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Progress Texas Podcasts

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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00:41:14

In Progress: GOP Keeps Punching Down - Will...

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2025/10/25

Our regular Friday venting session this week features Texas House candidate and longtime Austin labor leader Jeremy Hendricks as our guest for a discussion of all manner of Republican ugly - from homeless crackdowns, to university takeovers, to yanking of food services - and the potential for progressive pushback indicated by the massive No Kings turnout last Saturday - all things considered, there's plenty to push back against.Learn more about Jeremy and his run for the State House at

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00:08:31

Daily Dispatch 10/24/25: State's Assault On Public...

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2025/10/24

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Texas Education Agency has announced its takeover of Fort Worth ISD - behind Houston in 2023, the second-largest district they have overrun: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/23/texas-education-agency-fort-worth-isd-takeover/Dallas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, despite an already-crowded Democratic ticket for Senate, is still considering a run:

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00:29:04

Happy Hour 236: Texas Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew...

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2025/10/23

Folks who have followed Texas politics for awhile will remember Houston businessman Andrew White, who put on a spirited run for governor in 2018, but was edged out in the primary that year. White is back for a second run, and this time, as he says, he's running as an "independent Democrat" - holding that progressive litmus tests and box-checking may be part of what's been holding the party back on statewide wins for three decades now.Learn more about Andrew White and his campaign at

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00:08:30

Daily Dispatch 10/23/25: How Trump Policies Damage...

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2025/10/23

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Worry is spreading that the Trump administration is increasingly arming ICE with military-grade weaponry: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/10/23/2349922/-WTF-does-ICE-need-guided-missile-components-forTexas businesses across a wide range of sectors are being negatively impacted by Trump's immigration crackdown:

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00:07:45

Daily Dispatch 10/22/25: Abbott Conducts Stealth...

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2025/10/22

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Without notifying city officials, Governor Greg Abbott has sent Texas DPS officers and other state agencies into Austin's homeless encampments to arrest and disperse them: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/21/greg-abbott-homelessness-sweeps-austin/..Meanwhile, the Governor was in Cypress yesterday at an event at which he pledged to "turn Harris County dark red":

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01:04:20

Happy Hour 235: H-Town Hits Back - LIVE In Houston!

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2025/10/21

We enjoyed immensely a long-overdue visit to Texas' largest and most diverse city for a terrific discussion on what's working for Harris County and Houston area progressives in the fight for representation and justice. Thanks so much to the folks at The Spaghetti Western for their hospitality!Learn more about the Harris County Democratic Party at https://www.harrisdemocrats.org/.Learn more about HCDP's Clubs & Organizations program at https://www.harrisdemocrats.org/clubs.Learn more about the

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00:09:45

Daily Dispatch 10/21/25: State Releases Incomplete...

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2025/10/21

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas!Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announces with fanfare the discovery of a relatively small number of "potential non-citizens" on state voter registration rolls, prior to confirming that they are actual people voting illegally: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-says-database-found-more-than-2000-possible-noncitizens-on-voter-rolls/The Texas Tribune reports that life on Texas college campuses has become hellish for trans students:

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00:10:22

Daily Dispatch 10/20/25: No Kings Rallies See Massive...

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2025/10/20

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:No Kings rallies saw massive attendance and great success across Texas on Saturday: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/20/no-kings-protests-trump-democrats...Which didn't stop Trump from posting videos of himself dumping sewage on protesters, or Governor Greg Abbott from tweeting that "Texas is targeting professors": https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5563039-abbott-texas-college-professors-leftist-ideologies/As early voting begins

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00:37:40

In Progress: Gearing Up For No Kings 2, With Houston...

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2025/10/18

The whole country is holding its breath for tomorrow's second national No Kings demonstrations - for progressives, an important opportunity to stand up to encroaching authoritarianism - but for Donald Trump, perhaps a tempting target to further crack down on his political opponents. We talk about the importance of courage at this critical moment, not only for No Kings 2, but as we face yet another blatant erasure of LGBTQ+ pride, continued injustice on our college campuses, and more.Learn more

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00:11:00

Minisode - No Kings 2: What You Need To Know

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2025/10/17

The second No Kings Day takes place tomorrow, Saturday October 18, at thousands of locations across the country and over 40 here in Texas. We've invited Hands Off Central Texas VP Melody Tramallo to join us for an inside look at the organizing of the Austin event in particular, what to expect, and best practices for a safe and effective experience for all attendees.A handy map of No Kings events: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nokings.org/#map⁠⁠⁠.Learn more about Hands Off Central Texas at

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00:08:57

Daily Dispatch 10/17/25: Trump And Abbott Ratchet Up...

