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Progress Texas PodcastsLast Day to Register, with Eyes on and Dollars in Texas Elections - Daily Dispatch 10/05/26Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Today is the last day to register to vote, check your status and remind your network to make voting plans at GoVoteTexas.org; Super PAC spending from GOP in TX; Gina Hinojosa Interview and the Texas Governor's Race; and more on Flock cameras. Check our our election protection series with the Texas Civil Rights Project: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/tcrpseriesBecome a poll monitor and more: https://progresstexas.org/podcast/election-protection-and-voter-mobilization-texas-civil-rights-project-series-part-4Politico: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/03/paxton-texas-senate-trump-gop-money-woes-01105707Texas Tribune: https://www.te...
2026-10-0508 min
Texas Land Guys: The Art of Real Estate Deal MakingEpisode 91: Is the AI Boom a Bubble? What It Means for Texas Land & Real EstateIn this episode of the Texas Land Guys Podcast, Tom Dosch, Tim Dosch, and Tripp Rich sit down for a candid roundtable discussion on the seismic shifts AI is creating across the economy and what it means for Texas land and real estate. They dig into competing predictions about AI’s pace, from Elon Musk’s rapid takeoff vision to more cautious forecasts of AGI by the turn of the century, and debate whether we’re in a bubble destined to pop or witnessing the most transformational technology ever invented.They explore the dot-com comparison, sharing a predic...
2026-09-2940 min
Texas Wesleyan FootballConference Play Begins: Texas College Preview + Building Rams Beyond Football | Rams Up Driven by Moritz Family DealershipsConference play is here for Texas Wesleyan Football.On this episode of Rams Up, Driven by Moritz Family Dealerships, Tom Doer sits down with Texas Wesleyan head coach Fran Johnson as the Rams prepare to open Sooner Athletic Conference play against Texas College.Coach Johnson breaks down what the Rams learned from their non-conference schedule, what it takes to compete in an increasingly tough SAC, and the keys to establishing Texas Wesleyan’s identity as conference play begins.Plus, we go beyond the field for a look at the Texas Wesleyan Football mentorship pr...
2026-09-1226 min
The Texas Insurance PodcastTDI at 150: Protecting Texas consumersAs the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) celebrates its 150-year anniversary, Insurance Commissioner Amanda Crawford looks forward to the agency’s future while reflecting on the past century and a half. What's TDI’s mission, vision, and core values? TDI’s mission is to protect Texas consumers by fairly and diligently regulating the insurance industry, promoting a stable and competitive market, advancing fire safety, and providing clear information to Texans. Our vision is of a Texas where consumers are protected, communities are resilient, and the insurance market is strong for generations to come. Our TE...
2026-09-1011 min
Texas Land Guys: The Art of Real Estate Deal MakingEpisode 84: Texas Industrial Is Booming (Here's What Happens Next)Texas commercial real estate is moving again, but not every asset class is moving at the same speed.In this episode of Texas Land Guys, Tom Dosch sits down with Tripp Rich from DMRE’s Austin office to break down what they’re seeing across Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and Central Texas. While multifamily development remains difficult to capitalize, industrial activity is surging, retail development is following years of residential growth, and landowners are beginning to see a major shift in demand.Tripp explains why Austin’s industrial market may be approaching its next growth cycle...
2026-08-1142 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 7/14/26: CNBC Quality of Life Study Finds Texas In The Toilet, And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:An annual quality of life study by CNBC gives Texas an "F" and ranks us the second-worst state in which to live in the U.S.: https://www.chron.com/texas/article/texas-worst-states-2026-22342359.php...In their business survey, Texas is #4 - proving that economic success does not guarantee a good quality of life for most people: https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/democratic-challenger-hinojosa-blames-gov-greg-abbott-for-texas-decline-in-top-states-for-business-list/...Data centers and their local pollution are a great example of lax business regulation negatively impacting life quality for people who...
2026-07-1410 min
The Texas Current Podcast presented by Texas Home TalkWhy French Wine Stands on Texas LegsWhy French Wine Stands on Texas Legs | The Incredible Story Behind Texas Wine's Global RiseWhat if we told you that some of the world's most prestigious French wines are quite literally standing on Texas roots?In this fascinating episode of The Texas Current, hosts Tyler Brooks and Maddie Lawson uncork one of the most surprising stories in Texas history. They explore how the Texas Hill Country has transformed from an overlooked wine region into an international powerhouse, earning historic recognition at the 2026...
2026-07-1311 min
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial Live Pod: Texas Democratic Convention, Day 2Pretty sure this is a new record-long podcast for Progress Texas, and we loved every minute of hosting over two dozen candidates and dedicated advocates during our second day on the expo floor of the Texas Democratic Convention in Corpus Christi!:00 - Ron Nirenberg, Democratic nominee for Bexar County Judge:6:11 - State Rep. Jon Rosenthal, Democratic nominee for Texas Railroad Commission9:56 - State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, Democratic nominee for Texas Lieutenant Governor15:34 - Kardal Coleman, Chair of the Dallas County Democratic Party20:29 - Bill Bartie, Democratic Nominee for Congressional...
2026-06-282h 32The Texas Current Podcast presented by Texas Home TalkWeird Science in Fredericksburg: How Altstadt Brewery Won Texas Brewery of the YearAltstadt Brewery in Fredericksburg has always been one of the most recognizable destinations in the Texas Hill Country, but now it has something even bigger to celebrate: winning the highly prestigious Brewery of the Year title at the 2026 Texas Craft Brewers Cup.In this episode of The Texas Current Podcast, hosts Tyler Brooks and Maddie Lawson take a closer look at Altstadt's award-winning achievement, what it means for the brewery, and why Fredericksburg continues to strengthen its reputation as one of Texas' premier destinations for food, wine, beer, and...
2026-06-2112 min
Texas Land Guys: The Art of Real Estate Deal MakingEpisode 73: Why Texas Keeps Growing | AI, Population Growth & The Future of Texas Real EstateIn this episode of the Texas Land Guys Podcast, brothers Tom Dosch and Tim Dosch step back from interviews to explore one big question: what is driving Texas’ rapid growth? The conversation is sparked by Tom’s recent trip through Central Texas, where seeing the hill country around Kerrville and nonstop development firsthand made the scale of expansion impossible to ignore. With Texas adding 500,000 people in the last 12 months alone (1,300 per day), they break down what's driving the growth, where it's happening, and what it means for land investors, developers, and anyone paying attention to the state's futur...
2026-05-2654 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/7/26: Texas SBOE Meets Today About Whitewashing of Social Studies, And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:A Florida-based private school materials company has used a loophole to score funds from our new voucher scam: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/school-voucher-loophole-florida-virtual-22183576.phpThe Texas State Board of Education meets today in Austin to discuss a broad agenda: https://sboe.texas.gov/state-board-of-education/sboe-2026/sboe-2026-april/april-7-2026-committee-of-the-full-board...The main event for many parents and education advocates: the whitewashing of Texas social studies materials that water down hard facts and global perspectives while amplifying Christian religious stories and promoting "...
2026-04-0708 min
Two Texas TeasTSA & Texas Infrastructure with special guest Ariel SlickEpisode 6: TSA & Texas Infrastructure ft. Ariel SlickDon and Lawson kick things off with a conversation about the TSA funding disputes rattling travelers across the nation, then welcome Fort Worth author and journalist Ariel Slick for a deep dive into Texas infrastructure, historical floods, and the water crisis quietly building across the Lone Star State.From the devastating floods of Fort Worth and San Antonio to the funding gaps leaving Central Texas communities at risk, this episode connects the dots between history and what is happening right now. Ariel breaks down the 2025 Texas...
2026-04-0647 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/6/26: Trump And Texas GOP Planning Massive Voter Purge, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Trump DOJ's move to "nationalize" and "clean" voter rolls via massive purges is being resisted by two dozen U.S. states - but not Texas, which has already handed over our full voter roll information: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/article/trump-nationalize-texas-voter-rolls-21331488.php...Meanwhile Texas officials are failing to keep up with election schedule benchmarks, citing problems related to the recent redrawing of our congressional maps, January runoffs in Tarrant and Harris Counties, and software glitches: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/05/texas-voter-registration-card-delays-elections-2026/Republican candidates have...
