Y'all-itics
Y’all-itics is the unofficial political podcast of Texas. Each week we’ll crack open an ice-cold Texas brew and explore a single hot topic affecting Texans. But this isn’t politics as usual. Y’all-itics doesn’t come from a fancy studio. We’re taking our podcast on the road to get past the soundbites and dive deeper into the issues that matter to y’all. Leave your labels at the door, this is a political podcast for all Texans… even the recent transplants!
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Dan Patrick takes us behind the scenes of the P...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick takes Jason Whitely behind the scenes of the trial, the reforms he wants to the impeachment process, why the alleged mistress, Laura Olson, did not testify, whether it was a good idea to take $3M from a pro-Paxton group and whether Patrick thinks Paxton’s behavior crossed a line.
28 min
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The closing arguments in the Ken Paxton impeach...
In this special release Y’all-itics, listen to those closing arguments in the historic impeachment trial. Each side received one hour.
125 min
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After the Paxton trial could there be a season ...
17 min
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Could week one in the Paxton impeachment trial ...
In this special release Y’all-itics, take a deep dive into the week’s developments and the legal, political and practical ramifications for the suspended Attorney General.
57 min
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The opening statements in the Ken Paxton impeac...
In this special release episode of Y’all-itics, listen to the opening statements in the historic impeachment trial. State Representative Andrew Murr, a Republican who is the chair of the House board of impeachment managers, went first.
80 min
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It only takes 10 Republicans to save Ken Paxton...
Can the “prior-term doctrine” save the suspended Attorney General? Will Ken Paxton testify? And it only takes 10 Republicans to prevent impeachment. Will they?
60 min
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The Former State Senator Asking For $12M. Not F...
Former state Senator Beverly Powell started the project to build a new elementary school in Uvalde after the 2022 massacre. They need $60M. They’ve raised $48M so far.
41 min
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The Former State Senator Asking For $12M. Not F...
Former state Senator Beverly Powell started the project to build a new elementary school in Uvalde after the 2022 massacre. They need $60M. They’ve raised $48M so far.
41 min
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The October showdown that could decide the futu...
Two former superintendents who spent decades between them running school districts discuss what’s at stake when lawmakers reconvene… and why what’s happening in our public schools has moved far beyond crisis level.
49 min
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With Stretched Budgets, Texas Schools Go On An ...
41 min
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Are Texas Democrats destined for permanent mino...
This veteran Dallas Democrat, Rep. John Bryant, 76, ordered an IPA and shared how much the Texas legislature has changed since his first stint there in the 1970s and offered advice on how his party could regain control in the legislature.
45 min
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Why can't grandma move onto our property? Y’all...
You’ve heard of NIMBY (Not In My Backyard), how about YIMBY? There’s a growing bipartisan movement arguing that can solve the housing affordability crisis in Texas.
43 min
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The Texas Kayaker taking on the Governor at the...
The Governor recently deployed a long line of buoys to deter crossings. Just before Mexico filed an official diplomatic complaint, a kayaker and lifelong resident became the first to sue the Governor over his wall of buoys on the Rio Grande.
35 min
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A glimpse inside the Texas Attorney General’s o...
John Scott might not be a household name, but he is a go-to for Governor Abbott.
39 min
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30-minutes was all it took for Texas leaders to...
Hours after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan announced an agreement on property taxes, Patrick took our call to explain what made the deal.
14 min
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Plenty of controversial decisions, but this Sup...
It has been another momentous term for the U.S. Supreme Court, full of bombshell decisions, from “gutting” affirmative action in college admissions, to upholding the Voting Rights Act.
46 min
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Property tax relief: “a legislative Vietnam”
Texans pay some of the highest property taxes in the nation. And despite big promises, Texas Republicans still haven’t delivered relief to property owners.
48 min
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Do the impeachment trial rules help or hurt Ken...
22 min
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Does a third political party have a chance in T...
35 min
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Discussing... and cussing... the latest bills t...
After the deadly 2021 winter blackouts that left millions of Texans in a deep freeze for days, lawmakers have now had two sessions to remedy the state's flawed power grid.
63 min
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The Legendary Texas lawyers prosecuting Ken Pax...
These two legal icons will now prosecute the impeachment case against suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Their selection shows how serious House Republicans are in removing Paxton from office. But can even the best attorneys get the jury in this case – the state’s 31 senators
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The Republican case against Ken Paxton Y’all-it...
How serious is the Republican-led case against Attorney General Ken Paxton? He said all of it is “easily disproved”. But you’re about to hear all of the evidence collected by investigators from the Texas House General Investigating Committee
194 min
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Early release: Raise your hand if you saw the P...
The Jasons have been in Austin all week, witnessing this drama, chaos and legislative two stepping in person. Joining them for a cold brew and hot topics are two veteran political journalists, KVUE’s Ashley Goudeau and the Fort Worth Star Telegram’s Bud Kennedy.
60 min
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Why the end of Title 42 returned our southern b...
Title 42 appears to have ended with a whimper, not the expected bang. The pandemic-era health policy that allowed authorities to quickly expel migrants, even asylum seekers, is no longer in place. And the predicted migrant surge and chaos along our southern border simply has not happened.
53 min
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Will Texas Republicans ever reach a tipping poi...
Will there ever be a tipping point for the Texas GOP to support even modest gun control measures? Will it take more Allens, as if Uvalde, El Paso, Sutherland Springs and Santa Fe weren’t enough already? A recent University of Texas at Austin survey found that the vast majority of Texans support raising the minimum age to buy any gun from 18 to 21 (76%, including 64% of Republicans).
52 min