-bonnen-speakership-look/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:29:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16232818/tribcast_111418.mp3" length="28028366" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Matthew and Cassi about the likely next speaker of the Texas House, the start of bill-filing for the 2019 legislative session and an incoming Texas congressman's stint on Saturday Night Live.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Matthew and Cassi about the likely next speaker of the Texas House, the start of bill-filing for the 2019 legislative session and an incoming Texas congressman's stint on Saturday Night Live.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1756</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast Extra: Point of Order with Joe Straus</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-extra-point-of-order-with-joe-straus--20520078</link><description><![CDATA[Hello TribCast listeners. We're piloting a new podcast called Point of Order that we think you'll enjoy. Hosted by Evan Smith, Point of Order takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature — the turning of gears and pulling of strings that power government in a state like no other.In this pilot episode, Evan sits down with Texas House Speaker Joe Straus the morning after the midterms to talk everything from the balance of power in the Texas House to President Trump's tweets.We welcome your feedback. Drop us a line at <a href="mailto:podcasts@texastribune.org">podcasts@texastribune.org</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">http://api.spreaker.com/episode/16167654</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2018 14:19:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/20520078/straus_pointoforder_2018_11_07.mp3" length="46653671" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Hello TribCast listeners. We're piloting a new podcast called Point of Order that we think you'll enjoy. Hosted by Evan Smith, Point of Order takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature — the turning of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hello TribCast listeners. We're piloting a new podcast called Point of Order that we think you'll enjoy. Hosted by Evan Smith, Point of Order takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature — the turning of gears and pulling of strings that power government in a state like no other.In this pilot episode, Evan sits down with Texas House Speaker Joe Straus the morning after the midterms to talk everything from the balance of power in the Texas House to President Trump's tweets.We welcome your feedback. Drop us a line at <a href="mailto:podcasts@texastribune.org">podcasts@texastribune.org</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2923</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>austin,current events,education,election,healthcare,immigration,legislature,news,policy,politics,texas,transportation</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f40f6db4ac39516ed749ea2f931f2a69.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast Extra: Point of Order with Joe Straus</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-extra-point-of-order-with-joe-straus--16167654</link><description><![CDATA[Hello TribCast listeners. We're piloting a new podcast called Point of Order that we think you'll enjoy. <br /><br />Hosted by Evan Smith, Point of Order takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature — the turning of gears and pulling of strings that power government in a state like no other.<br /><br />In this pilot episode, Evan sits down with Texas House Speaker Joe Straus the morning after the midterms to talk everything from the balance of power in the Texas House to President Trump's tweets.<br /><br />We welcome your feedback. Drop us a line at <a href="mailto:podcasts@texastribune.org">podcasts@texastribune.org</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16167654</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2018 14:19:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16167654/straus_pointoforder_2018_11_07.mp3" length="46653671" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Hello TribCast listeners. We're piloting a new podcast called Point of Order that we think you'll enjoy. 

Hosted by Evan Smith, Point of Order takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature — the turning of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hello TribCast listeners. We're piloting a new podcast called Point of Order that we think you'll enjoy. <br /><br />Hosted by Evan Smith, Point of Order takes you inside, behind and underneath the politics and issues of the Texas Legislature — the turning of gears and pulling of strings that power government in a state like no other.<br /><br />In this pilot episode, Evan sits down with Texas House Speaker Joe Straus the morning after the midterms to talk everything from the balance of power in the Texas House to President Trump's tweets.<br /><br />We welcome your feedback. Drop us a line at <a href="mailto:podcasts@texastribune.org">podcasts@texastribune.org</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2923</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>democrat,election,house,legislature,news,politics,republican,speaker,straus,texas</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ae724b0bfb264a873fe751b94883e845.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The Cruz-O'Rourke matchup and other top midterm election results</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-cruz-o-rourke-matchup-and-other-top-midterm-election-results--16169295</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and two special guests — state Rep. Celia Israel and former state Rep. Larry Gonzales — about the results of the Nov. 6 elections and what they mean for the future of Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/11/07/tribcast-cruz-orourke-matchup-and-other-top-midterm-election-results/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 21:20:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16169295/tribcast_110618.mp3" length="59940542" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and two special guests — state Rep. Celia Israel and former state Rep. Larry Gonzales — about the results of the Nov. 6 elections and what they mean for the future of Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and two special guests — state Rep. Celia Israel and former state Rep. Larry Gonzales — about the results of the Nov. 6 elections and what they mean for the future of Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3755</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: UT/TT pollsters on the elections, Trump, immigration and #MeToo</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-ut-tt-pollsters-on-the-elections-trump-immigration-and-metoo--16120619</link><description><![CDATA[On this special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to Daron Shaw, Jim Henson and Josh Blank of the University of Texas at Austin — the pollsters behind the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll — about the election, the president, immigra...]]></description><guid 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immigra...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1907</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>metoo</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Trump takes on border-crossers and birthright citizenship</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-trump-takes-on-border-crossers-and-birthright-citizenship--16106496</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Alexa, Alex and Patrick about Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship and his decision to send more troops to the border, the latest candidate in the Texas House Speaker’s Race, midterm voter turnout and ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/10/31/tribcast-trump-takes-border-crossers-and-birthright-citizenship/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:27:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16106496/tribcast_103118_master.mp3" length="30745955" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Alexa, Alex and Patrick about Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship and his decision to send more troops to the border, the latest candidate in the Texas House Speaker’s Race, midterm voter turnout and ...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Alexa, Alex and Patrick about Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship and his decision to send more troops to the border, the latest candidate in the Texas House Speaker’s Race, midterm voter turnout and ...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1927</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Emma about President Trump's rally for Ted Cruz, huge early voting turnout and the governor's statewide campaign — for GOP candidates other than himself.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Emma about President Trump's rally for Ted Cruz, huge early voting turnout and the governor's statewide campaign — for GOP candidates other than himself.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1790</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Cruz and O'Rourke debate again, Trump heads to Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-cruz-and-o-rourke-debate-again-trump-heads-to-texas--15988546</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Aman and Marissa about the second (and final?) debate between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke, the upcoming Trump rally in Texas, the state's decision to end a contract with a crisis pregnancy center and Ro...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/10/17/tribcast-cruz-and-orourke-debate-again-trump-heads-texas/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 22:13:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15988546/tribcast_101718.mp3" length="30127544" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Aman and Marissa about the second (and final?) debate between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke, the upcoming Trump rally in Texas, the state's decision to end a contract with a crisis pregnancy center and Ro...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Aman and Marissa about the second (and final?) debate between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke, the upcoming Trump rally in Texas, the state's decision to end a contract with a crisis pregnancy center and Ro...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1888</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: O'Rourke isn't "interested" in Obama endorsement</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-o-rourke-isn-t-interested-in-obama-endorsement--15930880</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Alex about Beto O'Rourke's disinterest in an Obama endorsement, whether the Kavanaugh confirmation process has energized GOP voters in Texas and what the Trib's new affordable housing investig...]]></description><guid 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investig...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2025</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: A Capitol sexting scandal; will Obama endorse O'Rourke?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-a-capitol-sexting-scandal-will-obama-endorse-o-rourke--15873150</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Alexa and Patrick about the sexting allegations against state Sen. 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Charles Schwertner, why former President Obama hasn't endorsed Senate hopeful Beto O'Rourke, and whether O'Rourke and Sen. Ted Cruz wi...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1884</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Live from the Texas Tribune Festival</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-live-from-the-texas-tribune-festival--15854940</link><description><![CDATA[On the latest TribCast — recorded live at the Texas Tribune Festival — Emily talks to Ross and special guests about the Kavanaugh hearings and the U.S. Senate race that's shaking up Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/10/01/tribcast-live-texas-tribune-festival/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 19:53:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15854940/tribcast_092618_master.mp3" length="58412237" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On the latest TribCast — recorded live at the Texas Tribune Festival — Emily talks to Ross and special guests about the Kavanaugh hearings and the U.S. Senate race that's shaking up Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On the latest TribCast — recorded live at the Texas Tribune Festival — Emily talks to Ross and special guests about the Kavanaugh hearings and the U.S. Senate race that's shaking up Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3660</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Everything you need to know about the Texas Tribune Festival</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-texas-tribune-festival--15758737</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and Agnes about our first-ever downtown Texas Tribune Festival, Tuesday night's San Antonio special election upset and the latest Cruz-O'Rourke polling.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/19/tribcast-everything-you-need-know-about-texas-tribune-festival/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 21:57:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15758737/tribcast_091918.mp3" length="44671167" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and Agnes about our first-ever downtown Texas Tribune Festival, Tuesday night's San Antonio special election upset and the latest Cruz-O'Rourke polling.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and Agnes about our first-ever downtown Texas Tribune Festival, Tuesday night's San Antonio special election upset and the latest Cruz-O'Rourke polling.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1864</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: San Antonio gears up for another special election</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-san-antonio-gears-up-for-another-special-election--15703926</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the SD-19 special election match-up, Ted Cruz's likability as a factor in his U.S. Senate race and the latest entrants to the Texas House Speaker's race. New Jersey Sen. Cory Boo...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/12/tribcast-san-antonio-gears-another-special-election/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 20:34:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15703926/tribcast_09122018.mp3" length="43680091" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the SD-19 special election match-up, Ted Cruz's likability as a factor in his U.S. Senate race and the latest entrants to the Texas House Speaker's race. New Jersey Sen. Cory Boo...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the SD-19 special election match-up, Ted Cruz's likability as a factor in his U.S. Senate race and the latest entrants to the Texas House Speaker's race. New Jersey Sen. Cory Boo...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1822</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Trump vows to stump for Cruz in Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-trump-vows-to-stump-for-cruz-in-texas--15650710</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's vow to stump for Ted Cruz, the Cruz campaign's attacks on Beto O'Rourke and the most competitive congressional races in November.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/05/tribcast-trump-vows-stump-cruz-texas/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 21:44:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15650710/tribcast_090518.mp3" length="47357028" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's vow to stump for Ted Cruz, the Cruz campaign's attacks on Beto O'Rourke and the most competitive congressional races in November.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's vow to stump for Ted Cruz, the Cruz campaign's attacks on Beto O'Rourke and the most competitive congressional races in November.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1977</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: It's all Beto all the time</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-it-s-all-beto-all-the-time--15600870</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Shannon and Emma about the national spotlight on the Ted Cruz/Beto O'Rourke race, the new chancellor of the University of Texas System and the Austin man selling 3D printed gun blueprints online.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/29/tribcast-its-all-beto-all-time/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 21:51:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15600870/08292018_tribcast.mp3" length="49345517" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Shannon and Emma about the national spotlight on the Ted Cruz/Beto O'Rourke race, the new chancellor of the University of Texas System and the Austin man selling 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2018 20:42:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15499944/tribcast_081518.mp3" length="40492938" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Marissa and Emma about moldy, rat-infested state office buildings, family reunifications at the border, TV ads in the U.S. Senate race and a Republican state lawmaker's tough words for the Texas governor.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Marissa and Emma about moldy, rat-infested state office buildings, family reunifications at the border, TV ads in the U.S. Senate race and a Republican state lawmaker's tough words for the Texas governor.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1690</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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Greg Abbott's cautious consideration of a "red flag" gun law a...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/01/tribcast-san-antonio-special-election-surprise-latest-cruz-orourke-pol/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 22:40:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15401451/tribcast_080118.mp3" length="43720594" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Jolie and Patrick about the Republican who came out on top in Tuesday's Texas Senate special election, how conservatives reacted to Gov. Greg Abbott's cautious consideration of a "red flag" gun law a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Jolie and Patrick about the Republican who came out on top in Tuesday's Texas Senate special election, how conservatives reacted to Gov. Greg Abbott's cautious consideration of a "red flag" gun law a...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1825</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Looming family reunification deadlines and moldy state office buildings</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-looming-family-reunification-deadlines-and-moldy-state-office-buildings--15330157</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Emma about Texas' mold-infested state health services building, whether the feds will meet a court-ordered deadline for migrant family reunifications and why some Republican statewide offic...]]></description><guid 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isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/07/18/tribcast-more-fundraising-headlines-texas-gop-reaction-trump-and-russi/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 23:52:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15284021/tribcast_071818_mono.mp3" length="46366696" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Ross, Aman and Evan about the latest campaign finance reports, how Texas Republicans reacted to President Donald Trump's summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the July 31 special election for Senat...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Ross, Aman and Evan about the latest campaign finance reports, how Texas Republicans reacted to President Donald Trump's summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the July 31 special election for 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15265039/tribcast_071218.mp3" length="50762468" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Evan, Ross and Neena about Democrats' impressive fundraising in the U.S. Senate race and some congressional contests, as well as about the latest developments in the family separation crisis at the Texas-M...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Evan, Ross and Neena about Democrats' impressive fundraising in the U.S. Senate race and some congressional contests, as well as about the latest developments in the family separation crisis at the Texas-M...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2119</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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 </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick, Marissa and Emma about the politics at play in the ongoing border crisis and how countries with striking similarities to Texas have brought down their maternal mortality rates.  <br /> <br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1803</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Crisis on the border, 5-year anniversary of the Wendy Davis filibuster and the latest UT/Texas Tribune poll</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/crisis-on-the-border-5-year-anniversary-of-the-wendy-davis-filibuster-and-the-latest-ut-texas-tribune-poll--15160833</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Jay, Neena, Edgar and Ross about inconsistent efforts to 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Bush's "fake news," Senate race heats up</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-and-scotus-george-p-bush-s-fake-news-senate-race-heats-up--14987662</link><description><![CDATA[In this edition of the TribCast, Texas Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek sits down with CEO Evan Smith, executive editor Ross Ramsey and reporter Emma Platoff.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/06/06/tribcast-texas-and-scotus-george-p-bushs-fake-news-senate-race/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 21:32:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/14987662/tribcast_060618_mixdown.mp3" length="47178125" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this edition of the TribCast, Texas Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek sits down with CEO Evan Smith, executive editor Ross Ramsey and reporter Emma Platoff.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this edition of the TribCast, Texas Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek sits down with CEO Evan Smith, executive editor Ross Ramsey and reporter Emma Platoff.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1968</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Looking at Greg Abbott's response to Santa Fe</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-at-greg-abbott-s-response-to-santa-fe--14930635</link><description><![CDATA[In this edition of the TribCast, Texas Tribune political reporter Patrick Svitek sits down with CEO Evan Smith, executive editor Ross Ramsey and education reporter Aliyya Swaby.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/05/30/tribcast-looking-greg-abbotts-response-santa-fe/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/14930635/tribcast_05_30_18_mixdown.mp3" length="48292849" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this edition of the TribCast, Texas Tribune political reporter Patrick Svitek sits down with CEO Evan Smith, executive editor Ross Ramsey and education reporter Aliyya Swaby.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this edition of the TribCast, Texas Tribune political reporter Patrick Svitek sits down with CEO Evan Smith, executive editor Ross Ramsey and education reporter Aliyya Swaby.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2013</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dissecting Tuesday’s party primary runoffs in Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dissecting-tuesday-s-party-primary-runoffs-in-texas--14871211</link><description><![CDATA[In this edition of the TribCast, the first one after the party primary runoffs, Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey sits down with Political Editor Aman Batheja and reporters Patrick Svitek and Emma Platoff.<br /><br />Among the topics this week:<br /><br />1. The Runoffs<br />Democrats nominated an openly gay Latina for governor — a first, and both parties filled out their ballots for Congress and the Legislature. What’s it all mean? What were the takeaways from this very low turnout election?<br /><br />2. The winners and losers<br />Some candidates tried to offset low voter interest with endorsements and donations and help from better-known state officials, like House Speaker Joe Straus and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Who’s endorsees did best? Worst?<br /><br />3. Whatyamacallits<br />The post-election analyses in the news media prompted a quiet but fervent conversation about how to describe the different Republican factions that took part in Tuesday’s elections. Apparently, everybody wants to be a conservative of some kind, and nobody wants to be a moderate of any kind.<br /><br />4. Guns, schools and politics<br />After ten were killed and 13 were wounded in a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School, southeast of Houston, last week, Gov. Greg Abbott has convened groups of lawmakers and opinion leaders to talk about what the state can do to protect students in the state’s public schools.<br /><br />Thanks for tuning in! We’ll see you next week!]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/05/23/tribcast-dissecting-texas-republican-democrat-runoff/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 21:25:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/14871211/05232018_tribcast_mixdown.mp3" length="44458869" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this edition of the TribCast, the first one after the party primary runoffs, Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey sits down with Political Editor Aman Batheja and reporters Patrick Svitek and Emma Platoff.&#13;
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Whatyamacallits<br />The post-election analyses in the news media prompted a quiet but fervent conversation about how to describe the different Republican factions that took part in Tuesday’s elections. Apparently, everybody wants to be a conservative of some kind, and nobody wants to be a moderate of any kind.<br /><br />4. Guns, schools and politics<br />After ten were killed and 13 were wounded in a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School, southeast of Houston, last week, Gov. Greg Abbott has convened groups of lawmakers and opinion leaders to talk about what the state can do to protect students in the state’s public schools.<br /><br />Thanks for tuning in! 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2018 20:48:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/14812598/tribcast_episode_abcdefghijklmnop.mp3" length="43397107" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this edition of the TribCast, the last before the May 22 primary runoff, Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief Emily Ramshaw sits down with CEO Evan Smith, Executive Editor Ross Ramsey, political reporter Patrick Svitek and a special guest, Texas Compt...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this edition of the TribCast, the last before the May 22 primary runoff, Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief Emily Ramshaw sits down with CEO Evan Smith, Executive Editor Ross Ramsey, political reporter Patrick Svitek and a special guest, Texas Compt...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1810</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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Plus, we tackle the 2020 census, the March for Our Lives protests and whether Rex Tillerson could be the University of Texas System's next chancell...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Republican congressional candidate Chip Roy joins the TribCast crew to discuss his upcoming runoff. Plus, we tackle the 2020 census, the March for Our Lives protests and whether Rex Tillerson could be the University of Texas System's next chancell...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2041</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Austin bombings, Ted Cruz and Cambridge Analytica (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/austin-bombings-ted-cruz-and-cambridge-analytica-podcast--14351136</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talked to Evan, Patrick, Alex and Democratic congressional candidate M.J. Hegar about Hegar's impending runoff, the Austin bombings and another client of now-notorious Cambridge Analytics, Ted Cruz.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/03/21/austin-bombings-ted-cruz-and-cambridge-analytica-podcast/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 19:20:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/14351136/032118_tribcast.mp3" length="32187453" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talked to Evan, Patrick, Alex and Democratic congressional candidate M.J. Hegar about Hegar's impending runoff, the Austin bombings and another client of now-notorious Cambridge Analytics, Ted Cruz.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talked to Evan, Patrick, Alex and Democratic congressional candidate M.J. 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isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/03/14/district-attorney-drama-general-election-predictions-podcast/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 19:14:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/14289278/031418_tribcast.mp3" length="30269182" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick, Jolie and GOP political consultant Tyler Norris about the primary night defeats of several district attorneys and what general election races will be the toughest matchups.  </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick, Jolie and GOP political consultant Tyler Norris about the primary night defeats of several district attorneys and what general election races will be the toughest matchups.  ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1891</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Live TribCast: Deconstructing the 2018 Texas primaries</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-tribcast-deconstructing-the-2018-texas-primaries--14227031</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's special live edition of the TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and Abby about the big takeaways from 2018 primary night — and looks ahead to the May runoffs.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/03/07/live-tribcast-deconstructing-2018-texas-primaries/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 18:59:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/14227031/tribcast_episode_postprimary_live.mp3" length="83295519" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's special live edition of the TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and Abby about the big takeaways from 2018 primary night — and looks ahead to the May runoffs.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's special live edition of the TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and Abby about the big takeaways from 2018 primary night — and looks ahead to the May runoffs.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3476</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>That time Oprah beefed with the Texas cattle industry (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/that-time-oprah-beefed-with-the-texas-cattle-industry-podcast--14179846</link><description><![CDATA[In this special edition of the Tribcast, reporter and producer Neena Satija talks with editor Aman Batheja about his story on Oprah Winfrey's beef with the Texas cattle industry.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/03/02/audio-time-oprah-beefed-cattle-industry-texas/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/14179846/oprahpodcast_final.mp3" length="33165153" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this special edition of the Tribcast, reporter and producer Neena Satija talks with editor Aman Batheja about his story on Oprah Winfrey's beef with the Texas cattle industry.  </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special edition of the Tribcast, reporter and producer Neena Satija talks with editor Aman Batheja about his story on Oprah Winfrey's beef with the Texas cattle industry.  ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>830</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>beef,oprah,politics,texas</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Hurricane Harvey six months later, O'Rourke's chances in Texas, primary fever (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hurricane-harvey-six-months-later-o-rourke-s-chances-in-texas-primary-fever-podcast--14168379</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — the last before the March primary — Emily talks to Evan, Aman, Brandon and Texas Ag Commissioner candidate Trey Blocker about high-stakes races and the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Harvey. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/28/hurricane-harvey-six-months-later-orourkes-chances-texas-primary-fever/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:09:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/14168379/022818_tribcast.mp3" length="32657857" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast — the last before the March primary — Emily talks to Evan, Aman, Brandon and Texas Ag Commissioner candidate Trey Blocker about high-stakes races and the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Harvey. </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — the last before the March primary — Emily talks to Evan, Aman, Brandon and Texas Ag Commissioner candidate Trey Blocker about high-stakes races and the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Harvey. ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2042</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>George P. Bush's "secret mansion," Republican primary fundraising (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/george-p-bush-s-secret-mansion-republican-primary-fundraising-podcast--14110950</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jay and Shannon about George P. Bush's "secret mansion," the GOP primary fundraising sweep and the Texas connection to Russian meddling in the 2016 elections. <br /> ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/21/george-p-bushs-secret-mansion-republican-primary-fundraising-podcast/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 20:56:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/14110950/tribcast_episode_jayfrench.mp3" length="48228111" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jay and Shannon about George P. Bush's "secret mansion," the GOP primary fundraising sweep and the Texas connection to Russian meddling in the 2016 elections. 
