
Matthew Watkins
Editor-in-Chief at Texas Tribune
Editor-in-chief at @texastribune. Aggie. Winner of the 2011 Texas Christmas Tree Growers Award for business writing. Ask me about my kids.
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4 days ago |
texastribune.org | Matthew Watkins
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. This week, we're joined by two members of our politics team — reporter Kayla Guo and editor Jasper Scherer — for an emergency episode to discuss Gov. Greg Abbott vetoing Texas THC ban and calling a special session. How will Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick respond? Will redistricting end up on the agenda? Watch the video above, or subscribe to the TribCast on iTunes, Spotify, or RSS.
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1 month ago |
click2houston.com | Matthew Watkins
Published: May 27, 2025 at 3:37 PMSign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor talk with politics reporter Jasper Scherer about education funding, the effort ban THC and how conservative priorities are sailing through the legislative session in Texas this year. And the gang discussed what Eleanor learned about state politics from a recent tennis match.
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1 month ago |
texastribune.org | Matthew Watkins
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor talk with politics reporter Jasper Scherer about education funding, the effort ban THC and how conservative priorities are sailing through the legislative session in Texas this year. And the gang discussed what Eleanor learned about state politics from a recent tennis match.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Matthew Watkins
In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor talk with politics reporter Jasper Scherer about education funding, the effort ban THC and how conservative priorities are sailing through the legislative session in Texas this year. And the gang discussed what Eleanor learned about state politics from a recent tennis match. Watch the video above, or subscribe to the TribCast on iTunes, Spotify, or RSS. New episodes every Tuesday.
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1 month ago |
ksat.com | Matthew Watkins
TexasPublished: May 13, 2025 at 4:12 PMTags: Politics, housing, politics, video, Texas Legislature (Jordan Vonderhaar For The Texas Tribune, Jordan Vonderhaar For The Texas Tribune)Recommended VideosHaving trouble viewing? Watch this video on texastribune.org. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
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RT @Jason_A_Scharf: @MWatkinsTrib @MWatkinsTrib Here I break down the WSJ article itself

Regional tech hubs across the U.S. are losing talent as workers return to the coasts, with Austin, Texas, being one of the hardest hit https://t.co/VrLhJaZxcq

Published today: The last couple weeks of the legislative session will be chaotic. Track the status of the highest-profile bills here. https://t.co/bwvUMQdMAa