EAST TEXAS UNFILTERED w/J. Chad Parker: Featuring John Trube

From a close call during the UT Tower shooting, to more than 50 years in Tyler law and politics, John Trube’s life is a remarkable story. Tyler Attorney, John Trube joins East Texas UNFILTERED with J. Chad Parker to tell the stories few people have heard. He remembers Tyler when Broadway ended near Rose Hill Cemetery and what Tyler was like when he came back home from school to build a legal career.John takes viewers behind the scenes of old-school East Texas law and politics. He talks about his time in the Smith County District Attorney’s Office. He also shares what it was like to run for office and serve on the Tyler City Council. John explains how he helped draw the city’s first single-member council districts. Along the way, he tells stories about well-known lawyers, political leaders, courtroom battles, and the changes that shaped modern Tyler.John’s most powerful story may also be his most personal. He opens up about growing up with alcoholic parents. He talks about losing his wife, Robin, just before the COVID shutdown. He also shares how recovery groups helped him find peace later in life. This is a revealing East Texas conversation about survival, friendship, public service, and a life spent watching Tyler change. Like, subscribe, and follow East Texas UNFILTERED for more stories you will not hear anywhere else.