# Texas Talks Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807.md RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/4IGKW_N8 Official site: https://texas-talks.simplecast.com Author: Michael Searle Episodes: 134 ## Resource Texas Talks with Brad Swail, brought to you by the Texas Dispatch, is a weekly podcast that features wide-ranging discussions with the people, organizations, and businesses that shape public policy in Texas. Texas Talks aims to provide listeners with a deeper understanding of the policy debates and reasons and insight into the personalities that shape public policy in Texas. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/texas-talks-6918807 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807.md ## Episodes - [Ep. 117 - AI, Transparency & Taxpayer Savings: Lessons from Virginia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/ep-117-ai-transparency-taxpayer-savings-lessons-from-virginia) — 2026-06-25T12:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 116 - New World Screwworm in Texas, The Future of Veterinary Care, and Rural Vet Shortages](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/ep-116-new-world-screwworm-in-texas-the-future-of-veterinary-care-and-rural-vet-shortages) — 2026-06-18T12:00:00+00:00 - [Rural Attorney Shortages, Elder Fraud, and a Texas Statewide Prosecutor w/Rep. Mitch Little](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/rural-attorney-shortages-elder-fraud-and-a-texas-statewide-prosecutor-w-rep-mitch-little) — 2026-06-11T12:00:00+00:00 - [Uvalde, School Safety & Texas Law Enforcement w/Rep. Don McLaughlin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/uvalde-school-safety-texas-law-enforcement-w-rep-don-mclaughlin) — 2026-06-04T12:00:00+00:00 - [The Future of Economic Prosperity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/the-future-of-economic-prosperity) — 2026-05-26T20:00:00+00:00 - [Texas Policy Update: Summer Camps, AI Deregulation & Prosecutor Power w/Brad Swail](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/texas-policy-update-summer-camps-ai-deregulation-prosecutor-power-w-brad-swail) — 2026-05-21T12:00:00+00:00 - [Policies that Deliver](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/policies-that-deliver) — 2026-05-19T20:00:00+00:00 - [Texas Schools, AI & the Future of Public Education w/Chairman Brad Buckley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/texas-schools-ai-the-future-of-public-education-w-chairman-brad-buckley) — 2026-05-14T12:00:00+00:00 - [Future of Energy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/future-of-energy) — 2026-05-12T20:00:00+00:00 - [Austin Economy, Growth Challenges & Texas Business Outlook w/Jeremy Martin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/austin-economy-growth-challenges-texas-business-outlook-w-jeremy-martin) — 2026-05-07T12:00:00+00:00 - [Future of Healthcare](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/future-of-healthcare) — 2026-05-05T20:00:00+00:00 - [Buffalo Bayou: Inside Houston’s Waterway Cleanup & Policy Fight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/buffalo-bayou-inside-houston-s-waterway-cleanup-policy-fight) — 2026-04-30T12:00:00+00:00 - [The Future of Higher Ed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/the-future-of-higher-ed) — 2026-04-28T20:00:00+00:00 - [The “Silent Infrastructure” Protecting Texas: Public Health & Policy w/Christopher Sparks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/the-silent-infrastructure-protecting-texas-public-health-policy-w-christopher-sparks) — 2026-04-23T12:00:00+00:00 - [Powering the Next Texas Economy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/powering-the-next-texas-economy) — 2026-04-21T20:00:00+00:00 - [Housing Affordability Crisis in Texas: Rates, Supply & Policy w/Sean Dobson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/housing-affordability-crisis-in-texas-rates-supply-policy-w-sean-dobson) — 2026-04-16T11:00:00+00:00 - [The Future of Raising a Family](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/the-future-of-raising-a-family) — 2026-04-14T20:00:00+00:00 - [AI and Public Policy: Transforming Government w/Tanner Jones & Chris Minge](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/ai-and-public-policy-transforming-government-w-tanner-jones-chris-minge) — 2026-04-09T11:00:00+00:00 - [The Future of Texas' Court System](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/the-future-of-texas-court-system) — 2026-04-07T20:00:00+00:00 - [Current and Future Justice Reforms in Texas w/ Marc Levin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/current-and-future-justice-reforms-in-texas-w-marc-levin) — 2026-04-02T11:00:00+00:00 - [The Future of Megaregions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/the-future-of-megaregions) — 2026-03-31T20:00:00+00:00 - [Future of Work in Texas: Skills, Mobility, Opportunity w/Roy Spence & Renzo Soto (Future of Texas)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/future-of-work-in-texas-skills-mobility-opportunity-w-roy-spence-renzo-soto-future-of-texas) — 2026-03-24T20:00:00+00:00 - [Using AI to Improve Transparency w/Charles Blain](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/using-ai-to-improve-transparency-w-charles-blain) — 2026-03-19T12:00:00+00:00 - [Educating Tomorrow’s Texas: From Classrooms to Careers w/Mike Morath & Mary Lynn Pruneda (Future of Texas)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/educating-tomorrow-s-texas-from-classrooms-to-careers-w-mike-morath-mary-lynn-pruneda-future-of-texas) — 2026-03-19T00:05:00+00:00 - [Property Taxes, the Texas Liberty Compact, and the Fight for Real Reform w/Jeramy Kitchen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/property-taxes-the-texas-liberty-compact-and-the-fight-for-real-reform-w-jeramy-kitchen) — 2026-03-12T11:00:00+00:00 - [Innovation Nation: Texas’ Next Economic Boom (Future of Texas)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/innovation-nation-texas-next-economic-boom-future-of-texas) — 2026-03-10T20:00:00+00:00 - [The Texas Miracle, Data Centers, and the Future of Business in Texas w/Megan Mauro](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/the-texas-miracle-data-centers-and-the-future-of-business-in-texas-w-megan-mauro) — 2026-03-05T12:00:00+00:00 - [Texas Economy, Education Freedom Accounts, and State Spending Transparency w/Kelly Hancock](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/texas-economy-education-freedom-accounts-and-state-spending-transparency-w-kelly-hancock) — 2026-02-26T12:00:00+00:00 - [Mandy Drogin on School Choice, ESAs & the Future of Texas Education](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/mandy-drogin-on-school-choice-esas-the-future-of-texas-education) — 2026-02-19T11:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 101 - Margaret Byfield (Energy Policy)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-talks-6918807/ep-101-margaret-byfield-energy-policy) — 2026-02-12T11:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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