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TribCast: Melissa Lucio gets a late reprieve

In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie about the stay of execution in Lucio’s case and with Josh about property taxes in Texas.

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State Rep. Victoria Neave Criado, D-Dallas, speaks at a rally organized at Dallas City Hall to free Melissa Lucio on April 7, 2022.
State Rep. Victoria Neave Criado, D-Dallas, spoke earlier this month at a rally for Melissa Lucio at Dallas City Hall. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune

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In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie about the stay of execution in Melissa Lucio’s case and with Josh about property taxes in Texas.

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