 </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jay and Shannon about George P. Bush's "secret mansion," the GOP primary fundraising sweep and the Texas connection to Russian meddling in the 2016 elections. <br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2012</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Hot or not? Hear Ross Ramsey break down his must-watch Texas primary races</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hot-or-not-hear-ross-ramsey-break-down-his-must-watch-texas-primary-races--14063913</link><description><![CDATA[Listen to Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey explain his Hotlist of dramatic and competitive primary races across the state while taking reader questions.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/15/what-are-hottest-races-texas-primary-ross-ramsey-explains-it-all/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:47:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/14063913/tribcast_episode_special_hotlist.mp3" length="32126399" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Listen to Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey explain his Hotlist of dramatic and competitive primary races across the state while taking reader questions.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Listen to Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey explain his Hotlist of dramatic and competitive primary races across the state while taking reader questions.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1340</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sarah Davis' re-election bid, Ross Ramsey's hot list</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sarah-davis-re-election-bid-ross-ramsey-s-hot-list--14055974</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily, Ross, Patrick and Emma talk to state Rep. Sarah Davis about Gov. Greg Abbott's efforts to unseat her, Ross' primary hot list and a state Supreme Court justice's quick-turn candidacy.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/14/sarah-davis-re-election-bid-ross-ramseys-hot-list/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 23:38:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/14055974/tribcast_episode_patrickchuckle.mp3" length="44560743" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily, Ross, Patrick and Emma talk to state Rep. Sarah Davis about Gov. Greg Abbott's efforts to unseat her, Ross' primary hot list and a state Supreme Court justice's quick-turn candidacy.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily, Ross, Patrick and Emma talk to state Rep. Sarah Davis about Gov. Greg Abbott's efforts to unseat her, Ross' primary hot list and a state Supreme Court justice's quick-turn candidacy.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1859</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Where's the "bathroom bill" in the 2018 primaries?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-s-the-bathroom-bill-in-the-2018-primaries--13997649</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Abby and Jay about the noticeable absence of the "bathroom bill" on the 2018 primary trail, the hottest congressional races, and a particularly timely campaign contribution received by Land Commissi...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/07/wheres-bathroom-bill-2018-primaries-podcast/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 18:51:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13997649/tribcast_episode_smellofmoney.mp3" length="44724739" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Abby and Jay about the noticeable absence of the "bathroom bill" on the 2018 primary trail, the hottest congressional races, and a particularly timely campaign contribution received by Land Commissi...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Abby and Jay about the noticeable absence of the "bathroom bill" on the 2018 primary trail, the hottest congressional races, and a particularly timely campaign contribution received by Land Commissi...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1866</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Republicans vs. Republicans and O'Rourke's fundraising haul (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/republicans-vs-republicans-and-o-rourke-s-fundraising-haul-podcast--13941494</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the Republican infighting this primary season and Beto O'Rourke closing the fundraising gap in his race to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/31/republicans-vs-republicans-and-orourkes-fundraising-haul-podcast/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:42:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13941494/tribcast_episode_paidplanetsubendorser.mp3" length="46776897" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the Republican infighting this primary season and Beto O'Rourke closing the fundraising gap in his race to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the Republican infighting this primary season and Beto O'Rourke closing the fundraising gap in his race to unseat U.S. Sen. 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Bush walking back statements on Hurricane Harvey relief and the Rainy Day Fund, and the Texas AFL-CIO's decision not to endorse Beto O'Rourke over a ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/24/george-p-bush-and-harvey-relief-afl-cios-beto-orourke-snub/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:49:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13880103/tribcast_episode_gardnerselby.mp3" length="44322967" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Edgar about Land Commissioner George P. Bush walking back statements on Hurricane Harvey relief and the Rainy Day Fund, and the Texas AFL-CIO's decision not to endorse Beto O'Rourke over a ...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Edgar about Land Commissioner George P. 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Greg Abbott's beef with a Houston state legislator.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/17/maternal-mortality-texas-special-ed-crisis-podcast/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:11:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13826762/tribcast_episode_knewyouhaditinyou.mp3" length="45641725" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Marissa, Aliyya and Patrick about the state's abysmal maternal mortality rate, its crisis in special education, and Gov. Greg Abbott's beef with a Houston state legislator.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Marissa, Aliyya and Patrick about the state's abysmal maternal mortality rate, its crisis in special education, and Gov. Greg Abbott's beef with a Houston state legislator.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1904</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A candidate's explosive past, a transportation commissioner's multiple hats and #MeToo at the Texas Capitol (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-candidate-s-explosive-past-a-transportation-commissioner-s-multiple-hats-and-metoo-at-the-texas-capitol-podcast--13772371</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Alexa, Jay and Ross about a state House candidate's pipe bomb-making history, a Texas transportation commissioner's conflict of interest, the ongoing discussion about sexual harassment at the state Capitol...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/10/candidates-explosive-past-transportation-commissioners-multiple-hats-a/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:18:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13772371/tribcastepisode_dumpsterfire.mp3" length="47941395" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Alexa, Jay and Ross about a state House candidate's pipe bomb-making history, a Texas transportation commissioner's conflict of interest, the ongoing discussion about sexual harassment at the state Capitol...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Alexa, Jay and Ross about a state House candidate's pipe bomb-making history, a Texas transportation commissioner's conflict of interest, the ongoing discussion about sexual harassment at the state Capitol...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2000</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>metoo</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Castro's PAC, an early Cruz poll (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/castro-s-pac-an-early-cruz-poll-podcast--13719381</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Ross about Julian Castro's new PAC and potential presidential ambitions — and a Ted Cruz poll showing him out in front of Beto O'Rourke.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/03/castros-pac-early-cruz-poll-podcast/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 21:45:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13719381/tribcast_episode_icandance.mp3" length="47127589" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Ross about Julian Castro's new PAC and potential presidential ambitions — and a Ted Cruz poll showing him out in front of Beto O'Rourke.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Ross about Julian Castro's new PAC and potential presidential ambitions — and a Ted Cruz poll showing him out in front of Beto O'Rourke.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1966</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The top Texas tales of 2017 (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-top-texas-tales-of-2017-podcast--13689416</link><description><![CDATA[On the final TribCast of 2017, Emily talks to Alexa, Neena, Jay and Edgar about some of the Trib's biggest stories of the year: the bathroom bill, Hurricane Harvey, the TABC scandal and our series on child sex trafficking. <br /> ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2017/12/27/top-texas-tales-2017-podcast/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 18:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13689416/tribcast_episode_wildwednesdays.mp3" length="42981223" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On the final TribCast of 2017, Emily talks to Alexa, Neena, Jay and Edgar about some of the Trib's biggest stories of the year: the bathroom bill, Hurricane Harvey, the TABC scandal and our series on child sex trafficking. 
 </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On the final TribCast of 2017, Emily talks to Alexa, Neena, Jay and Edgar about some of the Trib's biggest stories of the year: the bathroom bill, Hurricane Harvey, the TABC scandal and our series on child sex trafficking. <br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1793</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Drama at the Facilities Commission, Farenthold off the GOP ballot, McRaven departing UT System (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/drama-at-the-facilities-commission-farenthold-off-the-gop-ballot-mcraven-departing-ut-system-podcast--13639452</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Jay and Patrick about Harvey Hilderbran's troubled tenure at the Texas Facilities Commission, the Texas GOP's efforts to keep Blake Farenthold off the 2018 ballot and Chancellor Bill McRaven's de...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.texastribune.org/2017/12/20/drama-facilities-commission-farenthold-ballot-mcraven-departing/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 20:28:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13639452/tribcast_episode_rootshack.mp3" length="47495917" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Jay and Patrick about Harvey Hilderbran's troubled tenure at the Texas Facilities Commission, the Texas GOP's efforts to keep Blake Farenthold off the 2018 ballot and Chancellor Bill McRaven's de...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Jay and Patrick about Harvey Hilderbran's troubled tenure at the Texas Facilities Commission, the Texas GOP's efforts to keep Blake Farenthold off the 2018 ballot and Chancellor Bill McRaven's de...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1982</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>An Alabama Senate shake-up, a Bush-Patterson faceoff and a border land grab project (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-alabama-senate-shake-up-a-bush-patterson-faceoff-and-a-border-land-grab-project-podcast--13577321</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick, Kiah and former (and aspiring) Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson about Roy Moore's defeat in Alabama, Patterson's attempt to unseat George P. 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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about the new Texas House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness, third-quarter fundraising for congressional candidates and the state's ongoing response to Hurricane Harvey.<br /><br /><br />...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1925</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>O'Rourke v. Cruz, Abbott's Latino outreach, Confederate monuments (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/o-rourke-v-cruz-abbott-s-latino-outreach-confederate-monuments-podcast--13514837</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the Beto O'Rourke-Ted Cruz matchup, Gov. 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the special session issues the Senate is plowing through — and what the House's coping mechanism is.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Morgan about the special session issues the Senate is plowing through — and what the House's coping mechanism is.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1792</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1285ad13faa0b1c2b470ff1ba5ca873d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>School choice, property taxes and abortion (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/school-choice-property-taxes-and-abortion-podcast--13514825</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Morgan about the special session issues the Senate is plowing through — and what the House's coping mechanism 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underway in San Antonio and the special session that starts next Tuesday.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://test.texastribune.org/2017/07/12/storm-tabc-redistricting-trials-and-special-session-ahead/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:13:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12699018/332918601_texastribune_the_storm_at_tabc_redistricting_trials_and_the_special_session_ahead_podcast.mp3" length="51437491" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Ayan, Alexa and Jay about high-level changes at the state's alcohol regulator, the redistricting trials underway in San Antonio and the special session that starts next Tuesday.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Ayan, Alexa and Jay about high-level changes at the state's alcohol regulator, the redistricting trials underway in San Antonio 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(podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-yorker-on-texas-tabc-troubles-perverted-little-tarts-podcast--12699013</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Jay and Jim about Speaker Joe Straus' "bathroom bill" comments in the New Yorker, the TABC's war with Spec's and a top lobbyist's eight-year-old comments on young women drinking at Baylor.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://test.texastribune.org/2017/07/05/new-yorker-texas-tabc-troubles-perverted-little-tarts-podcast/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 18:29:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12699013/331730881_texastribune_new_yorker_on_texas_tabc_troubles_perverted_little_tarts_podcast.mp3" length="46069289" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Jay and Jim about Speaker Joe Straus' "bathroom bill" 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Supreme Court's same-sex benefits ruling, Gov. 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Dawnna Dukes' not-guilty plea in court. <br /> ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://test.texastribune.org/2017/06/30/same-sex-benefits-teacher-pay-raises-and-dawnna-dukes/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 21:04:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12699025/330984071_texastribune_same_sex_benefits_teacher_pay_raises_and_dawnna_dukes.mp3" length="45747643" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the state Supreme Court's same-sex benefits ruling, Gov. Greg Abbott's plan for teacher pay raises and state Rep. Dawnna Dukes' not-guilty plea in court. 
 </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the state Supreme Court's same-sex benefits ruling, Gov. Greg Abbott's plan for teacher pay raises and state Rep. Dawnna Dukes' not-guilty plea in court. <br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1909</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Texas Monthly best and worst list (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-texas-monthly-best-and-worst-list-podcast--12699021</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and R.G. Ratcliffe about who made the cut on Texas Monthly's biennial legislator "best and worst" list.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://test.texastribune.org/2017/06/21/texas-monthly-best-and-worst-list-podcast/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:53:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12699021/329353023_texastribune_the_texas_monthly_best_and_worst_list_podcast.mp3" length="44347411" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and R.G. Ratcliffe about who made the cut on Texas Monthly's biennial legislator "best and worst" list.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and R.G. Ratcliffe about who made the cut on Texas Monthly's biennial legislator "best and worst" list.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1850</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Texas Monthly best and worst list (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-texas-monthly-best-and-worst-list-podcast--13495910</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and R.G. Ratcliffe about who made the cut on Texas Monthly's biennial legislator "best and worst" list.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/329353023</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:51:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495910/329353023_texastribune_the_texas_monthly_best_and_worst_list_podcast.mp3" length="44347411" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and R.G. Ratcliffe about who made the cut on Texas Monthly's biennial legislator "best and worst" list.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and R.G. Ratcliffe about who made the cut on Texas Monthly's biennial legislator "best and worst" list.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1850</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1285ad13faa0b1c2b470ff1ba5ca873d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Texas Monthly best and worst list (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-texas-monthly-best-and-worst-list-podcast--12747662</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and R.G. Ratcliffe about who made the cut on Texas Monthly's biennial legislator "best and worst" list.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/329353023</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:51:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747662/329353023_texastribune_the_texas_monthly_best_and_worst_list_podcast.mp3" length="44347411" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and R.G. Ratcliffe about who made the cut on Texas Monthly's biennial legislator "best and worst" list.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and R.G. 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495912/329352703_texastribune_uttt_poll_from_the_pollsters_to_you_podcast.mp3" length="44998811" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Daron Shaw, Jim Henson and Josh Blank about the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll and what Texas voters said about everything from the president to bathroom regulations to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Daron Shaw, Jim Henson and Josh Blank about the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll and what Texas voters said about everything from the president to bathroom regulations to funding for schools.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1878</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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Tribune Poll and what Texas voters said about everything from the president to bathroom regulations to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Daron Shaw, Jim Henson and Josh Blank about the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll and what Texas voters said about everything from the president to bathroom regulations to funding for schools.<br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1878</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The state budget (with vetoes!), special session notes and Paxton’s new judge (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-state-budget-with-vetoes-special-session-notes-and-paxton-s-new-judge-podcast--13495911</link><description><![CDATA[On this 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Monday's dramatic House floor fight and Gov. 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Greg Abbott's comments at a gun range. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://test.texastribune.org/2017/05/30/post-sine-die-tribcast-podcast/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2017 18:37:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12699022/325230600_texastribune_the_post_sine_die_tribcast_podcast.mp3" length="47079027" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the prospects for a special legislative session, Monday's dramatic House floor fight and Gov. Greg Abbott's comments at a gun range. </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the prospects for a special legislative session, Monday's dramatic House floor fight and Gov. 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Garnet Coleman, D-Houston — about the Senate's late-night maneuvering on bathroom and property tax legislation.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/324328210</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 21:23:53 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747671/324328210_texastribune_a_house_senate_standoff_in_the_final_days_of_the_session_podcast.mp3" length="44099263" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and a special guest — state Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston — about the Senate's late-night maneuvering on bathroom and property tax legislation.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and a special guest — state Rep. 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Greg Abbott's surprise signing of Senate Bill 4, how the law will impact Texans, and why the floor of the Texas House is generating so much drama this week.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/321984918</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2017 21:33:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495918/321984918_texastribune_abbotts_sunday_surprise_sanctuary_cities_and_house_drama_podcast.mp3" length="39016639" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Aman talks to Evan, Ross and Alexa about Gov. Greg Abbott's surprise signing of Senate Bill 4, how the law will impact Texans, and why the floor of the Texas House is generating so much drama this week.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Aman talks to Evan, Ross and Alexa about Gov. 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Greg Abbott's surprise signing of Senate Bill 4, how the law will impact Texans, and why the floor of the Texas House is generating so much drama this week.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/321984918</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2017 21:33:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747676/321984918_texastribune_abbotts_sunday_surprise_sanctuary_cities_and_house_drama_podcast.mp3" length="39016639" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Aman talks to Evan, Ross and Alexa about Gov. Greg Abbott's surprise signing of Senate Bill 4, how the law will impact Texans, and why the floor of the Texas House is generating so much drama this week.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Aman talks to Evan, Ross and Alexa about Gov. 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Greg Abbott's theory that this might be the best session yet. <br /> ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://test.texastribune.org/2017/05/03/sanctuary-cities-bathroom-politics-abbotts-take-session/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2017 19:08:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12699125/320768194_texastribune_sanctuary_cities_bathroom_politics_abbotts_take_on_the_session_podcast.mp3" length="48658027" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the overnight debate over sanctuary cities, the status of the House's version of the bathroom bill and Gov. Greg Abbott's theory that this might be the best session yet. 
 </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the overnight debate over sanctuary cities, the status of the House's version of the bathroom bill and Gov. 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22:35:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747686/309409870_texastribune_the_uttt_pollsters_on_trump_pot_bathrooms_and_more_podcast.mp3" length="43329811" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In a special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to University of Texas/Texas Tribune pollsters Jim Henson and Daron Shaw about Donald Trump, marijuana, bathrooms and other poll results.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In a special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to University of Texas/Texas Tribune pollsters Jim Henson and Daron Shaw about Donald Trump, marijuana, bathrooms and other poll results.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1808</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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Greg Abbott's war of words with the NFL; and whether state lawmakers will tap into the Rainy Day Fund]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1854</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1285ad13faa0b1c2b470ff1ba5ca873d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Child sex-trafficking, budget woes and Abbott vs. the NFL (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/child-sex-trafficking-budget-woes-and-abbott-vs-the-nfl-podcast--12747688</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Morgan about Sold Out, the Tribune's child sex-trafficking project; Gov. 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Greg Abbott's State of the State speech, Donald Trump's travel restrictions, school vouchers and bathrooms.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/305630701</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:05:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495932/305630701_texastribune_emergencies_travel_bans_and_school_choice_podcast.mp3" length="44490635" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Patrick about Gov. Greg Abbott's State of the State speech, Donald Trump's travel restrictions, school vouchers and bathrooms.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Patrick about Gov. 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Greg Abbott's State of the State speech, Donald Trump's travel restrictions, school vouchers and bathrooms.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/305630701</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:05:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747704/305630701_texastribune_emergencies_travel_bans_and_school_choice_podcast.mp3" length="44490635" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Patrick about Gov. Greg Abbott's State of the State speech, Donald Trump's travel restrictions, school vouchers and bathrooms.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Patrick about Gov. 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495937/299022213_texastribune_planned_parenthood_cupcakes_at_trump_tower_podcast.mp3" length="46111227" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast — the last of 2016 — Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Aman about Texas kicking Planned Parenthood out of the Medicaid program and Donald Trump's consideration of two Texas ag commissioners (one current, one former) as...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — the last of 2016 — Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Aman about Texas kicking Planned Parenthood out of the Medicaid program and Donald Trump's consideration of two Texas ag commissioners (one current, one former) as agriculture secretary.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1924</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast — the last of 2016 — Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Aman about Texas kicking Planned Parenthood out of the Medicaid program and Donald Trump's consideration of two Texas ag commissioners (one current, one former) as...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — the last of 2016 — Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Aman about Texas kicking Planned Parenthood out of the Medicaid program and Donald Trump's consideration of two Texas ag commissioners (one current, one former) as agriculture secretary.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1924</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1285ad13faa0b1c2b470ff1ba5ca873d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Two Texans in the Cabinet, Paxton's Peanuts, queso 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this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Abby about Donald Trump's selections of Rick Perry and Rex Tillerson to his cabinet, Ken Paxton's battle in the "war on Christmas," Greg Abbott's wait-and-see approach to bathroom legislation and a fight over melted cheese in D.C.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/297924088</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2016 20:52:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747700/297924088_texastribune_two_texans_in_the_cabinet_paxtons_peanuts_queso_on_capitol_hill.mp3" length="43410163" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Abby about Donald Trump's selections of Rick Perry and Rex Tillerson to his cabinet, Ken Paxton's battle in the "war on Christmas," Greg Abbott's wait-and-see approach to bathroom legislation...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Abby about Donald Trump's selections of Rick Perry and Rex Tillerson to his cabinet, Ken Paxton's battle in the "war on Christmas," Greg Abbott's wait-and-see approach to bathroom legislation and a fight over melted cheese in D.C.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1811</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1285ad13faa0b1c2b470ff1ba5ca873d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tampon taxes, fetal remains, Sid Miller's beef (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tampon-taxes-fetal-remains-sid-miller-s-beef-podcast--13495938</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Alexa, Jim and Julian about the state's new rules governing fetal remains, Sid Miller's latest turn in the headlines, bills governing taxes on tampons and the Trib's yearlong Bordering on Insecurity Project.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/296726131</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:40:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495938/296726131_texastribune_tampon_taxes_fetal_remains_sid_millers_beef_podcast.mp3" length="45866075" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Alexa, Jim and Julian about the state's new rules governing fetal remains, Sid Miller's latest turn in the headlines, bills governing taxes on tampons and the Trib's yearlong Bordering on Insecurity...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Alexa, Jim and Julian about the state's new rules governing fetal remains, Sid Miller's latest turn in the headlines, bills governing taxes on tampons and the Trib's yearlong Bordering on Insecurity Project.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1913</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1285ad13faa0b1c2b470ff1ba5ca873d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tampon taxes, fetal remains, Sid Miller's beef (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tampon-taxes-fetal-remains-sid-miller-s-beef-podcast--12747703</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Alexa, Jim and Julian about the state's new rules governing fetal remains, Sid Miller's latest turn in the headlines, bills governing taxes on tampons and the Trib's yearlong Bordering on Insecurity Project.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/296726131</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:40:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747703/296726131_texastribune_tampon_taxes_fetal_remains_sid_millers_beef_podcast.mp3" length="45866075" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Alexa, Jim and Julian about the state's new rules governing fetal remains, Sid Miller's latest turn in the headlines, bills governing taxes on tampons and the Trib's yearlong Bordering on Insecurity...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Alexa, Jim and Julian about the state's new rules governing fetal remains, Sid Miller's latest turn in the headlines, bills governing taxes on tampons and the Trib's yearlong Bordering on Insecurity Project.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1913</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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and Patrick about House Speaker Joe Straus' remarks at a pre-legislative symposium and the Texan behind Donald Trump's unfounded allegations of voter fraud.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/295620737</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 23:15:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747701/295620737_texastribune_the_speakers_agenda_trumps_texas_connections.mp3" length="44258897" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talked to Evan, Ross and Patrick about House Speaker Joe Straus' remarks at a pre-legislative symposium and the Texan behind Donald Trump's unfounded allegations of voter fraud.