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The Progress Texas Daily Dispatch delivers the biggest news stories progressives need to know to start their day, plus stories you shouldn’t miss in just minutes. Chris Mosser breaks down Texas-sized stories in new episodes M-F, keeping Texas progressives up to speed on the ongoing fight for progressive change. Daily Dispatch augments the Progress Texas Happy Hour, our longer-form conversation and interview podcast, which hosts a variety of diverse voices and newsmakers who are pushing progress

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00:19:14

Quorum Break Update: Hays County State Rep. Erin Zwiener

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2025/08/13

As the end of the first special session approaches this week, with another threatened immediately to follow, we continue our talks with House Democrats who have left the state to stop the power grab of Donald Trump via mid-decade redistricting - a tactic that grows less and less popular as more and more Americans realize what's happening. The Texas Dems are largely responsible for the spread of that awareness - so part of their mission is already successful. We're glad to welcome back Rep. Erin

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00:11:47

Daily Dispatch 8/13/25: Is The End Of The Texas House...

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2025/08/13

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Somewhat shaky reports have emerged that the Texas House Democrats away from the Capitol breaking quorum are making plans to return for a promised second special session, hoping for flood relief to be made the top priority: https://abc13.com/post/texas-house-democrats-return-home-second-special-session-abc13-sources-confirm/17515302/...The Texas Senate tried to push flood relief to the top yesterday too, but failed - a walkout by nine of the

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00:17:36

Quorum Break Update: Houston State Rep. Christina...

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2025/08/12

Rep. Christina Morales of Houston holds the very special distinction of having secured the most progressive voting record in the entire Texas House during the 89th Legislature (https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/17/texas-house-2025-conservative-liberal-ranking/), and we're proud to (finally!) have her on for our ongoing series of updates from Democratic lawmakers who have left the state to halt Donald Trump's carving up of our congressional map for his own personal benefit.Learn more about

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00:09:24

Daily Dispatch 8/12/25: At Day Nine, Abbott Ups...

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2025/08/12

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:El Paso State Rep. Claudia Ordaz, theorized to be on her way back to the Capitol, says she is in full support of the quorum break as she undergoes medical treatment: https://www.ktsm.com/local/texas-dps-shows-up-for-el-paso-lawmaker-rep-ordaz/...Texas Republicans are pulling out all the stops against the quorum breakers - with the Trump agenda at stake, their zeal for retribution is in overdrive:

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00:18:00

Quorum Break Update: Missouri City State Rep. Ron...

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2025/08/11

All of the Texas House Democrats out of the state to stop the Trump power grab are making personal sacrifices - including State Rep. Ron Reynolds, who is missing his twins' first day of high school on Tuesday. Those kids, through the rest of their lives, will have a great story to tell about why Dad was away - he's doing all he can to preserve American democracy. No big deal!Learn more about State Rep. Ron Reynolds at https://ronreynoldstexas.com/.Progress Texas' financial reserves have

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00:17:11

Quorum Break Update: Houston State Rep. Lauren Ashley...

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2025/08/11

Unlike many of the House Democrats away on this quorum break, Houston's Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons is doing this for the first time, so her perspective on the measure and her sense of purpose might be a bit different from some of the other elected Dems we've interviewed from afar - and we find that she's as determined and as inspiring as ever.Learn more about Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons at https://www.laurenashleysimmons.com/.Progress Texas' financial reserves have dropped to about 3

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00:09:12

Daily Dispatch 8/11/25: Texas Dem "Housebodies" Count...

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2025/08/11

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:After Friday's Texas House quorum scare - in which one more Democrat, Rep. Mary Gonzales, showed up - the House will try again this afternoon at 1: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/texas-legislature-swing-redistricting-vote-democrats-extend-walkout-124533839...Texas Monthly comes up with a solid nickname for the Dems who have lined up for the Republicans, in the "housebodies":

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00:15:07

In Progress: Will Texas House Make Quorum Today?

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2025/08/08

We're joined for our weekly complaining session this week by Lana Hansen, Executive Director of Texas Blue Action, just as word comes down from Nancy Thompson of Mothers Against Greg Abbott that she believes enough Democrats will return from the quorum break today to allow Texas House Republicans to establish quorum and hold a vote - which will pass in such a case - on new congressional maps that will likely deliver five additional U.S. House seats to the Republicans and Donald Trump. Learn more

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00:11:36

Daily Dispatch 8/8/25: GOP Deadlines For Dem Quorum...

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2025/08/08

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Republicans in the Texas House plan to convene today at 1pm to try to advance Trump's congressional map - unless there are at least six quorum breakers planning to show up, they will not be able to establish quorum: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/politics/texas-redistricting-friday-updatesGovernor Abbott is promising years of special sessions to wait out the quorum breakers - who really just have to hold out long enough to stop the new

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00:09:48

Quorum Break Update: Houston State Rep. Ann Johnson

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2025/08/07

We've been fans of Rep. Ann Johnson of Houston for a long time, and while we wish our first visit with her were not under such stressful circumstances, we're glad to have her take this morning. The Texas Democratic quorum break to stop Greg Abbott and the Republican Party of Texas from granting Donald Trump's wish to screw the voters of our state out of five more congressional seats enters its fourth day today.Learn more about Rep. Ann Johnson at https://annjohnson.com/.Progress

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00:08:13

Daily Dispatch 8/7/25: GOP Leaders Fail To Condemn...

