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of Film and Synthetic Pictures and interned for director Richard Linklater. At the Tribune, Todd has helped develop the Stump Interrupted series, which won a national Edward R. Murrow award. A Fort Worth native, he graduated from the University of Southern California with a dual degree in film and English. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9aeeedf3e9fff7fbf4daeeffe2fbe9eee8f3f8eff4ffb4f5e8fd"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2a6a5bba1b7bfb3bc92a6b7aab3a1a6a0bbb0a7bcb7fcbda0b5">[email protected]</span><script cf-hash="f9e31" type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */!function(){try{var t="currentScript"in document?document.currentScript:function(){for(var t=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute("cf-hash"))return t[e]}();if(t&&t.previousSibling){var e,r,n,i,c=t.previousSibling,a=c.getAttribute("data-cfemail");if(a){for(e="",r=parseInt(a.substr(0,2),16),n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)i=parseInt(a.substr(n,2),16)^r,e+=String.fromCharCode(i);e=document.createTextNode(e),c.parentNode.replaceChild(e,c)}}}catch(u){}}();/* ]]> 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class="page">4</a></li><li><a href="?page=5#contributions" class="page">5</a></li><li><a href="?page=6#contributions" class="page">6</a></li><li><a href="?page=7#contributions" class="page">7</a></li><li><a href="?page=8#contributions" class="page">8</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/tribcast-in-state-tuition-and-bathroom-bills/">TribCast: In-State Tuition and Bathroom Bills</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/tribcast-in-state-tuition-and-bathroom-bills/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> and <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Apr 2015 12:55:37 -0500" title="2015-04-08 12:55"> April 8, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In this week's TribCast Emily talks with Evan, Julián and Alexa about the fight over in-state tuition for kids of undocumented immigrants, the San Antonio mayoral race and bills aimed at transgender Texans' use of public bathrooms.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/tribcast-in-state-tuition-and-bathroom-bills/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/a-special-tribcast-series-on-the-texas-budget/">Budgetline: The Spending Cap</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/a-special-tribcast-series-on-the-texas-budget/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/10/Budgetline-podcast-lead-art-final_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/10/Budgetline-podcast-lead-art-final_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a>, <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Apr 2015 11:14:22 -0500" title="2015-04-06 11:14"> April 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/a-special-tribcast-series-on-the-texas-budget/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In this episode of Budgetline, an occasional TribCast series on the Texas Budget, Aman and Ross explore the state's fuzzy limits on how fast the state budget can grow, what counts and what doesn't, and how the politics work.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/a-special-tribcast-series-on-the-texas-budget/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/budget-wallace-hall-and-abbotts-strike-force/">Budget Bromance, Wallace Hall and Abbott's Strike Force</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/budget-wallace-hall-and-abbotts-strike-force/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/01/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/01/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> and <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Apr 2015 16:03:44 -0500" title="2015-04-01 16:03"> April 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/budget-wallace-hall-and-abbotts-strike-force/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Matthew about the abstinence fight in the House's overnight budget debate, a grand jury's opinions on UT Regent Wallace Hall and whether the state's health commissioner will keep his job. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/budget-wallace-hall-and-abbotts-strike-force/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/video-opinions-on-ted-cruz-in-times-square/">Video: Opinions on Ted Cruz in Times Square</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/video-opinions-on-ted-cruz-in-times-square/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/JayInTimesSquare_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/JayInTimesSquare_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Mar 2015 22:44:55 -0500" title="2015-03-26 22:44"> March 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/video-opinions-on-ted-cruz-in-times-square/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas Tribune's Jay Root took a trip through New York City's Times Square to ask folks what they thought about U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>, the first declared 2016 presidential candidate. The answers might surprise you. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/video-opinions-on-ted-cruz-in-times-square/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/tribcast-cruzs-big-reveal-and-budget-bickering/">TribCast: Cruz's Big Reveal and Budget Bickering</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/tribcast-cruzs-big-reveal-and-budget-bickering/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/25/TribCast-art-2015-001_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/25/TribCast-art-2015-001_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> and <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:47:57 -0500" title="2015-03-26 13:47"> March 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/tribcast-cruzs-big-reveal-and-budget-bickering/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Jay and Aman about Ted Cruz's presidential announcement, the differences between the House and Senate budgets and the Trib's major collaboration with the <i>Houston Chronicle</i>, "<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/data/">Blood Lessons</a>."</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/tribcast-cruzs-big-reveal-and-budget-bickering/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/24/livestream-one-on-one-interview-with-ted-cruz/">Video: One-on-One Interview With Ted Cruz</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/24/livestream-one-on-one-interview-with-ted-cruz/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/CruzAndJay_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/CruzAndJay_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 24 Mar 2015 14:57:26 -0500" title="2015-03-24 14:57"> March 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/24/livestream-one-on-one-interview-with-ted-cruz/comments/"><span class="value">23</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Check out Texas Tribune political reporter Jay Root's one-on-one interview in New York City with U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>, Texas' junior senator and the nation's first declared 2016 presidential candidate. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/24/livestream-one-on-one-interview-with-ted-cruz/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/fiscal-hawk-sid-miller-on-his-need-for-cash/">Fiscal Hawk Sid Miller on His Need for Cash</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/fiscal-hawk-sid-miller-on-his-need-for-cash/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/ttf-gabriel-177_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sid Miller at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 20, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/ttf-gabriel-177_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sid Miller at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 20, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Gabriel Crist贸ver P茅rez</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sid Miller at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 20, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:23:31 -0500" title="2015-03-18 15:23"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/fiscal-hawk-sid-miller-on-his-need-for-cash/comments/"><span class="value">34</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sid-miller/">Sid Miller</a> voted for deep budget cuts as a member of the Texas House. But now he’s Texas agriculture commissioner, and he wants the Legislature to dramatically increase funding to his cash-strapped agency. