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‘Inside Texas Politics’: Chip Roy, Mayes Middleton, Sarah Eckhardt, and the Gloves Come Off in the GOP Race for Texas AG
Episode 437
In the May 17 episode, Republican candidates for Texas Attorney General Chip Roy and Mayes Middleton throw barbs at one another and press their cases…
1 month ago
If the Murder Rate is Down, Why is Gun Violence Among Kids So High?
Episode 435
Violent offenses, murder in particular, may have dropped in Dallas, but gun violence involving juveniles has not. There are many causes, but few solu…
1 month, 1 week ago
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Nathaniel Moran, Chad West, Roger Williams, and Taking Sides in the U.S. Senate Race
Episode 436
In the May 10 episode, U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran tells us why he endorsed a candidate in a Republican primary for the first time ever, while the roun…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Texas Stock Market Stampede
Episode 434
Texas is not the Big Apple, but these days it seems everyone wants a big bite. Not one. Not two. But three stock exchanges now have addresses in the …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Keith Self, Abbie Kamin, Maxie Johnson and the Busy Week in the U.S. House
Episode 433
In the May 3 episode, U.S. Rep. Keith Self discusses his votes on three critical pieces of legislation passed in the U.S. House: the farm bill, a con…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Timing of the Iran War Couldn’t be Worse for Texas Farmers… and Your Food
Episode 432
Already operating on thin margins, Texas farmers are being squeezed yet again, this time by a war 7,300 miles away. The cost of fertilizer and diesel…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Sid Miller, Mark Scott, Kendall Scudder, and how the Iran War is Impacting TX Farmers and Food
Episode 431
In the April 26 episode, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller tells us how Texas farmers are being squeezed by a war 7,300 miles away, and wheth…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
"Taxes Suck, No Matter What": Tarrant County's Warning To Austin
Episode 430
Governor Abbott wants to freeze property appraisals statewide for five years, but Tarrant County just tried a two-year version—and the results are sh…
2 months ago
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Ted Cruz, Royce West, Bowie Hogg, and the Pushback to Proposed Federal Budget Cuts to NASA after Artemis II's success.
Episode 429
In the April 19 episode, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, pushes back against proposed budget cuts to NASA and argues that Iran will not be a forever …
2 months ago
Data Over Detention: How Dallas County Overhauled Juvenile Justice
Episode 428
Long waits in juvenile detention. Cases languishing in court. High recidivism. Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot called it a failure of re…
2 months, 1 week ago