2026-02-0611 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch: Winter Ice and Trump's ICE Are Both Bad For Texas, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The winter storm the state's been preparing for for days has begun affecting the Panhandle region and will drop most of the state below freezing amidst strong rain and snow chances through this weekend, ending on Tuesday: https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2026-01-23/an-arctic-storm-is-expected-to-blanket-the-state-heres-what-texans-can-expect...Carbon monoxide poisoning was a leading cause of death during Winter Storm Uri in 2021 - it's important to understand the risks: https://patch.com/texas/across-tx/texas-ice-storm-2026-how-do-i-prevent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-what-are-signs-it-myWhile actual ice threatens Texas, two of our Democratic U.S. House...
2026-01-2311 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/7/26: Texas Teachers Union Pushes Back Against TEA Charlie Kirk Probe, And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Texas chapter of the American Federation of Teachers has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency and Commissioner Mike Morath over their efforts to smear and fire teachers over comments made on social media about Charlie Kirk: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/us/american-federation-teachers-charlie-kirk-lawsuit.htmlPotentially derailing the mobility of future Texas J.D.'s, the Texas Supreme Court has officially removed oversight by the American Bar Association over Texas law schools: https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-01-06/texas-supreme-court-ends-american-bar-association-law-school-accreditationDonald Trump, incensed at...
2026-01-0708 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/18/25: Texas Republicans To Flip Epstein Votes On Trump's Cue, And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:As Trump changes his tune on the Epstein files, Texas Republicans are suddenly also no longer opposed - showing their spineless complicity with the Dear Leader: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/jeffrey-epstein-files-texas-congress-21192934.php...Trump could just order the release of the files - but language in the discharge petition may protect him from their complete release: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/us/politics/trump-epstein-files-congress.htmlTexas' junior Senator Ted Cruz may be using his recent feud with Tucker Carlson and related hard-right loons to...
2025-11-1809 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/7/25: Hundreds Of Texas Troops Are On The Ground In Chicago, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Around 200 National Guard troops from Texas have been deployed to Chicago over the protests of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, ostensibly to back up ICE agents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WRl6UUwYGI...Trump's pretext is a countering of "rebellion against the federal government": https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2025-10-06/texas-national-guard-trump-illinois-abbott-pritzkerCongressman Wesley Hunt has jumped into the U.S. Senate race officially, compounding an already considerable mess for the GOP: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2025/10/06/the-gops-texas-senate-mess-00595553During the El...
2025-10-0708 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/29/25: New Trump-Ordered Texas Map Due In Court This Wednesday, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The new Texas congressional district map, ordered by Donald Trump to cut his expected U.S. House losses in next year's election, is set to be considered by federal judges in El Paso starting Wednesday: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/redistricting-fight-texas-congressional-maps-courtroom-determine-constitutional/Could there be a THIRD special legislative session in Texas? Property taxes could be the excuse this time for Texas Republicans to ramp up their culture war on Texas colleges: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/be-for-real/id1840051875?i=1000729093370...MAGA attacks on Texas...
2025-09-2909 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/3/25: Are Texas National Guard Troops Headed For Chicago? And MoreGovernor Greg Abbott denies allegations from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzger that Texas National Guard troops are part of a Donald Trump-threatened military deployment to Chicago: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/national-guard-chicago-abbott-21027479.php...Pritzger warns us not to allow the militarization of American cities to become normalized: https://www.advocate.com/voices/pritzker-trump-invading-chicagoA racist comment from 2022 that Lubbock State Senator Charles Perry apologized for yesterday could end up part of legal challenges that the new Trump map is racially motivated: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/texas-senator-apologizes-for-racist-comments-unearthed-by-democracy-docket/Ken Paxton, reacting to...
2025-09-0308 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/28/25: Ivermectin Bill "Dumbest Moment In The Texas Senate This Year", and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:HB 25 - a bill allowing ivermectin to be bought at Texas pharmacies without prescriptions - has blazed through the second special session and is headed for Governor Greg Abbott's desk: https://www.expressnews.com/politics/article/ivermectin-bill-clears-texas-house-angry-pushback-21016700.php...The Texas Medical Association testified against the bill, but the Texas Board of Pharmacy declined to get involved: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/27/texas-legislature-ivermectin-otc-prescription/...All while RFK Jr., 30 minutes late to a press conference with Governor Abbott, freely spouts conspiracy about autism and more in Austin: https://www...
2025-08-2808 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/22/25: Texas Senate Set To Move On Trump Map, And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Texas Senate appears ready to fast-track the Trump-ordered redistricting of Texas as soon as today, which would send the measure to Governor Abbott's desk: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/22/texas-congressional-redistricting-map-senate-governor-desk/?_bhlid=2276038ea97d8d3a93bb0622be72c6cda7ee47d2...In California, a map redistricting the other direction is set for a November public vote - the trigger provision has been removed, so if the voters approve, it's happening: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/21/california-legislature-redistricting-plan...Some Texas Democrats believe the Republican map leans...
2025-08-2209 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 7/24/25: California Lawmakers Weigh Response To Trump Power Grab In Texas, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:When they return from summer recess on August 18, lawmakers in California will immediately faced with tough decisions on how to respond to Texas redistricting: https://www.kcra.com/article/texas-redistricting-hearings-newsom-decides-california/65493018After getting first to Trump's priorities, Texas Republicans finally got around to lesser concerns for them - Texas flood relief - but started with a four-hour "attaboy" session that drew the ire of Democratic Rep. Ann Johnson: https://www.eenews.net/articles/attaboys-dominate-texas-flood-hearing-as-lawmakers-shy-from-assigning-blame/...Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd testified that his department...
2025-07-2413 min
The Right IdeaJill Tate on Texas Politics, School Choice, and Conservative ActivismIn this episode of The Right Idea, co-hosts Brian Phillips and Derek Cohen sit down with Jill Tate, Vice President of Legislation for the Texas Federation of Republican Women and a powerhouse conservative activist. Jill shares her journey from a young Reagan supporter to a key player in Texas politics, diving into critical issues like school choice, property taxes, energy policy, and the fight against taxpayer-funded lobbying. They also discuss the resilience of Texas culture, the upcoming special session, and what’s next for the 90th Legislature.05:13 - Jill Tate’s background as a Texa...
2025-07-171h 08
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 7/14/25: July 4 Flood The Latest Deadly Disaster Texas GOP Failed To Prepare For, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The July 4 flood death toll rose to 132 as new flooding stopped recovery efforts on Sunday: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/texas-flooding-map-lampasas-river-trump-fema-death-toll-latest-b2788441.htmlFamilies of victims who are still missing are beginning to come to terms that Governor Abbott's pledge to recover all of them may be impossible to fulfill: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/texas-families-face-grim-reality-that-some-missing-from-floods-may-not-be-foundGovernor Abbott's highly flawed football metaphor, meant to deflect accountability in the name of toughness, draws the condemnation of Hall Of Famer Earl Campbell: https://www...
2025-07-1409 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/20/25: Will Governor Abbott Destroy The Texas THC Industry This Weekend? And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Despite the risks, opposition within his party, and terrible optics, it's looking like Governor Greg Abbott may cave to Donald Trump and call a special legislative session for a rare mid-decade redistricting session: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/20/politics/redistricting-texas-ohio-republicans-houseSunday marks the deadline for Governor Greg Abbott to sign bills into law. On the THC ban, will he choose personal freedom - or a nanny state in Texas? https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/greg-abbott-texas-thc-ban/...Texas Longhorns football legend Ricky Williams calls on "my friend Greg...
