About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the upcoming 2026 Texas runoff elections with insights from D.C. correspondent Gabby Birenbaum and Capitol Tonight host James Barragán.

TribCast is joined by D.C. correspondent Gabby Birenbaum and James Barragán, host of Capitol Tonight, to unpack the raucous runoffs.

People in this episode

Host: TribCast

Guests: Gabby Birenbaum, James Barragán

Topics covered

• Texas elections
• runoff elections
• politics
• D.C. correspondent
• Capitol Tonight

Keywords

• Texas
• runoff elections
• politics
• Gabby Birenbaum
• James Barragán

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Organizations: TribCast

Places: Texas

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