Second Reading Podcast

For the week of July 4th, Josh and Jim discuss a decision by the Texas Supreme Court that reversed a lower court ruling regarding public employees and government subsidized same-sex marriage benefits.

This week, Jim and Josh discuss the debate in the Supreme Court on healthcare and the Affordable Care Act, especially Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s role in the conversation as well as the relationship between federal immigration agents and local police officers.

This week, Josh and Jim take part in an episode of The Texas Tribune‘s Tribcast podcast, where they are joined by colleagues Ross Ramsey and Daron Shaw. The group discusses the University of Texas at Austin’s recently released Texas Tribune Poll.

This week, Josh talks with Ross Ramsey, Executive Editor and Co-Founder of The Texas Tribune, about Governor Abbott’s announcement of a special session for the Texas Legislature.

This week, Josh and Jim discuss the conclusion of the Texas legislature and focus on abortion rights, the state’s budget, and changes to Child Protective Services.

Jim and Josh discuss the Texas Voter ID Law, abortion rights in Texas, and some developments in the Presidential race.

Josh and Jim discuss the politics of guns on campus as the Campus Carry Law goes into effect at public colleges throughout Texas, and they cover the response to the Democratic National Convention.

This week, Josh and Jim finish their discussion from last week on the Republican National Convention and discuss the Democratic National Convention.

This week, Josh and Jim discuss the Republican National Convention, which is taking place in Cleveland, Ohio.

Jim and Josh discuss the aftermath of the mass shootings in Dallas and how the shooting have effected politics both nationally and within Texas.

This week, Josh and Jim discuss the recently released Texas Politics Poll from the University of Texas at Austin, which included statistics about the Presidential race and how Texans are responding to the candidates and certain political issues.

Jim and Josh discuss two recent Texas political events – the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party in San Antonio and the visit of the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, to Texas.

This week, Josh and Jim discuss the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida and how it has effected national and state politics.

This week, Josh and Jim discuss Hillary Clinton’s chances in the general election in Texas, how Donald Trump polls in Latino communities, and how Latino voters shape politics differently in Texas than they do in other areas of the U.S.

Jim and Josh discuss Texas suing the federal government over bathroom policies in regards to transgender rights and the run-off elections in Texas.

This week, Josh and Jim discuss the Texas Supreme Court’s decision that found the public school financing system constitutional but broken, the Republican National Convention, and Republican’s thoughts on transgender people’s rights to use gender-specific restrooms.

Jim and Josh discuss the failure of Proposition 1 in Austin, a proposition that attempted to repeal an ordinance that required rideshare companies to carry out fingerprint-based background checks on their drivers.