2025-06-2008 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/17/25: "Texas Miracle" Is A Disaster For Working Texans And Immigrants, And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Amid the business and population boom of Texas, it now takes $90k per year for individual workers and $200k per year for families of four to live here comfortably - way up from just one year ago: https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2025-06-16-the-cost-of-living-comfortably-in-texas-is-on-the-rise/...At the same time, Texas now leads the nation in workplace deaths - also a function of the "Texas Miracle" as frenzied competition leads to neglect of workplace safety standards: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2025/06/16/workplace-fatalities-safety-texas-fatal-work-injuries-deaths-most-us-states-osha-2024/84185938007/...
2025-06-1707 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/13/25: Texas Braces For Mass Protests Amid Greg Abbott's Militaristic "Surge", And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Over 5,000 Texas National Guard troops and 2,000 Texas DPS officers, including special agents and Texas Rangers, have been deployed across the state by Governor Greg Abbott in advance of Saturday's "No Kings" rallies: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/11/greg-abbott-texas-national-guard-immigration-raid-protests/...Austin Mayor Kirk Watson decries that Governor Abbott would choose to unnecessarily "militarize the streets of the capitol city of the state of Texas": https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/12/abbott-to-surge-dps-troopers-national-guard-soldiers-across-texas/84170911007/...D/FW will see rallies and protests in Dallas, Frisco, McKinney, Denton, Arlington, Fort Worth, Flower...
2025-06-1308 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/19/25: Texas Leaders Express Support For President Biden, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:President Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis should be seen as a reminder of the importance of continued medical research investment: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/texas-lawmakers-joe-biden-20333919.phpHB 49, in the rush to completion at the end of the 89th Legislature, would protect oil companies from legal liability for damage caused by the use of produced water, which they wish to sell to farmers and dump in rivers: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/19/texas-legislature-produced-water-legal-protections-oil-gas/?_bhlid=dd62e22f81d6a0713ef8d55fe4b382ab41846318
2025-05-1912 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/25/25: Can Texas Republicans Be Trusted With Our Water Future? And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Rising demand and dwindling supplies of water in Texas are placing major pressure on the business-friendly and environmentally-indifferent Texas GOP: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/the-impossibly-expensive-plan-to-save-texass-water-supply-texas-monthly/Trump crazy is beginning to wear on his MAGA faithful - will they be able to find common cause with progressives to fix the problem? https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/trump-uncertainty-texas-layoffs-20290420.phpAs he backs away from the DOGE chainsaw - with which he's destroyed his own reputation and that of Tesla - look for...
2025-04-2510 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/22/25: Voting Is Fun! But The Texas GOP Wants To Make It Harder, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Early voting starts today in the May 3 election - see your local county website for a sample ballot to study beforehand, and get your questions about voting answered at GoVoteTexas.org....Two Republican bills on their way through the Legislature this week, similar to the federal SAVE Act, will make voter registration harder for lower-income Texans and those who have changed their names: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/01/texas-proof-of-citizenship-voting-senate-bill-16/Texas lawmakers are considering legislation that would exempt transactions on the new Texas Securities Exchange from taxes...
2025-04-2208 min
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 206 - The Barbara Jordan Texas Voting Rights Act with Christina Das, Veronikah Warms, and Emily Eby FrenchThe Barbara Jordan Texas Voting Rights Act, or TXVRA (which includes HB 5258 and HB 2082) will protect Texas voters from voting discrimination, provide powerful tools to combat voter intimidation, expand language access, and more — to ensure free and fair elections for every Texas voter.We reviewed with Counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Christina M. Das, the Texas Civil Rights Project’s Voting Rights Policy Attorney, Veronikah Warms, and Policy Director for Common Cause Texas, Emily Eby French, J.D. on why Texas can and should lead the nation in protecting the right to vote and...
2025-04-1448 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/10/25: Texas Judge Blocks Trump Deportations - For Now, And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:A Texas-based judge has blocked the Trump administration from continuing to deport migrants without hearing under the Alien Enemies Act, for now: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/federal-judges-limit-trump-alien-enemies-act-deportations-rcna200418Budget Day today at the Capitol is likely to extend overnight - the Texas Tribune has live coverage: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/10/texas-house-budget-day/Midlothian Republican Rep. and "stunt queen" Brian Harrison's move to unseat Speaker Dustin Burrows yesterday went poorly, much to the entertainment of the chamber (video): https://www.kvue.com/video/news/politics/texas-legislature...
2025-04-1007 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/4/25: Trump Trade War Launches - Texas Will Pay A Price, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Global economic shock is underway this morning as Donald Trump's foolish tariff plan becomes reality - and Texas will most certainly feel the impact: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/03/trump-tariffs-texas-revenue-growth/The Texas House Committee on Public Education advanced HB-3 yesterday, which would establish a new private school voucher program in Texas, on a 9-6 party line vote: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/education/texas-voucher-bill-clears-first-test-in-texas-house/287-0b3bdb58-c2f8-4800-b8e0-849cc4e729e3...A group of House Democrats have complained of yesterday's...
2025-04-0412 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/21/25: Texas Republicans Cheer As Trump Destroys Department of Education, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton were all present and cheering yesterday at the White House as Donald Trump signed an executive order dismantling the federal Department of Education: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/20/texas-greg-abbott-trump-education-department/...Despite an intake of $12 billion in annual federal education funding, Texas ranks 29th among U.S. states for education quality: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/education/2025/03/21/trump-highlights-texas-in-dismantling-department-of-education/82579774007/Texas now faces the possibility of being the epicenter of an eventual national - or maybe even global - measles epidemic: https...
2025-03-2119 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/20/25: Bills To Clarify Texas Abortion Ban Exceptions In Play At The Lege, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:An anonymous tip in January led to a weeks-long investigation of the clinics in the Houston area, resulting in the arrests of midwife Maria Margarita Rojas and two of her colleagues: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/houston-texas-midwife-arrested-abortions-clinics/285-b028b728-0db8-4e4f-9255-7f6f11c77f47Rare bipartisan cooperation on clarifying medical exceptions to Texas' abortion ban is in play at the Capitol: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/abortion-ban-emergency-access-20228656.phpThe Texas Senate has passed "the toughest...
2025-03-2008 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/28/25: Texas GOP Dodges Blame And Responsible Response For Measles OutbreakStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Republican officials from Governor Abbott on down have been generally silent when it comes to recommending vaccinations for their constituents in the midst of the biggest outbreak of measles in Texas in three decades: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/28/texas-measles-abbott-lawmakers-response/...The Mennonite community of Gaines County has become a scapegoat in the outbreak, but their doctrine does not specifically forbid vaccines - the issue is science denial, not religion: https://www.chron.com/culture/religion/article/mennonites-measles-west-texas-20189910.php...Much closer to the real cause is widespread...
2025-02-2809 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/27/25: Unvaccinated Texas Child Dies Amid Measles Outbreak, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:A child died Tuesday night of measles at a Lubbock hospital - the first American measles death since 2015: https://apnews.com/article/measles-outbreak-west-texas-death-rfk-41adc66641e4a56ce2b2677480031ab9...New Trump administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to downplay the Texas outbreak, falsely claiming that most hospitalizations are simply for quarantine purposes: https://newrepublic.com/post/192025/robert-f-kennedy-jr-response-measles-death...Texas Republican leaders are now forced to try to counter the anti-vax sentiments they've allowed to develop in Texas...
2025-02-2709 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/26/25: Amidst Texas Measles Outbreak, Anti-Vax Movement Is Unmoved, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Anti-vax "experts" are blaming the Texas measles outbreak on the measles outbreak itself - and are theorizing that the outbreak was engineered as an attack on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/texas-measles-outbreak-anti-vaccine-advocates-blame-shot-rcna193478...The case count is now up to 128, with cases popping up 250 miles from the Gaines County epicenter: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/18/texas-measles-outbreak-climbs/...The Republican mayor of Brownfield, Texas - in Terry County which has seen 21 measles cases so far - bravely attests that he believes in vaccines: https://apnews...
