{"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":"Donald Trump turns Texas Senate race upside down","slug":"donald-trump-turns-texas-senate-race-upside-down","published_at":"2026-05-21T21:44:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-take-692181/donald-trump-turns-texas-senate-race-upside-down","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/SFO1272852280.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/DGE379/traffic.megaphone.fm/SFO1272852280.mp3","summary":"Is this U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s last hurrah? Host Jeremy Wallace and Brad Johnson of the Texas Bullpen break down President Donald Trump's endorsement of Ken Paxton, including why he made it now, just days before the May 26 primary runoff, and how much trouble Cornyn is in. Plus, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz joins Wallace for an exclusive interview on his continued concerns over China, drawing a contrast with what Trump told Chinese Leader Xi Jinping. Finally, John Moritz of the Austin American-Statesman stops in to talk about why President Obama ordering tacos near UT Austin with James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa was such a big deal. And don't worry, Jeremy and John defend the honor of potato, egg and cheese tacos, no matter what the national media says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Is this U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s last hurrah? Host Jeremy Wallace and Brad Johnson of the Texas Bullpen break down President Donald Trump's endorsement of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4520,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/texas-take-692181/episodes/donald-trump-turns-texas-senate-race-upside-down/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/donald-trump-turns-texas-senate-race-upside-down.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}