Texas Tribune Brief
808 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsGet the latest news on Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune now on Amazon Alexa. With reporters based in Austin, Washington, D.C., and on the U.S.–Mexico border, we are your go-to source for news on statewide issues.
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Funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall is again threatening Congress’ government spending bill
September 16, 2019 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.51 MBI’m Justin Dehn with a brief look at the latest news in Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune.
Democratic presidential candidates turn to Texas for delegates, dollars
September 13, 2019 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.55 MBI’m Justin Dehn with a brief look at the latest news in Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune.
O’Rourke running third behind Biden and Warren among Texas Democrats, poll says
September 12, 2019 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.97 MBI’m Justin Dehn with a brief look at the latest news in Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune.
Decade of voting rights fights led to fewer redistricting safeguards for Texas voters of color
September 11, 2019 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.16 MBIn a state with a long history of discrimination, Texas lawmakers are kicking off the 2021 round of political mapmaking — the first in nearly half a century without federal oversight. In writing about the heated process of drawing political maps, The Texas Tribune’s Alexa Ura describes how a Supreme Court ruling stood as the culmination of a chain of events that changed how political mapmaking in Texas will be scrutinized and overseen for years to come. In 2018, the high court overruled a low...
Democrats plot path to flipping Texas in 2020
September 10, 2019 17:55 - 2 minutes - 2.18 MBThe state party has high hopes and ambitious goals in a new document outlining their path to turning the state blue.
Federal judge threatens to jail prison officials over air conditioning problems in inmates’ cells
September 09, 2019 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.95 MBA federal judge on Friday was visibly frustrated as he suggested that putting state officials into uncooled cells might be the only thing to get their attention after breaking a settlement agreement to keep some inmates in air conditioning.
Gov. Greg Abbott issues 8 executive orders aimed at stopping potential mass shooters
September 06, 2019 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBResponding to last month’s mass shootings in El Paso and Odessa, Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday issued eight executive orders. The orders focus largely on improving reporting channels when members of the public or law enforcement agencies worry that a person might become violent.
Democrats ask Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session after two mass shootings
September 05, 2019 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.84 MBMembers of the House minority say they want to consider legislation “closing the background check loopholes” and “banning the sale of high-capacity magazines.”