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Texas Take — 255 episodes

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1

Gunned Down in Houston: Fatal ICE Shooting

2

How Democrats’ Maine disaster impacts Talarico-Paxton race

3

James Talarico Becomes the Face of the Texas Democrats

4

Texas Republicans bring a religious war - and a circus - to Houston

5

Two big breaks for Talarico & a $100 million problem

6

Trump’s Republican Party Triumphs in Texas

7

Donald Trump turns Texas Senate race upside down

8

The 5 Hottest Runoff Battles on the Texas Ballot

9

Is Trump is making Democrats more competitive in South Texas?

10

James Talarico's Bid To Win Black Voters

11

Sex, Guns and Politics

12

The Incredible Shrinking NRA?

13

Challenging THC Regulations in Texas

14

An Exclusive With the National Republican Party Chairman Gruters

15

Monster, Snubs and Japanese Anime

16

Why are would-be presidential candidates making a beeline for Texas

17

The Long Wait for Trump’s Texas Senate Endorsement

18

Wild 2026 Texas Primary: What Happened and Why

19

Closing Arguments

20

Shocker after Shocker in Texas Primaries

21

Traitor, Backstabbers and Puppets

22

Warning Bells for Republicans In Texas

23

Time for a Recalibration?

24

An Exclusive with Beto O'Rourke: "We will live in a fascist country"

25

What is Beto O’Rourke up to now?

26

Will Donald Trump Ever Endorse John Cornyn?

27

No Boots on the Ground

28

Who won Texas Politics in 2025

29

Jasmine Crockett on Latino voters and Israel

30

Shaking It All Up

31

So Much Uncertainty in Texas Politics

32

Disaster for Texas Republicans

33

Two Governors, One Big Texas City

34

Gavin Newsom Answers Greg Abbott

35

A Battle That Never Ends

36

An Exclusive with Wesley Hunt

37

Greg Abbott’s $90 million gamble

38

Battling the Billionaires

39

Marching on Chicago

40

Shutdowns and Showdowns

41

Revenge and Retribution

42

The Hottest Political Races Budding in Texas

43

Rage Against the Colleges

44

Who won the summer in Texas politics?

45

An Exclusive with Texas House Democratic Leader Gene Wu

46

Making Blood Boil in Texas Politics

47

An Exclusive with John Cornyn

48

On The Run

49

Special Edition: Rare 1990 Reagan Recording

50

No Prisoners

51

Backs Against the Wall

52

An Exclusive with Ted Cruz

53

Responding to Tragedy.

54

So, What's Different This Time? Anything?

55

F-Bombs Away!

56

Drawin' Those Battle Lines

57

Crazy and Stupid

58

Master of the House

59

Acquiescence

60

Going Way Too Far

61

"Political Poison"

62

Excuses, Excuses

63

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

64

You Can't Win Em All

65

It's Not Alright, Alright, Alright

66

What are the Democrats Doing? No, Seriously.

67

Fix It Already

68

Sleep Deprived

69

Outbreak!

70

Bonus Edition: Jeremy Reports from San Antonio

71

Staging an Intervention

72

Being Asked to Leave the Casino

73

Say it to My Face

74

The Chaos is on Purpose

75

Technical Difficulties

76

They're Off to the Races

77

Ready Or Not, Here They Come

78

Let's Make a Deal

79

'Tis the Season...for Screaming

80

A Speaker Showdown or a Setup?

81

Trump Says he Loves Texas. But the Proof is In the Puddin'

82

When Trump Says Jump, Texas Republicans Say "How High?"

83

On to the Next Chapter

84

Texas Celebrities Makin' the Closing Arguments in 2024

85

Joe Rogan vs Beyoncé

86

Texas Republicans Help Halt an Execution. Wait, What?

87

Well, That's the Ballgame. Or Is It?

88

Wait, Ted Cruz Could Lose? Maybe.

89

Well, Look at That: It's the Consequences of our Actions

90

They're Eating What? Oh, Come On

91

Ready, Set, Run!

92

This Ain't Texas

93

Special Edition: Wargaming 2024 in Texas

94

Back to School and Back to War

95

A Race About Race?

96

Democrats in Array

97

So, About That Whole Unity Thing...

98

Abandonment

99

The Freakout is Real

100

A Full Meltdown

101

The Texas Take Meets Texas Talk

102

There's Always a Distraction

103

Rules? There Are No Rules

104

Shoulda Seen it Comin'

105

Let's Play the Blame Game

106

Another Month of This?

107

Civil Unrest

108

Awkwardly Bipartisan

109

Abortion Explodes: Déjà vu in Texas

110

Nothin' Sticks to This Guy

111

Back to Work

112

"On to the Playoffs!"

113

Be Careful What You Ask For

114

"This is a War"

115

Frauds and Liars

116

Rubber Meet Road

117

How About a Do-Over?

118

A Complete Picture of Total Failure

119

PTSD

120

New Year, Same Old Fights

121

How Far Will They Go?

122

Doin' it the Hard Way

123

Slamming the Door Shut

124

Light at the End of the Tunnel?

125

Shredding the Constitution

126

Crashin' and Burnin'

127

Shut Up and Sit Down

128

A "Serious Blunder"

129

If At First You Don't Succeed, Change the Subject

130

If at First You Don't Succeed, Threaten Everyone

131

All Out War

132

The People's Court?

