The Texan Podcast

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) joined The Texan’s CEO and Founder Konni Burton to discuss the implications of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing and the largely partisan debate on whether her seat should be filled prior to the presidential election. 

This week on The Texan’s Weekly Roundup podcast, the reporting team discusses Governor Abbott's latest reopening announcement, mask guidance issued by Bulverde lawyers, Green Party candidates making it back on the November ballot, Texas Republicans calling for a ban of Netflix's controversial Cuties film, a North Texas judge spearheading virtual court proceedings, Bexar County defunding 19 constable positions, and finally, Governor Abbott and Austin Mayor Steve Adler sparring over police department funding and jurisdiction. 

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the reporters discuss Senator Ted Cruz making a U.S. Supreme Court short list, a lawsuit filed by Republicans in an attempt to oust libertarians from the ballot, Governor Abbott’s calling on candidates to support police departments, the latest border numbers, and the State Board of Education’s discussion on sexual education curriculum.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the reporters discuss the Texas Disaster Act, the opening of dove hunting season, the numbers of background checks conducted Texas and how that correlates to gun sales, state agency budget cuts, college diversity and inclusion funding, and COVID-19 numbers in relation to Governor Abbott’s executive orders.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the reporters discuss wineries and distilleries in Texas that have responded to extended closure orders, Biden’s energy plan, the race to replace Senator Pat Fallon in Senate District 30, the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, the Texas’ latest polling numbers, a state representative who plans to file constitutional carry, and teachers in Georgetown who resigned amid COVID-19.

On this week’s episode of The Texan’s Weekly Roundup Podcast, senior editor McKenzie Taylor is joined by reporters Daniel Friend, Brad Johnson, and a new addition to the team, Isaiah Mitchell. The group talks Austin homelessness and the Windsor Park trash flood, how Sen. Pat Fallon’s TX-04 victory affects his seat in the Texas Senate, and a private Christian school’s defiance of a local closure order.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” our team talked about the Texas Congressional District 4 GOP nomination, efforts by legislators to discourage localities from utilizing a property tax loophole, an update on COVID-19 numbers in the state, and a $150 million budget cut to the Austin Police Department.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team talks about an issue at UNT with a professor catching heat for defending a music theorist, Carroll ISD's vote on a diversity plan, Harris County considering a property tax increase, the GOP nomination for Texas’ 4th Congressional District, and the Young Americans for Liberty convention being canceled in Dallas.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team talks about Houston's latest coronavirus numbers, the final results of the Senate District 14 special election, the latest Austin transit project developments, President Trump’s visit to West Texas, an update on the Pardo family case, and a San Antonio Christian school suing the local government over school reopenings.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” our reporters talk about Allen West becoming the new Republican Party of Texas chairman, the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston, a Quinnipac poll showing Biden one point ahead of Trump, abortion lawsuits, and the comptroller’s latest projection with a massive revenue shortfall.