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• TribCast: Texas and the second Trump administration

  By James Barragán Jan. 21, 2025

  Matthew Choi, our Washington correspondent, joins the gang to discuss what lies ahead with Trump back in the White House. Full Story 

• TribCast: Power and influence under the pink dome

  By Eleanor Klibanoff Jan. 15, 2025

  The Texas Tribune’s politics podcast digs into what the speaker’s race tells us about the next 140 days in Austin. Full Story 

• TribCast: Previewing the 2025 legislative session

  By Matthew Watkins Jan. 10, 2025

  The Texas Tribune’s politics podcast returns with a look at the race for House speaker, the future of school vouchers and other major legislative issues this year. Full Story 

• “We have a problem here”: Sen. Charles Perry outlines his plans to save Texas’ water supply

  By Jayme Lozano Carver Updated: Feb. 13, 2025

  The Lubbock Republican has been working for years to develop a new statewide approach to managing water and hopes voters will devote $1 billion a year to the problem. Full Story 

• House Caucus Chair Gene Wu wants Texas Democrats prepared for battle

  By Katharine Wilson Updated: Jan. 27, 2025

  After his party lost seats in the Texas House, Wu says he’s focused on building a coalition against extremism. Full Story 

• Austin Mayor Kirk Watson: Police are not assisting Trump’s operation targeting immigrants

  By Joshua Fechter Updated: Jan. 28, 2025

  The former state senator spoke with the Texas Tribune’s editor-in-chief about his relationship with state lawmakers and the city’s recent efforts to curb housing costs. Full Story 

• Watch a conversation with Comptroller Glenn Hegar

  By Pooja Salhotra Updated: Jan. 13, 2025

  The state’s economic output will slow, but a recession isn’t expected, Hegar said. Full Story 

• Texas House committee demands that attorney general allow Roberson to testify

  By Kayla Guo and Terri Langford Updated: Dec. 9, 2024

  The Criminal Jurisprudence Committee plans to issue a new subpoena to the death row inmate for a Dec. 20 hearing if Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office does not cooperate. Full Story 

• Uvalde newspaper publisher turned journal entries after Robb Elementary shooting into book about town’s tragedy

  By Stephen Simpson Updated: Dec. 11, 2024

  Craig Garnett, author of “Uvalde’s Darkest Hour,” believes healing will take time but the the city is on the right path. Full Story 

• In preview of legislative session, lawmakers expect school vouchers to pass and the House to shift to the right

  By Juan Salinas II, Pooja Salhotra and Sneha Dey Updated: Dec. 6, 2024

  Lawmakers discussed public education, gun laws and health care policy at a daylong Texas Tribune event. Full Story 

• Watch: How the race for sheriff on the border became a referendum on immigration

  By Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica, and Perla Trevizo, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica Nov. 3, 2024

  Del Rio Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez’s run for reelection provides a glimpse at how new patterns of immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border have coincided with, if not driven, changing attitudes among voters who live there. Full Story 

• Watch a conversation with San Antonio’s state Sen. José Menéndez

  By Texas Tribune Events Staff Updated: Nov. 19, 2024

  The Democrat said the number of state senators should grow to better represent Texas population, but admitted that idea will likely gain little traction. Full Story