Daily Dispatch 6/1/26: GOP AG Candidate's Fortune Came From Slave Labor, And More

Progress Texas Podcasts · Jun 1, 2026 · 9m

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The family fortune of Republican State Senator and Attorney General nominee Mayes Middleton, who sank $16 million of his own money into his primary campaign against Chip Roy, is found to have originated via African slave labor: https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/blood-money-the-slave-fortune-behind...However, one needn't delve into history to see the racism at the root of today's Republican Party: https://thehill.com/opinion/5902141-trump-racist-attacks-black-community/Attacks on James Talarico's "manliness" are an indicator of the…