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Get the latest news on Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune now on Amazon Alexa. With reporters based in Austin, Washington, D.C., and on the U.S.–Mexico border, we are your go-to source f... more
FAQs about Texas Tribune Brief:How many episodes does Texas Tribune Brief have?The podcast currently has 1,409 episodes available.
July 27, 2022New Texas law increasing penalties for abortion providers goes into effect Aug. 25The U.S. Supreme Court issued its judgment Tuesday in the Mississippi case that revoked a constitutional right to abortion. That means Texas’ “trigger law” severely limiting the procedure will soon take effect....more6minPlay
July 26, 2022Ken Paxton bans staff lawyers from speaking at state bar events, escalating feud sparked by 2020 electionThe bar, which licenses lawyers and offers training sessions, is suing Paxton in an attempt to sanction him for trying to block the certification of Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump....more5minPlay
July 25, 2022Lawyers preparing for abortion prosecutions warn about health care, data privacyWhile people consider deleting period tracking apps and worry about interstate travel restrictions, most pregnancy-related criminalizations start in a much simpler way: with a report from a health care provider....more4minPlay
July 22, 2022Offshore wind farm proposed for Gulf of Mexico near Galveston could power 2.3 million homesTwo proposed wind farms off the Texas and Louisiana coasts would join offshore oil drilling rigs in the gulf as the Biden administration tries to boost the country’s clean energy supply....more6minPlay
July 21, 2022Uvalde superintendent recommends firing police Chief Pete ArredondoThe school board plans to meet Saturday to vote on the proposal, days after a Texas House committee report highlighted widespread failures in the police response to the Robb Elementary shooting....more5minPlay
July 20, 2022Universities in Texas grapple with how to provide reproductive health care information to students amid new abortion lawsTexas’ abortion ban will go into effect around the start of the fall semester. The changing legal landscape is raising questions for public colleges about how to talk to students about reproductive health care options and creating hesitancy among students about whether they can trust their universities’ health centers....more5minPlay
July 19, 2022Texas Department of Public Safety investigating how 91 of its troopers and Rangers responded to Uvalde school shootingThe department’s officers made up nearly one-fourth of the 376 law enforcement members who responded to Texas’ deadliest school shooting. Announcement of the inquiry came one day after a report criticized police response to the massacre....more6minPlay
July 18, 2022“Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report detailsIn total, 376 law enforcement officers descended upon the school, according to the most extensive account of the shooting to date. It says that better-equipped departments should have stepped up to fill a leadership void after the Uvalde schools police chief failed to take charge....more5minPlay
July 15, 2022Uvalde police officer criticized for checking his phone was waiting to hear from his dying wife“I couldn’t say nothing seeing this man, who’s lost everything, maligned as if he was indifferent or actively malicious,” state Rep. Joe Moody, a member of the Uvalde House Investigating Committee, said on Twitter....more6minPlay
July 14, 2022Texans asked to conserve energy to protect the power grid for the second time in a weekTexans have been asked to turn up their thermostats and avoid using large appliances from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. The power grid operator said it does not expect rolling blackouts....more5minPlay
FAQs about Texas Tribune Brief:How many episodes does Texas Tribune Brief have?The podcast currently has 1,409 episodes available.