Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau Chief Mike Ward is once again on assignment in Washington, DC. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of material being offered up by Texas’ elected leadership. 

As always, we've got the lowdown on all the political meltdowns on the Texas Take, where you get the inside scoop in unvarnished, straight talk that every Texan can understand. From Mike Ward, the Chronicle's Austin Bureau chief, and Scott Braddock, editor of the Quorum Report, comes Texas' leading podcast about Lone Star politics.