Texas Tribune TribCast

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Brandon about how GOP women in Texas are grappling with Donald Trump, and how the Legislature can fix the state's child welfare crisis.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Ted Cruz's forgiveness of Donald Trump, Ken Starr's TribFest interview on Baylor's sexual assault scandal and the political fallout from Austin Rep. Dawnna Duke's decision to retire.

We kicked off our memorable Texas Tribune 2016 Festival on Friday with a bang (well, with a power chord): a live recording of TribCast and The Ticket 2016, featuring Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner; state Rep. Chris Paddie, R-Marshall; Sarah Isgur Flores, deputy manager for Carly Fiorina's presidential campaign; and Erick Erickson, conservative blogger and radio host, with music from the Bad Preced...

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about former Gov. Rick Perry's turn on Dancing With the Stars, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's suggestion that Sen. Ted Cruz could get left in the rearview and Gov. Greg Abbott's explanation for how he suffered burns.

On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Ayan, Edgar and Alexa about the latest of the presidential race in Texas, Joe Straus' priorities for the next session and how Texas schools fared in the latest college rankings.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Edgar about new presidential polling numbers, shocking maternal mortality figures in Texas and a looming legislative fight over pre-K.

This week on the TribCast, Patrick talks to Alexa, Evan and Ross about the Tribune’s Unholstered investigation, Donald Trump’s trip to Mexico and Rick Perry joining the next season of “Dancing With the Stars” as well as speculation that the former governor would challenge Ted Cruz.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's newsworthy swing through Texas, a dildo-heavy campus carry protest at UT-Austin and a legal strike against President Obama's policy on transgender students.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Rick Perry keeping the Khan family in the headlines and Donald Trump's polling numbers in Texas.

This week on the TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Abby and Kirby about George P. Bush's political calculus in backing Donald Trump, Ted Cruz's efforts to reconnect with Texas voters and the state's complicated relationship with NAFTA.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Matthew about the anniversary of the UT Tower shooting and the rollout of campus carry, Gov. Greg Abbott's comments on Donald Trump's takedown of a Gold Star family and Texas' first Independent lawmaker in four decades.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Aman and Jim about the drama at the DNC, the political futures of Texas' Castro brothers and the 5th Circuit ruling upending Texas' voter ID law.

On this special edition of the TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Aman about Ted Cruz's now-notorious convention non-endorsement — and what it means for his political future.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about key Texans at the Republican National Convention and HUD Secretary Julian Castro's violation of the Hatch Act.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Terri about the tragedy in Dallas, Gov. Greg Abbott's injuries and which state leaders will be at the GOP convention.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jay and Alexa about the state's long-awaited release of abortion statistics, the Trib's yearlong Bordering on Insecurity project and Donald Trump's recent Texas hires.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Patrick and Alexa about the aftermath of the Supreme Court's abortion ruling, what Brexit means to Texas secessionists, and polling on the Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton matchup in Texas.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Edgar about Julian Castro's vice presidential prospects, Donald Trump's meager campaign cash and health care cuts affecting Texas children with disabilities.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the Texas response to the Orlando mass-shooting, new poll numbers that show a wide gap between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and a flap over scrapping STAAR test scores.

On this week's TribCast — or should we say TrumpCast — Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Jim about a Texas congressman's open letter to the presumptive GOP nominee and the conspiracy theorist at the helm (sort of) of the Travis County Republican Party.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Morgan and Matthew about the ongoing Texas bathroom wars, the fallout from Baylor's sexual assault investigation and Hillary Clinton's theory that Texas could be in play for Democrats.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the results of Tuesday night's runoff elections, whether Ken Starr is out at Baylor and parents suing the state over standardized tests.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Patrick about four hot runoff races and the Texas Supreme Court's school finance ruling.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Abby about Austin's ride-hailing vote, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's fight against Fort Worth ISD's transgender student policy and Ted Cruz's highly anticipated return to the Senate.

On this week's TribCast — recorded live from our spring member drive happy hour — Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and a fleet of special guests on Ted Cruz's departure from the presidential race and the likelihood that the Legislature will take up a "bathroom bill" in 2017.