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2025/10/17

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:No Kings events, happening nationally tomorrow, include at least 40 across Texas: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.nokings.org/#map⁠⁠⁠...Governor Greg Abbott has again activated the Texas National Guard against the second No Kings event, specifically targeting Austin, and calling the rally a "planned Antifa-linked demonstration": https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/16/texas-greg-abbott-national-guard-no-kings-protest-austin/...Austin Mayor Kirk Watson says he

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00:19:32

Happy Hour 234: Catching Up With Dallas Congresswoman...

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2025/10/16

No shortage of chaos to cover with Congresswoman Julie Johnson, between the federal government shutdown, the continued desperate GOP dodging of the Epstein files, the new congressional map designed to draw her out of the picture - and now, a Qatari military base on U.S. soil? We're truly in a WTF moment, and we're glad to have Rep. Johnson in D.C. to help fight back.Learn more about Congresswoman Julie Johnson at https://juliejohnson.house.gov/.Thanks for listening! Learn more about Progress

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00:09:44

Daily Dispatch 10/16/25: SCOTUS Poised To Wipe Out...

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2025/10/16

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Further rollbacks of the Voting Rights Act, under consideration now by the U.S. Supreme Court, could largely wipe out minority-majority congressional districts in Texas - potentially reducing the presence of Texas Democrats in the U.S. House to 3: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas-take/article/supreme-court-weighs-future-voting-rights-act-21102774.php...CD-18 candidate and Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee has sued the

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00:08:34

Daily Dispatch 10/15/25: Rep. Gina Hinojosa Announces...

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2025/10/15

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The widespread buzz that Austin State Rep. Gina Hinojosa has been planning a gubernatorial run turns out correct - she announced her run for Governor this morning: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/15/gina-hinojosa-texas-governor-campaign-launch-2026-greg-abbott/...We presented the first full-length interview after Hinojosa's announcement earlier today:

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00:28:53

Happy Hour 233: Rep. Gina Hinojosa Announces Run For...

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2025/10/15

We've been fans of Austin State Rep. Gina Hinojosa for a long time, and have been proud to feature her on our podcast on multiple occasions - for THIS occasion, it's a conversation about her run for Governor of Texas in 2026, just announced today!Learn more about Rep. Gina Hinojosa's campaign at https://ginafortexas.com/.Thanks for listening! Learn more about Progress Texas and how you can support our ongoing work at https://progresstexas.org/.

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00:09:55

Daily Dispatch 10/14/25: Obama Praises Talarico,...

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2025/10/14

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:President Barack Obama appeared on the final episode of comedian Marc Maron's "WTF" podcast, heaping praise on Austin State Rep. and Senate Candidate James Talarico, and taking issue with Governor Greg Abbott's deployment of Texas troops to Chicago, considering Abbott's freakout over Jade Helm in 2015: https://deadline.com/2025/10/barack-obama-wtf-final-episode-1236583585/...Some of those Texas troops have been sent back home after apparently

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00:56:27

Special Pod: The Democratic Candidates For Houston's...

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2025/10/13

Ballotpedia counts a total of sixteen candidates who have declared runs for the historic 18th Congressional District in Houston, seeking to be the next to fill a seat once held by the legendary Barbara Jordan, more recently by the beloved and departed Sheila Jackson Lee and Sylvester Turner, and shamefully held vacant by Governor Greg Abbott since Turner's untimely death last March. We present here conversations with four of the leading Democrats in the race, and you can find out about the rest

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00:08:25

Daily Dispatch 10/13/25: Dems Demand Abbott Bring...

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2025/10/13

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Ten Democratic U.S House members have demanded that Governor Greg Abbott withdraw Texas National Guard troops that he has sent to Illinois and Oregon on the orders of Donald Trump: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/09/texas-lawmakers-oppose-guard-use-in-out-of-state-policing/86572196007/...Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker notes that Republican Governors Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma and Phil Scott of Vermont have both also

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00:28:40

In Progress: The 2026 Texas Senate Race, and Visions...

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2025/10/10

The staff, and special guest Julio Salinas, vent at the end of a long week that consisted of Texas-sized problems: from Gov. Abbott sending Texas National Guard troops to Illinois to Ken Paxton's ego, and threat as the top lawyer and candidate in 2026. Plus, what's concerning us and what's keeping us hopeful in these busy, chaotic times.Thanks for listening! Learn more about Progress Texas at https://progresstexas.org/.

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00:10:10

Daily Dispatch 10/10/25: Robert Roberson Execution...

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2025/10/10

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution for Robert Roberson, who would have become the first person in the US put to death in a shaken baby syndrome case: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/robert-roberson-execution-blocked-texas-court-of-criminal-appeals...A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Texas National Guard deployment in Chicago:

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