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talked to Evan, Ross and Patrick about House Speaker Joe Straus' remarks at a pre-legislative symposium and the Texan behind Donald Trump's unfounded allegations of voter fraud.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1847</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1285ad13faa0b1c2b470ff1ba5ca873d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Charlie Strong and Texans in the Trump administration (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/charlie-strong-and-texans-in-the-trump-administration-podcast--13495943</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about UT football and Charlie Strong's potential ouster, possible Texans in the Trump administration and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's legislative priorities.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/294309343</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 21:23:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495943/294309343_texastribune_charlie_strong_and_texans_in_the_trump_administration_podcast.mp3" length="48290331" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about UT football and Charlie Strong's potential ouster, possible Texans in the Trump administration and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's legislative priorities.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about UT football and Charlie Strong's potential ouster, possible Texans in the Trump administration and Lt. Gov. 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Dan Patrick's legislative priorities.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/294309343</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 21:23:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747702/294309343_texastribune_charlie_strong_and_texans_in_the_trump_administration_podcast.mp3" length="48290331" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about UT football and Charlie Strong's potential ouster, possible Texans in the Trump administration and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's legislative priorities.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about UT football and Charlie Strong's potential ouster, possible Texans in the Trump administration and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's legislative priorities.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2015</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1285ad13faa0b1c2b470ff1ba5ca873d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Trump's deportation plans, Texas bill-filing begins (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-s-deportation-plans-texas-bill-filing-begins-podcast--13495942</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Julian about the pre-legislative flurry of bill-filing, President-elect Trump's vows to deport millions and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's list of priorities.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/293196950</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 20:53:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495942/293196950_texastribune_trumps_deportation_plans_texas_bill_filing_begins_podcast.mp3" length="43681855" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Julian about the pre-legislative flurry of bill-filing, President-elect Trump's vows to deport millions and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's list of priorities.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Julian about the pre-legislative flurry of bill-filing, President-elect Trump's vows to deport millions and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's list of priorities.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1823</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Trump's deportation plans, Texas bill-filing begins (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-s-deportation-plans-texas-bill-filing-begins-podcast--12747706</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Julian about the pre-legislative flurry of bill-filing, President-elect Trump's vows to deport millions and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's list of priorities.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/293196950</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 20:53:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747706/293196950_texastribune_trumps_deportation_plans_texas_bill_filing_begins_podcast.mp3" length="43681855" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Julian about the pre-legislative flurry of bill-filing, President-elect Trump's vows to deport millions and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's list of priorities.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Julian about the pre-legislative flurry of bill-filing, President-elect Trump's vows to deport millions and Lt. Gov. 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Donna Howard, and GOP consultants Deirdre Delisi and Brendan Steinhauser about Tuesday night's Donald Trump presidential upset.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/292275562</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2016 19:50:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495949/292275562_texastribune_live_post_election_tribcast.mp3" length="49225008" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this special post-election live TribCast, Emily, Evan and Ross talk to former Democratic state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, Democratic state Rep. Donna Howard, and GOP consultants Deirdre Delisi and Brendan Steinhauser about Tuesday night's Donald...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this special post-election live TribCast, Emily, Evan and Ross talk to former Democratic state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, Democratic state Rep. 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2016 19:02:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495945/291179973_texastribune_sid_millers_dirty_tweet_rick_perrys_senate_meddling_podcast.mp3" length="46591246" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Aman and Patrick about Sid Miller's dirty tweet, Dan Patrick's designs on a public education special session and Rick Perry's suggestion to Michael McCaul that he challenge Ted Cruz for Senate.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Aman and Patrick about Sid Miller's dirty tweet, Dan Patrick's designs on a public education special session and Rick Perry's suggestion to Michael McCaul that he challenge Ted Cruz for Senate.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1944</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7b990e4c7573d267c0dd8111d421b5ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sid Miller's dirty tweet, Rick Perry's Senate meddling (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sid-miller-s-dirty-tweet-rick-perry-s-senate-meddling-podcast--12747705</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Aman and Patrick about Sid Miller's dirty tweet, Dan Patrick's designs on a public education special session and Rick Perry's suggestion to Michael McCaul that he challenge Ted Cruz for Senate.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/291179973</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2016 19:02:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747705/291179973_texastribune_sid_millers_dirty_tweet_rick_perrys_senate_meddling_podcast.mp3" length="46591246" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Aman and Patrick about Sid Miller's dirty tweet, Dan Patrick's designs on a public education special session and Rick Perry's suggestion to Michael McCaul that he challenge Ted Cruz for Senate.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Aman and Patrick about Sid Miller's dirty tweet, Dan Patrick's designs on a public education special session and Rick Perry's suggestion to Michael McCaul that he challenge Ted Cruz for Senate.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1944</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7b990e4c7573d267c0dd8111d421b5ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>UT/TT Poll: Straight from the pollsters (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ut-tt-poll-straight-from-the-pollsters-podcast--13495946</link><description><![CDATA[On this special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Jim Henson and Josh Blank about the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, what it says about Texas voters and the race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/291020646</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 21:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495946/291020646_texastribune_uttt_poll_straight_from_the_pollsters_podcast.mp3" length="45158854" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Jim Henson and Josh Blank about the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, what it says about Texas voters and the race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Jim Henson and Josh Blank about the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, what it says about Texas voters and the race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1884</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>UT/TT Poll: Straight from the pollsters (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ut-tt-poll-straight-from-the-pollsters-podcast--12747713</link><description><![CDATA[On this special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Jim Henson and Josh Blank about the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, what it says about Texas voters and the race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/291020646</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 21:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747713/291020646_texastribune_uttt_poll_straight_from_the_pollsters_podcast.mp3" length="45158854" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Jim Henson and Josh Blank about the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, what it says about Texas voters and the race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Jim Henson and Josh Blank about the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, what it says about Texas voters and the race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1884</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Is Texas in play in 2016? (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-texas-in-play-in-2016-podcast--13495948</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jim and Aman about sky-high early voting turnout, some problems at the polls and the latest figures showing Hillary Clinton closing in on Donald Trump in Texas]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/289936468</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:42:57 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495948/289936468_texastribune_is_texas_in_play_in_2016_podcast.mp3" length="45173604" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jim and Aman about sky-high early voting turnout, some problems at the polls and the latest figures showing Hillary Clinton closing in on Donald Trump in Texas</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jim and Aman about sky-high early voting turnout, some problems at the polls and the latest figures showing Hillary Clinton closing in on Donald Trump in Texas]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1885</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Is Texas in play in 2016? (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-texas-in-play-in-2016-podcast--12747709</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jim and Aman about sky-high early voting turnout, some problems at the polls and the latest figures showing Hillary Clinton closing in on Donald Trump in Texas]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/289936468</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:42:57 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747709/289936468_texastribune_is_texas_in_play_in_2016_podcast.mp3" length="45173604" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jim and Aman about sky-high early voting turnout, some problems at the polls and the latest figures showing Hillary Clinton closing in on Donald Trump in Texas</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, 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isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/289049371</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:02:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495950/289049371_texastribune_tribcast_episode_issuewiththatfamily.mp3" length="46071414" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Patrick and Alexa about Hillary Clinton's small but symbolic Texas ad buy, our yearlong Bordering on Insecurity project and state leaders' inability to totally defund Planned Parenthood.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Patrick and Alexa about Hillary Clinton's small but symbolic Texas ad buy, our yearlong Bordering on Insecurity project and state leaders' inability to totally defund Planned Parenthood.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1922</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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(podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-s-bad-behavior-paxton-s-legal-woes-podcast--13495952</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's Tribcast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's vulgar off-mic comments about women and AG Ken Paxton's good-news-bad-news legal week.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/287342896</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:09:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495952/287342896_texastribune_trumps_bad_behavior_paxtons_legal_woes_podcast.mp3" length="43752196" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's Tribcast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's vulgar off-mic comments about women and AG Ken Paxton's good-news-bad-news legal week.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's Tribcast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's vulgar off-mic comments about women and AG Ken Paxton's good-news-bad-news legal week.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1825</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Trump's bad behavior, Paxton's legal woes (podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-s-bad-behavior-paxton-s-legal-woes-podcast--12747710</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's Tribcast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's vulgar off-mic comments about women and AG Ken Paxton's good-news-bad-news legal week.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/287342896</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:09:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747710/287342896_texastribune_trumps_bad_behavior_paxtons_legal_woes_podcast.mp3" length="43752196" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's Tribcast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's vulgar off-mic comments about women and AG Ken Paxton's good-news-bad-news legal week.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's Tribcast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's vulgar off-mic comments about women and AG Ken Paxton's good-news-bad-news legal week.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1825</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Trump and Texas Women, Endangered Children (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-and-texas-women-endangered-children-podcast--13495951</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Brandon about how GOP women in Texas are grappling with Donald Trump, and how the Legislature can fix the state's child welfare crisis.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/286171861</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2016 16:10:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495951/286171861_texastribune_trump_and_texas_women_endangered_children_podcast.mp3" length="44705604" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Brandon about how GOP women in Texas are grappling with Donald Trump, and how the Legislature can fix the state's child welfare crisis.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Brandon about how GOP women in Texas are grappling with Donald Trump, and how the Legislature can fix the state's child welfare crisis.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1865</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Trump and Texas Women, Endangered Children (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-and-texas-women-endangered-children-podcast--12747711</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Brandon about how GOP women in Texas are grappling with Donald Trump, and how the Legislature can fix the state's child welfare crisis.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/286171861</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2016 16:10:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747711/286171861_texastribune_trump_and_texas_women_endangered_children_podcast.mp3" length="44705604" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Brandon about how GOP women in Texas are grappling with Donald Trump, and how the Legislature can fix the state's child welfare crisis.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Brandon about how GOP women in Texas are grappling with Donald Trump, and how the Legislature can fix the state's child welfare crisis.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1865</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ted Cruz Forgives, Dawnna Dukes Retires (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ted-cruz-forgives-dawnna-dukes-retires-podcast--13495962</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Ted Cruz's forgiveness of Donald Trump, Ken Starr's TribFest interview on Baylor's sexual assault scandal and the political fallout from Austin Rep. Dawnna Duke's decision to retire.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/285132896</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:27:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495962/285132896_texastribune_ted_cruz_forgives_dawnna_dukes_retires_podcast.mp3" length="47098298" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Ted Cruz's forgiveness of Donald Trump, Ken Starr's TribFest interview on Baylor's sexual assault scandal and the political fallout from Austin Rep. Dawnna Duke's decision to retire.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Ted Cruz's forgiveness of Donald Trump, Ken Starr's TribFest interview on Baylor's sexual assault scandal and the political fallout from Austin Rep. 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Dawnna Duke's decision to retire.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/285132896</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:27:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747712/285132896_texastribune_ted_cruz_forgives_dawnna_dukes_retires_podcast.mp3" length="47098298" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Ted Cruz's forgiveness of Donald Trump, Ken Starr's TribFest interview on Baylor's sexual assault scandal and the political fallout from Austin Rep. Dawnna Duke's decision to retire.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Ted Cruz's forgiveness of Donald Trump, Ken Starr's TribFest interview on Baylor's sexual assault scandal and the political fallout from Austin Rep. 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Chris Paddie, R-Marshall; Sarah Isgur...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We kicked off our memorable Texas Tribune 2016 Festival on Friday with a bang (well, with a power chord): a live recording of TribCast and The Ticket 2016, featuring Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner; state Rep. 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Chris Paddie, R-Marshall; Sarah Isgur...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We kicked off our memorable Texas Tribune 2016 Festival on Friday with a bang (well, with a power chord): a live recording of TribCast and The Ticket 2016, featuring Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner; state Rep. 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Greg Abbott's explanation for how he suffered burns.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/283851575</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 22:22:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495953/283851575_texastribune_perry_dances_patrick_dings_cruz_and_abbott_reveals_an_injury_podcast.mp3" length="43268064" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about former Gov. Rick Perry's turn on Dancing With the Stars, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's suggestion that Sen. Ted Cruz could get left in the rearview and Gov. Greg Abbott's explanation for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about former Gov. Rick Perry's turn on Dancing With the Stars, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's suggestion that Sen. Ted Cruz could get left in the rearview and Gov. Greg Abbott's explanation for how he suffered burns.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1805</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Perry Dances, Patrick Dings Cruz and Abbott Reveals an Injury (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/perry-dances-patrick-dings-cruz-and-abbott-reveals-an-injury-podcast--12747718</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about former Gov. Rick Perry's turn on Dancing With the Stars, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's suggestion that Sen. Ted Cruz could get left in the rearview and Gov. Greg Abbott's explanation for how he suffered burns.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/283851575</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 22:22:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747718/283851575_texastribune_perry_dances_patrick_dings_cruz_and_abbott_reveals_an_injury_podcast.mp3" length="43268064" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about former Gov. Rick Perry's turn on Dancing With the Stars, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's suggestion that Sen. Ted Cruz could get left in the rearview and Gov. Greg Abbott's explanation for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about former Gov. Rick Perry's turn on Dancing With the Stars, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's suggestion that Sen. Ted Cruz could get left in the rearview and Gov. Greg Abbott's explanation for how he suffered burns.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1805</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5de25886076aff08506436ec86485da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Presidential Politics, Straus' Priorities and College Rankings</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/presidential-politics-straus-priorities-and-college-rankings--13495957</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Ayan, Edgar and Alexa about the latest of the presidential race in Texas, Joe Straus' priorities for the next session and how Texas schools fared in the latest college rankings.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/282920029</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 19:36:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495957/282920029_texastribune_presidential_politics_straus_priorities_and_college_rankings.mp3" length="48671548" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Ayan, Edgar and Alexa about the latest of the presidential race in Texas, Joe Straus' priorities for the next session and how Texas schools fared in the latest college rankings.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Ayan, Edgar and Alexa about the latest of the presidential race in Texas, Joe Straus' priorities for the next session and how Texas schools fared in the latest college rankings.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2031</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Presidential Politics, Straus' Priorities and College Rankings</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/presidential-politics-straus-priorities-and-college-rankings--12747715</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Ayan, Edgar and Alexa about the latest of the presidential race in Texas, Joe Straus' priorities for the next session and how Texas schools fared in the latest college rankings.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/282920029</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 19:36:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747715/282920029_texastribune_presidential_politics_straus_priorities_and_college_rankings.mp3" length="48671548" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Ayan, Edgar and Alexa about the latest of the presidential race in Texas, Joe Straus' priorities for the next session and how Texas schools fared in the latest college rankings.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Ayan, Edgar and Alexa about the latest of the presidential race in Texas, Joe Straus' priorities for the next session and how Texas schools fared in the latest college rankings.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2031</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Does Clinton Have an Edge in Texas? (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/does-clinton-have-an-edge-in-texas-podcast--13495954</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Edgar about new presidential polling numbers, shocking maternal mortality figures in Texas and a looming legislative fight over pre-K.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/281823120</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 16:39:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495954/281823120_texastribune_does_clinton_have_an_edge_in_texas_podcast.mp3" length="43568544" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Edgar about new presidential polling numbers, shocking maternal mortality figures in Texas and a looming legislative fight over pre-K.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Edgar about new presidential polling numbers, shocking maternal mortality figures in Texas and a looming legislative fight over pre-K.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1818</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Does Clinton Have an Edge in Texas? (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/does-clinton-have-an-edge-in-texas-podcast--12747714</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Edgar about new presidential polling numbers, shocking maternal mortality figures in Texas and a looming legislative fight over pre-K.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/281823120</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 16:39:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747714/281823120_texastribune_does_clinton_have_an_edge_in_texas_podcast.mp3" length="43568544" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Edgar about new presidential polling numbers, shocking maternal mortality figures in Texas and a looming legislative fight over pre-K.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily 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isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/280764646</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 16:36:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495955/280764646_texastribune_tribcas_episode_itsover.mp3" length="50910636" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This week on the TribCast, Patrick talks to Alexa, Evan and Ross about the Tribune’s Unholstered investigation, Donald Trump’s trip to Mexico and Rick Perry joining the next season of “Dancing With the Stars” as well as speculation that the former...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week on the TribCast, Patrick talks to Alexa, Evan and Ross about the Tribune’s Unholstered investigation, Donald Trump’s trip to Mexico and Rick Perry joining the next season of “Dancing With the Stars” as well as speculation that the former governor would challenge Ted 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747717/280764646_texastribune_tribcas_episode_itsover.mp3" length="50910636" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This week on the TribCast, Patrick talks to Alexa, Evan and Ross about the Tribune’s Unholstered investigation, Donald Trump’s trip to Mexico and Rick Perry joining the next season of “Dancing With the Stars” as well as speculation that the former...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week on the TribCast, Patrick talks to Alexa, Evan and Ross about the Tribune’s Unholstered investigation, Donald Trump’s trip to Mexico and Rick Perry joining the next season of “Dancing With the Stars” as well as speculation that the former governor would challenge Ted Cruz.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2124</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Trump in Texas, Campus Dildo Carry, Transgender Students (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-in-texas-campus-dildo-carry-transgender-students-podcast--13495956</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's newsworthy swing through Texas, a dildo-heavy campus carry protest at UT-Austin and a legal strike against President Obama's policy on transgender students.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/279711452</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:47:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495956/279711452_texastribune_trump_in_texas_campus_dildo_carry_transgender_students_podcast.mp3" length="47317654" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's newsworthy swing through Texas, a dildo-heavy campus carry protest at UT-Austin and a legal strike against President Obama's policy on transgender students.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's newsworthy swing through Texas, a dildo-heavy campus carry protest at UT-Austin and a legal strike against President Obama's policy on transgender students.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1974</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Trump in Texas, Campus Dildo Carry, Transgender Students (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-in-texas-campus-dildo-carry-transgender-students-podcast--12747720</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's newsworthy swing through Texas, a dildo-heavy campus carry protest at UT-Austin and a legal strike against President Obama's policy on transgender students.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/279711452</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:47:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747720/279711452_texastribune_trump_in_texas_campus_dildo_carry_transgender_students_podcast.mp3" length="47317654" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's newsworthy swing through Texas, a dildo-heavy campus carry protest at UT-Austin and a legal strike against President Obama's policy on transgender students.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's newsworthy swing through Texas, a dildo-heavy campus carry protest at UT-Austin and a legal strike against President Obama's policy on transgender students.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1974</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Perry v. the Khan Family and Trump's Texas Polling Numbers</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/perry-v-the-khan-family-and-trump-s-texas-polling-numbers--13495965</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Rick Perry keeping the Khan family in the headlines and Donald Trump's polling numbers in Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/278684009</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 18:22:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495965/278684009_texastribune_perry_v_the_khan_family_and_trumps_texas_polling_numbers.mp3" length="43203704" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Rick Perry keeping the Khan family in the headlines and Donald Trump's polling numbers in Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Rick Perry keeping the Khan family in the headlines and Donald Trump's polling numbers in Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1802</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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Bush's Trump Take and Ted Cruz's Texas Tour (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/george-p-bush-s-trump-take-and-ted-cruz-s-texas-tour-podcast--13495958</link><description><![CDATA[This week on the TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Abby and Kirby about George P. Bush's political calculus in backing Donald Trump, Ted Cruz's efforts to reconnect with Texas voters and the state's complicated relationship with NAFTA.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/277687844</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 18:01:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495958/277687844_texastribune_george_p_bushs_trump_take_and_ted_cruzs_texas_tour_podcast.mp3" length="46964464" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This week on the TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Abby and Kirby about George P. 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Bush's Trump Take and Ted Cruz's Texas Tour (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/george-p-bush-s-trump-take-and-ted-cruz-s-texas-tour-podcast--12747721</link><description><![CDATA[This week on the TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Abby and Kirby about George P. Bush's political calculus in backing Donald Trump, Ted Cruz's efforts to reconnect with Texas voters and the state's complicated relationship with NAFTA.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/277687844</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 18:01:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747721/277687844_texastribune_george_p_bushs_trump_take_and_ted_cruzs_texas_tour_podcast.mp3" length="46964464" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This week on the TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Abby and Kirby about George P. Bush's political calculus in backing Donald Trump, Ted Cruz's efforts to reconnect with Texas voters and the state's complicated relationship with NAFTA.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week on the TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Abby and Kirby about George P. 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Greg Abbott's comments on Donald Trump's takedown of a Gold Star family and Texas' first Independent lawmaker in four decades.