Read more about the impeachment: https://thetexan.news/paxton_impeachment/ Today, attorneys in the impeachment trial focused on finishing testimony from Ryan Bangert, one of the former deputy attorneys general who raised criminal allegations against Attorney General Ken Paxton. Ryan Vassar, another former employee of the attorney general’s office, was called to testify next. Some major highlights of the day included: Bangert discussed a lunch he had with Paxton and Austin real estate developer N...
Sep 07, 2023•35 min
Subscribe to support The Texan : https://thetexan.news/subscribe/ The second day of the impeachment trial continued with more testimony from Jeff Mateer , the former first assistant attorney general appointed under Paxton who was one of the eight employees to raise allegations of bribery and abuse of office to the FBI in 2020. For this episode, The Texan reporters Brad Johnson and Matt Stringer are joined by Patrick Svitek of The Texas Tribune . We’ll get into more details of some of these highl...
Sep 06, 2023•28 min
Subscribe to support The Texan : https://thetexan.news/subscribe/ We’ve completed the first day of the impeachment trial — and a lot has already happened. Here’s some highlights: The Senate voted to deny all of Attorney General Paxton’s motions to dismiss the articles of impeachment, with all motions receiving only six to ten affirmative votes from some Republicans. Motions needed a majority of 16 to be approved, while conviction on any of the articles of impeachment will need 21 votes. Lt. Gov....
Sep 05, 2023•39 min
Support The Texan by subscribing at: https://thetexan.news/subscribe/ Welcome to Inside the Impeachment: Paxton on Trial . In this special podcast series from The Texan , we're delving into the historic impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, accused of bribery and abuse of office — charges that have set the stage for one of the most riveting political sagas in the Lone Star State. Inside the Impeachment offers an exclusive backstage pass to the trial’s drama, strategy, and real-...
Sep 04, 2023•43 min
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Texas flag hat with an annual subscription to The Texan : https://thetexan.news/subscribe/ The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! This week on The Texan’s Weekly Roundup, the team discusses: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick appointing a justice to...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Support The Texan by subscribing at: https://thetexan.news/subscribe/ Welcome to Inside the Impeachment: Paxton on Trial . In this special podcast series from The Texan , we're delving into the historic impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, accused of bribery and abuse of office — charges that have set the stage for one of the most riveting political sagas in the Lone Star State. Inside the Impeachment offers an exclusive backstage pass to the trial’s drama, strategy, and real-...
Aug 30, 2023•39 min
Don't forget to support us by subscribing at: https://thetexan.news/ Welcome to Inside the Impeachment: Paxton on Trial . In this special podcast series from The Texan , we're delving into the historic impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton, accused of bribery and abuse of office — charges that have set the stage for one of the most riveting political sagas in the Lone Star State. Inside the Impeachment offers an exclusive backstage pass to the trial’s drama, strategy, and real-time de...
Aug 28, 2023•40 min
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Texas flag hat with an annual subscription to The Texan : https://thetexan.news/subscribe/ The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for the reporting team? Email editor@thetexan.news — they just might be answered on a futur...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Texas flag hat with an annual subscription to The Texan : https://thetexan.news/subscribe/ The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for the reporting team? Email editor@thetexan.news — they just might be answered on a futur...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Texas flag hat with an annual subscription to The Texan : https://go.thetexan.news/texas-flag-hat/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for t...
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Want to support reporting on Texas politics that doesn’t include the spin? Subscribe at https://thetexan.news/subscribe/ Texas GOP Chairman Matt Rinaldi, a former member of the Texas House of Representatives, joined The Texan ’s senior reporter Hayden Sparks to discuss his vocal criticism of the chamber’s decision in May to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton . “I’ve been representing the Republican Party of Texas in what is effectively a declaration of civil war by Republicans in the House, nam...
Aug 09, 2023•22 min
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Texas flag hat with an annual subscription to The Texan : https://go.thetexan.news/texas-flag-hat/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for t...
Aug 04, 2023•1 hr
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Texas flag hat with an annual subscription to The Texan : https://go.thetexan.news/texas-flag-hat/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for t...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Texas flag hat with an annual subscription to The Texan : https://go.thetexan.news/texas-flag-hat/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup Already a subscriber? You can also purchase a Texas flag hat in our store at store.thetexan.news . The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form ...
