About this episode

The episode discusses rural anger in Texas regarding data centers and power lines, featuring insights from Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.

In this week's episode, the TribCast crew is joined by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and economy reporter Paul Cobler. They discuss the anger in rural Texas over data centers and power lines, and ask Miller why he thinks it means Democrats could win a statewide race in November.

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