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/276662941</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 16:55:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495959/276662941_texastribune_campus_carry_trump_vs_khan_and_an_independent_lawmaker_podcast.mp3" length="44918696" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Matthew about the anniversary of the UT Tower shooting and the rollout of campus carry, Gov. Greg Abbott's comments on Donald Trump's takedown of a Gold Star family and Texas' first Independent...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Matthew about the anniversary of the UT Tower shooting and the rollout of campus carry, Gov. 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Greg Abbott's comments on Donald Trump's takedown of a Gold Star family and Texas' first Independent lawmaker in four decades.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/276662941</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 16:55:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747723/276662941_texastribune_campus_carry_trump_vs_khan_and_an_independent_lawmaker_podcast.mp3" length="44918696" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Matthew about the anniversary of the UT Tower shooting and the rollout of campus carry, Gov. Greg Abbott's comments on Donald Trump's takedown of a Gold Star family and Texas' first Independent...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Matthew about the anniversary of the UT Tower shooting and the rollout of campus carry, Gov. 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495960/275635970_texastribune_the_democratic_convention_the_castro_brothers_and_voter_id.mp3" length="44661662" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Aman and Jim about the drama at the DNC, the political futures of Texas' Castro brothers and the 5th Circuit ruling upending Texas' voter ID law.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Aman and Jim about the drama at the DNC, the political futures of Texas' Castro brothers and the 5th Circuit ruling upending Texas' voter ID law.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1863</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Democratic Convention, the Castro Brothers and Voter ID</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-democratic-convention-the-castro-brothers-and-voter-id--12747724</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Aman and Jim about the drama at the DNC, the political futures of Texas' Castro brothers and the 5th Circuit ruling upending Texas' voter ID law.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/275635970</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2016 17:28:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747724/275635970_texastribune_the_democratic_convention_the_castro_brothers_and_voter_id.mp3" length="44661662" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Aman and Jim about the drama at the DNC, the political futures of Texas' Castro brothers and the 5th Circuit ruling upending Texas' voter ID law.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Aman and Jim about the drama at the DNC, the political futures of Texas' Castro brothers and the 5th Circuit ruling upending Texas' voter ID law.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1863</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cruz's Convention "Conscience" (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cruz-s-convention-conscience-podcast--13495961</link><description><![CDATA[On this special edition of the TribCast, Emily talks with 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type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this special edition of the TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Aman about Ted Cruz's now-notorious convention non-endorsement — and what it means for his political future.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this special edition of the TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Aman about Ted Cruz's now-notorious convention non-endorsement — and what it means for his political future.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1264</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Texans at the RNC and Julian Castro's Clinton Talk (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/texans-at-the-rnc-and-julian-castro-s-clinton-talk-podcast--13495971</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about key Texans at the Republican National Convention and HUD Secretary Julian Castro's violation of the Hatch Act.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/274561280</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:31:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495971/274561280_texastribune_texans_at_the_rnc_and_julian_castros_clinton_talk_podcast.mp3" length="49041772" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about key Texans at the Republican National Convention and HUD Secretary Julian Castro's violation of the Hatch Act.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747736/274561280_texastribune_texans_at_the_rnc_and_julian_castros_clinton_talk_podcast.mp3" length="49041772" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about key Texans at the Republican National Convention and HUD Secretary Julian Castro's violation of the Hatch Act.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about key Texans at the Republican National Convention and HUD Secretary Julian Castro's violation of the Hatch Act.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2046</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dallas Police Shooting, GOP Convention Buzz (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dallas-police-shooting-gop-convention-buzz-podcast--13495964</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Terri about the tragedy in Dallas, Gov. 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Greg Abbott's injuries and which state leaders will be at the GOP convention.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1564</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dallas Police Shooting, GOP Convention Buzz (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dallas-police-shooting-gop-convention-buzz-podcast--12747726</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Terri about the tragedy in Dallas, Gov. Greg Abbott's injuries and which state leaders will be at the GOP convention.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/273505336</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 17:03:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747726/273505336_texastribune_dallas_police_shooting_gop_convention_buzz_podcast.mp3" length="37497704" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Terri about the tragedy in Dallas, Gov. Greg Abbott's injuries and which state leaders will be at the GOP convention.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Terri about the tragedy in Dallas, Gov. Greg Abbott's injuries and which state leaders will be at the GOP convention.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1564</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Abortion Statistics, Bordering on Insecurity, Trump's Texas Hires</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-statistics-bordering-on-insecurity-trump-s-texas-hires--13495966</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jay and Alexa about the state's long-awaited release of abortion statistics, the Trib's yearlong Bordering on Insecurity project and Donald Trump's recent Texas hires.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/272458325</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 16:41:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495966/272458325_texastribune_abortion_statistics_bordering_on_insecurity_trumps_texas_hires.mp3" length="47963938" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jay and Alexa about the state's long-awaited release of abortion statistics, the Trib's yearlong Bordering on Insecurity project and Donald Trump's recent Texas hires.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jay and Alexa about the state's long-awaited release of abortion statistics, the Trib's yearlong Bordering on Insecurity project and Donald Trump's recent Texas hires.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2001</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Abortion Statistics, Bordering on Insecurity, Trump's Texas Hires</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-statistics-bordering-on-insecurity-trump-s-texas-hires--12747727</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jay and Alexa about the state's long-awaited release of abortion statistics, the Trib's yearlong Bordering on Insecurity project and Donald Trump's recent Texas hires.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/272458325</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 16:41:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747727/272458325_texastribune_abortion_statistics_bordering_on_insecurity_trumps_texas_hires.mp3" length="47963938" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jay and Alexa about the state's long-awaited release of abortion statistics, the Trib's yearlong Bordering on Insecurity project and Donald Trump's recent Texas hires.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jay and Alexa about the state's long-awaited release of abortion statistics, the Trib's yearlong Bordering on Insecurity project and Donald Trump's recent Texas hires.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2001</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Abortion Ruling, Texit and the Trump-Clinton Margin in Texas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-ruling-texit-and-the-trump-clinton-margin-in-texas--13495967</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Patrick and Alexa about the aftermath of the Supreme Court's abortion ruling, what Brexit means to Texas secessionists, and polling on the Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton matchup in Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/271422887</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:14:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495967/271422887_texastribune_abortion_ruling_texit_and_the_trump_clinton_margin_in_texas.mp3" length="46834020" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Patrick and Alexa about the aftermath of the Supreme Court's abortion ruling, what Brexit means to Texas secessionists, and polling on the Donald 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495973/270357200_texastribune_castros_veep_chances_and_trumps_campaign_cash_podcast.mp3" length="46589368" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Edgar about Julian Castro's vice presidential prospects, Donald Trump's meager campaign cash and health care cuts affecting Texas children with disabilities.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Edgar about Julian Castro's vice presidential prospects, Donald Trump's meager campaign cash and health care cuts affecting Texas children with disabilities.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1944</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Castro's Veep Chances and Trump's Campaign Cash (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/castro-s-veep-chances-and-trump-s-campaign-cash-podcast--12747731</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Edgar about Julian Castro's vice presidential prospects, Donald Trump's meager campaign cash and health care cuts affecting Texas children with disabilities.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/270357200</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2016 17:22:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747731/270357200_texastribune_castros_veep_chances_and_trumps_campaign_cash_podcast.mp3" length="46589368" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Edgar about Julian Castro's vice presidential prospects, Donald Trump's meager campaign cash and health care cuts affecting Texas children with disabilities.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Edgar about Julian Castro's vice presidential prospects, Donald Trump's meager campaign cash and health care cuts affecting Texas children with disabilities.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1944</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Orlando Shooting, Presidential Polls, STAAR Tests 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scrapping STAAR test scores.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the Texas response to the Orlando mass-shooting, new poll numbers that show a wide gap between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and a flap over scrapping STAAR test scores.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1972</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Orlando Shooting, Presidential Polls, STAAR Tests (Tribcast)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/orlando-shooting-presidential-polls-staar-tests-tribcast--12747733</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the Texas response to the Orlando mass-shooting, new poll numbers that show a wide gap between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and a flap over scrapping STAAR test scores.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/269245117</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2016 17:34:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747733/269245117_texastribune_tribcast_donttellmeitscheetos.mp3" length="47255676" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the Texas response to the Orlando mass-shooting, new poll numbers that show a wide gap between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and a flap over scrapping STAAR test scores.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the Texas response to the Orlando mass-shooting, new poll numbers that show a wide gap between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and a flap over scrapping STAAR test 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495975/268167040_texastribune_trumps_texas_fundraising_and_rep_velas_bombastic_letter.mp3" length="43024546" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast — or should we say TrumpCast — Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Jim about a Texas congressman's open letter to the presumptive GOP nominee and the conspiracy theorist at the helm (sort of) of the Travis County Republican Party.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — or should we say TrumpCast — Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Jim about a Texas congressman's open letter to the presumptive GOP nominee and the conspiracy theorist at the helm (sort of) of the Travis County Republican Party.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1795</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast — or should we say TrumpCast — Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Jim about a Texas congressman's open letter to the presumptive GOP nominee and the conspiracy theorist at the helm (sort of) of the Travis County Republican Party.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — or should we say TrumpCast — Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Jim about a Texas congressman's open letter to the presumptive GOP nominee and the conspiracy theorist at the helm (sort of) of the Travis County Republican Party.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1795</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b6b718f3dd2a6a5d3aa3fe710abb77b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Bathroom Wars, Baylor Fallout and Hillary on Texas 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May 2016 15:48:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495977/262635958_texastribune_ted_cruz_is_out_writings_on_the_bathroom_wall.mp3" length="65234666" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast — recorded live from our spring member drive happy hour — Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and a fleet of special guests on Ted Cruz's departure from the presidential race and the likelihood that the Legislature will take up...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — recorded live from our spring member drive happy hour — Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and a fleet of special guests on Ted Cruz's departure from the presidential race and the likelihood that the Legislature will take up a "bathroom bill" in 2017.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2722</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7b990e4c7573d267c0dd8111d421b5ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: GOP Leaders' No Good, Very Bad Week</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-gop-leaders-no-good-very-bad-week--12747745</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — Emily's first back at the helm — she talks to Ross, Morgan and Terri about Sid Miller's ethics challenges, Ken Paxton's legal woes and Greg Abbott's challenges fixing the state's child welfare system.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/258835343</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:58:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747745/258835343_texastribune_tribcast_gop_leaders_no_good_very_bad_week.mp3" length="42419570" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas 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2016 20:59:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747747/256333087_texastribune_tribcast_rick_perrys_voting_price_of_admission_water.mp3" length="43515454" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Kiah and Matthew about news that Rick Perry didn't vote in the primaries, about the Trib's "Price of Admission" project on the top 10% rule for college admissions, and the travails of San Antonio's Vista...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Kiah and Matthew about news that Rick Perry didn't vote in the primaries, about the Trib's "Price of Admission" project on the top 10% rule for college admissions, and the travails of San Antonio's Vista Ridge water pipeline.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1816</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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about the results — and what they mean.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/249892482</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2016 21:11:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747757/249892482_texastribune_tribcast_a_live_autopsy_of_the_texas_primaries.mp3" length="48777640" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, recorded with a live audience on the morning after Tuesday's primaries, Ross talks to Evan, Patrick, Abby and Jim about the results — and what they mean.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, recorded with a live audience on the morning after Tuesday's primaries, Ross talks to Evan, Patrick, Abby and Jim about the results — and what they mean.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2033</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/64d910dd4f2e4ae57274945e08033a16.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Perry Cleared, the UT/TT Poll and the Primaries</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-perry-cleared-the-ut-tt-poll-and-the-primaries--13495986</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Jim about the dismissal of Rick Perry's indictments, the new UT/TT Poll and next week's Democratic and Republican primaries.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/248737007</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 21:46:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495986/248737007_texastribune_tribcast_perry_cleared_the_uttt_poll_and_the_primaries.mp3" length="47867282" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Jim about the dismissal of Rick Perry's indictments, the new UT/TT Poll and next week's Democratic and Republican primaries.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Jim about the dismissal of Rick Perry's indictments, the new UT/TT Poll and next week's Democratic and Republican primaries.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1997</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/64d910dd4f2e4ae57274945e08033a16.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Perry Cleared, the UT/TT Poll and the Primaries</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-perry-cleared-the-ut-tt-poll-and-the-primaries--12747752</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Jim about the dismissal of Rick Perry's indictments, the new UT/TT Poll and next week's Democratic and Republican primaries.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/248737007</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 21:46:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747752/248737007_texastribune_tribcast_perry_cleared_the_uttt_poll_and_the_primaries.mp3" length="47867282" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Jim about the dismissal of Rick Perry's indictments, the new UT/TT Poll and next week's Democratic and Republican primaries.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Jim about the dismissal of Rick Perry's indictments, the new UT/TT Poll and next week's Democratic and Republican 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495997/247554285_texastribune_tribcast_the_primaries_death_in_texas_immigration.mp3" length="47505902" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Abby about the state of the presidential primaries, the death of Antonin Scalia and its aftermath, and how to measure what's going on with immigration and criminal justice.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Abby about the state of the presidential primaries, the death of Antonin Scalia and its aftermath, and how to measure what's going on with immigration and criminal justice.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1982</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Abby about the state of the presidential primaries, the death of Antonin Scalia and its aftermath, and how to measure what's going on with immigration and criminal justice.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Abby about the state of the presidential primaries, the death of Antonin Scalia and its aftermath, and how to measure what's going on with immigration and criminal justice.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1982</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3fda239b9a7a774e45f617e3b19683b3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tribcast: New Hampshire, Bordering on Insecurity, Dawnna Dukes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-new-hampshire-bordering-on-insecurity-dawnna-dukes--13495990</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Jay about the aftermath of New Hampshire's presidential primaries, the Tribune's new Bordering on Insecurity project, and state Rep. Dawnna Dukes deployment of state employees.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/246459605</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 01:25:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495990/246459605_texastribune_new_hampshire_bordering_on_insecurity_dawnna_dukes.mp3" length="50963956" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Jay about the aftermath of New Hampshire's presidential primaries, the Tribune's new Bordering on Insecurity project, and state Rep. Dawnna Dukes deployment of state employees.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Jay about the aftermath of New Hampshire's presidential primaries, the Tribune's new Bordering on Insecurity project, and state Rep. Dawnna Dukes deployment of state employees.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2126</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3fda239b9a7a774e45f617e3b19683b3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tribcast: New Hampshire, Bordering on Insecurity, Dawnna Dukes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-new-hampshire-bordering-on-insecurity-dawnna-dukes--12747753</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Jay about the aftermath of New Hampshire's presidential primaries, the Tribune's new Bordering on Insecurity project, and state Rep. Dawnna Dukes deployment of state employees.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/246459605</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 01:25:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747753/246459605_texastribune_new_hampshire_bordering_on_insecurity_dawnna_dukes.mp3" length="50963956" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Jay about the aftermath of New Hampshire's presidential primaries, the Tribune's new Bordering on Insecurity project, and state Rep. Dawnna Dukes deployment of state employees.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Jay about the aftermath of New Hampshire's presidential primaries, the Tribune's new Bordering on Insecurity project, and state Rep. Dawnna Dukes deployment of state employees.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2126</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3fda239b9a7a774e45f617e3b19683b3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Iowa, New Hampshire, Immigration and Ken Paxton</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-iowa-new-hampshire-immigration-and-ken-paxton--13495989</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Julian and Patrick about the state of the presidential primaries now that Iowa is behind us and New Hampshire is ahead, new flashpoints in the immigration debate, and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest tribulations.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/245298417</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2016 21:00:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495989/245298417_texastribune_tribcast_iowa_new_hampshire_immigration_and_ken_paxton.mp3" length="47997738" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Julian and Patrick about the state of the presidential primaries now that Iowa is behind us and New Hampshire is ahead, new flashpoints in the immigration debate, and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Julian and Patrick about the state of the presidential primaries now that Iowa is behind us and New Hampshire is ahead, new flashpoints in the immigration debate, and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest tribulations.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2003</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Julian and Patrick about the state of the presidential primaries now that Iowa is behind us and New Hampshire is ahead, new flashpoints in the immigration debate, and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Julian and Patrick about the state of the presidential primaries now that Iowa is behind us and New Hampshire is ahead, new flashpoints in the immigration debate, and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest tribulations.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2003</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3fda239b9a7a774e45f617e3b19683b3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: San Antonio Politics, Planned Parenthood, Campus Carry</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-san-antonio-politics-planned-parenthood-campus-carry--13495995</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Matthew about a Republican win in a Democratic district in San Antonio, unexpected indictments of Planned Parenthood's critics, and a prominent physicist's position against guns on campus.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/244071968</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2016 17:11:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495995/244071968_texastribune_tribcast_san_antonio_politics_planned_parenthood_campus_carry.mp3" length="48066972" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Matthew about a Republican win in a Democratic district in San Antonio, unexpected indictments of Planned Parenthood's critics, and a prominent physicist's position against guns on campus.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Matthew about a Republican win in a Democratic district in San Antonio, unexpected indictments of Planned Parenthood's critics, and a prominent physicist's position against guns on campus.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2005</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3fda239b9a7a774e45f617e3b19683b3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: San Antonio Politics, Planned Parenthood, Campus Carry</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-san-antonio-politics-planned-parenthood-campus-carry--12747755</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Alexa and Matthew about a Republican win in a Democratic 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of Planned Parenthood's critics, and a prominent physicist's position against guns on campus.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2005</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3fda239b9a7a774e45f617e3b19683b3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Political Money, State Police, Ken Paxton on Sports</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-political-money-state-police-ken-paxton-on-sports--13496001</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Kiah about officeholder and campaign financial reports, about Ken Paxton’s legal troubles and his official opinion on fantasy sports gambling, the state’s new education chief and the musings of its top law enforcement officer.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/242917734</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 17:12:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496001/242917734_texastribune_tribcast_political_money_state_police_ken_paxton_on_sports.mp3" length="51475176" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Kiah about officeholder and campaign financial reports, about Ken Paxton’s legal troubles and his official opinion on fantasy sports gambling, the state’s new education chief and the musings of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Kiah about officeholder and campaign financial reports, about Ken Paxton’s legal troubles and his official opinion on fantasy sports gambling, the state’s new education chief and the musings of its top law enforcement 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747758/242917734_texastribune_tribcast_political_money_state_police_ken_paxton_on_sports.mp3" length="51475176" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Kiah about officeholder and campaign financial reports, about Ken Paxton’s legal troubles and his official opinion on fantasy sports gambling, the state’s new education chief and the musings of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Terri and Kiah about officeholder and campaign financial reports, about Ken Paxton’s legal troubles and his official opinion on fantasy sports gambling, the state’s new education chief and the musings of its top law enforcement officer.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2148</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3fda239b9a7a774e45f617e3b19683b3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Abbott's Constitution, Perry's New Gig, Sharp's Blast</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-abbott-s-constitution-perry-s-new-gig-sharp-s-blast--13495991</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Emily, Matthew and Edgar about Greg Abbott's plans for the U.S. Constitution, Rick Perry's appearance on Florida's lobby rolls, the state of the presidential primaries, and Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp's displeasure with a particular sportswriter.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/241781121</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 16:36:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495991/241781121_texastribune_tribcast_episode_guesshowmuchiweigh.mp3" 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Greg Abbott's travels to Cuba.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/235649396</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 22:47:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13495999/235649396_texastribune_tribcast_cruz_talks_condoms_abbott_visits_cuba.mp3" length="39940889" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about presidential hopeful Ted Cruz's colorful commentary on the campaign trail, a super PAC that wants Rick Perry back in the race and Gov. Greg Abbott's travels to Cuba.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about presidential hopeful Ted Cruz's colorful commentary on the campaign trail, a super PAC that wants Rick Perry back in the race and Gov. 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Visit texastribune.org, where you can find more stories, podcasts and video.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/234681454</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:17:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496003/234681454_texastribune_tribcast_rattlesnakes_and_refugees_planned_parenthood_and_ted_cruz.mp3" length="46165467" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Edgar about Ag Commissioner Sid Miller's infamous Facebook post, Ted Cruz's antics in first-test Iowa and Planned Parenthood's lawsuit against the state of Texas. 

Subscribe to the TribCast...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Edgar about Ag Commissioner Sid Miller's infamous Facebook post, Ted Cruz's antics in first-test Iowa and Planned Parenthood's lawsuit against the state of Texas. <br /><br />Subscribe to the TribCast podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud or Stitcher. Visit texastribune.org, where you can find more stories, podcasts and video.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1926</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2dfac9ba5586eee1662191d545aad417.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Rattlesnakes and Refugees, Planned Parenthood and Ted Cruz</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-rattlesnakes-and-refugees-planned-parenthood-and-ted-cruz--12747763</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Edgar about Ag Commissioner Sid Miller's infamous Facebook post, Ted Cruz's antics in first-test Iowa and Planned Parenthood's lawsuit against the state of Texas. <br /><br />Subscribe to the TribCast podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud or Stitcher. Visit texastribune.org, where you can find more stories, podcasts and video.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/234681454</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:17:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747763/234681454_texastribune_tribcast_rattlesnakes_and_refugees_planned_parenthood_and_ted_cruz.mp3" length="46165467" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Edgar about Ag Commissioner Sid Miller's infamous Facebook post, Ted Cruz's antics in first-test Iowa and Planned Parenthood's lawsuit against the state of Texas. 