2025-02-2609 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/21/25: Texas Has Been Hiding Massive Jump In Pregnancy Complications Since Abortion Ban, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:A ProPublica analysis reveals that unnecessary cases of sepsis resulting from second-trimester failed pregnancies has jumped 50% since Texas largely banned abortion procedures: https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-sepsis-maternal-mortality-analysis...Congratulations to reproductive rights activist and advocate Amanda Zurawski, who has been named one of Time Magazine's Women Of The Year for 2025: https://time.com/7216391/amanda-zurawski-texas-reproductive-rights/As Senate Republicans begin standing up to Donald Trump's lies about Ukraine, John Cornyn remains timid and hesitant, and Ted Cruz remains oblivious: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas...
2025-02-2110 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/20/25: Texas GOP Mostly Silent On Trump Threats To Abandon Ukraine and NATO, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Texas Republican lawmakers in D.C. are mostly silent as Donald Trump threatens to abandon Ukraine and NATO in favor of Russia and Vladimir Putin: https://www.mytexasdaily.com/news/national/pressured-by-putin-and-trump-walls-close-in-on-zelensky/article_4c5d2204-56ec-51ad-b4f3-35c960e01b04.htmlDallas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett points out that red states that elected Trump generally use more federal benefits than blue states do, and that that funding is on Elon Musk's chopping block: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jasmine-crockett-red-states-recession-find-out-trump-cuts_n_67b6b508e4b0cc5...
2025-02-2008 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/6/25: Texas Senate Passes Private School Voucher Scam, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
No surprise that the Texas Senate has fast-tracked approval of SB2, Governor Abbott's private school voucher scam, to approval: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/05/texas-senate-school-voucher-vote/
Austin saw hundreds turn out for Texas' share of the national protest against the Trump administration's policies organized in all 50 states yesterday: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/protesters-rally-at-texas-capitol-against-project-2025
...The ACLU of Texas is providing training materials on best practices related to public protest, how to interact with police and immigration officers, and more:
https://www.aclutx.org/en/events
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2025-02-0609 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/30/25: 13 Texas GOP U.S. Reps Co-Sponsor National Abortion Ban, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
13 U.S. House Republicans from Texas - more than any other state - are among the 67 members of their party who are co-sponsors of H.R. 722, which would establish a national ban on abortion: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/722/cosponsors
...More on H.R. 722: https://thistleandmoss.com/p/hr722-the-republicans-try-to-ban?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick's list of his top 25 legislative priorities include prayer and the posting of the Ten Commandments in schools, banning books, and doing away with "...
2025-01-3008 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/29/25: How A Trump Federal Funding Freeze Would Eff Up Texas, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Hard to know where to start in evaluating the devastating impacts on Texas that Donald Trump's freeze on federal spending would have: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/28/texas-trump-federal-spending-freeze/
Several Texas Republicans in the U.S. House have presented bills designed to codify recent Trump executive orders into permanent law: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/27/texans-congress-trump-executive-orders/
Austin Congressman Greg Casar is one of 20 House Democrats who have written to Donald Trump, wondering what happened to his promise to lower food prices: https://www.chron.com/politics/article/texas-food-prices-trump-20061041...
2025-01-2908 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/27/25: Deportation Raids Ramp Up Across Texas, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
A variety of federal agencies began "enhanced targeting operations" against, so they claim, undocumented immigrants presenting criminal threats across Texas, including Austin and San Antonio: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/26/texas-immigration-deportation-ice-austin-san-antonio/
...Also in North Texas and the Rio Grande Valley: https://www.keranews.org/news/2025-01-26/ice-begins-immigration-raids-across-texas-dozens-arrested
...Protests against Trump's immigration policies have begun popping up, including one at the Texas State Capitol in Austin: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/protest-at-texas-capitol-after-ice-operations-in-austin/
...And a bigger one near downtown Dallas: https://www.cbsnews...
2025-01-2709 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/24/25: Surprising Nobody, Texas Republicans Scrap Democratic Committee Chairs, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Upending over five decades of tradition, but right in line with their anti-democratic MAGA fanaticism, the Republican majority in the Texas House voted yesterday to ban Democrats from chairing committees: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/23/texas-house-republican-committee-chairs/?utm_source=Texas+Tribune+Newsletters&utm_campaign=9a17e04997-trib-newsletters-thebrief&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-9a17e04997-103307619
As the State Bar of Texas unceremoniously drops disciplinary proceedings against Ken Paxton for his false claims during attempts to undermine the 2020 election, our Attorney General is officially above the law: https://apnews...
2025-01-2408 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/17/25: 7 Texas HHSC Employees Fired For Data Breach and Theft From Poorest Texans, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Seven employees of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission have been fired under suspicion of breaching the data and stealing the service funds of thousands of low-income Texans who rely on their services: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/17/texas-hhsc-food-stamp-fraud-data-breach/
Amarillo anti-choice activist judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, his court cherry-picked by of officials from Idaho, Kansas and Missouri and in defiance of a recent SCOTUS ruling, has green-lighted those states efforts to scale back access to the abortion drug mifepristone: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-judge-allows-states-to-advance-efforts-to-restrict-access-to-mifepristone/
...
2025-01-1707 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/14/24: Welcome To The Jungle! 89th Texas Legislature Opens Today, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The 89th Texas Legislature opens today! First act in a likely long and dramatic drama: the selection of a House Speaker, which may not go the way anyone thinks: https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2025/01/13/jason-villalba-the-texas-speaker-race-can-still-usher-a-surprise/
...Ken Paxton, in his zeal to unify Republicans in support of Mansfield Rep. David Cook, ironically supports a lawmaker who supported Paxton's impeachment in 2023: https://www.kvue.com/video/news/politics/texas-legislature/texas-ag-ken-paxton-in-leander-to-support-david-cook-for-texas-house-speaker/269-19634f2b-2da5-4708-be82-e5b92157cfe5
Even the wonkiest of wonks might need a little refresher as the notoriously arcane...
2025-01-1408 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/11/24: Texas GOP Schism Over Speaker Race Set To Widen, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Texas GOP machine choice David Cook and establishment-defying Dustin Burrows both claim to have enough votes to become Speaker of the Texas House - Burrows in particular is flirting with disaster: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/dustin-burrows-david-cook-texas-house-speaker-19971639.php
...Burrows has started calling himself "Speaker-elect", drawing legal scrutiny from his opponents: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/12/11/dustin-burrows-david-cook-texas-republican-state-election-code-house-speaker-elect/76889871007/
Much to review in advance of the 2025 Lege - our Advocacy department has gotten that look ahead going: https://progresstexas.org/preview-2025-texas-maga-legislative-session
2024-12-1109 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/2/24: Maternal Morbidity Committee Will Ignore First Years Of Texas Abortion Ban, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The Texas Maternal Morbidity Committee has announced that they will skip the data from the first two years of Texas' near-complete abortion ban, ignoring the effect of that ban on pregnant women in Texas: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-maternal-mortality-committee-to-skip-over-full-reviews-in-years-after-abortion-ban/
...Any other deaths directly attributable to the denial of emergency medical care in Texas are now likely to remain unknown: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/worried-experts-concerned-as-texas-board-declines-to-investigate-abortion-ban-deaths/ar-AA1uMLgf
...Meanwhile, more and more OB-GYN doctors are choosing not to take the risk of...
2024-12-0207 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/26/24: A Third Texas Death Due To Withheld Abortion Care, And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Propublica is reporting on a third Texas woman who died needlessly after being denied abortion care in the midst of a problem miscarriage: https://www.propublica.org/article/porsha-ngumezi-miscarriage-death-texas-abortion-ban
...Domestic violence shelters are reporting an uptick in pregnant women arriving at their facilities seeking refuge from abusive partners: https://www.tpr.org/public-health/2024-11-25/domestic-violence-shelters-in-texas-see-a-surge-of-pregnant-women-after-the-dobbs-decision
...The anti-choice movement, oblivious to the suffering they are causing, is ramping up their efforts against doctors and advocates for reproductive rights: https://www.chron.com/culture/religion/article...