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2025/08/07

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Yesterday's bomb threat against the hotel where Texas Democratic quorum breakers were staying - some with children, and surrounded by innocent bystanders - has thus far not been condemned by any Republican in elected office: https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/bomb-threat-at-illinois-hotel-where-dozens-of-texas-democrats-are-staying-244482629733Targeted in particular for removal from office by Governor Abbott, House Minority

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00:12:59

Quorum Break Update: Austin State Rep John Bucy III

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2025/08/06

This next update from afar is the first to come to Progress Texas after the news of a bomb threat that required the evacuation of an Illinois hotel where several of the quorum breaking Texas House Democrats - and in some cases, their families and kids - are sheltering as they put the brakes on Governor Abbott's carving up of Texas' congressional maps on the orders of Donald Trump. As Austin State Rep. John Bucy reminds us, this frightening moment is the direct result of inflammatory and highly

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00:11:34

Daily Dispatch 8/6/25: Texas GOP In Disarray As...

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2025/08/06

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:In developments leading into the third day of the Texas House quorum break, Senator John Cornyn has requested that the FBI intervene, capture and transport the Democratic lawmakers avoiding the special session back to the Capitol: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cornyn-fbi-arrest-texas-democrats_n_68925f14e4b0d3424bc402f3...Next, Attorney General Ken Paxton declared he'll ask that the seats of any Democrats still absent on Friday be

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00:15:25

Quorum Break Update: D/FW Rep. Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos

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2025/08/05

Our series of updates from Texas House Democrats who have left the state to halt the Republican redistricting effort continues, and just as we were linking up with Rep. Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos, we learned that U.S. Senator John Cornyn has begun cajoling Kash Patel and the FBI to intervene in the Texas House quorum break - a serious, though expected, escalation: https://www.axios.com/2025/08/05/john-cornyn-fbi-arrest-democrats-texasLearn more about Rep. Ana-Maria Rodriguez-Ramos at

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00:12:23

Quorum Break Update: Austin State Rep. Vikki Goodwin

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2025/08/05

As the special session has been halted by a Democratic quorum break, we continue our series of updates from the elected officials involved, now shifting to those who have uprooted their personal lives to leave the state in order to stop the Trump-commanded and Abbott-facilitated congressional power grab in Texas - first from the road is Austin State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, who recently joined Progress Texas to announce her run for Lieutenant Governor in 2026.Learn more about Rep. Vikki Goodwin and her

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00:09:15

Daily Dispatch 8/5/25: Abbott Threat To Unseat Quorum...

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2025/08/05

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The national fight over partisan redistricting is settling into a direct battle between Texas and California: https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-texas-california-house-map-trump-0f5f79185bbeeba8c2ff9999f48e5867...Governor Abbott shows no sign of backing down, saying that the State House Democrats who have left the state to break quorum are "freaking out":

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00:09:17

Daily Dispatch 8/4/25: Wheels Up! Texas House Dems...

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2025/08/04

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:After weeks of warnings, most of the Democratic delegation to the Texas House of Representatives has left the state to break quorum ahead of a vote on a Trump-ordered redistricting map: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/texas-democrats-quorum-break-redistricting-map/...Many of them are in Chicago, where they were met at the airport last night by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzger:

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00:34:53

In Progress - Don't Mess With Texas Maps: Interviews...

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2025/08/01

Our weekly gathering happens while the final hearing on the Donald Trump-ordered redistricting of Texas for the sole purpose of protecting him from losing the GOP majority in the U.S. House next year - widely expected to happen without this kind of drastic measure - is even now ongoing at the Capitol. We sent Digital Associate Haley Smith into the fray to see what's what - she reports live from the scene, complete with interviews including Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder, whose hat

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00:10:21

Daily Dispatch 8/1/25: Throngs Converge On Texas...

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2025/08/01

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The last hearing by the State Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting on the Donald Trump-ordered redistricting of Texas' congressional district is expected to draw a massive crowd in opposition today: https://www.khou.com/article/news/politics/register-texas-redistricting-hearing-districts-austin/285-3b6de0f7-f03e-4ffb-9317-3c52432afe37...National Democrats are pledging to back their Texas counterparts, including a visit this

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00:24:31

Special Session Update: San Antonio State Rep. Josey...

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2025/07/31

For this next special session update, we welcome for the first time State Rep. Josey Garcia, who represents San Antonio's 124th House District and is the first active duty woman veteran to serve in the Texas House! Now that the GOP maps have been released, we see the shameful extent of their racist power grab - and Rep. Garcia has a thing or two to say about it. We've been looking forward to this talk!Learn more about State Rep. Josey Garcia at https://www.joseygarcia.com/.Progress

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