Subscribe to the TribCast...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Edgar about Ag Commissioner Sid Miller's infamous Facebook post, Ted Cruz's antics in first-test Iowa and Planned Parenthood's lawsuit against the state of Texas. <br /><br />Subscribe to the TribCast podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud or Stitcher. Visit texastribune.org, where you can find more stories, podcasts and video.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1926</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2dfac9ba5586eee1662191d545aad417.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Syrian Refugees, Campus Sexual Assault and the UT/TT Poll</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-syrian-refugees-campus-sexual-assault-and-the-ut-tt-poll--13496006</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Alexa and Matthew about Gov. Greg Abbott's response to Syrian refugees in Texas, an investigation into sexual assault cases at Texas A&M and the latest UT/Texas Tribune poll.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/233651681</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2015 18:45:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496006/233651681_texastribune_tribcast_syrian_refugees_campus_sexual_assault_and_the_uttt_poll.mp3" length="49445955" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Alexa and Matthew about Gov. Greg Abbott's response to Syrian refugees in Texas, an investigation into sexual assault cases at Texas A&amp;M and the latest UT/Texas Tribune poll.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Alexa and Matthew about Gov. Greg Abbott's response to Syrian refugees in Texas, an investigation into sexual assault cases at Texas A&M and the latest UT/Texas Tribune poll.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2063</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db22229add2fa0aa44a17c2f6790b932.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Syrian Refugees, Campus Sexual Assault and the UT/TT Poll</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-syrian-refugees-campus-sexual-assault-and-the-ut-tt-poll--12747765</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Alexa and Matthew about Gov. Greg Abbott's response to Syrian refugees in Texas, an investigation into sexual assault cases at Texas A&M and the latest UT/Texas Tribune poll.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/233651681</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2015 18:45:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747765/233651681_texastribune_tribcast_syrian_refugees_campus_sexual_assault_and_the_uttt_poll.mp3" length="49445955" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Alexa and Matthew about Gov. Greg Abbott's response to Syrian refugees in Texas, an investigation into sexual assault cases at Texas A&amp;M and the latest UT/Texas Tribune poll.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Alexa and Matthew about Gov. Greg Abbott's response to Syrian refugees in Texas, an investigation into sexual assault cases at Texas A&M and the latest UT/Texas Tribune poll.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2063</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db22229add2fa0aa44a17c2f6790b932.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The GOP Debate Stage and Historical Racing</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-gop-debate-stage-and-historical-racing--13496000</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the debate performances of Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush, the legislative drama over the Texas Racing Commission, and the leadership styles of Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/232620469</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2015 18:11:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496000/232620469_texastribune_tribcast_the_gop_debate_stage_and_historical_racing.mp3" length="46817007" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the debate performances of Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush, the legislative drama over the Texas Racing Commission, and the leadership styles of Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the debate performances of Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush, the legislative drama over the Texas Racing Commission, and the leadership styles of Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1953</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db22229add2fa0aa44a17c2f6790b932.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The GOP Debate Stage and Historical Racing</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-gop-debate-stage-and-historical-racing--12747767</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the debate performances of Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush, the legislative drama over the Texas Racing Commission, and the leadership styles of Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. 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Dan Patrick.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1953</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db22229add2fa0aa44a17c2f6790b932.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Hero and the Houston Mayoral Race</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-hero-and-the-houston-mayoral-race--13496002</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Alexa about Houston's mayoral race, the defeat of the city's non-discrimination ordinance and an influential House chairman's reelection bid.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/231541313</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:24:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496002/231541313_texastribune_tribcast_hero_and_the_houston_mayoral_race.mp3" length="47200114" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Alexa about Houston's mayoral race, the defeat of the city's non-discrimination ordinance and an influential House chairman's reelection bid.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Alexa about Houston's mayoral race, the defeat of the city's non-discrimination ordinance and an influential House chairman's reelection bid.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1970</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db22229add2fa0aa44a17c2f6790b932.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Hero and the Houston Mayoral Race</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-hero-and-the-houston-mayoral-race--12747769</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Alexa about Houston's mayoral race, the defeat of the city's non-discrimination ordinance and an influential House chairman's reelection bid.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/231541313</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:24:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747769/231541313_texastribune_tribcast_hero_and_the_houston_mayoral_race.mp3" length="47200114" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Alexa about Houston's mayoral race, the defeat of the city's non-discrimination ordinance and an influential House chairman's reelection bid.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Alexa about Houston's mayoral race, the defeat of the city's non-discrimination ordinance and an influential House chairman's reelection bid.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1970</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db22229add2fa0aa44a17c2f6790b932.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: "Sanctuary Cities" and Red Meat Troubles</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-sanctuary-cities-and-red-meat-troubles--13496009</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Jay, Julian and Aman about Gov. Greg Abbott's sanctuary cities message to Dallas, Texas' reaction to new cancer warnings about red meat and the latest on the Planned Parenthood investigations.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/230493575</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:52:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496009/230493575_texastribune_tribcast_sanctuary_cities_and_red_meat_troubles.mp3" length="42764898" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Jay, Julian and Aman about Gov. Greg Abbott's sanctuary cities message to Dallas, Texas' reaction to new cancer warnings about red meat and the latest on the Planned Parenthood investigations.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Jay, Julian and Aman about Gov. Greg Abbott's sanctuary cities message to Dallas, Texas' reaction to new cancer warnings about red meat and the latest on the Planned Parenthood investigations.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1784</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db22229add2fa0aa44a17c2f6790b932.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: "Sanctuary Cities" and Red Meat Troubles</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-sanctuary-cities-and-red-meat-troubles--12747771</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Jay, Julian and Aman about Gov. Greg Abbott's sanctuary cities message to Dallas, Texas' reaction to new cancer warnings about red meat and the latest on the Planned Parenthood investigations.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/230493575</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:52:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747771/230493575_texastribune_tribcast_sanctuary_cities_and_red_meat_troubles.mp3" length="42764898" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Jay, Julian and Aman about Gov. Greg Abbott's sanctuary cities message to Dallas, Texas' reaction to new cancer warnings about red meat and the latest on the Planned Parenthood investigations.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Jay, Julian and Aman about Gov. Greg Abbott's sanctuary cities message to Dallas, Texas' reaction to new cancer warnings about red meat and the latest on the Planned Parenthood investigations.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1784</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db22229add2fa0aa44a17c2f6790b932.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Planned Parenthood and Castro's VP Chatter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-planned-parenthood-and-castro-s-vp-chatter--13496004</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Alexa and Patrick about the state's move to defund Planned Parenthood, Hillary Clinton's Texas endorsements, and the vice presidential chatter around HUD Secretary and former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/229463274</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:59:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496004/229463274_texastribune_tribcast_planned_parenthood_and_castros_vp_chatter.mp3" length="45281550" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Alexa and Patrick about the state's move to defund Planned Parenthood, Hillary Clinton's Texas endorsements, and the vice presidential chatter around HUD Secretary and former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Alexa and Patrick about the state's move to defund Planned Parenthood, Hillary Clinton's Texas endorsements, and the vice presidential chatter around HUD Secretary and former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1889</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db22229add2fa0aa44a17c2f6790b932.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Planned Parenthood and Castro's VP Chatter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-planned-parenthood-and-castro-s-vp-chatter--12747773</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Alexa and Patrick about the state's move to defund Planned Parenthood, Hillary Clinton's Texas endorsements, and the vice presidential chatter around HUD Secretary and former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/229463274</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:59:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747773/229463274_texastribune_tribcast_planned_parenthood_and_castros_vp_chatter.mp3" length="45281550" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Alexa and Patrick about the state's move to defund Planned Parenthood, Hillary Clinton's Texas endorsements, and the vice presidential chatter around HUD Secretary and former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Alexa and Patrick about the state's move to defund Planned Parenthood, Hillary Clinton's Texas endorsements, and the vice presidential chatter around HUD Secretary and former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1889</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db22229add2fa0aa44a17c2f6790b932.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Campus "Dildo" Carry and Clinton's Texas Swing</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-campus-dildo-carry-and-clinton-s-texas-swing--13496005</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about UT's phallic protest against campus carry, Hillary Clinton's big week in Texas and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's interim agenda.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/228383736</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 16:40:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496005/228383736_texastribune_tribcast_campus_dildo_carry_and_clintons_texas_swin.mp3" length="45375540" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about UT's phallic protest against campus carry, Hillary Clinton's big week in Texas and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's interim agenda.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about UT's phallic protest against campus carry, Hillary Clinton's big week in Texas and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's interim agenda.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1891</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db22229add2fa0aa44a17c2f6790b932.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Campus "Dildo" Carry and Clinton's Texas Swing</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-campus-dildo-carry-and-clinton-s-texas-swing--12747778</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about UT's phallic protest against campus carry, Hillary Clinton's big week in Texas and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's interim agenda.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/228383736</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 16:40:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747778/228383736_texastribune_tribcast_campus_dildo_carry_and_clintons_texas_swin.mp3" length="45375540" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about UT's phallic protest against campus carry, Hillary Clinton's big week in Texas and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's interim agenda.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about UT's phallic protest against campus carry, Hillary Clinton's big week in Texas and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's interim agenda.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1891</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db22229add2fa0aa44a17c2f6790b932.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: God &amp; Government, Dewhurst's Debt and Texas Textbooks</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-god-government-dewhurst-s-debt-and-texas-textbooks--13496014</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Jay about the Trib's God & Governing documentary project, former Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's looming campaign debt and the flap over Texas textbooks.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/227485235</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2015 13:47:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496014/227485235_texastribune_god_government_dewhursts_debt_and_texas_textbooks_1.mp3" length="44964423" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Jay about the Trib's God &amp; Governing documentary project, former Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's looming campaign debt and the flap over Texas textbooks.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Jay about the Trib's God & Governing documentary project, former Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's looming campaign debt and the flap over Texas textbooks.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1876</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2dfac9ba5586eee1662191d545aad417.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: God &amp; Government, Dewhurst's Debt and Texas Textbooks</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-god-government-dewhurst-s-debt-and-texas-textbooks--12747775</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Jay about the Trib's God & Governing documentary project, former Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's looming campaign debt and the flap over Texas textbooks.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/227485235</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2015 13:47:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747775/227485235_texastribune_god_government_dewhursts_debt_and_texas_textbooks_1.mp3" length="44964423" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Jay about the Trib's God &amp; Governing documentary project, former Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's looming campaign debt and the flap over Texas textbooks.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Jay about the Trib's God & Governing documentary project, former Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's looming campaign debt and the flap over Texas textbooks.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1876</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2dfac9ba5586eee1662191d545aad417.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Curtains for Carly, Cruz's Washington Week</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-curtains-for-carly-cruz-s-washington-week--13496011</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about presidential candidates' support in Texas, Ted Cruz's Planned Parenthood politics in Washington and what the speaker's race means for Texas' congressional delegation.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/226331524</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:31:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496011/226331524_texastribune_tribcast_curtains_for_carly_cruzs_washington_week.mp3" length="46363189" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about presidential candidates' support in Texas, Ted Cruz's Planned Parenthood politics in Washington and what the speaker's race means for Texas' congressional delegation.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about presidential candidates' support in Texas, Ted Cruz's Planned Parenthood politics in Washington and what the speaker's race means for Texas' congressional delegation.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1934</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db22229add2fa0aa44a17c2f6790b932.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Curtains for Carly, Cruz's Washington Week</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-curtains-for-carly-cruz-s-washington-week--12747772</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about presidential candidates' support in Texas, Ted Cruz's Planned Parenthood politics in Washington and what the speaker's race means for Texas' congressional delegation.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/226331524</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:31:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747772/226331524_texastribune_tribcast_curtains_for_carly_cruzs_washington_week.mp3" length="46363189" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about presidential candidates' support in Texas, Ted Cruz's Planned Parenthood politics in Washington and what the speaker's race means for Texas' congressional delegation.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about presidential candidates' support in Texas, Ted Cruz's Planned Parenthood politics in Washington and what the speaker's race means for Texas' congressional delegation.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1934</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db22229add2fa0aa44a17c2f6790b932.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Primary Drop-Outs and a Wendy Davis Interview</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-primary-drop-outs-and-a-wendy-davis-interview--13496007</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Patrick and Edgar about the latest shakeup on the presidential campaign trail, legal action over Medicaid rate cuts and Wendy Davis' interview with Rolling Stone magazine.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/225240331</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 17:53:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496007/225240331_texastribune_tribcast_primary_drop_outs_and_a_wendy_davis_interview.mp3" length="46436905" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Patrick and Edgar about the latest shakeup on the presidential campaign trail, legal action over Medicaid rate cuts and Wendy Davis' interview with Rolling Stone magazine.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Patrick and Edgar about the latest shakeup on the presidential campaign trail, legal action over Medicaid rate cuts and Wendy Davis' interview with Rolling Stone magazine.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1937</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/14632dacc277a931d33e9a822d64dc7b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Primary Drop-Outs and a Wendy Davis Interview</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-primary-drop-outs-and-a-wendy-davis-interview--12747776</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Patrick and Edgar about the latest shakeup on the presidential campaign trail, legal action over Medicaid rate cuts and Wendy Davis' interview with Rolling Stone magazine.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/225240331</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 17:53:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747776/225240331_texastribune_tribcast_primary_drop_outs_and_a_wendy_davis_interview.mp3" length="46436905" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Patrick and Edgar about the latest shakeup on the presidential campaign trail, legal action over Medicaid rate cuts and Wendy Davis' interview with Rolling Stone magazine.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Patrick and Edgar about the latest shakeup on the presidential campaign trail, legal action over Medicaid rate cuts and Wendy Davis' interview with Rolling Stone magazine.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1937</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/14632dacc277a931d33e9a822d64dc7b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Perry Exit, Trump in Texas, George P. Bush</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-perry-exit-trump-in-texas-george-p-bush--13496018</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Patrick and Jay about Rick Perry's exit from the 2016 race, the outsider appeal of GOP frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben Carson, and George P. Bush's timesheet.<br /><br />Like what you hear? Follow The Texas Tribune on Twitter for more podcasts, news and video. twitter.com/texastribune]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/224444466</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:52:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496018/224444466_texastribune_tribcast_perry_exit_trump_in_texas_george_p_bush.mp3" length="50804021" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Patrick and Jay about Rick Perry's exit from the 2016 race, the outsider appeal of GOP frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben Carson, and George P. Bush's timesheet.

Like what you hear? Follow The Texas...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Patrick and Jay about Rick Perry's exit from the 2016 race, the outsider appeal of GOP frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben Carson, and George P. Bush's timesheet.<br /><br />Like what you hear? Follow The Texas Tribune on Twitter for more podcasts, news and video. twitter.com/texastribune]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2120</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/542fa09cde1231d1d799f4b403570acd.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Perry Exit, Trump in Texas, George P. Bush</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-perry-exit-trump-in-texas-george-p-bush--12747774</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Patrick and Jay about Rick Perry's exit from the 2016 race, the outsider appeal of GOP frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben Carson, and George P. Bush's timesheet.<br /><br />Like what you hear? Follow The Texas Tribune on Twitter for more podcasts, news and video. twitter.com/texastribune]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/224444466</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:52:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747774/224444466_texastribune_tribcast_perry_exit_trump_in_texas_george_p_bush.mp3" length="50804021" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Patrick and Jay about Rick Perry's exit from the 2016 race, the outsider appeal of GOP frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben Carson, and George P. Bush's timesheet.

Like what you hear? Follow The Texas...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Patrick and Jay about Rick Perry's exit from the 2016 race, the outsider appeal of GOP frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben Carson, and George P. Bush's timesheet.<br /><br />Like what you hear? Follow The Texas Tribune on Twitter for more podcasts, news and video. twitter.com/texastribune]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2120</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/542fa09cde1231d1d799f4b403570acd.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Paid to Prosecute and Ted Cruz's Travels</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-paid-to-prosecute-and-ted-cruz-s-travels--13496008</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Jay about Ted Cruz's time in the limelight and a major Tribune investigation into an unusual relationship between a giant insurance company and the Travis County district attorney's office.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/223083637</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:10:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496008/223083637_texastribune_tribcast_paid_to_prosecute_and_ted_cruzs_travels.mp3" length="46144853" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Jay about Ted Cruz's time in the limelight and a major Tribune investigation into an unusual relationship between a giant insurance company and the Travis County district attorney's office.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Jay about Ted Cruz's time in the limelight and a major Tribune investigation into an unusual relationship between a giant insurance company and the Travis County district attorney's office.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1925</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Paid to Prosecute and Ted Cruz's Travels</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-paid-to-prosecute-and-ted-cruz-s-travels--12747782</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Jay about Ted Cruz's time in the limelight and a major Tribune investigation into an unusual relationship between a giant insurance company and the Travis County district attorney's office.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/223083637</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:10:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747782/223083637_texastribune_tribcast_paid_to_prosecute_and_ted_cruzs_travels.mp3" length="46144853" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Jay about Ted Cruz's time in the limelight and a major Tribune investigation into an unusual relationship between a giant insurance company and the Travis County district attorney's office.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Jay about Ted Cruz's time in the limelight and a major Tribune investigation into an unusual relationship between a giant insurance company and the Travis County district attorney's office.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1925</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Paxton's Lawyers, Perry's Case and Abbott's Emails</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-paxton-s-lawyers-perry-s-case-and-abbott-s-emails--13496010</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Edgar, Kiah and Morgan about Attorney General Ken Paxton's revolving door of lawyers, the state's involvement in Rick Perry's criminal case and what's revealed in Gov. Greg Abbott's health care emails.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/222032538</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2015 15:57:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496010/222032538_texastribune_tribcast_paxtons_lawyers_perrys_case_and_abbotts_emails.mp3" length="47627781" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Edgar, Kiah and Morgan about Attorney General Ken Paxton's revolving door of lawyers, the state's involvement in Rick Perry's criminal case and what's revealed in Gov. Greg Abbott's health care emails.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Edgar, Kiah and Morgan about Attorney General Ken Paxton's revolving door of lawyers, the state's involvement in Rick Perry's criminal case and what's revealed in Gov. 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Greg Abbott's health care emails.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1987</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Sid Miller, George P. Bush, Confederate Statues</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-sid-miller-george-p-bush-confederate-statues--13496012</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Alexa and Jim about Sid Miller's atomic Facebook post, George P. Bush's agency clean-up, the second round of Ken Paxton indictments and the status of Confederate statues on the UT campus and elsewhere.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/220013408</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 22:43:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496012/220013408_texastribune_tribcast_sid_miller_george_p_bush_confederate_statues.mp3" length="51832203" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Alexa and Jim about Sid Miller's atomic Facebook post, George P. Bush's agency clean-up, the second round of Ken Paxton indictments and the status of Confederate statues on the UT campus and elsewhere.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Alexa and Jim about Sid Miller's atomic Facebook post, George P. Bush's agency clean-up, the second round of Ken Paxton indictments and the status of Confederate statues on the UT campus and elsewhere.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2163</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Sid Miller, George P. Bush, Confederate Statues</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-sid-miller-george-p-bush-confederate-statues--12747780</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Alexa and Jim about Sid Miller's atomic Facebook post, George P. Bush's agency clean-up, the second round of Ken Paxton indictments and the status of Confederate statues on the UT campus and elsewhere.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/220013408</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 22:43:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747780/220013408_texastribune_tribcast_sid_miller_george_p_bush_confederate_statues.mp3" length="51832203" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Alexa and Jim about Sid Miller's atomic Facebook post, George P. Bush's agency clean-up, the second round of Ken Paxton indictments and the status of Confederate statues on the UT campus and elsewhere.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Alexa and Jim about Sid Miller's atomic Facebook post, George P. 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496013/218930108_texastribune_tribcast_perrys_money_woes_and_the_presidential_debate_stage.mp3" length="45005813" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Abby about Rick Perry's presidential money struggles, his GOP debate performance and security questions at the state Capitol.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Abby about Rick Perry's presidential money struggles, his GOP debate performance and security questions at the state Capitol.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1878</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Perry's Money Woes and the Presidential Debate Stage</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-perry-s-money-woes-and-the-presidential-debate-stage--12747781</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Abby about Rick Perry's presidential money struggles, his GOP debate performance and security questions at the state Capitol.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/218930108</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:48:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747781/218930108_texastribune_tribcast_perrys_money_woes_and_the_presidential_debate_stage.mp3" length="45005813" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Abby about Rick Perry's presidential money struggles, his GOP debate performance and security questions at the state Capitol.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Abby about Rick Perry's presidential money struggles, his GOP debate performance and security questions at the state Capitol.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1878</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Paxton, Perry and Planned Parenthood</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-paxton-perry-and-planned-parenthood--13496015</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Morgan and 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747785/217920608_texastribune_tribcast_paxton_perry_and_planned_parenthood.mp3" length="44153061" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Morgan and Patrick about Attorney General Ken Paxton's legal hot water, Rick Perry's failure to make the first GOP debate and the latest undercover Planned Parenthood video — this one in Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Morgan and Patrick about Attorney General Ken Paxton's legal hot water, Rick Perry's failure to make the first GOP debate and the latest undercover Planned Parenthood video — this one in Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1842</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tribcast: Planned Parenthood, Ken Paxton and Ted Cruz</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-planned-parenthood-ken-paxton-and-ted-cruz--13496021</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Patrick and Morgan about the politics of the Planned Parenthood videos and this week's Senate Health and Human Service Committee hearing, the latest on Attorney General Ken Paxton and that Collin County grand jury, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's beef with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/216896153</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:32:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496021/216896153_texastribune_tribcast_planned_parenthood_ken_paxton_and_ted_cruz.mp3" length="51772381" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Patrick and Morgan about the politics of the Planned Parenthood videos and this week's Senate Health and Human Service Committee hearing, the latest on Attorney General Ken Paxton and that Collin County...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Patrick and Morgan about the politics of the Planned Parenthood videos and this week's Senate Health and Human Service Committee hearing, the latest on Attorney General Ken Paxton and that Collin County grand jury, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's beef with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2160</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tribcast: Planned Parenthood, Ken Paxton and Ted Cruz</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-planned-parenthood-ken-paxton-and-ted-cruz--12747784</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Patrick and Morgan about the politics of the Planned Parenthood videos and this week's Senate Health and Human Service Committee hearing, the latest on Attorney General Ken Paxton and that Collin County grand jury, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's beef with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/216896153</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:32:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747784/216896153_texastribune_tribcast_planned_parenthood_ken_paxton_and_ted_cruz.mp3" length="51772381" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Patrick and Morgan about the politics of the Planned Parenthood videos and this week's Senate Health and Human Service Committee hearing, the latest on Attorney General Ken Paxton and that Collin County...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Patrick and Morgan about the politics of the Planned Parenthood videos and this week's Senate Health and Human Service Committee hearing, the latest on Attorney General Ken Paxton and that Collin County grand jury, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's beef with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2160</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Sandra Bland, Chapo Guzman and Donald Trump</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-sandra-bland-chapo-guzman-and-donald-trump--13496016</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Alana and Julian about the Sandra Bland death investigation in Waller County, Chapo Guzman's escape from a Mexican prison and Donald Trump's impending visit to the Texas-Mexico border.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/215859248</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:58:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496016/215859248_texastribune_tribcast_sandra_bland_chapo_guzman_and_donald_trump.mp3" length="45472046" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Alana and Julian about the Sandra Bland death investigation in Waller County, Chapo Guzman's escape from a Mexican prison and Donald Trump's impending visit to the Texas-Mexico border.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Alana and Julian about the Sandra Bland death investigation in Waller County, Chapo Guzman's escape from a Mexican prison and Donald Trump's impending visit to the Texas-Mexico border.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1898</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Sandra Bland, Chapo Guzman and Donald Trump</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-sandra-bland-chapo-guzman-and-donald-trump--12747783</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Alana and Julian about the Sandra Bland death investigation in Waller County, Chapo Guzman's escape from a Mexican prison and Donald Trump's impending visit to the Texas-Mexico border.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/215859248</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:58:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747783/215859248_texastribune_tribcast_sandra_bland_chapo_guzman_and_donald_trump.mp3" length="45472046" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Alana and Julian about the Sandra Bland death investigation in Waller County, Chapo Guzman's escape from a Mexican prison and Donald Trump's impending visit to the Texas-Mexico border.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Alana and Julian about the Sandra Bland death investigation in Waller County, Chapo Guzman's escape from a Mexican prison and Donald Trump's impending visit to the Texas-Mexico border.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1898</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Conversation With House Speaker Joe Straus</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-conversation-with-house-speaker-joe-straus--13496019</link><description><![CDATA[Straus, R-San Antonio, was first elected to the Texas House in a special election in February 2005. He was elected speaker of the House in 2009 and won a fourth term in that post for the 84th legislative session. His district includes the Bexar County communities of Alamo Heights, Olmos Park, Terrell Hills and northeast San Antonio. Straus previously served on numerous campaigns for federal, state and local candidates.