TribCast: The Texas Democrats return. What happens next?
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune
“TribCast: The Texas Democrats return. What happens next?” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
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Texas Tribune politics reporters Kayla Guo and Renzo Downey join the podcast to discuss everything that’s happened in the 10 weeks since sine die, and what happens next. What did Democrats achieve with their walkout? How will Republicans make them pay for the delay? Will the maps pass? How does the GOP’s self-censure effort fit into the story? Why is Rep. Nicole Collier still on the floor of the House?
The gang digs into this all, and more, on this week’s episode of the TribCast. Watch the video above, or subscribe to the TribCast on iTunes, Spotify, or RSS. New episodes every Tuesday.
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