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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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    • 4.4 • 334 Ratings

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!

    SPECIAL RELEASE: ‘Prison was never a possibility.’ Why the special prosecutor settled criminal charges with Ken Paxton.

    SPECIAL RELEASE: ‘Prison was never a possibility.’ Why the special prosecutor settled criminal charges with Ken Paxton.

    Ever since settling the criminal case against Attorney General Ken Paxton, special prosecutor Brian Wice told us he has been excoriated by people who think it was a bad move. So why did he do it? And why won’t specifics of the deal be made public? We had lots of questions after this bombshell news broke. Wice made the decision and he took our call from his Houston office in this special episode of Y’all-itics.

    GUEST:
    Brian Wice / Special Prosecutor in Paxton case

    • 15 min
    Save the machines! Hand-counting ballots did not work

    Save the machines! Hand-counting ballots did not work

    Turns out, Republicans made errors hand-counting votes. The GOP in Gillespie County (Fredericksburg) did not trust machines to count the votes on Super Tuesday. So, they did it themselves. By hand. 8,000 ballots. And they made mistakes in every precinct. Jessica Huseman, the editorial director of Votebeat, was there on election night and joined the Jasons for a pint on this episode to explain what happened and the bold new project her newsroom is undertaking in Gillespie County.


    https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/inside-politics/texas-politics/gillespie-county-gop-primary-officials-found-multiple-errors-after-hand-count/287-9cfe3150-cf66-4d4f-ba66-ad1fc6f9feeb


    Guest
    Jessica Huseman, Votebeat Editorial Director

    • 27 min
    Texas isn’t an oil and gas state. It’s an energy state.

    Texas isn’t an oil and gas state. It’s an energy state.

    There have been several times recently when 60% - 70% of all the power consumed in Texas came from renewables. And in January, the state set a new solar production record, topping out at over 14,000 megawatts, more than enough to power San Antonio and Austin. Life is so good for renewables in Texas, a new study funded by the oil and gas industry found that they should likely connect to the grid to get cheaper power… thanks to the influence of renewables. In this episode of Y’all-itics, the Jasons pop open a cold one with energy expert Doug Lewin who explains why Texas should no longer be considered an oil and gas state, just an energy state.

    Guest
    Doug Lewin, Stoic Energy Founder

    • 38 min
    Texas Election hangover edition

    Texas Election hangover edition

    How do you beat a Republican in Texas? Move further to the right. And in many ways, that’s exactly what happened in Texas during the primary. But one of the biggest surprises of the night happened on the Democratic ballot. In this election hangover edition of Y’all-itics, the Jasons and our panel experts discuss the results of the GOP civil war, the fallout from the results and what it all means for the future of Texas.



    Guests
    Berna Dean Steptoe, WFAA Political Producer
    Michael McCardel, WFAA Political Coordinating Producer

    • 40 min
    A woman will likely lead Mexico this summer. Will she impact border politics?

    A woman will likely lead Mexico this summer. Will she impact border politics?

    Mexicans elect a new president this summer and two women are competing for the top job. How might they impact our politics, our shared border, and the hundreds of billions of dollars in trade that move across it? Laura Collins, an immigration expert at the Bush Institute and Jennifer Apperti, a former Mexican diplomat who now leads SMU’s Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center join the Jasons to explain how immigration impacts politics on the other side of the border.

    Guests

    Jennifer Apperti, Director/SMU Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center

    Laura Collins, Director/Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative

    • 45 min
    What else is flooding over the Texas-Mexico border

    What else is flooding over the Texas-Mexico border

    The border politics dominating conversations have long overshadowed the importance of all the other stuff flooding over the border from Mexico. And the bickering, bloviation and incessant battling is negatively impacting the Texas economy and our wallets, a loss of more than a billion dollars in output and thousands of jobs. Dr. Ray Perryman is the brains behind this new report, which is a political hot potato. But Dr. Perryman tells the Jasons why he thinks it’s a good thing he’s called an “equal opportunity offender” and why it’s vital Texans – and politicians – hear this information.
     
    Texas-Mexico trade report: https://www.perrymangroup.com/media/uploads/brief/perryman-the-economic-benefits-of-texasmexico-trade-02-15-24.pdf
     
    Guest
     
    Dr. Ray Perryman, CEO/The Perryman Group

    • 29 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
334 Ratings

334 Ratings

OregonCoastie ,

Great reporting, but…

I am a West Coast person, butI enjoy your podcast and listen to it regularly. Your interview with ERCOT left me with an unanswered question. As the utility struggles to cover the gap when the energy demand is high, due to high temperatures during the night, when solar energy is no longer available, the only plan, apparently to fill that gap is to offer $6 billion, in the hopes that energy companies will build new power plants over the next several years. Was it ever discussed that instead of building power plants perhaps every home could be outfitted with a whole house battery system and if not, why not? Why couldn’t more solar and wind do the job rather than burning oil and gas? Were those options studied?

Best Way To Get Your Info ,

Great Voting Information

I went online and printed the sample ballot and listened to this outstanding podcast. As I listened I made my decisions on how to vote on each amendment. The information was very helpful in understanding not only the amendments but also the potential impact of a yes or no vote. Thanks for providing the most useful information as usual!

Public Ed supporter ,

Information and perspective not often shared

Thank you for calling out the state government for their treatment of public education in the occasions that you have. I am a spouse and a mom to teachers. I also work as support staff in public Ed. I grow attached to the students that I meet through my loved ones. We all pour our own wages and extra time into students in order to make a difference. We all flew out of bed at 6 AM this morning when we thought one of the students was in danger (she wasn’t, thank the Lord!). Our legislators and state wide leaders have failed our students and teachers over and over again. How they can continue to do this after the preventable tragedy of Uvalde just proves how uncaring and hardened their hearts have become. I thought I was a conservative voter, but if being conservative means siding with party over doing what is right for kids, count me out. Thank you for always highlighting the stories that need to be told.

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