133

Law And Order

134

Here Comes MAGA

135

Burner Phones and a Fake Uber Account

136

Unsettled and Unsettling

137

"Un-American"

138

The White House Strikes Back at Texas Over the Border

139

A Perfect Day for the Legislature to Go Away

140

Forget Iowa. Texas is Becoming the First Stop for the GOP Nomination

141

A Big Nothingburger

142

Ten Times Worse Than You've Heard

143

Where There's Smoke...

144

A Top Texas Republican Says Trump's Time Has Passed

145

A Mass Shooting Every Week

146

Threats Real and Imagined

147

Dissenting Voices

148

Dolla Dolla Bills, Y'all

149

Texas Gov. Tucker Carlson?

150

Darker Than American Carnage

151

A Threat to Friday Night Lights

152

Steamrolling the Minority

153

"Where Woke Goes to Die." Really?

154

It's All About Priorities

155

Oh, So Vouchers Will Just Mean Fewer Teachers? Cool, Cool.

156

Time to Get to Work

157

Fake Outrage

158

A New Year and New Beginnings

159

Immigration Deal Fizzles as 2022 Comes to an End

160

Why So Nasty?

161

Legalized Gambling in Texas? Don't Bet On It

162

It is Mercifully Over

163

The Finish Line is in Sight

164

Closing Arguments

165

Ready, Set, Vote!

166

Neck and Neck

167

Ad Wars

168

Throwdown in The Valley

169

Didn't They Fix Property Taxes in Texas? Stop Laughing.

170

A Helping Hand or Political Theater?

171

It Should Keep You Up At Night

172

Having Second Thoughts?

173

Women Are Angry

174

It's Not About the F-Bomb

175

Talkin' Right Past Each Other

176

Calls for New Gun Laws Falling on Deaf Ears in Texas

177

Keri Blakinger: She Was a Prisoner, Now She Reports on Prisons

178

Where is Gov. Abbott?

179

A Tight Governor's Race? Well, It's Only July

180

Oh, There's Always More They Can Do

181

Roe Falls as The Texas GOP Turns on Its Elder Statesman

182

Indecision and Delay

183

The Fear It Will Happen Again and That Nothing Will Change

184

Distractions, Investigations, and Accusations of a Coverup

185

How Could Anyone Shoot Those Kids? How Could You Do Nothing About It?

186

Sure, We Can Keep the Lights On. But What About Air Conditioners?

187

If You Like Your Public School, You Can Keep Your Public School

188

The Fall of Roe?

189

The Only Covid Restriction Republicans Support

190

Cutting Off Our Nose to Spite Our Face

191

Abbott’s Border “Stunt”

192

"Midland not Moscow" but maybe renewable energy is okay, too

193

"Jackassery"

194

Completely Detached from Reality

195

On To the Runoffs

196

It's Do or Die Time in the Texas Primary

197

With Voting Underway in Texas, More Confusion About How to Do It

198

Texans Start Voting Now

199

The Storm Passes

200

The Trump Show Returns to Texas

201

A School Voucher Fight? Don't Get Scared Now.

202

Texas Primaries in Full Swing

203

Sen. Cruz Stands Against Domestic Terrorists Until He Doesn't

204

'The Texas Model' Has a Whole New Meaning

205

It's Put Up or Shut Up Time

206

Abbott Guarantees the Texas Electricity Grid Won't Collapse

207

Y'all Happy Now? There's Finally a Democrat Running for Texas Governor

208

The Far Right Starts to Turn on Ken Paxton

209

The United States Vs Texas

210

Politically Lost in Translation

211

It is Mercifully Over. Now What?

212

The Consequences of Our Actions

213

Thoughts, Prayers, and Good Luck

214

It's Never Enough for Trump

215

Ain't Nobody Happy About the Border

216

The Outlines of Campaign Season

217

Roe vs ...Who Knows?

218

Don't Say That

219

Gov. Abbott Gets Covid While Fighting School Districts for Fighting Covid

220

Open Revolt in Texas

221

Get Out of the Way

222

Masks, Voting Rights, The Border, and More

223

Covid Cases Rising, Complicating Things for Texas House Democrats and Gov. Abbott

224

Stalemate

225

Miller Lite and Voting Rights

226

Bring It. The Special Session Starts Now.

227

Build the Wall or Fix the Damn Grid?

228

National Democrats Countering Trump in Texas

229

We Will Build a Wall and Texans Will Pay For It

230

He Likes Me! He Really Likes Me!

231

"Pretty Goofy"

232

Legislative Endgame

233

The 2022 GOP Primary Begins

234

Legislative Combat and Betrayal

235

A Voting Meltdown Over Voting Rights

236

Does Gov. Abbott Support Permitless Carry of Firearms or Not?

237

From Laser Focused to Scattershot

238

Read the Damn Bill! Sure, Okay

239

Kickin' the Bear

240

Unscrambling the Eggs

241

Neanderthal Thinking

242

The Sound and Fury After the Storm

243

The Texas Ice Storm Blame Game

244

Republicans Take Ken Paxton to the Woodshed

245

"Normalcy" Returning to Texas?

246

Is Texit a Serious Thing? No. And Beto for Governor? Maybe.

247

The Democratic President Already Clashing with Texas Republicans

248

President Trump Impeached Again as he Heads to Texas

249

Texans at the Center of an Insurrection

250

What Kind of Year Has it Been?

251

If Ken Paxton Rushes to Trump's Rescue, Will Trump Rush to His?

252

Texas Reloaded, Except in Georgia

253

The Ninth Inning of Covid?

254

The Stages of Political Grief

255

Texas has spoken — what now?