2024-11-2607 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/25/24: Mass Deportation Threatens Texas Construction Industry, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Leaders of the Texas construction industry - who are curiously mostly left out of right-wing panic over immigration - say their sector is existentially threatened by Donald Trump's mass deportation plan: https://www.tpr.org/economy-and-labor/2024-11-23/trumps-deportation-vow-alarms-texas-construction-industry
The Texas State Board of Education approved the adoption of Bluebonnet Learning, the state-crafted elementary school curriculum that makes liberal use of Bible studies: https://www.keranews.org/education/2024-11-22/texas-state-board-education-sboe-approves-bible-story-curriculum-public-schools
...What takes root in Texas will tend to spread elsewhere: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22...
2024-11-2509 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/8/24: Texas Democratic Party Chairman Hinojosa To Resign, And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Gilberto Hinojosa, Chair of the Texas Democratic Party since 2012, is reported to be set to announce his resignation today: https://quorumreport.com/quorum_report_daily_buzz_2024/texas_democratic_party_chairman_hinojosa_to_announ_buzziid32336.html
...This follows uproar over comments Hinojosa made using the TDP's defense of trans Texans as an example of a reason for the historic election loss this week: https://www.chron.com/politics/article/democratic-party-chair-texas-19898371.php
...Texas LGBTQ+ advocacy orgs were especially incensed: https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-democratic-party-chair-on-defensive-after-blaming-losses-on-support-of-trans-rights-36010763
...
2024-11-0809 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/4/24: Texas Progressives Fired Up On Eve Of Election Day, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Early voting totals turn out below 2020 overall, with encouraging stats for both sides - for Dems, heavy early turnout for women could be key: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/columns/2024/11/03/who-has-voted-early-in-texas-2024-elections-trump-harris/75989548007/
...Almost half of the total of registered voters in Texas have showed up early: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/almost-half-of-texas-registered-voters-early-voting-numbers/287-7ea7dd66-f0b2-4767-883a-86d8da3ed561
...Ted Cruz is part of a national Republican push to falsely raise fears of widespread election fraud: https...
2024-11-0409 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/25/24: Harris In Houston As Early Voting Keeps Truckin' In Texas, And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
A growing number of urban Texas counties exceed 100,000 early votes cast, as a growing number of rural Texas counties top 27% early turnout: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/index.shtml
...Progress Texas weighs in on the huge early turnout: https://progresstexas.org/blog/statement-texas-early-voting-excitement-shatters-records
...Want to confirm that your ballot was counted? It takes some doing, but can be done: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/elections/texas-check-ballot-counted-status/287-08daf8ac-123a-45f1-8806-5f121c0f303c
Vice President...
2024-10-2508 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/22/24: Early Voting First Day Turnout Records Fall Across Texas, And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Massive, record-breaking turnout on the first day of early voting in the 2024 election yesterday in North Texas: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-is-the-third-least-safe-state-to-live-in-america-heres-why/3676621/?os=vb.&ref=app
...In the Austin area: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/long-wait-times-seen-as-early-voting-kicks-off-in-texas
...In the Houston area: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/harris-county-clerk-addressing-election-rumors-first-day-early-voting
...In the San Antonio area: https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/bexar-county-early-voting-record-19848470.php
...While voter totals are smaller, a great number of Texas' rural and suburban counties saw percentages of their...
2024-10-2207 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/17/24: Texas Hours From Executing An Innocent Man, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Texas is now hours from executing a man who experts - and his own prosecutors - agree was convicted on junk science. The bipartisan Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence has issued a subpoena for Roberson to testify before them at a date beyond his scheduled execution: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/17/texas-execution-robert-roberson-subpoena/
...The state, for over a decade, has ignored a 2013 law that allows convictions based upon undermined science to be re-tried: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/17/robert-roberson-texas-execution-shaken-baby-syndrome
Starting November 1, Texas hospitals are under...
2024-10-1707 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/11/24: South Texas State House Races Heat Up In Home Stretch, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Republicans are pouring money into three South Texas State House races - lately significantly outraising their Democratic opponents: https://www.latintimes.com/republicans-investing-south-texas-district-campaigns-561769
Like Progress Texas, the Dallas Morning News has endorsed Christine Weems over Texas Supreme Court Justice John Devine, and spells out very clearly why: https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2024/10/11/we-recommend-for-texas-supreme-court-place-4/
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has been subpoenaed to testify in the criminal trial of one of his closest advisors: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/10/texas-sid-miller-ag-commissioner-todd-smith-hemp-indicted/
The class-action lawsuit filed...
2024-10-1107 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/9/24: Majority Of OB/GYN's Considering Leaving Texas, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
A new survey finds that about 2 in 3 OB/GYN's practicing in Texas have been negatively impacted by our state's extensive abortion ban, and many are thinking of leaving the state altogether: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/10/08/texas-abortion-bans-prompt-some-ob-gyns-to-mull-leaving-survey-finds/75558421007/
Elon Musk, following his impressive Trump rally dance moves, has cut a $1 million check to a Trump-backing PAC: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/2024/article/elon-musk-texas-election-campaign-donation-19823703.php
Colin Allred continues outpacing Ted Cruz in fundraising - though we recall that Beto O'Rourke did too: https...
2024-10-0908 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/2/24: Progressive Leaders Rally As Texas Polling Narrows, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Over 2,400 young Texas progressives have attended rallies led by Austin U.S. Rep. Greg Casar and Senator Bernie Sanders this week, with two more events happening in Austin today: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/01/bernie-sanders-texas-colin-allred-kamala-harris/
...Efforts like these are part of the reason voter registration in Texas has spiked over the last four years: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/2024/article/texas-voter-registration-groups-19786964.php
...And part of why Ted Cruz's numbers are dwindling: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4910340-texas-senate-cook-political-report/
Tim Walz outdid J.D. Vance...
2024-10-0207 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/26/24: For Texas GOP, Cruelty Is The Point - Especially With Kids, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Ken Paxton, after being rebuffed by two lower courts, is pressing his push to force the State Fair of Texas to allow patrons to carry guns into their event to the Texas Supreme Court: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/paxton-challenges-texas-state-fair-firearms-ban-again-after-appeals-court-decision/
Paxton is also suing the Biden Administration over federal requirements to properly accommodate LGBTQ+ kids in state foster care: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/25/paxton-biden-lgbtq-foster-youth/
A new investigation shows widespread harm to Texas families and children as state officials rushed last year to kick 2 million...
2024-09-2608 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/23/24: More Data Shows Women's Healthcare In Texas In A Shambles, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
New research shows an even starker picture of maternal morbidity in Texas, which has spiked 56% since 2021, compared to a national rise of 11%: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/texas-abortion-ban-deaths-pregnant-women-sb8-analysis-rcna171631
Now funded primarily by oil billionaires and fearing defeat, the state GOP is planning to pour more money into South Texas races: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/16/texas-republican-party-south-texas-fundraising-outreach/
...Their advertising spokesman in South Texas is a 9/11 and COVID conspiracy theorist: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/20/south-texas-ad-election-2024-conspiracy-theorist/
Ken Paxton will appeal last week's denial of...
2024-09-2308 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/20/24: Paxton Loses - No Guns At Texas State Fair, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
A Dallas judge has denied Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to block a new policy enacted by the State Fair of Texas which will ban the carrying of guns into this fall's event: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/19/texas-state-fair-gun-ban-injunction-denied/
Paxton has sued (again) Harris County over its guaranteed income program for low income residents, even after it was revised to accommodate issues raised by the Texas Supreme Court: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/guaranteed-income-harris-county-19777648.php
Investigative reporter Steven Monacelli is looking into connections between...
2024-09-2007 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/19/24: Maternal Morbidity Stats Show Wide Racial Healthcare Disparity in Texas, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The annual report from the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee shows a dramatic uptick in maternal deaths within one year of giving birth - being suffered mostly by Black and Hispanic mothers: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/18/maternal-mortality-2020-2021/
Ted Cruz has helped Republicans in the U.S. Senate avoid a vote on requiring insurance companies to pay for IVF treatments - they'd rather not be forced to say yes or no to a popular option that involves the destruction of unused embryos: https://www.houstonchronicle...
