Daily Dispatch 3/12/26: A Desperate Cornyn Flip-flops On Filibuster, and More

Progress Texas Podcasts · Mar 12, 2026 · 9m

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Under pressure from both Donald Trump and Ken Paxton - after years of defending the filibuster in the U.S. Senate - Senator John Cornyn, desperate for Trump's endorsement, has changed his position on a primary safeguard for the minority party in that body: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/11/john-cornyn-filibuster-save-america-act-texas-senate-runoff-voter-id/...For now, the actual end of the filibuster seems unlikely - but Donald Trump is frantic and determined…