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By Eleanor Klibanoff

TribCast: Fights, scandals and still half a legislative session to go

The temperature is rising, and we’re not just talking about this lovely SXSW weather. The gang takes stock of where things stand halfway through the 2025 legislative session and ponders whether the friendliness we’ve seen so far between the Big Three isn’t long for this world. We recap a tense exchange between Rep. Brian Harrison and the chair of the Texas Water Development Board, see where things stand with vouchers and answer the question: What the hell is happening with the lottery?

And we say farewell to TribCast host and politics reporter, James Barragán, as he sets off for a new role.

Watch the video above. Or you can subscribe to the TribCast on on iTunes, Spotify, or RSS.

We can’t wait to welcome you to the 15th annual Texas Tribune Festival, Texas’ breakout ideas and politics event happening Nov. 13–15 in downtown Austin. Step inside the conversations shaping the future of education, the economy, health care, energy, technology, public safety, culture, the arts and so much more.

Hear from our CEO, Sonal Shah, on TribFest 2025.

TribFest 2025 is presented by JPMorganChase.

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