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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Reporter</title><link>https://www.texasmonthly.com/podcasts/series/reporter/</link><description><![CDATA[Reporter is a Texas Monthly podcast examining the latest in Texas news and politics.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/2985991/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Politics</category><copyright>Copyright Texas Monthly</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dca2a19a90312443a5d4d37c0b49f71b.jpg</url><title>Reporter</title><link>https://www.texasmonthly.com/podcasts/series/reporter/</link></image><lastBuildDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:22:28 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Texas Monthly</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Texas Monthly</itunes:name><itunes:email>web@texasmonthly.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dca2a19a90312443a5d4d37c0b49f71b.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Reporter is a Texas Monthly podcast examining the latest in Texas news and politics.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reporter is a Texas Monthly podcast examining the latest in Texas news and politics.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="News"><itunes:category text="Politics"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>A Farewell to Legendary Texas Political Reporter R.G. 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