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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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00:29:15

In Progress: State House Candidate Pooja Sethi On The...

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2025/08/23

No surprise to anyone that the Texas GOP eventually (and as quickly as they could manage) got their way, and have gotten their new congressional map carving out a cushion of five likely Republican seats in the U.S. Congress next year for Donald Trump. The question remains: what do we do now? Pooja Sethi, who's running for the Texas House in that same 2026 election, joins us to discuss an insane week in Austin, and how this lays out the playing field for the next year.Learn more about Pooja and her

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00:09:21

Daily Dispatch 8/22/25: Texas Senate Set To Move On...

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2025/08/22

Stories 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,

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01:13:20

Special Live Pod: Defending The Voting Rights Act, 60...

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2025/08/21

Ironically, mere minutes after Texas Republicans pushed through a racially-gerrymandered congressional map ordered by Donald Trump to cut his losses in next year's midterms, we convened a panel of esteemed Black leaders from across the D/FW area to discuss the state of voting rights 60 years since LBJ signed the Voting Rights Act into law in 1965. We were pleased to team with the Legal Defense Fund to host a panel featuring former Dallas City Council Member for District 3 Casey Thomas, Grand Prairie

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00:08:25

Daily Dispatch 8/21/25: Texas House GOP Greenlights...

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2025/08/21

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Texas House Republicans, surprising nobody, approved the new congressional map ordered by Donald Trump to artificially create five new Republican U.S. House seats yesterday: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8z4nj17dnoIn response, lawmakers in California will likely vote today on a package of bills to put the option of redistricting that seat for Democratic advantage to their voters in November:

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00:07:40

Daily Dispatch 8/20/25: Instead Of Flood Action,...

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2025/08/20

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:After promising the families of July 4th flood victims that flood relief would take a top priority in the second special session, the Trump-gerrymandered congressional map is the only item on the agenda for today at the House: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/20/politics/texas-redistricting-california...California Republicans are getting nervous as preparations to allow that state's voters to approve a retaliatory redistricting of the Golden State:

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00:15:39

Update: Austin Rep. Sheryl Cole On Public Scrape With...

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2025/08/19

Another live update from what's turning into a pretty crazy second special session of the Texas Legislature: Austin Rep. Sheryl Cole posted to social media early on Tuesday that the Texas DPS trooper assigned to watch her berated her loudly and publicly after losing track of her on an Austin walking trail. We offered to allow Rep. Cole to tell her story, and she graciously accepted.Learn more about Rep. Sheryl Cole at https://www.sherylcole.com/.

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00:09:28

Daily Dispatch 8/19/25: Defiant Rep. Nicole Collier,...

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2025/08/19

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Fort Worth Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night last night on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives, refusing a Texas DPS tail that Republicans have required for all of the Democratic quorum breakers to leave the Capitol: https://abc7ny.com/post/democratic-texas-state-rep-nicole-collier-slept-house-floor-protest-refusing-demand-law-enforcement-escort/17584775/...A nonviolent protest and solidarity gathering on behalf of Rep. Collier is

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00:10:02

BREAKING: Fort Worth Rep. Nicole Collier Live From...

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2025/08/19

We are beyond proud of Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth, who today refused to agree to a Texas DPS tail in order to be allowed to leave the Texas House floor. We talked to her live from there this evening, and will continue to follow.Learn more about Rep. Nicole Collier at https://www.texasrepcollier.com/.

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00:09:00

Daily Dispatch 8/18/25: Expect New Trump Map Quickly...

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2025/08/18

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Texas House Democrats who have stopped the Donald Trump-ordered redistricting of Texas for the last two weeks are expected to restore quorum today: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/us/politics/redistricting-texas-maps.html...In Houston, Colin Allred calls the quorum break a success in buying time and building understanding of the situation across the country:

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00:33:48

In Progress: Trump Map, Ten Commandments All Part Of...

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2025/08/15

As the first special session ends, and a second begins - all but promising that the new congressional map designed to give Donald Trump a chance to elude the voters and maintain control of the U.S. House beyond next year will be enacted - we gather with special guest Wil Jeudy of Secular Houston to unpack the end of the Democratic quorum break, what they accomplished over the last two weeks, and what happens next.Learn more about Secular Houston at https://secularhouston.org/.Progress Texas'

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00:13:24

Daily Dispatch 8/15/25: Quorum Breakers Declare...

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2025/08/15

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:As day 12 of the Texas House quorum break arrives, those Dems have announced plans to return for the promised second special session, in part “to build a strong public legislative record for the upcoming legal battle” https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/14/texas-house-democrats-plan-return-quorum-break-redistricting/...They plan to wait until California's retaliatory redistricting map is unveiled, likely later today:

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00:10:12

Daily Dispatch 8/14/25: Illinois Judge Declines...

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2025/08/14

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:An Illinois judge, approached by Ken Paxton under the assumption that he may bend the rules as Texas judges have, has declined Paxton's request that authorities in that state enforce arrest warrants against the Democratic quorum breakers sheltering there: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/13/texas-democrats-illinois-arrest-warrants-reject-extradite/...The quorum breakers took part in a call hosted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign

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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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