2024-09-1909 min
Dave Campbell’s College Football PodcastWeek Three Preview: North Texas head coach Eric Morris, Texas & Texas State are wagons, Texas A&M enters the SwampHost Ishmael Johnson, staff writer Carter Yates and producer Mallory Hartley preview Week Three in Texas college football.Spotlight Games:Texas vs UTSA - Is this a different Texas program?Texas A&M at Florida - Is the DJ Lagway experience in Florida underway?TCU vs UCF - Is TCU a Big 12 contender or pretender?Texas State vs Arizona State - Who handles the emotional roller coaster better?Texas Tech vs North Texas - Is this... a good game?...
2024-09-111h 01
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/30/24: Texas GOP Flooding The Zone With Racist Disinformation, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Texas Republicans are underway with a broad, coordinated attempt to stoke racist fear of Hispanic migrants, intimidate Latino Texans away from the polls, and undermine general confidence in our elections system: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4854249-texas-immigration-strategies-republicans-democrats/
Yet another Texas judge has stopped Ken Paxton from harrassing yet another non-profit group dedicated to humanitarian support for migrants: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/29/texas-attorney-general-deposition-migrant-aid-group-brownsville/
Republicans have stepped in to stop a program to activate unregistered voters in Harris County: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/29/texas-attorney-general-deposition-migrant-aid-group-brownsville/
Paxton...
2024-08-3007 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/28/24: Texas' Targeting of Latino Voters Could Be Terrible Timing For Trump, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Ken Paxton's raids in South Texas on Democratic politicos likely hinges on new restrictions on voting access activism, enacted as reaction to false election claims related to the 2020 election: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/28/ken-paxton-south-texas-vote-harvesting-investigation-politiqueras-hist/
...Greg Abbott's chest-puffing over illegally registered non-citizen voters kicked off the rolls are also designed to instill fear and undermine faith in our elections: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/27/greg-abbott-voter-rolls-texas/
...An opinion piece for MSNBC notes that an attack on Latino voters may turn out to be poorly timed for Donald Trump, who need...
2024-08-2808 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/20/24: Texas Leaders Center Stage at DNC, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Last night's opening night of the Democratic National Convention was full of highlights, including Texas abortion rights activist Amanda Zurawski: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/19/us/dnc-harris-trump-election
...Harris County Lina Hidalgo sang the praises of both President Biden and Vice President Harris: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/lina-hidalgo-kamala-harris-19664933.php
Could Texas flip blue this year? While it's long seemed unthinkable, the topic keeps coming up: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/18/kamala-harris-tim-walz-democratic-nominees-affect-texas-2024-elections/74722944007/
The civil trial targeting the parents...
2024-08-2017 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/16/24: Right Wing Group Mounts Massive Attack On Texas Voter Rolls, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
A Houston-based right-wing group has been bombarding election officials in Texas with thousands of objections to voter rolls: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/16/voter-registration-challenges-texas/
...The Texas Tribune has posted a great guide on the obstacles and opportunies that Texans with disabilities need to be aware of for November: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/16/texas-voter-disabilities-election-2024/
Yet another child sex abuse scandal has popped up related to Gateway Church in Southlake: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/gateway-church-new-lawsuit-child-sex-abuse/
Texas has been revealed as the national leader...
2024-08-1609 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/13/24: Two Texas Hospitals Targeted For Refusing Abortion Care, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Two Texas women have filed suit against two Texas hospitals, which they say denied needed emergency care for ectopic pregnancies: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/12/texas-abortion-law-ectopic-pregnancies/
Primary-defeated and outgoing Harris County DA Kim Ogg is set to announce corruption charges in relation to the November 2022 election in the Houston area: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/ogg-rangers-corruption-election-harris-county-19652702.php
Over 70 Republican officeholders and nominees have signed a letter demanding that the State Fair of Texas reverse its decision not to allow patrons to carry guns into...
2024-08-1308 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/9/24: Abbott Demands Immigrant Info From Texas Hospitals, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
We were proud to be included in yesterday's celebration of the Texas Rangers' 2023 World Series victory with President Joe Biden at the White House: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40784277/biden-hosts-world-series-champion-rangers-white-house
Governor Abbott has signed an executive order demanding information on undocumented people who seek medical care at Texas hospitals: https://abc13.com/post/texas-hospitals-ordered-inquire-patients-immigration-status/15162069/
An enormous scheduling backlog at Texas DPS's drivers license division is causing months-long appointment delays - and yet another obstacle to voting: https://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/texas-dps-staffing-shortages-missed-appointments-massive-delays-getting-drivers-license/3616134/
2024-08-0907 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/6/24: Are You On Texas' Voter "Suspense" List? And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
About 12 percent of Texas voters - over two million of us - are on an official "voter suspense list" due to uncertainty that our addresses match our voter registration: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections/2024/08/05/texas-voter-suspense-list-tops-21-million-heres-what-to-do-if-youre-on-it/
A Texas Ranger targeted for termination earlier this year due to failure to execute his job properly during the Uvalde school shooting has been reinstated: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/05/chris-kindell-uvalde-fired-reinstated-texas-ranger/
New all-time energy demand is expected by ERCOT as summer heat maxes out this week - will the...
2024-08-0607 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 7/25/24: Fired Up Around Harris and Allred, Texas Dems Coordinate - and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The voter registration site Vote.org reports a massive spike in registrations since President Biden stepped out of the race: https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/1816088296583209122?t=sv_uB_VvIGtnW5Zh2AkL7w&s=03
...While we're also hearing about mysterious suspensions of registration here in Texas - we must ALL confirm we're good to go in November: https://govotetexas.org/
Vice President Harris speaks this morning at 10 in Houston at the national convention of the American Federation of Teachers - stream to watch: https://www.aft...
2024-07-2508 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 7/23/24: Texas DNC Delegation Backs VP Harris, Bigly - and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Texas' delegation to the Democratic National Convention - the nation's 3rd-largest - voted overwhelmingly to support Vice President Kamala Harris in a call last night: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/21/joe-biden-texas-delegates-nomination-process/
...Meanwhile Team Harris is raising record-setting amounts of campaign donations: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kamala-harris-fundraising-81-million-biden-drops-out/
...An ActBlue heat map shows D/FW as a major source of Harris' funding: https://www.reddit.com/r/Destiny/comments/1e9lr23/actblue_small_dollar_donation_heat_map/
...Local Metroplex Democratic leaders helped get that...
2024-07-2307 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/3/24: Texas Supreme Court Decision Must Galvanize Pro-Choice Texans, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Friday's decision not to protect pregnant Texans and their doctors by the Texas Supreme Court should provide motivation for pro-choice voters to unite: https://www.reuters.com/legal/texas-top-court-wont-guarantee-right-abortion-complicated-pregnancies-2024-05-31/
...We hope to see you Thursday in El Paso for our live podcast taping at the Texas Democratic Convention: https://progresstexas.org/blog/live-texas-democratic-party-convention-abortion-and-our-freedoms-2024
Longtime Houston U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has announced a pancreatic cancer diagnosis: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/06/03/rep-sheila-jackson-lee-pancreatic-cancer/
National coverage of the bitter division within the...
2024-06-0308 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/31/24: Trump GUILTY - And Texas Bootlickers Are Outraged, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The conviction of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony counts yesterday brings out Republican outrage against our system of justice, and Democratic calls for decency:
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/05/30/34-guilty-verdicts-for-trump-2-very-different-reactions-from-texas-republicans-democrats/
...However, Trump's court loss could reinvigorate his support among Texas GOP voters who love outlaws: https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/bud-kennedy/article288894752.html
...Many of whom are now being intimidated into turning out for Trump: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/30/texas-republican-trump-flyer-reddit-election-mailer/73912292007/
Another plank of the new Texas...
