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Y'all-itics
Y’all-itics is the unofficial political podcast of Texas. Each week we’ll crack open an ice-cold Texas brew and explore a single hot topic affecting Texans. But this isn’t politics as usual. Y’all-itics doesn’t come from a fancy studio. We’re taking our podcast on the road to get past the soundbites...
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‘Inside Texas Politics’: Amanda Rodriguez, Sid Miller, and Texas’ First Data Center Ban
In the July 12 episode, San Marcos Council Member Amanda Rodriguez tells us city residents of all political stripes demanded action and explains why t...
Data Center Opposition Creating Strange Bedfellows in Texas
Republican Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says Democrats are right on the issue and is blasting Governor Greg Abbott for not calling an immediate...
How a Texas Affordable Housing Law is Overwhelming the Sewage Pipes
A new state law will make it easier for developers to bring multi-family housing to a neighborhood near you. While the goal is affordability, some cit...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: D’rinda Randall, Kendall Scudder, Tiffany Clark, and the GOP Midterm Convention
In the July 5 episode, newly elected Republican Party of Texas chair D’rinda Randall tells us why the GOP is holding a midterm convention in Dallas an...
‘10-feet could have saved their lives’
Camp Mystic filed for bankruptcy just before this week’s tragic anniversary of the lives lost at the storied summer camp. Now, one year after the dead...
'Inside Texas Politics': Gene Wu, Paul Bettencourt, Jon Rosenthal and the Democrats new southern strategy
In the June 28 episode, Rep. Gene Wu talks a newly launched effort by house Democrats to build cross-state legislative coalitions across the American...
The Race for Texas Lieutenant Governor
Two candidates, and possibly a third, are running for Lieutenant Governor. Texans are very familiar with incumbent Republican Dan Patrick. Democratic...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Dan Patrick, Vikki Goodwin, Mike Collier, and the Race for Lieutenant Governor
In the June 21 episode, Texas voters hear from the candidates who want to be Lieutenant Governor. Incumbent Republican Dan Patrick explains what else...
The Crisis in Corpus
According to Corpus Christi’s own dashboard, the city will move into a level 1 water emergency in just a few months in December. That will lead to dra...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Gina Hinojosa, John Muns, Paul Bettencourt, and Making Public Education a Campaign Issue
In the June 14 episode, Democratic nominee for Texas Governor Gina Hinojosa’s campaign is focused on public education and she explains why she’d fire...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Mike Rawlings, Kaylynn Paxson, Ramon Romero and the future of downtown Dallas
In the June 7 episode, former Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said businesses have lost confidence in elected leaders at Dallas City Hall. He also proposes...
How Did Dallas Lose the Heart of Its City?
A turnaround plan was already in the works before the bombshells started dropping last week. But how does downtown Dallas reinvent itself without two...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Abraham George, Kendall Scudder, Tré Black, and the Road to November
In the May 31 episode, Republican Party of Texas chair Abraham George and Texas Democratic Party chair Kendall Scudder discuss whether either party ca...
MAGA wins, Cornyn falls. Brace for November
00:00 - The Unofficial Off-The-Record Rule
00:30 - Y'all-itics @ Pensacola Brewing Company
02:14 - Ken Paxton’s Landslide Victory Over Joh...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Julie Johnson, Colin Allred, Don Huffines and One Final Pitch Before the Runoff
In the May 24 episode, U.S. Representative Julie Johnson and former Congressman Colin Allred provide voters in the 33rd District one final pitch befor...
How Dirty Campaigns Could Decide Texas
That escalated quickly. In the weeks and days leading up to the May 26 runoff election, campaigns have increasingly turned bitter on both the right an...
It's Coming." What The Screwworm Could Do To Texas
The threat is only dozens of miles from Texas’ southern border. And if it takes hold, it could lead to an economic loss in the billions. The New World...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Chip Roy, Mayes Middleton, Sarah Eckhardt, and the Gloves Come Off in the GOP Race for Texas AG
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...
If the Murder Rate is Down, Why is Gun Violence Among Kids So High?
