Texas Tribune TribCast

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Aliyya about the governor's mask order, the politics of canceling political conventions and challenges ahead for reopening schools.

In this edition of TribCast, Emma talks to Matthew, Aliyya and Ross about the state's latest efforts to mitigate spread of the new coronavirus, and the State Board of Education’s ongoing debate over Texas’ sex ed curriculum.

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Aliyya and Ross about mask requirements for businesses, what school reopenings could mean for students and parents, and what we're watching for during the upcoming election.

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Emma and Shannon about record high coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, a damning report of Texas foster care and a Supreme Court ruling on protections for LGBTQ workers.

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Jolie and Ross about racist social media posts by GOP officials, and the group forecasts the possibility for policy reform in the aftermath of Floyd's death.

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Alex, Ross and Miguel about how Texas is mourning George Floyd and protesting police brutality, and the group does a quick elections check-in.

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Emma and Ross about the state's recently released guidance for the upcoming elections, the reopening of water parks and the economic devastation faced by Texas workers.

In this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Aliyya and Ross about the latest reopenings in Texas amid missed benchmarks, child care complications for low-income parents and swirling voting-by-mail questions.

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Emma and Matthew about the governor's move to pull back on the enforcement of his executive orders related to the coronavirus pandemic and a GOP congressional hopeful's misleading messaging on voting b...

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Emma and Ross about the governor's move to reopen more businesses in Texas more quickly than expected and the implications of those reopenings.

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Cassi, Matthew and Ross about the phased reopening of Texas businesses and what that could mean for Texans who must return to work in a pandemic.

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Evan, Matthew and Emma about the slow efforts to reopen the Texas economy, a testing quandary in rural Texas and election administrators' woes over the upcoming elections.

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Ross about what's coming next in the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic and the group does some forecasting for what the public health emergency could mean for the next legislati...

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Emma and Shannon about how health care workers are preparing for a rush of COVID-19 hospitalizations and why health care workers on the front lines don't get expanded paid sick leave protections.

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Emma and Jolie about Gov. Greg Abbott's response to the coronavirus outbreak, the newest front in the state's fight against abortion and the state vs. local battle over bail.

On this week's TribCast — a different format in the time of the new coronavirus — Alexa talks to Mitchell, Julián and Jolie about rising unemployment in Texas, the outbreak's effect on immigrants and delayed justice in the court system.

On this week's TribCast — a different format in the time of the new coronavirus — Alexa talks to Edgar and Aliyya about the state's response to a growing outbreak, an assessment of hospital capacity and the impact of school district closures.

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Edgar, Matthew, Evan and Cassi about the status of the new coronavirus outbreak in Texas, Super Tuesday voting blunders and outgoing House Speaker Dennis Bonnen's comments on his own downfall.

On this week's TribCast — a supersized, live edition — Alexa talks to Ross, Patrick, Alex, Matthew, Cassi and Evan about Joe Biden's Super Tuesday win and other notable primary election results.

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Patrick and Emma about Bernie Sanders' momentum going into Super Tuesday, how that's stoking concerns among some Democrats and the questions that come with judicial elections.

In this edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Joshua Blank, James Henson and Daron Shaw about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, the state’s presidential and Senate primaries, and what Texas voters said about issues faci...

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Emma, Cassi and Alex about what state Sen. Kirk Watson's retirement could mean for the Senate, Bernie Sanders' new lead in presidential polling in Texas and a Democratic candidate's sexist comments about his...

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Ross and Alex about the questions facing Texas Democrats on how much of a role they want O'Rourke to play in their elections and the setup for Super Tuesday voting in the state.

On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Patrick and Ross about an expected delay in Super Tuesday delegate totals in Texas and what we're keeping an eye on for the upcoming primaries.

On this week’s TribCast, Matthew talks to Alex, Cassi and Patrick about the big Republican win in House District 28, growing unrest in the grassroots and the state of the presidential primary in Texas.