https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/The latest news by Justin Dehn.enFri, 16 Jun 2023 16:24:07 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/16/tribcast-texas-republicans-impeachment-property-taxes/In this week’s episode we check in with radio host Mark Davis and politics reporter Patrick Svitek about the GOP intraparty fighting over property taxes and Ken Paxton’s impeachment.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 16 Jun 2023 16:24:07 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/16/tribcast-texas-republicans-impeachment-property-taxes/Flanked by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan, Gov. Greg Abbott held a press conference at the Capitol on June 16, 2021 to provide more details on his plan for Texas to build its own border wall.Flanked by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan, Gov. Greg Abbott held a press conference at the Capitol on June 16, 2021 to provide more details on his plan for Texas to build its own border wall.Sophie Park/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/09/tribcast-impeach-nate-paul/In this week’s episode, we discuss the arrest of Austin developer Nate Paul, what it might say about Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial and whether it makes Paxton more vulnerable to criminal prosecution.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 09 Jun 2023 16:54:49 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/09/tribcast-impeach-nate-paul/The electronic board during the vote to impeach Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on the House floor of the state Capitol on May 27.The electronic board during the vote to impeach Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, on the House floor of the state Capitol on May 27, 2023 .Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/02/tribcast-property-taxes-texas/On this week’s episode, we speak to the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s James Quintero, who has been at the center of the debate over property taxes this week.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 02 Jun 2023 15:56:02 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/02/tribcast-property-taxes-texas/Gov. Greg Abbott speaks about the 2023 legislative session at the Texas Public Policy Foundation offices in Austin on Friday. Abbott and the conservative think tank are closely aligned on a property tax-cut plan.Gov. Greg Abbott speaks about the recent 88th Legislative Session to an audience at the Texas Public Policy Foundation offices in Austin, on June 2, 2023. Abbott recounted policy victories in regards to fentanyl and the border crisis, as well as limiting gender-affirming care and banning DEI practices in higher education. Abbott ended the event by promising to call a special session for school choice, after the current special session for property tax resolves.Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/26/tribcast-ken-paxton-impeachment/In this week’s episode, we discuss the first impeachment proceedings against a sitting attorney general in Texas history.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 26 May 2023 17:13:29 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/26/tribcast-ken-paxton-impeachment/Attorney General Ken Paxton recites the Pledge of Allegiance at a Donald Trump rally in Conroe on January 29, 2022.Attorney General Ken Paxton recites the pledge of allegiance at a Trump Rally in Conroe on January 29, 2022.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/19/tribcast-school-choice-special-session/In this week’s episode, we discuss the long odds facing the school choice bill and the possibility of Gov. Greg Abbott calling lawmakers back for a special session.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 19 May 2023 14:44:18 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/19/tribcast-school-choice-special-session/People walk into the House gallery at the Capitol in Austin on April 6. Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas TribunePeople walk into the House gallery at the Capitol in Austin on April 06, 2023.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/12/tribcast-title-42/On this week’s episode, we discuss the situation at the Texas-Mexico border and the failed effort to raise the age at which Texans can buy semi-automatic rifles.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 12 May 2023 14:33:26 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/12/tribcast-title-42/Two men walk on the banks of the Rio Grande in Ciudad Juárez on Monday as several hundred migrants wait on the U.S. side to be picked up and processed by Customs and Border Protection.Two men walk on the banks of the Rio Grande River as several hundred migrants wait on the U.S. side to be picked up and processed by CBP on May 8, 2023 in Juarez, Chihuahua.Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/05/tribcast-legislature-final-weeks/In this week’s episode, we discuss the final three weeks of the Legislature and Colin Allred’s bid for U.S. Senate.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 05 May 2023 15:34:55 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/05/tribcast-legislature-final-weeks/State representatives recite the Pledge of Allegiance on the House floor in Austin on April 18.Representatives recite the Pledge of Allegiance on the House floor in Austin on April 18, 2023.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/01/tribcast-juvenile-justice/In today’s episode, we discuss the problems in the Texas state agency intended to rehabilitate children who have committed crimes — and whether the Legislature is eyeing any solutions.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnMon, 01 May 2023 17:43:55 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/01/tribcast-juvenile-justice/Friends Mario Lozano, left, and Jose Quijada, both 18, help to place the casket of Joshua Keith Beasley Jr. inside of a hearse to be transported to a cemetery for burial on April 1, 2023, outside of Living Word Pentecostal Church in Paris, Texas.Friends Mario Lozano, 18, left, and Jose Quijada, 18, help to place the casket of Joshua Keith Beasley Jr., inside of a hearse to be transported to a cemetery for burial, on April 1, 2023 outside of Living Word Pentecostal Church in Paris, Texas.Ben Torres for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/21/tribcast-lgbtq-bills/In this week’s episode, we discuss the Texas House’s appetite to pass bills related to drag shows, medical care for transgender children and the discussion of sexuality at schools.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 21 Apr 2023 14:37:18 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/21/tribcast-lgbtq-bills/Hundreds join the Queer March on the Capitol in Austin on April 15.Hundreds joined the Queer March on the Capitol in Austin on April 15, 2023.Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/14/tribcast-mifepristone-perry-pardon/In this week’s episode, we discuss an attempt to use the courts in Texas to restrict the use of an abortion drug and Gov. Greg Abbott’s potential pardon of an Army sergeant found guilty of murdering a protester in Austin.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 14 Apr 2023 14:32:54 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/14/tribcast-mifepristone-perry-pardon/Andrea Gallegos sorts through abortion pills that the Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services abortion clinic is no longer able to give out in San Antonio on June 24, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.Andrea Gallegos sorts through abortion pills that they’re now no longer able to administer at the Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services abortion clinic since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in San Antonio on June 24, 2022.Kaylee Greenlee Beal for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/07/tribcast-school-choice/In this week’s episode, we discuss whether the House’s recent vote to ban school vouchers means a top Gov. Greg Abbott priority is doomed.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 07 Apr 2023 14:59:30 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/07/tribcast-school-choice/Students sit in art class at Lufkin High School in Lufkin on Jan. 29. Public school officials in rural areas like Lufkin face budget challenges because of proposed school choice legislation, which provides taxpayer-funded alternatives to sending a child to a local public school.Students sit in art class at Lufkin High School in Lufkin, Texas, U.S., on Friday, January 29, 2023. Public school officials in rural areas like Lufkin face budget challenges because of proposed school choice legislation, which provides taxpayer-funded alternatives to sending a child to a local public school.Callghan O'Hare for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/31/tribcast-donald-trump-legislative-session/In this week’s episode, we discuss the Texas reaction to the indictment of Donald Trump and check in on how the leaders of the Legislature are getting along.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 31 Mar 2023 13:56:17 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/31/tribcast-donald-trump-legislative-session/https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/24/tribcast-uvalde-ar15/In this week’s episode, we discuss the weapon used by the school shooter in Uvalde and new details that highlight how fear of the gun contributed to the botched police response.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 24 Mar 2023 15:01:12 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/24/tribcast-uvalde-ar15/Attendees of a town hall over the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde and gun reform holds up signs demanding the banning of assault rifles in Dallas on June 1, 2022.Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/20/tribcast-ken-paxton/In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James about lawmakers’ reluctance to spend $3.3 million on a whistleblower settlement for Attorney General Ken Paxton.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnMon, 20 Mar 2023 14:10:33 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/20/tribcast-ken-paxton/https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/10/tribcast-jen-psaki/In this week’s episode, James speaks with former White House press secretary Jen Psaki as she prepares to transition to hosting a new show on MSNBC.James Barragán and Justin DehnFri, 10 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/10/tribcast-jen-psaki/Jen Psaki, former White House press secretary and host of "Inside with Jen Psaki."Jen Psaki.Courtesy of Jen Psakihttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/03/tribcast-texas-property-taxes/In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Texas Tribune reporters Joshua Fechter and Patrick Svitek about the different proposals to reduce Texans’ property tax burdens.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 03 Mar 2023 21:01:44 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/03/tribcast-texas-property-taxes/A new home in a Longview subdivision on Dec. 17, 2021.A recently sold new home at a Longview subdivision on Dec. 17, 2021.Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/24/tribcast-dei-texas-colleges/On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with higher education reporter Kate McGee about Texas leaders’ push to limit the role of diversity in hiring on college campuses.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 24 Feb 2023 14:35:47 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/24/tribcast-dei-texas-colleges/Students walk through the University of Texas at Austin on Nov. 29, 2021.Students walk through the University of Texas at Austin on Nov. 29, 2021.Jack Myer for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/10/tribcast-texas-recession/In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Pia Orrenius, vice president and senior economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, about the 2023 outlook for the Texas economy.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 10 Feb 2023 16:26:28 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/10/tribcast-texas-recession/Interstate 35 in downtown Austin on March 19, 2020.Interstate 35 in downtown Austin on March 19, 2020.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/03/tribcast-austin-power-outages/In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with University of Texas at Austin professor Michael Webber and environment reporter Erin Douglas about the state’s widespread power outages.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 03 Feb 2023 18:15:24 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/03/tribcast-austin-power-outages/A tree limb rests atop a car Thursday after an ice storm caused power outages across Austin.A tree limb rests atop a car after an ice storm caused power outages across Austin on Feb. 2, 2023.Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/27/tribcast-solitary-confinement/In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie about a hunger strike in Texas prisons and a lawsuit seeking to reform the use of solitary confinement on death row.Matthew Watkins and Justin DehnFri, 27 Jan 2023 16:24:05 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/27/tribcast-solitary-confinement/Texas Department of Criminal Justice William G. McConnell Unit at Chase Field in Beeville in 2013.Texas Department of Criminal Justice William G. McConnell Unit at Chase Field in Beeville in 2013.Jennifer Whitney for The Texas Tribune