The Texan Podcast

Listen to The Texan’s podcast for coverage on Texas politics with news you can trust. The Daily Rundown with quick recaps of the biggest Texas news are released every weekday and the team dives deeper every Friday in our Weekly Roundups.

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Weekly Roundup - December 11, 2020

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the reporters discuss a proposal for Texas to secede from the US, a lawsuit filed by the attorney general over the presidential election, details given from state officials about the coronavirus vaccine rollout, a trip taken by the Austin mayor violating his own COVID-19 recommendations, a bill filed to ban taxpayer-funded lobbying, the lieutenant governor’s proposed new Senate rules, and the legislative budget board setting a spending increase cap....

Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 5 min

Weekly Roundup - December 4, 2020

This week on The Texan ’s “Weekly Roundup,” the reporting team discusses an initial batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses coming to Texas, state data that shows a record number of students leaving public schools in favor of homeschooling, a gubernatorial endorsement in a special election, the formation of another ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn,’ the Supreme Court's hearing on census data in light of illegal immigration, and gun sales continuing to sky rocket. For a limited time, when you buy an annual...

Dec 04, 2020•1 hr

Special Announcement: Get a free ‘Fake News Stops Here’ mug!

This week on our "Weekly Roundup" podcast, The Texan has a very special holiday announcement. We are bringing back one of our best selling merch items: our ‘Fake News Stops Here’ mug! For a limited time, get a free mug with the purchase of an annual subscription. Claim your free mug at thetexan.news/mug .

Nov 27, 2020•1 min

Weekly Roundup - November 20, 2020

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the reporters provide an update on the allegations surrounding Attorney General Paxton, discuss a CPS reform bill filed ahead of the session, detail Lubbock’s proposed sanctuary city for the unborn ordinance, examine the sex education curriculum debate at the state board of education meeting, consider Representative Toth’s bill to ban sex changes for minors, revisit the final state and federal election results, and assess property tax reforms in Texas....

Nov 20, 2020•57 min

Weekly Roundup - November 13, 2020

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the reporters discuss border counties that shifted towards President Trump, Obamacare in the Supreme Court, the University of Texas under fire for free speech violations, the scandal surrounding Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Texas GOP chairman taking aim at the presumptive Texas House speaker, El Paso businesses facing another lockdown, the beginning of bill filing for the 87th legislative session, inaccurate polling, and the Alamo.

Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 7 min

Weekly Roundup - November 6, 2020

This week on our “Weekly Roundup” podcast, the reporting team discusses the 2020 general election results: Trump won Texas, the Texas House didn't flip, state senate republicans lost their supermajority, and there was a lack of a blue wave in Texas...for now.

Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 3 min

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