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/215591590</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:49:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496019/215591590_texastribune_output.mp3" length="27695665" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Straus, R-San Antonio, was first elected to the Texas House in a special election in February 2005. He was elected speaker of the House in 2009 and won a fourth term in that post for the 84th legislative session. 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Straus previously served on numerous campaigns for federal, state and local candidates.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3462</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7b990e4c7573d267c0dd8111d421b5ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Conversation With House Speaker Joe Straus</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-conversation-with-house-speaker-joe-straus--12747791</link><description><![CDATA[Straus, R-San Antonio, was first elected to the Texas House in a special election in February 2005. He was elected speaker of the House in 2009 and won a fourth term in that post for the 84th legislative session. His district includes the Bexar County communities of Alamo Heights, Olmos Park, Terrell Hills and northeast San Antonio. Straus previously served on numerous campaigns for federal, state and local candidates.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/215591590</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:49:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747791/215591590_texastribune_output.mp3" length="27695665" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Straus, R-San Antonio, was first elected to the Texas House in a special election in February 2005. He was elected speaker of the House in 2009 and won a fourth term in that post for the 84th legislative session. His district includes the Bexar County...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Straus, R-San Antonio, was first elected to the Texas House in a special election in February 2005. He was elected speaker of the House in 2009 and won a fourth term in that post for the 84th legislative session. 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Greg Abbott's emails and Texas voters' perceptions on everything from presidential hopefuls to gay marriage and marijuana.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/211847835</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 22:52:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496025/211847835_texastribune_tribcast_abbotts_emails_and_uttts_summer_poll.mp3" length="48439717" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jim about the contents of Gov. Greg Abbott's emails and Texas voters' perceptions on everything from presidential hopefuls to gay marriage and marijuana.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jim about the contents of Gov. Greg Abbott's emails and Texas voters' perceptions on everything from presidential hopefuls to gay marriage and marijuana.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2021</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7d676c6010f41356c0f73b4cca8928a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Abbott's Emails and UT/TT's Summer Poll</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-abbott-s-emails-and-ut-tt-s-summer-poll--12747792</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jim about the contents of Gov. Greg Abbott's emails and Texas voters' perceptions on everything from presidential hopefuls to gay marriage and marijuana.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/211847835</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 22:52:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747792/211847835_texastribune_tribcast_abbotts_emails_and_uttts_summer_poll.mp3" length="48439717" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jim about the contents of Gov. Greg Abbott's emails and Texas voters' perceptions on everything from presidential hopefuls to gay marriage and marijuana.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jim about the contents of Gov. Greg Abbott's emails and Texas voters' perceptions on everything from presidential hopefuls to gay marriage and marijuana.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2021</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7d676c6010f41356c0f73b4cca8928a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Best &amp; Worst and Big Lege Departures</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-best-worst-and-big-lege-departures--13496026</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about the Texas Monthly Best & Worst list, the San Antonio mayoral race, some big departures from the Texas Legislature and Jeb Bush's presidential announcement.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/210778552</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2015 18:18:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496026/210778552_texastribune_tribcast_best_worst_and_big_lege_departures.mp3" length="39052747" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about the Texas Monthly Best &amp; Worst list, the San Antonio mayoral race, some big departures from the Texas Legislature and Jeb Bush's presidential announcement.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about the Texas Monthly Best & Worst list, the San Antonio mayoral race, some big departures from the Texas Legislature and Jeb Bush's presidential announcement.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1954</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Best &amp; Worst and Big Lege Departures</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-best-worst-and-big-lege-departures--12747796</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about the Texas Monthly Best & Worst list, the San Antonio mayoral race, some big departures from the Texas Legislature and Jeb Bush's presidential announcement.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/210778552</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2015 18:18:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747796/210778552_texastribune_tribcast_best_worst_and_big_lege_departures.mp3" length="39052747" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about the Texas Monthly Best &amp; Worst list, the San Antonio mayoral race, some big departures from the Texas Legislature and Jeb Bush's presidential announcement.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about the Texas Monthly Best & Worst list, the San Antonio mayoral race, some big departures from the Texas Legislature and Jeb Bush's presidential announcement.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1953</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Deconstructing the Session: Memorable Moments</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/deconstructing-the-session-memorable-moments--13496024</link><description><![CDATA[Members of the 84th Legislature rode off into the sunset on June 1 leaving plenty of memorable moments in their trails. Listen to our recap of some of those moments as part of a special episode of Texas Standard.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/209752929</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 21:07:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496024/209752929_texastribune_deconstructing_the_session_memorable_moments.mp3" length="5405162" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Members of the 84th Legislature rode off into the sunset on June 1 leaving plenty of memorable moments in their trails. Listen to our recap of some of those moments as part of a special episode of Texas Standard.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Members of the 84th Legislature rode off into the sunset on June 1 leaving plenty of memorable moments in their trails. Listen to our recap of some of those moments as part of a special episode of Texas Standard.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>169</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7b990e4c7573d267c0dd8111d421b5ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Deconstructing the Session: Memorable Moments</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/deconstructing-the-session-memorable-moments--12747788</link><description><![CDATA[Members of the 84th Legislature rode off into the sunset on June 1 leaving plenty of memorable moments in their trails. 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Listen to our recap of some of those moments as part of a special episode of Texas Standard.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>169</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7b990e4c7573d267c0dd8111d421b5ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: On the Trail and Back at the Capitol</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-on-the-trail-and-back-at-the-capitol--13496029</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Matthew, Alana and Patrick about Rick Perry's campaign swing through Iowa, Ted Cruz's fundraising visit to the border and House Speaker Joe Straus' recap on the legislative session that was.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/209707588</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 15:59:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496029/209707588_texastribune_tribcast_on_the_trail_and_back_at_the_capitol.mp3" length="37554871" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Matthew, Alana and Patrick about Rick Perry's campaign swing through Iowa, Ted Cruz's fundraising visit to the border and House Speaker Joe Straus' recap on the legislative session that was.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Matthew, Alana and Patrick about Rick Perry's campaign swing through Iowa, Ted Cruz's fundraising visit to the border and House Speaker Joe Straus' recap on the legislative session that was.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1879</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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Edition</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-sine-die-edition--13496035</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the drama — or lack thereof — in the 84th Texas Legislature, Dan Patrick's political future and Rick Perry's big announcement.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/208663581</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2015 20:10:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496035/208663581_texastribune_tribcast_the_sine_die_edition.mp3" length="29614043" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the drama — or lack thereof — in the 84th Texas Legislature, Dan Patrick's political future and Rick Perry's big announcement.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the drama — or lack thereof — in the 84th Texas Legislature, Dan Patrick's political future and Rick Perry's big announcement.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2011</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The Sine Die Edition</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-sine-die-edition--12747801</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the drama — or lack thereof — in the 84th Texas Legislature, Dan Patrick's political future and Rick Perry's big announcement.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/208663581</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2015 20:10:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747801/208663581_texastribune_tribcast_the_sine_die_edition.mp3" length="29614043" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the drama — or lack thereof — in the 84th Texas Legislature, Dan Patrick's political future and Rick Perry's big announcement.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the drama — or lack thereof — in the 84th Texas Legislature, Dan Patrick's political future and Rick Perry's big announcement.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2011</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The House's Very Long Night</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-house-s-very-long-night--13496034</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Morgan about Tuesday's mega-night in the Texas House, from parliamentary tricks and brokered deals to ethics, campus carry and abortion insurance.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/207484749</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 16:29:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496034/207484749_texastribune_tribcast_the_houses_very_long_night.mp3" length="30439199" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Morgan about Tuesday's mega-night in the Texas House, from parliamentary tricks and brokered deals to ethics, campus carry and abortion insurance.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Morgan about Tuesday's mega-night in the Texas House, from parliamentary tricks and brokered deals to ethics, campus carry and abortion insurance.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1969</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The House's Very Long Night</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-house-s-very-long-night--12747802</link><description><![CDATA[In this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Morgan about Tuesday's mega-night in the Texas House, from 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Greg Abbott's first veto and former Gov. Rick Perry's forthcoming presidential announcement.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/206428851</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2015 20:33:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496032/206428851_texastribune_tribcast_the_big_deal_abbotts_veto_and_perrys_chances.mp3" length="29272951" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Aman and Jim about negotiations on a massive legislative deal, Gov. Greg Abbott's first veto and former Gov. Rick Perry's forthcoming presidential announcement.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Aman and Jim about negotiations on a massive legislative deal, Gov. Greg Abbott's first veto and former Gov. 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Rick Perry's forthcoming presidential announcement.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/206428851</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2015 20:33:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747803/206428851_texastribune_tribcast_the_big_deal_abbotts_veto_and_perrys_chances.mp3" length="29272951" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Aman and Jim about negotiations on a massive legislative deal, Gov. Greg Abbott's first veto and former Gov. Rick Perry's forthcoming presidential announcement.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Aman and Jim about negotiations on a massive legislative deal, Gov. Greg Abbott's first veto and former Gov. Rick Perry's forthcoming presidential announcement.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1918</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Budgetline: Numbers Aren't Everything</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/budgetline-numbers-aren-t-everything--13496028</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode of Budgetline, Aman and Ross explore riders — descriptive items in the state budget meant to direct agencies how to spend state money. Often, they're a place where budget writers sneak policy and legislative instructions into state law.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/206109878</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2015 22:19:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496028/206109878_texastribune_budgetline_numbers_arent_everything.mp3" length="4741217" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode of Budgetline, Aman and Ross explore riders — descriptive items in the state budget meant to direct agencies how to spend state money. Often, they're a place where budget writers sneak policy and legislative instructions into state law.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of Budgetline, Aman and Ross explore riders — descriptive items in the state budget meant to direct agencies how to spend state money. Often, they're a place where budget writers sneak policy and legislative instructions into state law.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>324</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f126350697565fe3ff9e2a82e09c1ab2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Budgetline: Numbers Aren't Everything</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/budgetline-numbers-aren-t-everything--12747798</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode of Budgetline, Aman and Ross explore riders — descriptive items in the state budget meant to direct agencies how to spend state money. Often, they're a place where budget writers sneak policy and legislative instructions into state law.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/206109878</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2015 22:19:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747798/206109878_texastribune_budgetline_numbers_arent_everything.mp3" length="4741217" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode of Budgetline, Aman and Ross explore riders — descriptive items in the state budget meant to direct agencies how to spend state money. Often, they're a place where budget writers sneak policy and legislative instructions into state law.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of Budgetline, Aman and Ross explore riders — descriptive items in the state budget meant to direct agencies how to spend state money. Often, they're a place where budget writers sneak policy and legislative instructions into state law.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>324</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f126350697565fe3ff9e2a82e09c1ab2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Deep Fryers, Lapel Cameras and Franchise Taxes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-deep-fryers-lapel-cameras-and-franchise-taxes--13496033</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jim about the ongoing drama over hidden cameras in the Lege, negotiations on a tax cut deal, and the ag commissioner's effort to return deep fryers and soda machines to public schools.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/205310886</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2015 17:19:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496033/205310886_texastribune_tribcast_deep_fryers_lapel_cameras_and_franchise_taxes.mp3" length="27601431" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jim about the ongoing drama over hidden cameras in the Lege, negotiations on a tax cut deal, and the ag commissioner's effort to return deep fryers and soda machines to public schools.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jim about the ongoing drama over hidden cameras in the Lege, negotiations on a tax cut deal, and the ag commissioner's effort to return deep fryers and soda machines to public schools.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1839</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Deep Fryers, Lapel Cameras and Franchise Taxes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-deep-fryers-lapel-cameras-and-franchise-taxes--12747808</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jim about the ongoing drama over hidden cameras in the Lege, negotiations on a tax cut deal, and the ag commissioner's effort to return deep fryers and soda machines to public schools.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/205310886</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2015 17:19:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747808/205310886_texastribune_tribcast_deep_fryers_lapel_cameras_and_franchise_taxes.mp3" length="27601431" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jim about the ongoing drama over hidden cameras in the Lege, negotiations on a tax cut deal, and the ag commissioner's effort to return deep fryers and soda machines to public schools.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jim about the ongoing drama over hidden cameras in the Lege, negotiations on a tax cut deal, and the ag commissioner's effort to return deep fryers and soda machines to public schools.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1839</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Jade Helm 15 and Secret Capitol Videos</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-jade-helm-15-and-secret-capitol-videos--13496039</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Patrick about a group secretly recording lawmakers in the Capitol, the flap over Gov. Greg Abbott's response to a U.S. military exercise and this profile of state Rep. Jonathan Stickland.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/204209768</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2015 17:16:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496039/204209768_texastribune_tribcast_jade_helm_15_and_secret_capitol_videos.mp3" length="29538928" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Patrick about a group secretly recording lawmakers in the Capitol, the flap over Gov. Greg Abbott's response to a U.S. military exercise and this profile of state Rep. Jonathan Stickland.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Patrick about a group secretly recording lawmakers in the Capitol, the flap over Gov. 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While it's charitably referred to as "the wish list," budget watchers say it more often...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of Budgetline, an occasional TribCast series on the Texas budget, Aman and Ross explore the place at the end of the budget where unfunded items go. 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496040/203159250_texastribune_tribcast_abortion_bills_tax_cut_drama_and_voter_id.mp3" length="26927995" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily chats with Ross, Aman and Alexa about a resurgence of anti-abortion legislation, the House-Senate fight over tax cuts and the voter ID courtroom battle.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily chats with Ross, Aman and Alexa about a resurgence of anti-abortion legislation, the House-Senate fight over tax cuts and the voter ID courtroom battle.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1812</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: 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Ted Cruz’s presidential announcement speech at Liberty University.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1986</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cc8a788ca9c5051dfdc765047f3d3176.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Ticket: A Presidential Podcast – Episode 1</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ticket-a-presidential-podcast-episode-1--12747807</link><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the first-ever episode of The Ticket, a co-production of the Tribune and KUT, focused on the 2016 presidential election. This week, the Trib's Jay Root and KUT's Ben Philpott talk with former Texas GOP Chairman Steve Munisteri, who's now working for Rand Paul, and dissect Sen. 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This week, the Trib's Jay Root and KUT's Ben Philpott talk with former Texas GOP Chairman Steve Munisteri, who's now working for Rand Paul, and dissect Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential announcement speech at Liberty University.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1986</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cc8a788ca9c5051dfdc765047f3d3176.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Godless Pre-K, House v. Senate v. Abbott</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-godless-pre-k-house-v-senate-v-abbott--13496041</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about pre-K reform drama, the House's resident dissenter, inter-chamber squabbles and Gov. Greg Abbott's role in all of it.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/202078132</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2015 20:10:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496041/202078132_texastribune_tribcast_godless_pre_k_house_v_senate_v_abbott.mp3" length="45882076" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about pre-K reform drama, the House's resident dissenter, inter-chamber squabbles and Gov. Greg Abbott's role in all of it.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about pre-K reform drama, the House's resident dissenter, inter-chamber squabbles and Gov. Greg Abbott's role in all of it.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1915</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Godless Pre-K, House v. Senate v. Abbott</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-godless-pre-k-house-v-senate-v-abbott--12747809</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about pre-K reform drama, the House's resident dissenter, inter-chamber squabbles and Gov. Greg Abbott's role in all of it.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/202078132</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2015 20:10:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747809/202078132_texastribune_tribcast_godless_pre_k_house_v_senate_v_abbott.mp3" length="45882076" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about pre-K reform drama, the House's resident dissenter, inter-chamber squabbles and Gov. Greg Abbott's role in all of it.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about pre-K reform drama, the House's resident dissenter, inter-chamber squabbles and Gov. 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496042/200968025_texastribune_tribcast_open_carry_state_spending_and_hillarys_texas.mp3" length="48714100" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Morgan about the gun battle that wasn't, the budget negotiations to come, a "non-voucher" school choice pitch and the reasons why Hillary Clinton needs Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Morgan about the gun battle that wasn't, the budget negotiations to come, a "non-voucher" school choice pitch and the reasons why Hillary Clinton needs Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2033</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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+0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747819/199889907_texastribune_tribcast_in_state_tuition_and_bathroom_bills.mp3" length="48160281" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's TribCast Emily talks with Evan, Julian and Alexa about the fight over in-state tuition for kids of undocumented immigrants, the San Antonio mayoral race and bills aimed at transgender Texans' use of public bathrooms.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's TribCast Emily talks with Evan, Julian and Alexa about the fight over in-state tuition for kids of undocumented immigrants, the San Antonio mayoral race and bills aimed at transgender Texans' use of public bathrooms.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2009</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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+0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496044/198774894_texastribune_tribcast_budget_bromance_wallace_hall_and_abbotts_strike_force.mp3" length="45880198" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Matthew about the abstinence fight in the House's overnight budget debate, a grand jury's opinions on UT Regent Wallace Hall and whether the state's health commissioner will keep his job.  |...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Matthew about the abstinence fight in the House's overnight budget debate, a grand jury's opinions on UT Regent Wallace Hall and whether the state's health commissioner will keep his job.  | Texas Tribune<br /><br />Be sure to follow the Tribune on 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747815/198774894_texastribune_tribcast_budget_bromance_wallace_hall_and_abbotts_strike_force.mp3" length="45880198" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Matthew about the abstinence fight in the House's overnight budget debate, a grand jury's opinions on UT Regent Wallace Hall and whether the state's health commissioner will keep his job.  |...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Matthew about the abstinence fight in the House's overnight budget debate, a grand jury's opinions on UT Regent Wallace Hall and whether the state's health commissioner will keep his job.  | Texas Tribune<br /><br />Be sure to follow the Tribune on Twitter.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1915</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Cruz's Big Reveal and Budget Bickering</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-cruz-s-big-reveal-and-budget-bickering--13496046</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Jay and Aman about Ted Cruz's presidential announcement, the differences between the House and Senate budget and the Trib's major collaboration with the Houston Chronicle, "Blood Lessons."]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/197848496</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 21:18:52 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496046/197848496_texastribune_tribcast_cruzs_big_reveal_and_budget_bickering.mp3" length="45417153" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747817/196513892_texastribune_tribcast_gun_bills_and_texans_shooting_for_the_white_house.mp3" length="46225750" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about the presidential ambitions of Jeb Bush and Rand Paul, the gun bills moving in the Legislature and the fiscal needs of former lawmakers now at the helm of state agencies.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about the presidential ambitions of Jeb Bush and Rand Paul, the gun bills moving in the Legislature and the fiscal needs of former lawmakers now at the helm of state agencies.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1929</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Budgetline: A Special TribCast Series on the Texas Budget</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/budgetline-a-special-tribcast-series-on-the-texas-budget--13496048</link><description><![CDATA[In the inaugural episode of Budgetline, Ross and Aman start where state officials started — with the revenue estimate that predicts how much money they'll have to spend. It sounds like a simple idea, but it's a complicated stew of economics, politics and risky forecasting.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/195535357</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2015 17:06:57 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496048/195535357_texastribune_budgetline_a_special_tribcast_series_on_the_texas_budget.mp3" length="10311888" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In the inaugural episode of Budgetline, Ross and Aman start where state officials started — with the revenue estimate that predicts how much money they'll have to spend. It sounds like a simple idea, but it's a complicated stew of economics, politics...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the inaugural episode of Budgetline, Ross and Aman start where state officials started — with the revenue estimate that predicts how much money they'll have to spend. It sounds like a simple idea, but it's a complicated stew of economics, politics and risky forecasting.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>645</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f126350697565fe3ff9e2a82e09c1ab2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Budgetline: A Special TribCast Series on the Texas Budget</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/budgetline-a-special-tribcast-series-on-the-texas-budget--12747816</link><description><![CDATA[In the inaugural episode of Budgetline, Ross and Aman start where state officials started — with the revenue estimate that predicts how much money they'll have to spend. It sounds like a simple idea, but it's a complicated stew of economics, politics and risky forecasting.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/195535357</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2015 17:06:57 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747816/195535357_texastribune_budgetline_a_special_tribcast_series_on_the_texas_budget.mp3" length="10311888" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In the inaugural episode of Budgetline, Ross and Aman start where state officials started — with the revenue estimate that predicts how much money they'll have to spend. It sounds like a simple idea, but it's a complicated stew of economics, politics...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the inaugural episode of Budgetline, Ross and Aman start where state officials started — with the revenue estimate that predicts how much money they'll have to spend. It sounds like a simple idea, but it's a complicated stew of economics, politics and risky forecasting.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>645</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f126350697565fe3ff9e2a82e09c1ab2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tribcast: Former Fetuses, Presidential Perry, Undrinkable Water</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-former-fetuses-presidential-perry-undrinkable-water--13496058</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Neena and Patrick about Rep. Jonathan Stickland's "Former Fetus" sign, Gov. Rick Perry's presidential ambitions and the Trib's Undrinkable water quality project.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/195394568</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2015 20:04:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496058/195394568_texastribune_tribcast_former_fetuses_presidential_perry_undrinkable_water.mp3" length="29159384" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Neena and Patrick about Rep. Jonathan Stickland's "Former Fetus" sign, Gov. Rick Perry's presidential ambitions and the Trib's Undrinkable water quality project.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Neena and Patrick about Rep. Jonathan Stickland's "Former Fetus" sign, Gov. Rick Perry's presidential ambitions and the Trib's Undrinkable water quality project.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1827</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tribcast: Former Fetuses, Presidential Perry, Undrinkable Water</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-former-fetuses-presidential-perry-undrinkable-water--12747825</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Neena and Patrick about Rep. Jonathan Stickland's "Former Fetus" sign, Gov. Rick Perry's presidential ambitions and the Trib's Undrinkable water quality project.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/195394568</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2015 20:04:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747825/195394568_texastribune_tribcast_former_fetuses_presidential_perry_undrinkable_water.mp3" length="29159384" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Neena and Patrick about Rep. Jonathan Stickland's "Former Fetus" sign, Gov. Rick Perry's presidential ambitions and the Trib's Undrinkable water quality project.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Neena and Patrick about Rep. Jonathan Stickland's "Former Fetus" sign, Gov. Rick Perry's presidential ambitions and the Trib's Undrinkable water quality project.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1827</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f92009df61089dd685ce226a1a2af681.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tribcast: David Simpson, Marijuana and Crumbling State Agencies</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-david-simpson-marijuana-and-crumbling-state-agencies--13496049</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about crumbling infrastructure at state agencies, the candidates to be the next UT-Austin president, and — what else — state Rep. David Simpson's stance on legalizing weed.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/194216931</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2015 18:12:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496049/194216931_texastribune_tribcast_david_simpson_marijuana_and_crumbling_state_agencies.mp3" length="30638914" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about crumbling infrastructure at state agencies, the candidates to be the next UT-Austin president, and — what else — state Rep. David Simpson's stance on legalizing weed.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about crumbling infrastructure at state agencies, the candidates to be the next UT-Austin president, and — what else — state Rep. David Simpson's stance on legalizing weed.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1915</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9971ec85125d559c5aad3dfcc023477b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tribcast: David Simpson, Marijuana and Crumbling State Agencies</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-david-simpson-marijuana-and-crumbling-state-agencies--12747821</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about crumbling infrastructure at state agencies, the candidates to be the next UT-Austin president, and — what else — state Rep. David Simpson's stance on legalizing weed.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/194216931</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2015 18:12:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747821/194216931_texastribune_tribcast_david_simpson_marijuana_and_crumbling_state_agencies.mp3" length="30638914" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about crumbling infrastructure at state agencies, the candidates to be the next UT-Austin president, and — what else — state Rep. David Simpson's stance on legalizing weed.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about crumbling infrastructure at state agencies, the candidates to be the next UT-Austin president, and — what else — state Rep. David Simpson's stance on legalizing weed.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1915</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9971ec85125d559c5aad3dfcc023477b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Polling, Border Security and Tax Cuts</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-polling-border-security-and-tax-cuts--13496051</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — the first sans Reeve! — Emily talks with Ross, Julian and Jim about the UT/TT Poll, the border security battle in the Legislature and tax cut proposals facing state lawmakers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/193011651</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:45:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496051/193011651_texastribune_tribcast_polling_border_security_and_tax_cuts.mp3" length="30062549" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast — the first sans Reeve! — Emily talks with Ross, Julian and Jim about the UT/TT Poll, the border security battle in the Legislature and tax cut proposals facing state lawmakers.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — the first sans Reeve! — Emily talks with Ross, Julian and Jim about the UT/TT Poll, the border security battle in the Legislature and tax cut proposals facing state lawmakers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1879</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7b990e4c7573d267c0dd8111d421b5ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Polling, Border Security and Tax Cuts</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-polling-border-security-and-tax-cuts--12747820</link><description><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — the first sans Reeve! — Emily talks with Ross, Julian and Jim about the UT/TT Poll, the border security battle in the Legislature and tax cut proposals facing state lawmakers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/193011651</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:45:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747820/193011651_texastribune_tribcast_polling_border_security_and_tax_cuts.mp3" length="30062549" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week's TribCast — the first sans Reeve! — Emily talks with Ross, Julian and Jim about the UT/TT Poll, the border security battle in the Legislature and tax cut proposals facing state lawmakers.