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Dec 29, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Gonzales Flag t-shirt 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 ...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 8 min
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Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Gonzales Flag t-shirt 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 ...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Gonzales Flag t-shirt 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 ...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Get an annual subscription to The Texan half off for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Weekend ONLY: https://thetexan.news/subscribe/black-friday-cyber-monday/ Get a gift subscription: https://thetexan.news/subscribe/gift/gift-purchase.html 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! Go...
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Subscribe to The Texan: https://thetexan.news/subscribe/ For our special edition Thanksgiving podcast, The Texan is joined by Justice Ken Wise, the host of the Texas history podcast Wise About Texas . Justice Wise serves on the 14th Court of Appeals in Houston, but also has a passion to preserve and promote the rich history of the Lone Star State. This week, we dive into the claim that the first Thanksgiving was actually celebrated in Texas by a Spanish conquistador near present-day El Paso. Rea...
Nov 23, 2023•23 min
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Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Gonzales Flag t-shirt 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 ...
Nov 10, 2023•59 min
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Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 3 min
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Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 3 min
COME AND TAKE IT — buy a Gonzales Flag t-shirt here: https://store.thetexan.news/products/gonzales-flag-come-and-take-it-t-shirt Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Gonzales Flag t-shirt 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...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 6 min
COME AND TAKE IT — buy a Gonzales Flag t-shirt here: https://store.thetexan.news/products/gonzales-flag-come-and-take-it-t-shirt Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Gonzales Flag t-shirt 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...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Want to support reporting on Texas politics that doesn’t include the spin? Subscribe at https://thetexan.news/subscribe/ Sen. Brandon Creighton joined The Texan’s reporter Cameron Abrams to discuss the ongoing effort to send school choice legislation to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. Creighton, the chair of the Senate Education Committee, is the author of Senate Bill (SB) 1 , the centerpiece legislation for Abbott’s top priority for the current special session. He discussed the details of his legislat...
Oct 12, 2023•20 min
Want to support reporting on Texas politics that doesn’t include the spin? Subscribe at https://thetexan.news/subscribe/ Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, the chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, joined The Texan’s reporter Brad Johnson to discuss the start of the new special legislative session. Martinez Fischer discussed his views on two of the top issues that Gov. Greg Abbott included on the special session call, efforts to pass school choice and border security legislation. The caucus leade...
Oct 10, 2023•26 min
COME AND TAKE IT — buy a Gonzales Flag t-shirt here: https://store.thetexan.news/products/gonzales-flag-come-and-take-it-t-shirt Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Gonzales Flag t-shirt 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...
Oct 06, 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://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...
Sep 29, 2023•54 min
Want to support reporting on Texas politics that doesn’t include the spin? Subscribe at https://thetexan.news/subscribe/ Judge Michelle Slaughter of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals joined The Texan ’s reporter Matt Stringer to discuss the court’s 2021 decision that held that a state statute allowing the Texas attorney general to prosecute violations of election law was unconstitutional. The decision has seen renewed interest, with Attorney General Ken Paxton criticizing it during a recent in...
Sep 28, 2023•36 min
Read more about the impeachment: https://thetexan.news/paxton_impeachment/ Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick joined The Texan ’s senior reporter Hayden Sparks to discuss the recent acquittal of Attorney General Ken Paxton . “There is some truth in this, that it was orchestrated from the beginning and that members were coerced to vote. That’s true — in the House,” said Patrick. “Not in the Senate. It was the House.” Discussing his remarks at the end of the trial when he sharply criticized the way the House ac...
Sep 22, 2023•26 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...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Read more about the impeachment: https://thetexan.news/paxton_impeachment/ Welcome back to our final episode of Inside the Impeachment: Paxton on Trial. Today, we debrief it all. We discuss what’s happened in Texas politics since Attorney General Ken Paxton was acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment, what the biggest moments of the trial were, what the political ramifications will be going forward, and our top takeaways from the biggest two weeks in recent Texas political history. Enjoy thi...
Sep 20, 2023•52 min
Read more about the impeachment: https://thetexan.news/paxton_impeachment/ Today, the Senate voted on the 16 impeachment charges leveled against Attorney General Ken Paxton in an effort to convict and remove him from office by the Texas House. Here’s a recap: Paxton was acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment by the Texas Senate. The House Board of Managers needed to convince 21 senators to sustain at least one of the charges. Most of the charges were dismissed by a vote of 14 to 16. After t...
Sep 16, 2023•43 min
Read more about the impeachment: https://thetexan.news/paxton_impeachment/ Today, suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton’s defense team and the House Board of Managers gave their final arguments in the impeachment trial, and senators began their deliberations on the articles of impeachment. Here’s a recap: For the first time since the first hours on day one of the trial, Ken Paxton attended the proceedings. He sat between his lawyers and listened to the closing arguments. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick rea...
Sep 15, 2023•46 min
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Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Read more about the impeachment: https://thetexan.news/paxton_impeachment/ Today , suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton’s defense team called their first and last witnesses. The House Board of Managers errantly rested their case yesterday, yielding their authority to call witnesses, and today ended with the defense resting its case, as well. Here’s a recap: The defense called Justin Gordon, the current open records division chief at the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), as their first witne...
Sep 15, 2023•46 min
Read more about the Paxton impeachment: https://thetexan.news/paxton_impeachment/ Today , attorneys in the impeachment trial questioned Ray Chester, attorney for the Mitte Foundation; Drew Wicker, a former personal aide to Ken Paxton; and Blake Brickman, the former deputy attorney general for policy and strategic initiatives. Laura Olson, the woman with whom Paxton is said to have had an affair, was at the capitol and expected to take the stand, but was deemed “unavailable” in a statement from L...
Sep 14, 2023•45 min
Read more about the impeachment: https://thetexan.news/paxton_impeachment/ Today , attorneys in the impeachment trial questioned Brandon Cammack for most of the day, the special counselor Paxton retained on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to investigate the complaints of Austin real estate developer Nate Paul against federal authorities. Toward the end of the day, some additional witnesses were called to testify, including Joe Brown, who testified about applying for the specia...
Sep 12, 2023•40 min
Read more about the impeachment: https://thetexan.news/paxton_impeachment/ Today , attorneys in the impeachment trial questioned Mark Penley, called to the stand by the House Board of Managers. Penley served as the Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice at the Attorney General’s Office under Ken Paxton, and is one of the four former employees who joined the lawsuit under the Texas Whistleblowers Act. The prosecution then called Katherine “Missy” Cary, Paxton’s former chief of staff, to the...
Sep 11, 2023•41 min
Read more about the impeachment: https://thetexan.news/paxton_impeachment/ Today , attorneys in the impeachment trial wrapped up testimony from Ryan Vassar, a former employee of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) who, unlike previous staff who testified, was fired from the office and joined the lawsuit under the Texas Whistleblowers Act. The prosecution then called David Maxwell to the stand, a former Texas Ranger who served as the director of criminal law enforcement under Ken Paxton. Som...
Sep 08, 2023•45 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...
Sep 08, 2023•56 min
