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• Video: A Conversation with Glenn Hegar

  By Evan Smith Jan. 21, 2016

  Full video of my 1/21 conversation with Glenn Hegar, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Topics discussed: oil prices, taxes, jobs and economic incentives. Full Story 

• Video: McCraw on Border Security

  By Evan Smith Jan. 19, 2016

  At our 1/19 conversation, Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, explained why the border isn't secure, who's responsible, and what can be done about it. Full Story 

• Video: McCraw on Race and Policing

  By Evan Smith Jan. 19, 2016

  At our 1/19 conversation, Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, explained why racial profiling is only a "perception" problem in Texas and how the agency is handling traffic stops these days. Full Story 

• Video: McCraw on Sandra Bland

  By Evan Smith Jan. 19, 2016

  At our 1/19 conversation, Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, talked about the Sandra Bland case and his decision to begin termination proceedings against Trooper Brian Encinia. Full Story 

• Video: A Conversation with Steve McCraw

  By Evan Smith Jan. 19, 2016

  Full video of our 1/19 conversation with Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety. Topics discussed: guns, Sandra Bland, race and policing, and border security. Full Story 

• Roundup: Ted Cruz Borrows, Rick Perry Lobbies

  By Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn Jan. 15, 2016

  In the Roundup: Ted Cruz fails to disclose a significant 2012 campaign loan from a Wall Street firm, Rick Perry finds a new gig and Attorney General Ken Paxton launches a unit to investigate human trafficking. Full Story 

• Video: A Conversation with Israel, Rodriguez and Workman

  By Evan Smith Jan. 14, 2016

  Full video of my 1/14 conversation with three Austin state representatives: Democrats Celia Israel and Eddie Rodriguez and Republican Paul Workman. Full Story 

• Roundup: Gun Control, Sandra Bland Case, 2016

  By Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn Jan. 8, 2016

  In the Roundup: State leaders react to President Obama’s executive actions on gun control, a Waller County grand jury issues an indictment in the Sandra Bland case, and the presidential campaigns shift into high gear in the new year. Full Story 

• Video: 2016 Arrives, Officially

  By Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn Jan. 6, 2016

  After more than a year of nonstop punditry, predictions and stump speeches, 2016 is finally here. Texans can expect more candidate visits and more campaign ads with the state’s March 1 primary very much in play. Full Story 

• Ted Cruz Parody Christmas Ad to Air During SNL

  By Texas Tribune Staff Dec. 19, 2015

  Check out the Ted Cruz parody Christmas ad the Texas senator and GOP presidential contender has paid to air in Iowa during Saturday Night Live. The ad features Cruz and his family reading tongue-in-cheek Christmas stories like "The Grinch Who Lost Her Emails." Full Story 

• Roundup: Cruz, Guard Troops and the Racing Commission

  By Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn Dec. 18, 2015

  In the Roundup: With Ted Cruz polling near the top of the GOP presidential pack, all eyes were on the Texas senator in this week’s debate. Also, Gov. Greg Abbott orders the Texas National Guard to stay put along the Texas-Mexico border, and the Texas Racing Commission could soon be a thing of the past. Full Story 

• Video: A Conversation with Karl Rove

  By Evan Smith Dec. 17, 2015

  Full video of my 12/17 conversation with veteran political strategist Karl Rove, the author of The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters. Full Story