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week's TribCast — the first sans Reeve! — Emily talks with Ross, Julian and Jim about the UT/TT Poll, the border security battle in the Legislature and tax cut proposals facing state lawmakers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1879</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7b990e4c7573d267c0dd8111d421b5ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: State of the State and University Admissions</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-state-of-the-state-and-university-admissions--13496052</link><description><![CDATA[On Reeve's final TribCast, he talks with Evan, Emily and Ross about the most recent election results, Gov. Greg Abbott's first State of the State address, and a report on how political influence on admissions at the University of Texas at Austin.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/191791792</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:05:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496052/191791792_texastribune_tribcast_state_of_the_state_and_university_admissions.mp3" length="34120932" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On Reeve's final TribCast, he talks with Evan, Emily and Ross about the most recent election results, Gov. Greg Abbott's first State of the State address, and a report on how political influence on admissions at the University of Texas at Austin.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On Reeve's final TribCast, he talks with Evan, Emily and Ross about the most recent election results, Gov. Greg Abbott's first State of the State address, and a report on how political influence on admissions at the University of Texas at Austin.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2133</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: State of the State and University Admissions</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-state-of-the-state-and-university-admissions--12747824</link><description><![CDATA[On Reeve's final TribCast, he talks with Evan, Emily and Ross about the most recent election results, Gov. Greg Abbott's first State of the State address, and a report on how political influence on admissions at the University of Texas at Austin.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/191791792</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:05:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747824/191791792_texastribune_tribcast_state_of_the_state_and_university_admissions.mp3" length="34120932" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On Reeve's final TribCast, he talks with Evan, Emily and Ross about the most recent election results, Gov. Greg Abbott's first State of the State address, and a report on how political influence on admissions at the University of Texas at Austin.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On Reeve's final TribCast, he talks with Evan, Emily and Ross about the most recent election results, Gov. Greg Abbott's first State of the State address, and a report on how political influence on admissions at the University of Texas at Austin.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2133</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Expensive Chairs, New Badges and Vaccines</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-expensive-chairs-new-badges-and-vaccines--13496055</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Terri, Emily and Evan dive into the ongoing scandals at the state's Health and Human Services Commission, including the purchase of $2,800 executive chairs and roughly 300 high-dollar badges. And they also discuss the politics of vaccines.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/190663868</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2015 22:20:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496055/190663868_texastribune_tribcast_expensive_chairs_new_badges_and_vaccines.mp3" length="30024932" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Terri, Emily and Evan dive into the ongoing scandals at the state's Health and Human Services Commission, including the purchase of $2,800 executive chairs and roughly 300 high-dollar badges. And they also discuss the politics of vaccines.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Terri, Emily and Evan dive into the ongoing scandals at the state's Health and Human Services Commission, including the purchase of $2,800 executive chairs and roughly 300 high-dollar badges. And they also discuss the politics of vaccines.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1877</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Expensive Chairs, New Badges and Vaccines</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-expensive-chairs-new-badges-and-vaccines--12747827</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Terri, Emily and Evan dive into the ongoing scandals at the state's Health and Human Services Commission, including the purchase of $2,800 executive chairs and roughly 300 high-dollar badges. And they also discuss the politics of vaccines.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/190663868</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2015 22:20:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747827/190663868_texastribune_tribcast_expensive_chairs_new_badges_and_vaccines.mp3" length="30024932" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Terri, Emily and Evan dive into the ongoing scandals at the state's Health and Human Services Commission, including the purchase of $2,800 executive chairs and roughly 300 high-dollar badges. And they also discuss the politics of vaccines.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Terri, Emily and Evan dive into the ongoing scandals at the state's Health and Human Services Commission, including the purchase of $2,800 executive chairs and roughly 300 high-dollar badges. And they also discuss the politics of vaccines.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1877</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Muslim Day, Bloggers and Economic Incentives</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-muslim-day-bloggers-and-economic-incentives--13496054</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Neena and Emily discuss the backlash over comments made by a state representative on Texas Muslim Capitol Day, lawmakers' response to a controversial blog post, and the future of the state's economic incentive programs.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/189501029</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 20:21:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496054/189501029_texastribune_tribcast_muslim_day_bloggers_and_economic_incentives.mp3" length="28259473" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Ross, Neena and Emily discuss the backlash over comments made by a state representative on Texas Muslim Capitol Day, lawmakers' response to a controversial blog post, and the future of the state's economic incentive programs.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Neena and Emily discuss the backlash over comments made by a state representative on Texas Muslim Capitol Day, lawmakers' response to a controversial blog post, and the future of the state's economic incentive programs.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1767</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Muslim Day, Bloggers and Economic Incentives</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-muslim-day-bloggers-and-economic-incentives--12747828</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Neena and Emily discuss the backlash over comments made by a state representative on Texas Muslim Capitol Day, lawmakers' response to a controversial blog post, and the future of the state's economic incentive programs.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/189501029</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 20:21:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747828/189501029_texastribune_tribcast_muslim_day_bloggers_and_economic_incentives.mp3" length="28259473" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Ross, Neena and Emily discuss the backlash over comments made by a state representative on Texas Muslim Capitol Day, lawmakers' response to a controversial blog post, and the future of the state's economic incentive programs.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Neena and Emily discuss the backlash over comments made by a state representative on Texas Muslim Capitol Day, lawmakers' response to a controversial blog post, and the future of the state's economic incentive programs.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1767</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Criminal Charges, Open Carry and Appointments</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-criminal-charges-open-carry-and-appointments--13496053</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Evan and Terri discuss a recent ruling allowing the case against former Gov. Rick Perry to proceed, the reactions to open carry advocates at the Texas Capitol, and Gov. Greg Abbott's appointees to university system boards.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/188377418</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2015 22:51:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496053/188377418_texastribune_tribcast_criminal_charges_open_carry_and_appointments.mp3" length="27067871" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Emily, Evan and Terri discuss a recent ruling allowing the case against former Gov. Rick Perry to proceed, the reactions to open carry advocates at the Texas Capitol, and Gov. Greg Abbott's appointees to university system boards.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Evan and Terri discuss a recent ruling allowing the case against former Gov. 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the speaker's race might reveal.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Evan, Ross and Morgan discuss the results of the latest round of elections, the fate of gubernatorial appointees in the new administration, plans to print guns at the Capitol, and what a record vote in the speaker's race might reveal.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1864</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7b990e4c7573d267c0dd8111d421b5ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Runoffs, Record Votes and Printable Guns</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-runoffs-record-votes-and-printable-guns--12747830</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Evan, Ross and Morgan discuss the results of the latest round of elections, the fate of gubernatorial appointees in the new administration, plans to print guns at the Capitol, and 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Rick Perry, and what the governor might say in his farewell speech.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/181962682</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:41:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747834/181962682_texastribune_tribcast_bum_steer_awards_and_the_rick_perry_building.mp3" length="29206986" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Evan, Emily and Ross talk about Texas Monthly's selection of Sen. Wendy Davis as its "Bum Steer of the Year," Texas A&amp;M's plans to name a building after Gov. Rick Perry, and what the governor might say in his farewell speech.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Evan, Emily and Ross talk about Texas Monthly's selection of Sen. Wendy Davis as its "Bum Steer of the Year," Texas A&M's plans to name a building after Gov. 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Rick Perry's presidential prep work, and Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's latest lawsuit against President Obama.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/179840934</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 21:30:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496063/179840934_texastribune_tribcast_stay_of_execution_and_the_spending_cap.mp3" length="25212132" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Evan, Terri and Ross discuss the case of a schizophrenic man on death row, the spending cap for the next budget, Gov. Rick Perry's presidential prep work, and Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's latest lawsuit against President Obama.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Evan, Terri and Ross discuss the case of a schizophrenic man on death row, the spending cap for the next budget, Gov. Rick Perry's presidential prep work, and Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's latest lawsuit against President Obama.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1576</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Stay of Execution and the Spending Cap</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-stay-of-execution-and-the-spending-cap--12747832</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Evan, Terri and Ross discuss the case of a schizophrenic man on death row, the spending cap for the next budget, Gov. Rick Perry's presidential prep work, and Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's latest lawsuit against President Obama.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/179840934</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 21:30:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747832/179840934_texastribune_tribcast_stay_of_execution_and_the_spending_cap.mp3" length="25212132" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Evan, Terri and Ross discuss the case of a schizophrenic man on death row, the spending cap for the next budget, Gov. Rick Perry's presidential prep work, and Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's latest lawsuit against President Obama.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Evan, Terri and Ross discuss the case of a schizophrenic man on death row, the spending cap for the next budget, Gov. Rick Perry's presidential prep work, and Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's latest lawsuit against President Obama.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1576</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Suing Obama, Textbooks and Abortion Issues</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-suing-obama-textbooks-and-abortion-issues--13496064</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Ross and Morgan talk about Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's plans to sue the federal government again, squabbles over social studies textbooks at the State Board of Education and disagreements over who in the Legislature qualifies as "pro-life."]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/178618592</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:14:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496064/178618592_texastribune_tribcast_suing_obama_textbooks_and_abortion_issues.mp3" length="30408619" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Emily, Ross and Morgan talk about Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's plans to sue the federal government again, squabbles over social studies textbooks at the State Board of Education and disagreements over who in the Legislature qualifies as "pro-life."</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Ross and Morgan talk about Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's plans to sue the federal government again, squabbles over social studies textbooks at the State Board of Education and disagreements over who in the Legislature qualifies as "pro-life."]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1901</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Suing Obama, Textbooks and Abortion Issues</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-suing-obama-textbooks-and-abortion-issues--12747837</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Ross and Morgan talk about Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's plans to sue the federal government again, squabbles over social studies textbooks at the State Board of Education and disagreements over who in the Legislature qualifies as "pro-life."]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/178618592</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:14:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747837/178618592_texastribune_tribcast_suing_obama_textbooks_and_abortion_issues.mp3" length="30408619" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Emily, Ross and Morgan talk about Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's plans to sue the federal government again, squabbles over social studies textbooks at the State Board of Education and disagreements over who in the Legislature qualifies as "pro-life."</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Ross and Morgan talk about Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's plans to sue the federal government again, squabbles over social studies textbooks at the State Board of Education and disagreements over who in the Legislature qualifies as "pro-life."]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1901</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Speaker Status, Incentives and More Elections</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-speaker-status-incentives-and-more-elections--13496076</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Emily and Aman discuss the status of the race to be Texas House speaker, the latest on Gov. Rick Perry's indictment, concerns about economic incentive programs and a coming cascade of elections.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/177681408</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 17:47:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496076/177681408_texastribune_tribcast_speaker_status_incentives_and_more_elections.mp3" length="28850049" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Ross, Emily and Aman discuss the status of the race to be Texas House speaker, the latest on Gov. Rick Perry's indictment, concerns about economic incentive programs and a coming cascade of elections.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Emily and Aman discuss the status of the race to be Texas House speaker, the latest on Gov. Rick Perry's indictment, concerns about economic incentive programs and a coming cascade of elections.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1804</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Speaker Status, Incentives and More Elections</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-speaker-status-incentives-and-more-elections--12747839</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Emily and Aman discuss the status of the race to be Texas House speaker, the latest on Gov. Rick Perry's indictment, concerns about economic incentive programs and a coming cascade of elections.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/177681408</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 17:47:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747839/177681408_texastribune_tribcast_speaker_status_incentives_and_more_elections.mp3" length="28850049" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Ross, Emily and Aman discuss the status of the race to be Texas House speaker, the latest on Gov. Rick Perry's indictment, concerns about economic incentive programs and a coming cascade of elections.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Emily and Aman discuss the status of the race to be Texas House speaker, the latest on Gov. Rick Perry's indictment, concerns about economic incentive programs and a coming cascade of elections.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1804</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Race for Speaker, First Bills and Transitions</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-race-for-speaker-first-bills-and-transitions--13496068</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Aman, Emily and Evan discuss the latest drama in the search for the next House Speaker, review the first bills filed for the upcoming legislative session, and check in on Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's transition to his new post.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/176611862</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:19:42 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496068/176611862_texastribune_tribcast_race_for_speaker_first_bills_and_transitions.mp3" length="30344253" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Aman, Emily and Evan discuss the latest drama in the search for the next House Speaker, review the first bills filed for the upcoming legislative session, and check in on Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's transition to his new post.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Aman, Emily and Evan discuss the latest drama in the search for the next House Speaker, review the first bills filed for the upcoming legislative session, and check in on Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's transition to his new post.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1897</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Race for Speaker, First Bills and Transitions</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-race-for-speaker-first-bills-and-transitions--12747843</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Aman, Emily and Evan discuss the latest drama in the search for the next House Speaker, review the first bills filed for the upcoming legislative session, and check in on Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's transition to his new post.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/176611862</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:19:42 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747843/176611862_texastribune_tribcast_race_for_speaker_first_bills_and_transitions.mp3" length="30344253" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Aman, Emily and Evan discuss the latest drama in the search for the next House Speaker, review the first bills filed for the upcoming legislative session, and check in on Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's transition to his new post.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Aman, Emily and Evan discuss the latest drama in the search for the next House Speaker, review the first bills filed for the upcoming legislative session, and check in on Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's transition to his new post.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1897</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Live Post-Election 2014 Edition</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-live-post-election-2014-edition--13496067</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Evan and Emily are joined by Jay and Jim for a special live taping of the TribCast on the morning after the 2014 general election. Topics covered include everything from the plight of Texas Democrats to the state's future under new leadership.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/175515457</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 20:03:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496067/175515457_texastribune_tribcast_live_post_election_2014_edition.mp3" length="52646973" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Ross, Evan and Emily are joined by Jay and Jim for a special live taping of the TribCast on the morning after the 2014 general election. Topics covered include everything from the plight of Texas Democrats to the state's future under new...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Evan and Emily are joined by Jay and Jim for a special live taping of the TribCast on the morning after the 2014 general election. Topics covered include everything from the plight of Texas Democrats to the state's future under new leadership.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3291</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Live Post-Election 2014 Edition</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-live-post-election-2014-edition--12747848</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Evan and Emily are joined by Jay and Jim for a special live taping of the TribCast on the morning after the 2014 general election. Topics covered include everything from the plight of Texas Democrats to the state's future under new leadership.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/175515457</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 20:03:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747848/175515457_texastribune_tribcast_live_post_election_2014_edition.mp3" length="52646973" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Ross, Evan and Emily are joined by Jay and Jim for a special live taping of the TribCast on the morning after the 2014 general election. Topics covered include everything from the plight of Texas Democrats to the state's future under new...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Evan and Emily are joined by Jay and Jim for a special live taping of the TribCast on the morning after the 2014 general election. Topics covered include everything from the plight of Texas Democrats to the state's future under new leadership.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3291</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Poll Results, Apologies and The Shale Life</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-poll-results-apologies-and-the-shale-life--13496070</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Jay, Emily and Ross gab about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, an unexpected apology in a race for a seat in the Texas House, and the release of the Trib's Shale Life Project.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/174426903</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2014 18:19:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496070/174426903_texastribune_tribcast_poll_results_apologies_and_the_shale_life.mp3" length="28140354" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Jay, Emily and Ross gab about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, an unexpected apology in a race for a seat in the Texas House, and the release of the Trib's Shale Life Project.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Jay, Emily and Ross gab about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, an unexpected apology in a race for a seat in the Texas House, and the release of the Trib's Shale Life Project.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1759</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Poll Results, Apologies and The Shale Life</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-poll-results-apologies-and-the-shale-life--12747840</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Jay, Emily and Ross gab about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, an unexpected apology in a race for a seat in the Texas House, and the release of the Trib's Shale Life Project.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/174426903</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2014 18:19:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747840/174426903_texastribune_tribcast_poll_results_apologies_and_the_shale_life.mp3" length="28140354" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Jay, Emily and Ross gab about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, an unexpected apology in a race for a seat in the Texas House, and the release of the Trib's Shale Life Project.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Jay, Emily and Ross gab about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, an unexpected apology in a race for a seat in the Texas House, and the release of the Trib's Shale Life Project.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1759</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Early Voting, Oil Prices and Embezzlement</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-early-voting-oil-prices-and-embezzlement--13496072</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Emily and Jim discuss the political landscape now that early voting has begun, the latest in the state's fight against ebola, the significance of falling oil prices, and a story about embezzlement.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/173396336</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:58:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496072/173396336_texastribune_tribcast_early_voting_oil_prices_and_embezzlement.mp3" length="16576298" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Ross, Emily and Jim discuss the political landscape now that early voting has begun, the latest in the state's fight against ebola, the significance of falling oil prices, and a story about embezzlement.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Emily and Jim discuss the political landscape now that early voting has begun, the latest in the state's fight against ebola, the significance of falling oil prices, and a story about embezzlement.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1658</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Early Voting, Oil Prices and Embezzlement</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-early-voting-oil-prices-and-embezzlement--12747838</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Emily and Jim discuss the political landscape now that early voting has begun, the latest in the state's fight against ebola, the significance of falling oil prices, and a story about embezzlement.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/173396336</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:58:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure 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href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Court Confusion, Wheelchairs and Testing</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-court-confusion-wheelchairs-and-testing--13496071</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Morgan, Ross and Evan discuss the confusion caused by court decisions on voter ID and abortion restrictions, the controversy over the latest ad from the Wendy Davis campaign, and issues with standardized testing in Texas schools.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/172325507</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 21:11:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496071/172325507_texastribune_tribcast_court_confusion_wheelchairs_and_testing.mp3" length="27486248" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Morgan, Ross and Evan discuss the confusion caused by court decisions on voter ID and abortion restrictions, the controversy over the latest ad from the Wendy Davis campaign, and issues with standardized testing in Texas schools.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Morgan, Ross and Evan discuss the confusion caused by court decisions on voter ID and abortion restrictions, the controversy over the latest ad from the Wendy Davis campaign, and issues with standardized testing in Texas schools.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1718</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Court Confusion, Wheelchairs and Testing</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-court-confusion-wheelchairs-and-testing--12747842</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Morgan, Ross and Evan discuss the confusion caused by court decisions on voter ID and abortion restrictions, the controversy over the latest ad from the Wendy Davis campaign, and issues with standardized testing in Texas schools.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/172325507</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 21:11:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747842/172325507_texastribune_tribcast_court_confusion_wheelchairs_and_testing.mp3" length="27486248" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Morgan, Ross and Evan discuss the confusion caused by court decisions on voter ID and abortion restrictions, the controversy over the latest ad from the Wendy Davis campaign, and issues with standardized testing in Texas schools.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Morgan, Ross and Evan discuss the confusion caused by court decisions on voter ID and abortion restrictions, the controversy over the latest ad from the Wendy Davis campaign, and issues with standardized testing in Texas schools.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1718</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Ebola, Abortion, Gay Marriage and Money</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-ebola-abortion-gay-marriage-and-money--13496073</link><description><![CDATA[Alexa, Terri and Ross provide Reeve with updates on ebola, abortion laws, same-sex marriage bans, a voter ID lawsuit, and the latest in campaign fundraising.]]></description><guid 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496086/168195608_texastribune_tribcast_uninsured_texans_regent_drama_and_tribfest.mp3" length="29131754" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Alexa, Evan and Emily talk about the number of uninsured Texans, the politics of health care, continued drama surrounding the University of Texas System board, and the upcoming Texas Tribune Festival.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Alexa, Evan and Emily talk about the number of uninsured Texans, the politics of health care, continued drama surrounding the University of Texas System board, and the upcoming Texas Tribune Festival.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1821</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Uninsured Texans, Regent Drama and TribFest</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-uninsured-texans-regent-drama-and-tribfest--12747844</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Alexa, Evan and Emily talk about the number of uninsured Texans, the politics of health care, continued drama surrounding the University of Texas System board, and the upcoming Texas Tribune Festival.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/168195608</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 21:01:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747844/168195608_texastribune_tribcast_uninsured_texans_regent_drama_and_tribfest.mp3" length="29131754" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas 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Venture</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-davis-memoir-and-allbaugh-s-pot-venture--13496079</link><description><![CDATA[Emily, Evan, Ross and Jay discuss the big reveals in Wendy Davis' recently released memoir, Joe Allbaugh's marijuana-related venture and Tuesday night's state Senate election.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/167183935</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2014 02:19:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496079/167183935_texastribune_tribcast_davis_memoir_and_allbaughs_pot_venture.mp3" length="26867669" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Emily, Evan, Ross and Jay discuss the big reveals in Wendy Davis' recently released memoir, Joe Allbaugh's marijuana-related venture and Tuesday night's state Senate election.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Emily, Evan, Ross and Jay discuss the big reveals in 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747845/167183935_texastribune_tribcast_davis_memoir_and_allbaughs_pot_venture.mp3" length="26867669" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Emily, Evan, Ross and Jay discuss the big reveals in Wendy Davis' recently released memoir, Joe Allbaugh's marijuana-related venture and Tuesday night's state Senate election.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Emily, Evan, Ross and Jay discuss the big reveals in Wendy Davis' recently released memoir, Joe Allbaugh's marijuana-related venture and Tuesday night's state Senate election.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1680</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Twitter, Gubernatorial Debates and Lawsuits</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-twitter-gubernatorial-debates-and-lawsuits--13496077</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Ross and Morgan discuss Gov. 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Rick Perry's Twitter account, the battle over the gubernatorial debates, and the recent court rulings on school finance and the state's abortion restrictions.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1679</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Twitter, Gubernatorial Debates and Lawsuits</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-twitter-gubernatorial-debates-and-lawsuits--12747846</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Ross and Morgan discuss Gov. 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Rick Perry's Twitter account, the battle over the gubernatorial debates, and the recent court rulings on school finance and the state's abortion restrictions.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1679</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Indictment Fallout, Policy Proposals and Debt</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-indictment-fallout-policy-proposals-and-debt--13496078</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Evan and Ross discuss the latest developments regarding the indictment of Gov. Rick Perry, the latest policy proposals from the 2014 gubernatorial candidates, and the Trib's latest explorer on local debt.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/165038673</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 18:47:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496078/165038673_texastribune_tribcast_indictment_fallout_policy_proposals_and_debt.mp3" length="27992397" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Emily, Evan and Ross discuss the latest developments regarding the indictment of Gov. Rick Perry, the latest policy proposals from the 2014 gubernatorial candidates, and the Trib's latest explorer on local debt.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Evan and Ross discuss the latest developments regarding the indictment of Gov. Rick Perry, the latest policy proposals from the 2014 gubernatorial candidates, and the Trib's latest explorer on local debt.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1750</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Indictment Fallout, Policy Proposals and Debt</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-indictment-fallout-policy-proposals-and-debt--12747849</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Evan and Ross discuss the latest developments regarding the indictment of Gov. Rick Perry, the latest policy proposals from the 2014 gubernatorial candidates, and the Trib's latest explorer on local debt.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/165038673</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 18:47:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12747849/165038673_texastribune_tribcast_indictment_fallout_policy_proposals_and_debt.mp3" length="27992397" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Emily, Evan and Ross discuss the latest developments regarding the indictment of Gov. Rick Perry, the latest policy proposals from the 2014 gubernatorial candidates, and the Trib's latest explorer on local debt.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Evan and Ross discuss the latest developments regarding the indictment of Gov. Rick Perry, the latest policy proposals from the 2014 gubernatorial candidates, and the Trib's latest explorer on local debt.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1750</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Perry's Indictment, Booking and Ice Cream</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-perry-s-indictment-booking-and-ice-cream--13496080</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Terri and Jay discuss the indictment of Gov. Rick Perry, the media's reaction to it, what happens next and what it means for the governor's presidential ambitions.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/163998847</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:39:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496080/163998847_texastribune_tribcast_perrys_indictment_booking_and_ice_cream.mp3" length="29688057" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Ross, Terri and Jay discuss the indictment of Gov. Rick Perry, the media's reaction to it, what happens next and what it means for the governor's presidential ambitions.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Terri and Jay discuss the indictment of Gov. Rick Perry, the media's reaction to it, what happens next and what it means for the governor's presidential ambitions.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1856</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: A Vote for Censure and Alcohol at Gun Shows</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-a-vote-for-censure-and-alcohol-at-gun-shows--13496081</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Evan, Emily and Jim talk about the vote to censure University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall, a controversial proposal to allow alcohol at gun shows, and the latest news from the Texas Railroad Commission.