Listen: A GOP flameout in Fort Bend and impeachment backlash in Texas

The political career of a Republican lawmaker came to a swift end in the Texas suburbs this week after he made racially offensive comments about Asian-Americans. Houston Chronicle reporter Andrea Zelinski has the scoop.

Speaking of scoops, Chronicle reporter Taylor Goldenstein has this one: Gov. Greg Abbott's office is under scrutiny after two members of a commission that oversees judges said they were ousted over their disagreement with Abbott in a case centered on gay marriage.

And the march toward impeachment in DC is driving donations to president Trump back here in Texas.

All that and more as we 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: The Texas Take. Join the conversation featuring Scott Braddock, editor of The Quorum Report, and Houston Chronicle political writer Jeremy Wallace. San Antonio Express-News reporter Allie Morris is on assignment this week.