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TribCast: How Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing is affecting New York

In this week’s episode, we discuss how the busing of migrants to New York is affecting Texas, New York and the migrants themselves.

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A migrant transported from Texas arrives at the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City on Aug. 25, 2022.
A migrant transported from Texas arrives at the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City on Thursday. Credit: REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado

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The TribCast is a weekly political podcast, hosted by Matthew Watkins, James Barragán and Eleanor Klibanoff, and featuring a rotating cast of editors, reporters and other guests. The TribCast is returning as a limited-run series during the 2025 legislative session.

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In this week’s episode of TribCast, Matthew speaks with politics writer James Barragán and Gabriel Poblete, a reporter with the nonprofit news site The City, about Gov. Greg Abbott and New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ ongoing fight over migrant busing.

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