Violent offenses, murder in particular, may have dropped in Dallas, but gun violence involving juveniles has not. There are many causes, but few solut...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Nathaniel Moran, Chad West, Roger Williams, and Taking Sides in the U.S. Senate Race
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 round...
The Texas Stock Market Stampede
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 L...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Keith Self, Abbie Kamin, Maxie Johnson and the Busy Week in the U.S. House
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 cont...
The Timing of the Iran War Couldn’t be Worse for Texas Farmers… and Your Food
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...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Sid Miller, Mark Scott, Kendall Scudder, and how the Iran War is Impacting TX Farmers and Food
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 whethe...
"Taxes Suck, No Matter What": Tarrant County's Warning To Austin
Governor Abbott wants to freeze property appraisals statewide for five years, but Tarrant County just tried a two-year version—and the results are sho...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Ted Cruz, Royce West, Bowie Hogg, and the Pushback to Proposed Federal Budget Cuts to NASA after Artemis II's success.
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 w...
Data Over Detention: How Dallas County Overhauled Juvenile Justice
Long waits in juvenile detention. Cases languishing in court. High recidivism. Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot called it a failure of res...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Michael Crain, John Bucy III, Jared Patterson, and the Data Center Exemption Costing Texas Billions
In the April 12 episode, Fort Worth District 3 Council Member Michael Crain explains what he wants state lawmakers to do when it comes to regulating d...
25,000 Panels a Day: The Texas Solar Factory That Never Sleeps
Texas leads the nation in new solar installations — and now, a massive factory just south of Dallas is churning out 25,000 Texas-made panels every day...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Carl Tepper, Beth Van Duyne, Paul Ridley and could Texas really annex part of New Mexico?
In the April 5 episode, state Rep. Carl Tepper, R-Lubbock, says annexing part of New Mexico is no joke. He explains what it might take to get it done....
Taking a Toilet Break 250,000 Miles from Earth
NASA’s Artemis II mission is a go. And four astronauts will soon travel farther from Earth and closer to the Moon than any human in more than 50 years...
Cornyn vs. Paxton: Two Men Enter, One Man Leaves in the May 26 Texas Runoff
The deadline to drop out of the runoff has come and gone, so Republican voters in Texas will have a Cornyn vs. Paxton ballot in the May 26 Primary run...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Craig Goldman, Ramón Romero Jr., Miguel Solis and More U.S. Troops in the Middle East
In the March 29 episode, U.S. Representative Craig Goldman explains why he’s not opposed to the war in Iran and whether he’d support boots on the grou...
The Texas Battery Boom Is Even Surprising Experts
China has become, by far, the epicenter of new mega battery storage projects for its electric grid. But after that, the most compelling ramp up of bat...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Sarah Eckhardt, Armin Mizani, Cate Brennan, and how a Democrat Would Run the Voucher Program
00:00 Sarah Eckhardt’s Path to Texas Comptroller
00:28 Tarrant County Legislative Race: Arman Mazani vs Kate Brennan
00:56...
Turning Texas Inmates Into Entrepreneurs
00:00 – Inside Texas’ Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP)
01:05 – How PEP Is Changing Lives Behind Bars
02:20 – Meet Mic...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Colin Allred, Julie Johnson, Maxie Johnson, and the Democratic Runoff for TX CD-33
00:00 Show Preview: Dallas City Hall Fight, TX-33 Runoff, Corpus Christi Water Crisis
01:01 Show Open – Inside Texas Politics
Meet the 26-Year-Old Who Defeated a Veteran Texas Democrat
00:00 – Cold Open: “Je ne sais quoi” debate
00:31 – Texas Primary Election: Biggest Surprises
01:27 – Chris Turner’s Upset...
‘Inside Texas Politics’: Don Huffines, Junior Ezeonu, Jason Villalba, and the Record Turnout for the Texas Primary
0:00 Preview: Texas Primary Surprises & Political Shakeups
0:30 Texas Political Headlines: Gonzalez Resigns, Agriculture Controversy
The Election Mess as Big as Texas
Voters turned away. Poll hours extended by a judge. An order from the Texas Supreme Court overruling that judge. A hearing that will determine which v...