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/fiscal-hawk-sid-miller-on-his-need-for-cash/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/gun-bills-and-texans-shooting-for-the-white-house/">Gun Bills and Texans Shooting for the White House</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/gun-bills-and-texans-shooting-for-the-white-house/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/01/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/01/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> and <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:00:18 -0500" title="2015-03-18 13:00"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/gun-bills-and-texans-shooting-for-the-white-house/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about the presidential ambitions of Jeb Bush and Rand Paul, the gun bills moving in the Legislature and the fiscal needs of former lawmakers now at the helm of state agencies.</span></p> <div class="yj6qo ajU"></div> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/gun-bills-and-texans-shooting-for-the-white-house/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/a-special-tribcast-series-on-the-texas-budget/">Budgetline: A TribCast Series on the Texas Budget</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/a-special-tribcast-series-on-the-texas-budget/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/10/Budgetline-podcast-lead-art-final_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/10/Budgetline-podcast-lead-art-final_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a>, <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a>, <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a> and <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-12 09:00"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/a-special-tribcast-series-on-the-texas-budget/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In the first episode of Budgetline, an occasional TribCast series on the Texas budget, Ross and Aman start where state officials started — with the revenue estimate. It sounds simple, but it's a complicated stew of economics, politics and risky forecasting.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/a-special-tribcast-series-on-the-texas-budget/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetuses-perry-undrinkable-water/">Former Fetuses, Presidential Perry, Undrinkable Water</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetuses-perry-undrinkable-water/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a> and <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 16:04:39 -0500" title="2015-03-11 16:04"> March 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetuses-perry-undrinkable-water/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Neena and Patrick about Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jonathan-stickland/">Jonathan Stickland</a>'s "Former Fetus" sign, Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>'s presidential ambitions and the Trib's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a> water quality project.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetuses-perry-undrinkable-water/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/tribcast-polling-border-security-and-tax-cuts/">TribCast: Polling, Border Security and Tax Cuts</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/tribcast-polling-border-security-and-tax-cuts/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/25/TribCast-art-2015-001_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/25/TribCast-art-2015-001_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> and <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 25 Feb 2015 12:56:45 -0600" title="2015-02-25 12:56"> Feb. 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/tribcast-polling-border-security-and-tax-cuts/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>On this week's TribCast — the first sans Reeve! — Emily talks with Ross, Julian and Jim about the UT/TT Poll, the border security battle in the Legislature and tax cut proposals facing state lawmakers. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/tribcast-polling-border-security-and-tax-cuts/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/livestream-cruz-abbott-address-immigration-ruling/">Video: State Leaders Address Immigration Ruling</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/livestream-cruz-abbott-address-immigration-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/newsconference_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/newsconference_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:50:00 -0600" title="2015-02-18 15:50"> Feb. 18, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Here's a video of Wednesday's news conference with U.S. Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a><span>, Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span>, Attorney General </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a><span> and Lt. Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a><span>, who discussed a judge's decision to halt President Obama's immigration order. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/livestream-cruz-abbott-address-immigration-ruling/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/tribcast-state-of-the-state-university-admissions/">TribCast: State of the State and University Admissions</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/tribcast-state-of-the-state-university-admissions/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/27/Tribcasters-ReeveEvanRossEmily_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/27/Tribcasters-ReeveEvanRossEmily_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a> and <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:59:11 -0600" title="2015-02-18 11:59"> Feb. 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/tribcast-state-of-the-state-university-admissions/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>On Reeve's final TribCast, he talks with Evan, Emily and Ross about the most recent election results, Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span>'s first State of the State address, and a report on political influence on admissions at the University of Texas at Austin.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/tribcast-state-of-the-state-university-admissions/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/11/tribcast-expensive-chairs-new-badges-and-vaccines/">TribCast: Expensive Chairs, New Badges and Vaccines</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/11/tribcast-expensive-chairs-new-badges-and-vaccines/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/06/Tribcasters-ReeveEvanEmilyTerri_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/06/Tribcasters-ReeveEvanEmilyTerri_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a> and <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:55:02 -0600" title="2015-02-11 15:55"> Feb. 11, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Reeve, Terri, Emily and Evan dive into the ongoing scandals at the state's Health and Human Services Commission, including the purchase of $2,800 executive chairs and roughly 300 high-dollar badges. And they also discuss the politics of vaccines.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/11/tribcast-expensive-chairs-new-badges-and-vaccines/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/tribcast-muslim-day-bloggers-economic-incentives/">TribCast: Muslim Day, Bloggers and Economic Incentives</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/tribcast-muslim-day-bloggers-economic-incentives/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/04/Tribcasters-ReeveRossEmilyNeena_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150415201756/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/04/Tribcasters-ReeveRossEmilyNeena_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a> and <a href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 4 Feb 2015 13:49:24 -0600" title="2015-02-04 13:49"> Feb. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/tribcast-muslim-day-bloggers-economic-incentives/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Reeve, Ross, Neena and Emily discuss the backlash over comments made by a state representative on Texas Muslim Capitol Day, lawmakers' response to a controversial blog post, and the future of the state's economic incentive programs.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150415201756/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/tribcast-muslim-day-bloggers-economic-incentives/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a href="?page=5#contributions" class="page">5</a></li><li><a href="?page=6#contributions" class="page">6</a></li><li><a href="?page=7#contributions" class="page">7</a></li><li><a href="?page=8#contributions" class="page">8</a></li><li class="last"><a 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