In the June 29 episode, state Rep. Gene Wu questions why Texas would treat marijuana different than any other controlled substance. U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales explains how a south Texas facility producing sterile flies will help protect Texas livestock. And Fort Bend County Judge KP George tells us why he thinks he has a path to victory after his controversial switch from Democrat to Republican. Guests State Rep. Gene Wu, D-District 137 U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-23rd District KP George, R- Fort Be...
Jul 01, 2025•22 min•Ep. 342
After six months of tumultuous change inside Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, from eliminating bag fees and open seating to talk of European flights and partnerships with other international carriers, CEO Bob Jordan promised the airline would keep evolving. “We won't stop here,” Jordan told the Jasons on this episode, “we're gonna keep changing." GUEST: Bob Jordan, Southwest Airlines CEO
Jun 25, 2025•44 min•Ep. 341
In the June 22 episode, Kelly Hancock explains the political calculation behind leaving the Texas Senate for the Comptroller’s office. State Rep. Mitch Little, R-District 65, tells us why he supports a major redistricting effort and whether he’s running for Attorney General. And Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne, R-24th District, on where she stands on Iran and how she’s helping Texans find jobs.
Jun 20, 2025•23 min•Ep. 340
EARLY RELEASE: You might not know his name and likely have trouble pronouncing it, but you’d better get to know Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti. He has led some landmark legal cases from college sports to concert tickets. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court just ruled in his favor with a precedent setting decision that bans gender affirming care for minors. In a recent trip to Texas, Skrmetti stopped by the Y’all-itics studio to see the Jasons, defend his work and make a ruling on Texas o...
Jun 18, 2025•38 min•Ep. 339
On the June 15 episode, former Congressman Colin Allred, a Dallas Democrat, tells ITP that he is close to making a decision on whether to run for U.S. Senate. But what would be different about a 2026 campaign than the one he ran last year against Ted Cruz? Plus, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick defends the legislature's THC ban as Gov. Abbott faces political pressure to veto it this week. Patrick also reveals two more issues he wants lawmakers to tackle - to make Texas more affordable. And colleagues called...
Jun 16, 2025•22 min•Ep. 338
There’s a lot in play politically as we go into the summer. Will the legislature’s THC ban become law or get vetoed this month? Will Texas lawmakers come back for a special session next month at the request of President Trump? Every Texas legislature has gotten more conservative than the past. In this episode, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick discusses his priorities that passed, pushback and what he’s coming back for next session. GUEST: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, R-Texas
Jun 11, 2025•32 min•Ep. 337
Now that the 89th Texas Legislative Session is over in Texas, the Y’all-itics team decided to revisit a report that ranked the Lone Star State DEAD LAST in personal freedom. In this rewind episode of Y’all-itics, the Jasons were joined by Dr. William Ruger, a Texas native himself, who prepares the “Freedom in the 50 States” report for the Cato Institute. This episode originally aired on January 7, 2024. “Freedom in the 50 States” 2023 report| Cato Institute: https://www.freedominthe50states.org/...
Jun 08, 2025•52 min•Ep. 336
Keeping the lights on in Texas already ain’t cheap. Now, you can expect another surcharge on your electric bill. Four years after a severe winter storm nearly led to the total collapse of the Texas grid, the state is now allowing transmission utilities to produce plans to “harden” their equipment against a hodgepodge of threats like tree limbs, stronger storms, wildfires, and even hackers and substation saboteurs. The Jasons go to the headquarters of the largest utility in Texas to get details o...
Jun 01, 2025•46 min•Ep. 335
Texas’ explosive population growth is putting immense pressure on the state’s largest cities and metropolitan areas. If you’re one of the nine out of 10 Texans who live in or visit these cities, you’ve likely already dealt firsthand with some of the challenges. Nearly 200 researchers and business leaders produced a plan to build better cities in the future. In this episode of Y’all-itics, the Jasons are joined by one of the lead researchers for the “Texas Metropolitan Blueprint” who explains why...
May 25, 2025•39 min•Ep. 334
It’s not officially a campaign but Beto O’Rourke is touring the state and talking to Texans again. So, is he preparing to launch a new campaign in 2026? In our conversation with him, we couldn’t help but notice that it sounds like he’s moving more towards the middle now. Guest Beto O’Rourke, Former U.S. Congressman, D-El Paso
May 16, 2025•33 min•Ep. 333
The Trump Administration’s budget cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have meteorologists and forecasters sounding the alarm about the impact on public safety. Some former NWS directors even warn that more cuts could lead to unnecessary deaths during severe weather events, such as hurricanes and tornadoes. In this episode of Y’all-itics, the Jasons share a pint with renowned Texas meteorologist Troy Kimmel who told them he thi...
