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.
Oct 19, 2016•32 min
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.
Oct 12, 2016•30 min
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.
Oct 05, 2016•31 min
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.
Sep 28, 2016•33 min
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. Chris Paddie, R-Marshall; Sarah Isgur Flores, deputy manager for Carly Fiorina's presidential campaign; and Erick Erickson, conservative blogger and radio host, with music from the Bad Precedents.
Sep 27, 2016•1 hr 8 min
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.
Sep 20, 2016•30 min
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.
Sep 14, 2016•34 min
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.
Sep 07, 2016•30 min
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.
Aug 31, 2016•35 min
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.
Aug 24, 2016•33 min
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.
Aug 17, 2016•30 min
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.
Aug 10, 2016•33 min
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 lawmaker in four decades.
Aug 03, 2016•31 min
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.
Jul 27, 2016•31 min
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.
Jul 21, 2016•21 min
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.
Jul 20, 2016•34 min
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.
Jul 13, 2016•26 min
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.
Jul 06, 2016•33 min
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.
Jun 29, 2016•33 min
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.
Jun 22, 2016•32 min
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.
Jun 15, 2016•33 min
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.
Jun 08, 2016•30 min
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Morgan and Matthew about the ongoing Texas bathroom wars, the fallout from Baylor's sexual assault investigation and Hillary Clinton's theory that Texas could be in play for Democrats.
Jun 01, 2016•29 min
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the results of Tuesday night's runoff elections, whether Ken Starr is out at Baylor and parents suing the state over standardized tests.
May 25, 2016•31 min
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Patrick about four hot runoff races and the Texas Supreme Court's school finance ruling.
May 18, 2016•31 min
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Abby about Austin's ride-hailing vote, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's fight against Fort Worth ISD's transgender student policy and Ted Cruz's highly anticipated return to the Senate.
May 10, 2016•33 min
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.
May 05, 2016•45 min
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Jim about Ted Cruz's big announcement, how retiring lawmakers spend their campaign cash and the Bernie Tiede verdict.
Apr 27, 2016•28 min
On this week's TribCast — the first streamed via Facebook live video — Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Ted Cruz's abysmal finish in the New York primary and the latest drama swirling around Ag Commissioner Sid Miller.
Apr 20, 2016•30 min
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.
Apr 13, 2016•30 min