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/163031274</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2014 21:57:42 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496081/163031274_texastribune_tribcast_a_vote_for_censure_and_alcohol_at_gun_shows.mp3" length="29039803" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Evan, Emily and Jim talk about the vote to censure University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall, a controversial proposal to allow alcohol at gun shows, and the latest news from the Texas Railroad Commission.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Evan, Emily and Jim talk about the vote to censure University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall, a controversial proposal to allow alcohol at gun shows, and the latest news from the Texas Railroad Commission.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1815</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: A New State Senator, a Trial and Andrea Yates</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-a-new-state-senator-a-trial-and-andrea-yates--13496083</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Terri and Evan talk about the newest member of the Texas Senate, the source of the money for the governor's border initiative, the trial over new abortion regulations and a push for mandatory postpartum depression screening.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/161991139</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2014 18:48:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496083/161991139_texastribune_tribcast_a_new_state_senator_a_trial_and_andrea_yates.mp3" length="27846947" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Emily, Terri and Evan talk about the newest member of the Texas Senate, the source of the money for the governor's border initiative, the trial over new abortion regulations and a push for mandatory postpartum depression screening.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Terri and Evan talk about the newest member of the Texas Senate, the source of the money for the governor's border initiative, the trial over new abortion regulations and a push for mandatory postpartum depression screening.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1741</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Battlefields, McRaven, Polling and Water</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-battlefields-mcraven-polling-and-water--13496093</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Neena, Ross, and Aman talk about the selection of Admiral William H. McRaven as the next chancellor of the University of Texas System, the possibility of more robust polling in the state, and desperate attempts to prevent water from evaporating.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/161020739</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2014 22:35:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496093/161020739_texastribune_tribcast_battlefields_mcraven_polling_and_water.mp3" length="31285079" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Neena, Ross, and Aman talk about the selection of Admiral William H. McRaven as the next chancellor of the University of Texas System, the possibility of more robust polling in the state, and desperate attempts to prevent water from evaporating.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Neena, Ross, and Aman talk about the selection of Admiral William H. McRaven as the next chancellor of the University of Texas System, the possibility of more robust polling in the state, and desperate attempts to prevent water from evaporating.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1956</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: National Guard, Senate Chairs and Charters</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-national-guard-senate-chairs-and-charters--13496082</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Evan and Morgan talk about Gov. Rick Perry's plan to send up to 1,000 National Guard troops to the border, the recent shuffling of chairs in the Texas Senate and a controversial plan for an out-of-state charter school.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/160021427</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:18:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496082/160021427_texastribune_tribcast_national_guard_senate_chairs_and_charters.mp3" length="32706141" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Ross, Evan and Morgan talk about Gov. Rick Perry's plan to send up to 1,000 National Guard troops to the border, the recent shuffling of chairs in the Texas Senate and a controversial plan for an out-of-state charter school.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Evan and Morgan talk about Gov. Rick Perry's plan to send up to 1,000 National Guard troops to the border, the recent shuffling of chairs in the Texas Senate and a controversial plan for an out-of-state charter school.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2045</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Fundraising Totals and The Border Crisis</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-fundraising-totals-and-the-border-crisis--13496084</link><description><![CDATA[Evan, Reeve, Jay and Julian discuss the immigration crisis on the Texas border and review the latest fundraising totals for Greg Abbott, Wendy Davis, and other statewide candidates.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/159159012</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:08:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496084/159159012_texastribune_tribcast_fundraising_totals_and_the_border_crisis.mp3" length="31382046" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Evan, Reeve, Jay and Julian discuss the immigration crisis on the Texas border and review the latest fundraising totals for Greg Abbott, Wendy Davis, and other statewide candidates.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Evan, Reeve, Jay and Julian discuss the immigration crisis on the Texas border and review the latest fundraising totals for Greg Abbott, Wendy Davis, and other statewide candidates.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1962</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tribcast: UT-Austin's President, Obama and Chemicals</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-ut-austin-s-president-obama-and-chemicals--13496085</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Ross and Jay talk about the future of University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers, a visit between President Barack Obama and Gov. Rick Perry, and Greg Abbott's handling of questions about dangerous chemicals.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/158017550</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2014 21:43:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496085/158017550_texastribune_tribcast_ut_austins_president_obama_and_chemicals.mp3" length="28532400" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Emily, Ross and Jay talk about the future of University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers, a visit between President Barack Obama and Gov. Rick Perry, and Greg Abbott's handling of questions about dangerous chemicals.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Ross and Jay talk about the future of University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers, a visit between President Barack Obama and Gov. Rick Perry, and Greg Abbott's handling of questions about dangerous chemicals.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1784</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Gringos, Injured Workers and Sports Agents</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-gringos-injured-workers-and-sports-agents--13496087</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Jay, Terri and Ross talk about a controversial comment made at the Texas Democratic Party convention, the workers' compensation system in Texas, and why sports agents want more access to the state's college athletes.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/157017217</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2014 18:24:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496087/157017217_texastribune_tribcast_gringos_injured_workers_and_sports_agents.mp3" length="28729677" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Jay, Terri and Ross talk about a controversial comment made at the Texas Democratic Party convention, the workers' compensation system in Texas, and why sports agents want more access to the state's college athletes.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Jay, Terri and Ross talk about a controversial comment made at the Texas Democratic Party convention, the workers' compensation system in Texas, and why sports agents want more access to the state's college athletes.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1796</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Filibuster Anniversary and UT Admissions</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-filibuster-anniversary-and-ut-admissions--13496091</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Emily and Evan gab about the one-year anniversary of the Legislature's famous filibuster, the upcoming Texas Democratic Party convention, and the latest on the investigation into alleged favoritism in UT-Austin admissions.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/156010499</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 19:34:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496091/156010499_texastribune_tribcast_filibuster_anniversary_and_ut_admissions.mp3" length="29210748" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Ross, Emily and Evan gab about the one-year anniversary of the Legislature's famous filibuster, the upcoming Texas Democratic Party convention, and the latest on the investigation into alleged favoritism in UT-Austin admissions.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Emily and Evan gab about the one-year anniversary of the Legislature's famous filibuster, the upcoming Texas Democratic Party convention, and the latest on the investigation into alleged favoritism in UT-Austin admissions.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1826</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: UT/TT Poll and Rick Perry's California Trip</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-ut-tt-poll-and-rick-perry-s-california-trip--13496089</link><description><![CDATA[Emily, Ross, Evan and Reeve talk about the results of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll as well as the news coming out of California following Gov. Rick Perry's recent visit.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/154971670</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:07:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496089/154971670_texastribune_tribcast_uttt_poll_and_rick_perrys_california_trip.mp3" length="30365569" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Emily, Ross, Evan and Reeve talk about the results of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll as well as the news coming out of California following Gov. Rick Perry's recent visit.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Emily, Ross, Evan and Reeve talk about the results of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll as well as the news coming out of California following Gov. Rick Perry's recent visit.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1898</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Davis Campaign Changes, GOP Platform and Uber</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-davis-campaign-changes-gop-platform-and-uber--13496088</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Alexa and Aman talk about leadership changes in Wendy Davis' campaign, recent changes to the Republican Party of Texas' platform, and changes currently being considered that might allow services like Uber in more Texas cities.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/153940772</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 22:02:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496088/153940772_texastribune_tribcast_davis_campaign_changes_gop_platform_and_uber.mp3" length="28859662" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Ross, Alexa and Aman talk about leadership changes in Wendy Davis' campaign, recent changes to the Republican Party of Texas' platform, and changes currently being considered that might allow services like Uber in more Texas cities.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Alexa and Aman talk about leadership changes in Wendy Davis' campaign, recent changes to the Republican Party of Texas' platform, and changes currently being considered that might allow services like Uber in more Texas cities.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1804</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tribcast: GOP State Convention and Closing Facilities</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-gop-state-convention-and-closing-facilities--13496097</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Corrie, Emily, and Ben discuss the upcoming state convention of the Republican Party of Texas, the proposed closing of state-supported living centers and the legacy of Grace Garcia, the late executive director of Annie’s List.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/152872595</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2014 00:40:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496097/152872595_texastribune_tribcast_gop_state_convention_and_closing_facilities.mp3" length="29860674" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Corrie, Emily, and Ben discuss the upcoming state convention of the Republican Party of Texas, the proposed closing of state-supported living centers and the legacy of Grace Garcia, the late executive director of Annie’s List.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Corrie, Emily, and Ben discuss the upcoming state convention of the Republican Party of Texas, the proposed closing of state-supported living centers and the legacy of Grace Garcia, the late executive director of Annie’s List.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1867</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: 2014 Primary Runoff Election Results Review</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-2014-primary-runoff-election-results-review--13496090</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Emily and Evan review the results of Tuesday's primary runoff elections and what they mean for the general election and the 2015 session of the Texas Legislature.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/151734673</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2014 21:12:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496090/151734673_texastribune_tribcast_2014_primary_runoff_election_results_review.mp3" length="30069654" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Ross, Emily and Evan review the results of Tuesday's primary runoff elections and what they mean for the general election and the 2015 session of the Texas Legislature.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Emily and Evan review the results of Tuesday's primary runoff elections and what they mean for the general election and the 2015 session of the Texas Legislature.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1880</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Medical Records, HUD and Texas Tech's Chancellor</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-medical-records-hud-and-texas-tech-s-chancellor--13496101</link><description><![CDATA[Evan, Ross, Emily and Reeve talk about potentially major career moves for San Antonio's Mayor and a state senator, as well as the release of a lieutenant governor candidate's medical records and the ensuing backlash.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/150658937</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2014 23:24:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496101/150658937_texastribune_tribcast_medical_records_hud_and_texas_techs_chancellor.mp3" length="31283408" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Evan, Ross, Emily and Reeve talk about potentially major career moves for San Antonio's Mayor and a state senator, as well as the release of a lieutenant governor candidate's medical records and the ensuing backlash.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Evan, Ross, Emily and Reeve talk about potentially major career moves for San Antonio's Mayor and a state senator, as well as the release of a lieutenant governor candidate's medical records and the ensuing backlash.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1956</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Sriracha, Grounds for Impeachment and TribTalk</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-sriracha-grounds-for-impeachment-and-tribtalk--13496092</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Neena and Ross discuss the adventures of the state's "Sriracha Delegation," the latest in the consideration of the impeachment of a university regent, and the launch of a new website from the folks behind The Texas Tribune.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/149572620</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2014 23:06:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496092/149572620_texastribune_tribcast_sriracha_grounds_for_impeachment_and_tribtalk.mp3" length="29193612" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Emily, Neena and Ross discuss the adventures of the state's "Sriracha Delegation," the latest in the consideration of the impeachment of a university regent, and the launch of a new website from the folks behind The Texas Tribune.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Neena and Ross discuss the adventures of the state's "Sriracha Delegation," the latest in the consideration of the impeachment of a university regent, and the launch of a new website from the folks behind The Texas Tribune.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1825</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Bernie Tiede, Strip Clubs and Primary Runoffs</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-bernie-tiede-strip-clubs-and-primary-runoffs--13496095</link><description><![CDATA[Evan, Brandi, Reeve and Terri talk about the release of convicted murderer Bernie Tiede, the comptroller's attempt to collect fees from strip clubs, and the latest in the 2014 primary runoffs.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/148388253</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2014 18:16:42 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496095/148388253_texastribune_tribcast_bernie_tiede_strip_clubs_and_primary_runoffs.mp3" length="30546128" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Evan, Brandi, Reeve and Terri talk about the release of convicted murderer Bernie Tiede, the comptroller's attempt to collect fees from strip clubs, and the latest in the 2014 primary runoffs.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Evan, Brandi, Reeve and Terri talk about the release of convicted murderer Bernie Tiede, the comptroller's attempt to collect fees from strip clubs, and the latest in the 2014 primary runoffs.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1910</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Executions, Land Management and Allegations</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-executions-land-management-and-allegations--13496094</link><description><![CDATA[Ross, Reeve, Jim and Terri talk about what a botched execution in Oklahoma means for Texas, the state's history with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and allegations regarding the business practices of attorney general candidate Ken Paxton.]]></description><guid 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496098/146438355_texastribune_tribcast_the_slate_political_gabfest_special_edition.mp3" length="64786598" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Emily and Ross join David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson of the Slate Political Gabfest to talk about Common Core, the gubernatorial race, and the presidential hopes of notable Texans.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily and Ross join David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson of the Slate Political Gabfest to talk about Common Core, the gubernatorial race, and the presidential hopes of notable Texans.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4050</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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Rick Perry's handling of Travis County's Public Integrity Unit, and the Libertarian Party's state convention.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/145041964</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:54:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496096/145041964_texastribune_tribcast_immigration_a_grand_jury_and_libertarians.mp3" length="30038725" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Ross, Evan and Alexa discuss a televised debate on immigration policy, recent scrutiny of Gov. Rick Perry's handling of Travis County's Public Integrity Unit, and the Libertarian Party's state convention.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Evan and Alexa discuss a televised debate on immigration policy, recent scrutiny of Gov. 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496099/143925358_texastribune_tribcast_wallace_hall_open.mp3" length="32166137" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ross, Emily, Reeve and Ben talk about a recent report outlining possible grounds for impeaching a University of Texas System regent, the odds of open carry legislation passing next session, and the LBJ Presidential Library's Civil Rights Summit.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ross, Emily, Reeve and Ben talk about a recent report outlining possible grounds for impeaching a University of Texas System regent, the odds of open carry legislation passing next session, and the LBJ Presidential Library's Civil Rights Summit.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2011</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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length="27465768" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Emily, Evan and Ross discuss the ongoing battle over equal pay, the recent cancellation of a planned debate between Republican candidates for lieutenant governor, and the changing media landscape in Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Evan and Ross discuss the ongoing battle over equal pay, the recent cancellation of a planned debate between Republican candidates for lieutenant governor, and the changing media landscape in Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1717</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Dropping Out, Kimmel and the Private 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length="36270497" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Emily, Ross and Jim have a super-sized discussion about gay marriage in Texas and the latest numbers from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Ross and Jim have a super-sized discussion about gay marriage in Texas and the latest numbers from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2267</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f9f9226bb6b6b6685f2e10ce95b28872.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Ted Nugent, Dan Patrick and Kyle Janek</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-ted-nugent-dan-patrick-and-kyle-janek--13496109</link><description><![CDATA[Ross, Morgan, Emily and Reeve talk about Ted 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url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496107/134821466_texastribune_tribcast_ut_leadership_higher.mp3" length="30388975" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Emily, Aman, Evan and Ross on the resignation of University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, the Tribune's higher ed outcomes explorer and the non-endorsement endorsements from the state's junior U.S. senator.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Emily, Aman, Evan and Ross on the resignation of University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, the Tribune's higher ed outcomes explorer and the non-endorsement endorsements from the state's junior U.S. senator.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1900</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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and Aman wonder whether the Texas gubernatorial race is among the country's most overrated, evaluate the candidates' media relations operations, and catch up on the comptroller's race.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Evan, Reeve, Ross and Aman wonder whether the Texas gubernatorial race is among the country's most overrated, evaluate the candidates' media relations operations, and catch up on the comptroller's race.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1985</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Lite Gov Debate and Decriminalizing Marijuana</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-lite-gov-debate-and-decriminalizing-marijuana--13496111</link><description><![CDATA[Emily, Reeve, Ben and Ross review the debate between the Republican lieutenant governor candidates, Gov. 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Rick Perry's support for decriminalizing marijuana, and the Wendy Davis campaign's latest response to critics of her biography.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1876</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: The Wendy Davis Bio and Gay Marriage</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-the-wendy-davis-bio-and-gay-marriage--13496108</link><description><![CDATA[Evan, Ross, Reeve and Emily talk about the recent scrutinization of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis' biography and discuss the growing debate surrounding gay marriage in Texas.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/130862123</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:40:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496108/130862123_texastribune_tribcast_the_wendy_davis_bio.mp3" length="28557896" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Evan, Ross, Reeve and Emily talk about the recent scrutinization of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis' biography and discuss the growing debate surrounding gay marriage in Texas.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Evan, Ross, Reeve and Emily talk about the recent scrutinization of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis' biography and discuss the growing debate surrounding gay marriage in Texas.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1785</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e93d59cfa99d1a4583b13868b9ef0cb5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Fundraising, Speaker's Race and Life Support</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-fundraising-speaker-s-race-and-life-support--13496112</link><description><![CDATA[Emily, Reeve, Ross and Evan discuss the latest campaign fundraising totals, state Rep. Scott Turner's plan to challenge Speaker Joe Straus, and the complicated case of a pregnant woman on life support in Fort Worth.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/129676663</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2014 18:27:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496112/129676663_texastribune_tribcast_fundraising_speakers.mp3" length="31247463" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Emily, Reeve, Ross and Evan discuss the latest campaign fundraising totals, state Rep. Scott Turner's plan to challenge Speaker Joe Straus, and the complicated case of a pregnant woman on life support in Fort Worth.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Emily, Reeve, Ross and Evan discuss the latest campaign fundraising totals, state Rep. Scott Turner's plan to challenge Speaker Joe Straus, and the complicated case of a pregnant woman on life support in Fort Worth.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1953</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f9f9226bb6b6b6685f2e10ce95b28872.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Payday Lending, Scorecards and Navigators</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-payday-lending-scorecards-and-navigators--13496114</link><description><![CDATA[Ross, Becca, Reeve and Jay discuss a recent dust-up over payday lending, disputes about political scorecards, and discord surrounding proposed rules for federal health care navigators.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/128555423</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 21:40:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496114/128555423_texastribune_tribcast_payday_lending.mp3" length="27985710" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ross, Becca, Reeve and Jay discuss a recent dust-up over payday lending, disputes about political scorecards, and discord surrounding proposed rules for federal health care navigators.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ross, Becca, Reeve and Jay discuss a recent dust-up over payday lending, disputes about political scorecards, and discord surrounding proposed rules for federal health care navigators.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1750</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f9f9226bb6b6b6685f2e10ce95b28872.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: What to Expect in 2014</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-what-to-expect-in-2014--13496118</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve is joined by a plethora of reporters to forecast the coming year in politics, health care, education, energy, criminal justice, immigration, the environment and more.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/127412528</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 17:08:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496118/127412528_texastribune_tribcast_what_to_expect_in.mp3" length="30979133" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve is joined by a plethora of reporters to forecast the coming year in politics, health care, education, energy, criminal justice, immigration, the environment and more.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve is joined by a plethora of reporters to forecast the coming year in politics, health care, education, energy, criminal justice, immigration, the environment and more.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1937</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7b990e4c7573d267c0dd8111d421b5ac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: 2013 End-of-Year Extravaganza</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-2013-end-of-year-extravaganza--13496115</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve is joined by a number of reporters as he revisits some of the memorable TribCast conversations about the hottest topics in Texas politics in 2013. Be sure to stay tuned for a special treat at the end.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/126461202</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2013 15:28:42 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496115/126461202_texastribune_tribcast_2013_end_of_year.mp3" length="29673011" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve is joined by a number of reporters as he revisits some of the memorable TribCast conversations about the hottest topics in Texas politics in 2013. Be sure to stay tuned for a special treat at the end.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve is joined by a number of reporters as he revisits some of the memorable TribCast conversations about the hottest topics in Texas politics in 2013. Be sure to stay tuned for a special treat at the end.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1855</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f9f9226bb6b6b6685f2e10ce95b28872.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Bill Powers and the Governor's Race So Far</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-bill-powers-and-the-governor-s-race-so-far--13496116</link><description><![CDATA[Evan, Ross, Jay and Reeve review the beginnings of the gubernatorial battle between Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Wendy Davis and provide an update on the turmoil at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/125475128</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:00:56 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496116/125475128_texastribune_tribcast_bill_powers_and_the.mp3" length="33524505" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Evan, Ross, Jay and Reeve review the beginnings of the gubernatorial battle between Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Wendy Davis and provide an update on the turmoil at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&amp;M University.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Evan, Ross, Jay and Reeve review the beginnings of the gubernatorial battle between Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Wendy Davis and provide an update on the turmoil at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2096</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f9f9226bb6b6b6685f2e10ce95b28872.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Stockman, Filing Deadline and Mack Brown</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-stockman-filing-deadline-and-mack-brown--13496117</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Ross and Evan talk about U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman's decision to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, how the 2014 election brackets shaped up, and potential job openings at the University of Texas at Austin.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/124378921</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:40:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496117/124378921_texastribune_tribcast_stockman_filing.mp3" length="31739819" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Emily, Ross and Evan talk about U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman's decision to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, how the 2014 election brackets shaped up, and potential job openings at the University of Texas at Austin.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Ross and Evan talk about U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman's decision to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, how the 2014 election brackets shaped up, and potential job openings at the University of Texas at Austin.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1984</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f9f9226bb6b6b6685f2e10ce95b28872.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Tax Returns, Attorneys General and Drones</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-tax-returns-attorneys-general-and-drones--13496121</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Ayan and Ross chat about Wendy Davis' tax returns, the Republican candidates to be the state's next attorney general, drone deliveries and the future of the filibuster.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/123271635</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2013 22:54:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496121/123271635_texastribune_tribcast_tax_returns_attorneys.mp3" length="29562670" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Emily, Ayan and Ross chat about Wendy Davis' tax returns, the Republican candidates to be the state's next attorney general, drone deliveries and the future of the filibuster.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Ayan and Ross chat about Wendy Davis' tax returns, the Republican candidates to be the state's next attorney general, drone deliveries and the future of the filibuster.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1848</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f9f9226bb6b6b6685f2e10ce95b28872.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Campaigns, Education and a Forgotten Gun</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-campaigns-education-and-a-forgotten-gun--13496119</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Morgan, Ben and Evan give an update on who is officially on and off the statewide Democratic ticket, review the latest from the State Board of Education, and mull the significance of a lawmaker's forgotten weapon.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/122168745</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2013 17:25:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496119/122168745_texastribune_tribcast_campaigns_education.mp3" length="29520038" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Morgan, Ben and Evan give an update on who is officially on and off the statewide Democratic ticket, review the latest from the State Board of Education, and mull the significance of a lawmaker's forgotten weapon.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Morgan, Ben and Evan give an update on who is officially on and off the statewide Democratic ticket, review the latest from the State Board of Education, and mull the significance of a lawmaker's forgotten weapon.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1845</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f9f9226bb6b6b6685f2e10ce95b28872.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>TribCast: Van de Putte and the Young Conservatives</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tribcast-van-de-putte-and-the-young-conservatives--13496125</link><description><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Ross and Evan talk about the anticipated entry of state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, into the lietuenant governor's race and the recent uproar over a planned and quickly canceled game of "catch an illegal immigrant."]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/121081998</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:17:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496125/121081998_texastribune_tribcast_van_de_putte_and_the.mp3" length="29350346" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Emily, Ross and Evan talk about the anticipated entry of state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, into the lietuenant governor's race and the recent uproar over a planned and quickly canceled game of "catch an illegal immigrant."</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Emily, Ross and Evan talk about the anticipated entry of state Sen. 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You can also listen here: trib.it/19kIXtK]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/119989536</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:57:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496120/119989536_texastribune_tribcast_abbotts_ethics.mp3" length="29855659" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Brandi, Evan and Ross talk about the latest policy proposals from gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott, revelations in the recently released book Double Down, and the latest drama involving the University of Texas at Austin. You can also listen...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Brandi, Evan and Ross talk about the latest policy proposals from gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott, revelations in the recently released book Double Down, and the latest drama involving the University of Texas at Austin. 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You can also listen here:  <a href="http://trib.it/1hjzNaU" rel="noopener">http://trib.it/1hjzNaU</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/118875646</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2013 19:21:57 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/13496123/118875646_texastribune_tribcast_elections_polling.mp3" length="31195636" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Texas Tribune</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reeve, Ross, Ben and Emily review the results of the recent election, ponder the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, and discuss the latest developments in the state's implementation of new abortion laws. You can also listen here:...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reeve, Ross, Ben and Emily review the results of the recent election, ponder the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, and discuss the latest developments in the state's implementation of new abortion laws. 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