The Texan Podcast

This week on our “Weekly Roundup,” our reporters talk about the latest FEC fundraising numbers, a $30 million addition to Dallas’ small business relief program, conflict on UNT’s campus between a conservative group and progressive groups, the drama surrounding the GOP’s state convention, and an update on baby Tinslee.

On this special episode of The Texan’s podcast, McKenzie, Brad, Daniel, and Hayden discuss the results from the July 14 runoff in districts they’ve been closely covering.

This week on The Weekly Roundup, the team discusses the battle between the Republican Party of Texas and the City of Houston over the state convention, sheriffs who have called Governor Abbott’s mask order unenforceable, GOP county parties who have censured Governor Abbott over his order, and Senator Cruz launching a new political fund.

On the week’s episode of “The Weekly Roundup”, the team chats about Texas bars and nightclubs suing the state over closures, the vote-by-mail saga and voter fraud cases, a new Texas Supreme Court ruling on parental rights, the increase in gun sales for the month of June, a new bond for Dallas ISD that addresses racial disparity, and the responses of lawmakers to Governor Abbott’s closures.

On this week’s edition of The Texan’s weekly roundup, the team talks about a Galveston County judge’s response to issuing mask orders, Governor Abbott’s latest press conference on COVID-19 numbers, bars and restaurants that have had their licenses revoked due to not following coronavirus protocols, and the latest updates for the upcoming runoff elections.

On this week's news roundup, the team discusses Texas mayors requesting Gov. Abbott allow localities to require face masks, plummeting state tax revenue in the face of ongoing coronavirus shutdowns, the stances of elected officials and candidates regarding calls to "defund the police," as well as local stories from around the state.

On this week's news roundup, The Texan's team discusses more counties allowing all businesses to return to maximum capacity by labeling them as "essential," the recent debate between democrats Royce West and MJ Hegar, a review of demands being made by protesters for police reform, and a new proposal to penalize localities taking advantage of a property tax limit loophole.

On this edition of The Texan's weekly roundup, the team discusses Phase III of Gov. Abbott's plan to re-open Texas, a resolution in Eastland County declaring all businesses essential, controversy over contact tracing, recent interactions between protesters and Austin Police, and a new poll that has Trump ahead of Biden by just one point in Texas.

On this edition of The Texan’s roundup podcast, the team discusses the proxy vote controversy in Washington D.C., recent statistics indicating that 44% of COVID-19 deaths in Texas are patients in long-term care facilities, updates on the mail-in ballot saga, Amarillo’s recent recovery from a surge in coronavirus cases, and the debate over a Dallas County property tax hike.

On this week’s episode of The Texan’s Weekly Roundup, reporters talk about a vote-by-mail battle being waged in the state, a Dallas County resolution calling on the governor to apologize to a local judge over the Shelley Luther debacle, bills from Texas legislators addressing U.S.-China relations, and 3 Texas nominations making their way through Congress. This week’s episode is dedicated to the Hansen Family.