Jul 21, 2023•1 hr
Want to support reporting on Texas politics that doesn’t include the spin? Subscribe at https://thetexan.news/subscribe/ Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) joined The Texan ’s senior reporter Brad Johnson to discuss the passage of the property tax relief compromise agreed to by the Texas House and Senate last week. Bettencourt served as a chief negotiator for the Senate during the tense standoff between Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dade Phelan, and Gov. Greg Abbott. “It’s quite frankly a j...
Jul 17, 2023•38 min
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Texas flag hat with an annual subscription to The Texan : https://go.thetexan.news/texas-flag-hat/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for t...
Jul 14, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Rep. Jared Patterson (R-Frisco) joined The Texan ’s reporter Cameron Abrams to discuss the READER Act, legislation he authored aimed at removing sexually explicit material from public school libraries. Signed by Gov. Greg Abbott and set to become effective in September, the legislation will require library book vendors to rate applicable materials as “sexually explicit” or “sexually relevant.” “Ultimately, what [the new law] does is it eliminates explicit content and puts in parental controls ov...
Jul 10, 2023•30 min
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Texas flag hat with an annual subscription to The Texan : https://go.thetexan.news/texas-flag-hat/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for t...
Jul 07, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Want to support reporting on Texas politics that doesn’t include the spin? Subscribe at https://thetexan.news/subscribe/ Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) joined The Texan’s reporter Matt Stringer to discuss federal issues facing Congress, including the recent referral of articles of impeachment, the how House Republicans plan to respond to the border crisis amid the expiration of Title 42, and negotiations over the budget as elected officials raised the debt ceiling again last month. “Two out of t...
Jul 03, 2023•39 min
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Texas flag hat with an annual subscription to The Texan : https://go.thetexan.news/texas-flag-hat/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for t...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Want to support reporting on Texas politics that doesn’t include the spin? Subscribe at https://thetexan.news/subscribe/ This week, Brad Johnson, interviewed economist Vance Ginn about the competing property tax proposals that have been debated as the stalemate on relief continues between the Texas House and Senate. They discuss the policies at the center of the debate — homestead exemptions, appraisal caps, and compression rates — as well as the possibility of eliminating the school maintenance...
Jun 27, 2023•47 min
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Texas flag hat with an annual subscription to The Texan : https://go.thetexan.news/texas-flag-hat/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for t...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Texas flag hat with an annual subscription to The Texan : https://go.thetexan.news/texas-flag-hat/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for t...
Jun 16, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Get a FREE “Fake News Stops Here” mug when you buy an annual subscription to The Texan: https://go.thetexan.news/mug-fake-news-stops-here-2022/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for...
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Get a FREE “Fake News Stops Here” mug when you buy an annual subscription to The Texan: https://go.thetexan.news/mug-fake-news-stops-here-2022/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for...
Jun 02, 2023•1 hr 14 min
At 1:00 PM today, May 27, the Texas House is scheduled to begin consideration of articles of impeachment against Attorney General Ken Paxton. Ahead of the proceedings and vote, The Texan Senior Editor McKenzie DiLullo and senior reporters Brad Johnson and Hayden Sparks give you a rundown on the developments in the events leading up to today. This podcast was first broadcast during a live Twitter Spaces segment, so be sure to follow @TheTexanNews so that you don't miss future updates. Related cov...
May 27, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Get a FREE “Fake News Stops Here” mug when you buy an annual subscription to The Texan: https://go.thetexan.news/mug-fake-news-stops-here-2022/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for...
May 26, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Get a FREE “Fake News Stops Here” mug when you buy an annual subscription to The Texan: https://go.thetexan.news/mug-fake-news-stops-here-2022/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 6 min
See the full interview exclusively at The Texan: https://thetexan.news/video-daniel-perrys-defense-attorney-on-right-to-self-defense-trial-and-pardon-likelihood/ Doug O’Connell, the defense attorney for Daniel Perry, joined The Texan senior reporter Hayden Sparks to discuss Perry’s recent trial and sentencing of Perry to 25 years in prison for the murder of Garrett Foster. At a crowded July 2020 protest in downtown Austin, Perry shot Foster with a handgun. Foster was attending the protest armed ...
May 15, 2023•21 min
Get a FREE “Fake News Stops Here” mug when you buy an annual subscription to The Texan: https://go.thetexan.news/mug-fake-news-stops-here-2022/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 8 min