May 11, 2025•52 min•Ep. 332
More and more Americans are considering decamping from the USA and moving overseas… permanently. And a former Texas resident is leading the way. We first introduced you to Jana Lynn Sanchez last November when she announced she was leaving Fort Worth to move to The Netherlands after Donald Trump’s re-election. Nearly six months later, her new company, GTFO Tours, is, literally, helping people “GTFO” out of the country. Sanchez joined the Jasons to explain how it all works, and who is best suited ...
May 04, 2025•38 min•Ep. 331
You can be sued for sharing thoughts, opinions, or even facts. But Texas law protects you against frivolous lawsuits meant to intimidate you into shutting up. However, a proposed bill now threatens to weaken that protection. That has united some odd bedfellows to save the law. Spoiler alert: At the end of this podcast, the staggering legal fees one lawmaker is owed after he was sued and invoked this very law. Our guest is Laura Lee Prather, a Texas attorney and fierce free speech advocate now le...
Apr 29, 2025•37 min•Ep. 330
In only three months, he accomplished something none of his predecessors could: pushing school vouchers across the finish line. But in a rare sit-down interview, House Speaker Dustin Burrows told us it isn’t even the most important bill they’ve passed this session (5:08). Across the aisle, the leader of House Democrats says even though vouchers are now state law, his party still has a strategy to fight them (24:17). With school choice in the rearview mirror, both leaders join us on this episode ...
Apr 26, 2025•38 min•Ep. 329
The Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, the oldest such chamber in the country, is on high alert tracking the status of four bills lawmakers are considering in Austin. From diverting public transportation funding to eliminating DEI programs, the organization says the legislation could devastate Black and other minority-businesses, as well as entire communities if passed. In this episode of Y’all-itics, Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Harrison Blair explains to the Jasons why t...
Apr 20, 2025•37 min•Ep. 328
Mark Cuban is free to talk – and he has a lot to say. From Luka Doncic to his growing new venture to lower prescription drug costs for Americans, Cuban discussed it all with WFAA’s Jonah Javad. Will Cuban enter politics? Jonah told the Jasons its doubtful – after something Cuban said to him. GUEST: Jonah Javad, WFAA Sports Anchor Mark Cuban
Apr 10, 2025•42 min•Ep. 327
It might be the toughest job in Texas politics, leading the state Democratic Party. Kendall Scudder is the new chair, and after his first week on the job with little sleep, he’s looking to reinvent the party across the state, especially “rural” Texas where Democrats have struggled for decades. Don’t know who Kendall Scudder is? After listening to this episode of Y’all-itics, you will. The new leader of Texas Democrats is already on the clock, and he has a pint with the Jasons at Oak Highlands Br...
Apr 06, 2025•41 min•Ep. 326
Ordinary Americans. Extraordinary action. The National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas is finally open and telling the stories behind the recipients of the nation’s highest award for valor on the battlefield. In this episode of Y’all-itics, the museum’s President and CEO Christopher Cassidy, and Medal of Honor recipient Retired Army Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha explain how some of these soldiers became American heroes and why the museum is so special for the nation… and Texas. Nation...
Mar 30, 2025•38 min•Ep. 325
What happens in America – does not stay in America. For 80-years, Europe has relied on the U.S. like a big brother to keep the bullies at bay. On this episode of Y’all-itics, two German television correspondents join the Jasons to explain what outsiders think about American politics today and why it should matter to us. Plus, what would happen if the United States left NATO or the United Nations. But Germany is also experiencing a rise in the political right. The similarities between our countri...
Mar 23, 2025•41 min•Ep. 324
In Uvalde, it’s not an anniversary, it is a mark. And the three year mark of the city’s darkest hour is May 24, 2025. The publisher of the Uvalde Leader News started a journal the day after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School to serve as a daily calendar of what really happened, and he’s turned that journal into a book. Craig Garnett says while it may appear the community has gotten better, you can still find plenty of anxiety and grief just below the surface. Garnett also explains why t...
