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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 13, 2022House committee to release Uvalde shooting video to public on SundayState Rep. Dustin Burrows will lead a private briefing for victims’ families in Uvalde on Sunday morning, allowing them to see the hallway video from a Robb Elementary School surveillance camera and discuss the committee’s preliminary report. Later, the footage will be released for anyone to watch....more5minPlay
July 12, 2022State grid operator urges electricity conservation as heat wave drives up demandThe state’s grid operator asked that Texans voluntarily reduce their power use on Monday as the blistering heat continues — and said no rolling blackouts are expected this week....more5minPlay
July 11, 2022Texans have been slow to vaccinate their youngest against COVID-19, but they’re slightly ahead of the national averageFor some parents of kids under 5 who want to vaccinate them, the wait has been excruciating, fraught with delays and close calls. Others are hesitant to have their young children vaccinated....more4minPlay
July 08, 2022Gov. Greg Abbott empowers state authorities to return migrants to border crossingsImmigration law enforcement is a federal responsibility. Abbott appears to be testing the limits of state authority by empowering state law enforcement to bring migrants to the ports of entry — stopping short of using state resources to expel migrants from the country....more5minPlay
July 07, 2022Uvalde officer asked permission to shoot gunman outside school but got no answerThe report by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center says authorities missed other opportunities to stop the gunman before he killed 19 students and two teachers in Robb Elementary....more6minPlay
July 06, 2022Uvalde shooting victims aren’t getting compensated from state fund as intended, officials sayState Sen. Roland Gutierrez and Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin are asking Gov. Greg Abbott to remove the Uvalde County district attorney from overseeing the Uvalde Together Resiliency Center....more6minPlay
July 05, 2022State of Texas can enforce 1925 abortion ban, state Supreme Court saysThe ruling Friday night exposes abortion providers to fines and lawsuits even before the state’s trigger law goes into effect....more5minPlay
July 01, 2022Supreme Court rules Biden administration can end “remain in Mexico” policy, sending case back to a Texas courtThe Trump administration created the Migrant Protection Protocols, also called the “remain in Mexico,” program in 2019 before the Biden administration canceled it in 2021. The ruling sends the case back to a Texas federal court....more5minPlay
June 30, 202253 people who died in human smuggling tragedy came from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El SalvadorTexas will increase checkpoints for trucks crossing from Mexico...more5minPlay
June 22, 2022DPS Director Steve McCraw says officers in Uvalde could have taken down gunman within 3 minutes had commander not hesitatedMcCraw testified before a Texas Senate committee, laying blame on local police officers in Uvalde for not acting faster to save children in school shooting....more6minPlay
FAQs about Texas Tribune Brief:How many episodes does Texas Tribune Brief have?The podcast currently has 1,409 episodes available.