{"podcast":{"title":"Texas Take","slug":"texas-take-692181","podcast_index_feed_id":692181,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/SFO9350148417","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/07764966-9c15-11ed-972f-a7772211962d/image/image.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Scott Kingsley","episode_count":254,"summary":"Go behind the headlines for a look at what's really going on at the Texas Capitol and in Washington with the state's #1 political podcast: Texas Take. Join the conversation featuring Houston Chronicle/San Antonio Express-News political writer Jeremy Wallace.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-11T04:20:30.375643+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-take-692181"},"episode":{"title":"Challenging THC Regulations in Texas","slug":"challenging-thc-regulations-in-texas","published_at":"2026-04-09T18:49:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-take-692181/challenging-thc-regulations-in-texas","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-take-692181","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/DGE379/traffic.megaphone.fm/SFO9172591185.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/DGE379/traffic.megaphone.fm/SFO9172591185.mp3","summary":"The THC industry is fighting back against new Texas regulations that threaten to put many of them out of business. Houston Chronicle reporter Isaac Yu joins host Jeremy Wallace to explain key parts of the new regulations, the industry's recent lawsuit and what will happen next. Also, they break down the latest way that Christian nationalism may be seeping into public schools. Later, the Austin American-Statesman’s John Mortiz joins the program to talk about how Texas Democrats are still paying for their attempts to stop the congressional redistricting plan and why U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw is calling out U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Finally, Republican National Committee chair Joe Gruters stops in to acknowledge the tough midterm elections ahead, but insists the party has a plan to defy recent electoral history. Why? \"We have no other option. We have to win,\" he says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The THC industry is fighting back against new Texas regulations that threaten to put many of them out of business. Houston Chronicle reporter Isaac Yu joi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2722,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/texas-take-692181/episodes/challenging-thc-regulations-in-texas/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-take-692181/challenging-thc-regulations-in-texas.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}