2024-05-3107 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/21/24: Texas Medical Board Forum On Abortion Rules Solves Nothing, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The anticipated public forum held by the Texas Medical Board seeking to clarify rules governing abortion access exceptions in Texas did little but increase confusion: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/20/texas-medical-board-abortion-guidance/
...Among those testifying was Kate Cox:
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/kate-cox-tells-texas-medical-board-newly-proposed-rules-wont-help-clarify-abortion-law/287-4d342554-38fc-4e5c-a425-8e494289de39
...And Progress Texas staffers Tatum Owens and Reagan Stone: https://progresstexas.org/blog/lack-guidance-medical-emergencies-puts-texan-lives-line
Texas A&M's administrator of Title IX finds himself suspended for the offense of speaking in...
2024-05-2107 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/15/24: Dan Patrick Preaches Christian Control Over Texas, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Speaking at a tax-exempt (and thus presumably politically neutral) Houston church, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick espoused his view that Christianity should underpin Texas law: https://www.chron.com/culture/religion/article/dan-patrick-sermon-second-baptist-19455537.php
Governor Greg Abbott appears to have fallen off the VP radar of Donald Trump: https://www.fox7austin.com/news/greg-abbott-donald-trump-vp-candidate-list-discussion
Heat builds around the discovery that Texas tax dollars may have been sent to Colorado charter schools founded by state-installed Houston ISD superintendent Mike Miles: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/14/hisd-mike-miles-tea-investigation/
2024-05-1507 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/13/24: Dan Patrick Wants Theocracy In Texas, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick told a Christian talk show this weekend that he thinks Christian theology should provide the basis of government in Texas: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/05/13/lt-gov-dan-patrick-says-christianity-is-needed-more-than-ever-in-texas-politics/
Houston-area U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls is under investigation by the U.S. House Ethics Committee for apparantly paying himself rent from his campaign funds: https://www.khou.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/rep-troy-nehls-ethics-campaign-funds/285-f04829af-59d1-4635-80b2-5b0a9160f409
An 18-year UT Austin instructor has been arrested and fired...
2024-05-1308 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/9/24: Abbott Orders Texas Universities To Break Federal Law, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Governor Greg Abbott has extended his orders to the TEA to defy new Federal guidelines on Title IX protecting LGBTQ students to administrators of state universities: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/greg-abbott-texas-universities-ignore-title-ix-revisions/3536397/
...As Carroll ISD is asked by the U.S. Department of Education to address four claims by students about racial and homophobic harrassment endured in its schools: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/southlake-texas-carroll-isd-civil-rights-investigation-rcna151009
That "weather watch" from ERCOT yesterday helped spur a massive spike in power prices last night: https...
2024-05-0908 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/7/24: New Anti-Abortion Scare Tactics In Texas, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
A new attempt to legally target a Texas woman who sought abortion care in Colorado represents a new effort by abortion rights opponents to frighten Texans away from exercising their reproductive rights: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/05/us/texas-abortion-collin-davis-colorado/index.html
...It remains LEGAL to seek abortion care out of state: https://www.jezebel.com/texas-man-is-trying-to-sue-ex-partner-for-wrongful-death-over-alleged-abortion
...Colorado in particular has its own shield law protecting people who seek reproductive care there: https://www.cpr.org/2024/05/07/texas-woman-abortion-in-colorado-ex-legal-battle-state-shield-might-stand-in-way/
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar's current legal troubles...
2024-05-0708 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/24/24: All Texas DA's Vulnerable Under New State Law, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The new law that has allowed an attempt by rural Republicans to oust Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza makes ALL DA's across the state vulnerable in the same way: https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/04/why-is-someone-suing-to-get-travis-county-da-jose-garza-out-of-office-and-what-comes-next/
Ted Cruz stuck with a small minority in the U.S. Senate voting against foreign aid for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/politics/senate-vote-israel-ukraine-aid-dg/index.html
...While the kerfluffle over Cruz's podcast proceeds smells of tax problems: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/ted-cruz-iheart-podcast-taxes-19416633.php
2024-04-2408 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/16/24: SCOTUS Fails To Protect 1A in Texas, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that protest organizers are liable for the actions of attendees, undermining the First Amendment right of gathering and demonstration: https://www.chron.com/politics/article/texas-right-to-protest-19403818.php
...While video of the death of another unarmed Black man while being restrained by police in Texas is released: https://www.expressnews.com/news/texas/article/kenneth-knotts-body-cam-footage-19395426.php
The Texas Health And Human Services Commission is found to be in contempt of...
2024-04-1606 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/9/24: Texas Solar Power Now Eclipse-Proof, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Yesterday's historic eclipse reminds us how far solar power infrastructure has come in Texas: https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/eclipse-overshadows-texas-solar-power-strength-2024-04-08/
A group of nine Houston-area state lawmakers are calling for a public hearing about potential violations of state law by Houstpn ISD, still under TEA control: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/texas-hisd-violations-19391789.php
Hundreds of Texas seniors have recently been overcharged on their Social Security checks by a Texas Health and Human Services Commission clerical error: https://www.newsweek.com...
2024-04-0907 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/8/24: Texas Supreme Court Justice John Devine Pushes Election Misinformation, and MoreStories we're following thi s morning at Progress Texas:
Happy Eclipse Day! Careful with your glasses and good luck with the weather.
Eagle Pass is missing out on a huge, rare windfall with Operation Lone Star occupying Shelby Park, where a big eclipse festival had been planned: https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-gov-greg-abbott-already-managed-to-screw-up-the-eclipse
A video of Texas Supreme Court Justice John Devine went viral over the weekend in which he pushes election fraud misinformation: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/05/texas-supreme-court-justice-john-devine-2024-election/
...A great moment to revisit Find Out PAC, who are looking to...
2024-04-0807 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/1/24: Texas Court Defies New Rules Against "Judge Shopping", and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The chief judge of the Northern District of Texas says his court will not follow new rules from the Judicial Conference designed to curb "judge shopping": https://www.commondreams.org/news/judge-shopping-texas
A Starr County woman has sued the Starr County prosecutor's office over false murder charges they pressed upon her over a self-induced abortion in 2022: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/30/us/texas-abortion-murder-charge-lawsuit.html
Severe emotional trauma for an East Texas family whose matriarch was forced to carry a baby with a fatal brain anomaly to...
2024-04-0108 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/15/24: Texas Medical Board To Clarify Abortion Exceptions, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
At the behest of two Texas attorneys, the Texas Medical Board is set to discuss clarification for medical exceptions to the near-complete ban on abortion care in Texas: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/14/texas-medical-board-doctors-abortion-guidance/
Ken Paxton escalates his assault on Frisco ISD, whose social media posts about funding he sees as illegal electioneering: https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/frisco/education/2024/03/14/texas-attorney-general-claims-frisco-isd-violated-restraining-order-files-contempt-motion/
A shadowy Texas company that paid an FBI informant now under indictment for lying to his handlers about Hunter Biden has been connected to Donald Trump...
2024-03-1508 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/6/23: Super Tuesday Texas Results, Amplify Austin Day, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Complete election results coverage by the Texas Tribune: https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2024/primary-election-results-2024/
The campaigns of retribution against members of their own party by Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton pay dividends: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/06/texas-primaries-gop-incumbents-defeated/
Incumbent GOP Houston Rep. Lacey Hull survives a primary challenge by Jared Woodfill, backed by Paxton and other GOP biggies in spite of his current involvement with an ongoing sex abuse scandal and lawsuit: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/06/texas-primaries-gop-incumbents-defeated/
Travis County D.A...
2024-03-0613 min
The Texas ExaminerBehind the Texas Badge: Trends , Tactics, and Unsolved MysteriesIn this episode of The Texas Examiner, hosts Robert Saenz Jon Tipton interview Deputy Chief Nancy Sanford from the Bexar County Sheriff's Office and Texas Ranger Kevin Wright. They discuss their law enforcement careers, notable investigations, misconceptions about Texas Rangers, the increase in vehicle theft and burglary, the impact of fentanyl in the area, collaboration with Border Patrol, and reporting misconduct or abuse of government funds. They emphasize the importance of community support and cooperation among law enforcement agencies. In this conversation, Texas Ranger Kevin Wright and Deputy Chief Nancy Sanford discuss their roles in investigating public corruption and...
