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TribCast: Speaker saga, school scores and a gubernatorial misstep

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Jolie, Aliyya and Alex about Texas’ latest school accountability ratings, the ongoing House speaker saga and a gubernatorial fundraising letter that went out the day before the El Paso massacre.

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From left: Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen.
Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan (left) and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen. Credit: Juan Figueroa: Sullivan/Bob Daemmrich: Bonnen

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The Texas Tribune put this podcast on hiatus in August 2023 due to staffing changes in the newsroom. The TribCast was The Texas Tribune’s weekly political podcast, hosted by Matthew Watkins and featuring a rotating cast of editors, reporters and other guests.

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On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Jolie, Aliyya and Alex about what we learned from Texas’ latest school accountability ratings, where the El Paso shooter got his gun and the latest on the House speaker saga.

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