Mar 16, 2025•34 min•Ep. 323
Assembly lines could grind to a halt. Prices for everything from cars to cantaloupes are at risk of rising. President Trump's trade war with Mexico and Canada will hit your wallet. But is there any benefit for Texans? Will it cause folks to buy local? A Republican mayor and a veteran logistics expert on the southern border tell the Jasons how just the threat of tariffs will affect the state's chugging economy. GUESTS: Mayor Jim Ross, Arlington, Texas Jorge Torres, Founder and President of Interl...
Mar 07, 2025•31 min•Ep. 322
Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot says the federal government is practicing shock and awe on the American people through mass firings, “deferred resignations,” and the freezing of federal grants. And he called Y’all-itics to issue a warning. Creuzot argues that the shrinking federal government could lead to rising crime in his county and across Texas. And in this episode, he explains to the Jasons how his office has reduced crime and launched successful crimefighting initiatives with ...
Mar 02, 2025•37 min•Ep. 321
It definitely doesn't have a catchy name: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But our guest this week says, "if you're returning almost $20 billion to ordinary people, you've got to be doing something right". In the past several years, dissatisfied and frustrated Texas consumers have comprised the most---or second most---number of people turning to the CFPB for help taking on 'Big Finance'. But now the agency they counted on is itself in danger under Trump 2.0. UT-Austin Banking, Financial...
Feb 23, 2025•38 min•Ep. 320
Many Superintendents in Texas say lawmakers need to spend less time on making sure schools are safe on the outside, and more time on legislation making schools safer on the inside. In fact, they argue a 30-year-old law that’s now 140-pages long is making classrooms more dangerous. And they’re asking lawmakers to give them more leeway on how they discipline students. Wylie ISD Superintendent Dr. David Vinson explains the ask in this episode of Y’all-itics, joining the Jasons inside Wylie High Sch...
Feb 16, 2025•30 min•Ep. 319
The Trump Administration wants Mexico and Canada to stop the illegal flow of the deadly drug fentanyl into America. But those countries say America has blood on its hands, too, and it must stop the illegal flow of U.S. firearms in the other direction. In this episode of Y’all-itics, the Jasons have a pint with WFAA Senior Crime and Justice Reporter Rebecca Lopez to discuss her recent investigation into the U.S. gun smuggling causing havoc and violence in Canada and Mexico and how the countries a...
Feb 09, 2025•38 min•Ep. 318
A recent report ranked Texas as the third most dangerous state for wildfires, behind only California and Colorado. Or, as the new deputy director of the Texas A&M Forest Service tells us, there’s some “nook or cranny” in the state that’s always burning. And in this episode of Y’all-itics, Wes Moorehead explains why the risk has grown exponentially in recent years, closing in on our backyards, and why they’re asking lawmakers to tap into the surplus for more planes, people and local preparati...
Feb 02, 2025•40 min•Ep. 317
From crops to the tap, Texas is running out of water. In northeast Texas, one proposed solution is the Marvin Nichols reservoir. But it’s led to a years-long battle with local landowners and critics say it would crush the east Texas timber industry. Even the state Senator leading Texas’ efforts to tackle the water crisis calls it “eminent domain purgatory.” But the Republican unveils a never before heard solution to the standoff in this episode of Y’all-itics. And the Jasons sit down with WFAA r...
Jan 26, 2025•42 min•Ep. 316
49 Democrats in the Texas House just helped elect a Republican Speaker, their leader says without any political horse-trading. Seen as a setback to the far right, the result changes the calculus inside the Capitol. In this early release episode of Y’all-itics, the Lieutenant Governor and the new leader of Texas House Democrats explain how, and what it means for Texans. Guests Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, R-Texas State Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston
Jan 17, 2025•27 min•Ep. 315
They don't even have the keys to their Capitol offices yet, or access to the computer system to file bills. But two incoming Texas Representatives have lofty goals. One is pushing for a total ban on abortion and penalties for women who end their pregnancies. The other aims to strengthen public schools and stop the Republican march toward a private school voucher system. But they both agree that the first battle of picking a new House Speaker is a horse race and that Democrats, long in the minori...
Jan 12, 2025•52 min•Ep. 314
Tim O’Hare, the unapologetic conservative leader of Tarrant County, has cut $58M from the budget without any layoffs during the first half of his term. What’s planned for the next two years? What didn’t he expect about this job? And what do folks get wrong about him? Judge O’Hare is our guest this episode. Guest Judge Tim O’Hare, Tarrant County
Jan 05, 2025•27 min•Ep. 313