2024-02-2258 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/21/23: Texas Dems Face Long Slog On Gun Safety, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
As primary voting begins, a review for progressives of why gun safety reform is so bogged down in Texas: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/mass-shootings-in-texas-have-shaped-the-democratic-primaries-18642421
In the Republican primary, Collin County will serve as a test of Ken Paxton's ability to sway voters: https://www.nbcdfw.com/decision-2024/collin-county-is-frontline-for-emotional-texas-house-primary-elections/3467634/
...That said, Governor Abbott is backing incumbents Paxton has targeted: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/in-n-texas-governor-abbott-ag-paxton-back-different-candidates-in-gop-primaries/
...And Donald Trump has his greasy hands in the soup too: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2024/02/20/trump-throws-weight-behind-rivals-of-four-texas-republicans-who-crossed-abbott-and-paxton/
2024-02-2110 min
Texas Country Today PodcastBri Bagwell - Texas Female Artist of the Decade stops by to talk about Whiskey and Music....
Bri Bagwell was kind enough to stop by and sit down with TEXAS Country TODAY podcast and talk about everything from her single Hello Highway, to her tour, to her dog and also her just plain busy life. Bri is one of my favorite artists because no matter what life throws at her she is always one of the kindest and most genuine people on this planet.
as always thank you to our sponsors -R. Watson Boots Texas Select Beverage Company Sharp’s Supply Leather Co Smith Music Fort Worth Camera SYNCO
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2023-09-2251 min
Texas Prison Stories The PodcastThe Tragic Death Of Curtis Garland Jr In A Texas Prison - George Beto UnitAnguish spiraled through Sandra Pinchback’s body like a corkscrew upon hearing that her son had died in prison from an asthma attack. Her grip on the phone loosened as she hung up with the prison chaplain, who had delivered the news about Curtis Garland’s death at the George Beto Unit, located in a rural patch of East Texas about 12 miles west of Palestine. “Well, maybe the good Lord went on and took him because he had suffered for so long with asthma,” Pinchback recalled thinking at the time, not realizing then that many of her son’s fellow inmate...
2023-02-1910 minTexas Prison Stories The PodcastIs The Texas Prison Food Strike Over? Aryan Circle and Texas Mexican Mafia Members Speak Out For The Fist Time Ever About Their Living ConditionsWelcome to Texas Prison Stories on YouTube! Your host is Tim Sno. Tim spent over 25 years as a active gang member. He's one of the few men that have been to Texas' State Jail, Texas Prisons, and Federal Prison. On this channel we tell stories about all 3 systems and never glorify prison. We are here to show young men that they really don't want what so many of them are asking for. Tim Sno is a single father and sole provider of a beautiful 4 year old baby girl named Ella Rose. He has changed his life for his first...
2023-02-0310 minTexas Prison Stories The PodcastTexas Prison Gang Members Continue With Their Food Strike - Day 11Welcome to Texas Prison Stories on YouTube! Your host is Tim Sno. Tim spent over 25 years as a active gang member. He's one of the few men that have been to Texas' State Jail, Texas Prisons, and Federal Prison. On this channel we tell stories about all 3 systems and never glorify prison. We are here to show young men that they really don't want what so many of them are asking for. Tim Sno is a single father and sole provider of a beautiful 3 year old baby girl named Ella Rose. He has changed his life for his first...
2023-01-2025 minTexas Prison Stories The PodcastTexas Prison Gangs Are Joining Forces But Will It Work? Mexican Mafia / Aryan Brotherhood / Aryan CircleWelcome to Texas Prison Stories on YouTube! Your host is Tim Sno. Tim spent over 25 years as a active gang member. He's one of the few men that have been to Texas' State Jail, Texas Prisons, and Federal Prison. On this channel we tell stories about all 3 systems and never glorify prison. We are here to show young men that they really don't want what so many of them are asking for. Tim Sno is a single father and sole provider of a beautiful 3 year old baby girl named Ella Rose. He has changed his life for his first...
2022-12-2513 min
Above and Beyond Caring - Texas HCS and Day Hab ProviderWhat is the Texas HCS Interest List? Texas HCS 101Today we're looking at an article by Mary Jenkins titled "What is the Texas HCS Interest List?" Mary is a Texas HCS provider whose company, Above and Beyond Caring, has been providing Texas Home and community Based Services to individuals in the Brazoria and Galveston county areas since 2007. Here's her article.If you are a Texas resident who is interested in receiving home and community-based services (HCS), then you need to be on the Texas HCS Interest List. This is a list of residents who have expressed an interest in receiving HCS. Being on this list will...
2022-07-1710 min
Texas Prison Stories The PodcastTexas Prison History by Convicted Killer Dr Larry (He Served 42 Straight Years In Texas Prisons)Rest In Peace Mr Larry me and Ella really miss you badly!!
Welcome to Texas Prison Stories on YouTube! Your host is Tim Sno. Tim spent over 25 years as a active gang member. He's one of the few men that have been to Texas' State Jail, Texas Prisons, and Federal Prison. On this channel we tell stories about all 3 systems and never glorify prison. We are here to show young men that they really don't want what so many of them are asking for. Tim Sno is a single father and sole provider of a beautiful 3 year old baby girl...
2022-07-0411 min
The Great State of InnovationEp. 21: Texas Medical Cannabis with Morris Denton, CEO of Texas Original Compassionate CultivationIn this episode, Cole, and Judge sit down with Morris Denton, CEO of Texas Original Compassion Cultivation, the only Texas-built and owned medical cannabis operator licensed under the Texas Compassionate Use Act.
We discuss:
The founding of Texas Original
The history behind the Texas Compassionate Use Act and recent legislative action regarding cannabis in Texas
Texas cannabis policy and how Texans feel about medical cannabis
Are you curious about whether you qualify for medical cannabis in Texas?
What are the types of medical cannabis?
The patient experience under current Texas medical cannabis regulations
Interested...
2022-06-1748 min
The Great State of InnovationEp. 17: Founder Institute Texas - The Texas Chapter of the World's Largest Pre-seed Startup AcceleratorIn this episode, Judge and Cole sit down with Martín Martinez, Executive Director & Entrepreneur-in-Residence of Founder Institute (FI) Texas, and the team behind FI Texas' Dallas Cohort, Javy Martinez and Holly Burrow.
The conversation dives into the experience of going through a pre-seed startup accelerator and the lifecycle of a startup. If you are a founder or looking to take the next step in your entrepreneurial journey, this episode is for you.
Martín Martinez - Executive Director, Founder Institute Texas
Javy Martinez - Venture Partner & Director, Founder Institute Dal...
2022-05-2345 minTexas Prison Stories The PodcastShelling Peanuts Until your Fingers Bleed For Punishment In Texas PrisonsThank you for tuning in to Texas Prison Stories. Your hosts name is Tim Sno. Tim grew up in a violent La Marque Texas where gangs ran rampant and still do. He's one of the few individuals to have gone to Texas State Jail, TDCJ, and The Federal Bureau of Prisons on three different trips. He was a life long Rollin 60 Crip that has turned his life around now after having his first child. He's a class a cdl truck driver, holds several nccer numbers in welding, many osha certificates, and most importantly he is a proud father to Ella!!
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2021-07-1310 min
Texas Latino ConservativesContributions of Mexicans and Tejanos to the Texas War of IndependenceOur San Jacinto Day podcast, recorded on April 21, 2020, celebrates the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto, as a result of which Texas won its independence from Mexico.
Orlando Sanchez, Director of Texas Latino Conservatives, joined by Andrea Gomez, interviews Texas History expert, Mike Vance, about the the important contributions Mexicans and Tejanos made to the war for Texas Independence, and about the fascinating -- and sometimes tragic -- personal stories of heroes like Juan Seguin, Carlos de la Garza and Plácido Benavides. They also touch briefly on the history of Tejano music.
About Te...
2020-04-2433 min